The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-12
THE BATTLE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH,

The Next Market Raids-What the Board
OF Health Intend To Do-Thc New Rem
dertng Pr0cess-WhOlesale Seizure OF
Unripe and Decayed Fruit.
The Board OF Health is still busy removing some
OF the greatest nuisances which disgrace city.
On Saturday last the booths and stands In South
street, between Peek slip and Beekman street,
were removed and the booths at Catharine Market
viii probably have "to go" next. There Is one
very large b0oth-Haggertys-a Catharine Market
which will probably be removed first. one OF the
inspectors, speaking OF this booth to the HERALD
reporter, said:-"It is kept pretty clean and In
tolerably good condition. except that it covers the
gutter takes up half the street. or course the
Board OF Health have nothing to do with q street
obstruction, and they Will merely destroy 1t upon
the ground that it binders the proper drainage OF
the street cutters and the entrance OF sufficient
air and light into the main part OF the market.
At the meeting OF the Board OF Health to-day re-
ports Will be submitted In relation the condition
OF the various
PUBLIC MARKETS IN THE CITY,
clinton, Catharine, Centre, Essex, Tompkns and
Jefferson markets.
"The private markets." said DR.. Chandler the
President OF The Board, ''are all in good condition
as far as we know, although We have not inspected
them very recently 1t would be impossible Tor me
to tell yon what steps the Board will take in re-
gard to these markets. II we find anything
dangerous 10 life or detrimental to health we are
bound 10 remove it-that is all. None OF these
markets have, as vet, been before the Board The
only markets which we have had under considera-
ton thus lar were Fulton and Washington Markets,
and you know the work We have done there. You
see every market is first carefully inspected by the
officers OF the Board. They report to the Board
and whatever they have found to be detrimental
10 Motif
then served upon the owners ordering them to
remove within certain time-thats how we pro-
coed IN such matters. Now, in the case OF the
Warrington Market, the Board OF Public Works
TO REMOVE THE BOOTHS
and did Mot do II. We then called upon the Board
.Ol Health TO remove them and they did not do 1t.
The Board then told MI. Gridley to do IL, and Mr..
Dr. Jayne, who VIII, probably report to-day in re-
gard to ne condition o. ann IN cnod
dition, although some OF the outside sheds would
have to be torn down. Centre M. rke., ne saiu nad
been very much out Of repair, BATH. LOW IN pretty
good condition; 1t had, nevertheless, NUMBER Oh
nulsances; but neither Centre nor Catharl>e Mar
Markets. Clinton Market was in very good condt.
ton, but some booths will have 70 be destroyed.
DR. jayne Is OF the opinion that all the markets
The smell at the onal dock at the foot of West
F0rtietn street was not so bad yesterday 1t
under the regime OF the rendering company. Mr..
Frank swift, who has now the contract Tor remOv- |
ing the otal to Barren Island. is wealthy con-
tractor who has done similar work for the city Tor
many years. He mas the contract for removing |
the ''night SOIL" The city will
PAY HIM THE SAME PRICE
they paid the rendering cOmpany-S15, 900 q year.
Almost all the inspectors oil the Board OF Health |
are OF the opinion that the rendering company |
made great deal OF money out OF their contract. |
''Tne amount or the contract" one OF them said,
yesterday, Just about covered their expenses OF |
removal, and the prort which they realized by the |
process OF rendering the DIAL must have been
something enormous"
Mr.. Swil. entered upon the execution OF his con-
tract on Saturday. He brought his own men for
the work, and there was naturally little delay at
Mrst owing TO The inexperience OF the new men.
Inc work OF handling the vast quantity OF Offa de-
posted at the dock is very difficult and one that
requires certain experience not 10 be acquired in
day or two. Yesterday morning there was also
slight delay which caused considerable inconveni-
ence. The smell, however, has greatly improved. |
there is only bad smell OF fat that is ALL All the
onal Is now rendered at Barren Island, six or
McNeis taliow rendering Establishment, which
emitted the most fearful smell OF any in the neigh
borhoOd,
The Board OF Health placed yesterday an inspector
and two policemen In the building, with orders to
viii be relieved at night by another inspector with
two policemen that 1t will be impossible for MIR.
noxious gases proceeding from his factory. The
Board or Health have asked him repeatedly either
stop work or perfect e his s SO that his
''The smell from his works used to extend as far
avenue T." said DR.. Chandler yesterday. Mcneil |
has been repeatedly refused nermit, but he had |
always such number OF watchiu spies that 1t was
impossible for the Board Of Health to "catch him |
in the act" But now he has been caught at last.
The subject Of
DECAYED AND UNRIPE FRUIT
IL highly important one A large number Of chill |
dren die every week from eating the green and de-
cayed fruits which to be found upon the stalls
In the poorer portions of the city. Yesterday the
Board or Health sent Inspector Whollahan, with o
policeman and cart with orders to go through |
the lower wards and seize all the unripe and de-
cayed fruit which he can find. This is as yet an |
experiment, but II the work is continued there is
no doubt that many life will be saved. Dr. Day |
intends to continue the experiment during the
whole week.