The New York herald., 1873-07-19
THE STREETS
The New York Rendering Company and
the Board Of Health.
STOPPING THE STENCH.
The Uptown 0flal Sheds Ordered To Be Pulled
Down and Destroyed by Combustion.
WAR ON VENDERS.
The Booths In tho Vicinity Of Washington
Market 10 Be Swept Away.

The Booths In tho Vicinity Of Washington
Market 10 Be Swept Away.
Alta meeting Of the Board Of Health held yestef.
day afternoon reports were received to the eject
that In Fifth street, between Second and Third
avenues, the street pavement was in places
sunken, and at these points the water collects to
such an extent as to be offensive to the persons
living In the vicinity In front Of 429 Fifth street
there was hole in the pavement, In which the
water stagnates and becomes very off nslve. The
culvert at the southwest corner Of Ninth street and
Third avenue, and also the culvert at the south
east corner Of East Houston and Suffolk streets
were stopped, so that water from the cutters
could not escape into the sewer. report
was received upon the condition Of West
Sixty-eighth street, near Twelfth avenue,
which is now being filed up according
to contract. This filing In Of the street.
the inspector said in his report has far advanced
as to be within forty Ieet OF the culvert. "If the
work is permitted to 90 on" he adds, "the result
will be the formation Of one or the most filthy pools
in the city, caused by the blocking up the culvert
and the consequent retention of water contami-
mated by closet filth and other Impurities. Already
two filthy pools exist there one on the north side
and one on the south side Of West Sixtyeighth
received little attention, because Of their close
proximity to the river and their free connection
with it through the culvert about to be blocked.
The pool on the south side OF West Sxty-eighth
street." the report goes on to say, "has two
filthy sources-one consists OF an old drain
that to take Its rise in the block bounded by
Ninth avenue and the Boulevard SXty-drst and
Sixty-second Streets then pursuing northwest.
erly course runs in diagonal direction through
several blocks, receiving on It's way the waste
water of several houses and the liquid filth OF many
closets before reaching the pool. Both pools are
about thirtycght feet below the surface of Sixty.
eighth street. as now being filed and about twenty
feet below the level OF the railroad. The pool on
the south OF SiXtyeghth street Is nearly two
thirds OF block in extent. and has black inky
color and is very offensive" Or. A. B. Judson re.
ported Exchange alley In filthy c0ndt-
tion; the street pavement In Roosevelt street,
between Water and Cherry, where q quantity Of
stagnant water has collected, and the northwest
corner OF One Hundred and Twenty ninth street
and Third avenue. Complaints were received that
the pavement on the northeast corner OF Second
avenue and Twenty first street. East Twenty.tourth
street IN front OF No. 24l, and portion OF First
street in front OF Nos. Is and II were In condition
dangerous to health. The following communica-
ton was received and placed on fle:-
G. +. CHANDLER ESQ.,, President Board Of Health -
SEm have the honor to make the fplloWing report
WILLIAM sxrru Esq., Superintendent New York Render.
:5,s hsy to Ct to
the North River aud take away sixty barrels more
es S wns % as ws es
e. lie the public he -t, as re.
au'fins ''n'ns'' e removal M srEp}aA Ii HAsS sHITi
removed from the above mentioned locality sixty
OF ysry ems ys hog nrs Ts and four % q
saYr Sny
Uo ivnd orda flo
following resolution passed.
Resolved That the action Of Commissioners Chandler
be on e e be e s
remove any ofal now remaining In the same place.
The following preamble and resolution were then
put by Professor Chandler and adOpted:-
Whereas, in the opinion Of the BOARD any further
delay the part of the New York Rendering Company
in the recent order Of this Board endangers the
h T viii peeaes Se To order S e r
with other parties for the removal Of ons
SAD @ any Sy hs ssr%s the he contract @ inc
by the seey Si S c New Se
ing Company.
The following resolution was passed.
Resolved That the Board of Police hereby requested
stree, fn and garbage any vacsns lots within the
The following complaint order and resolution
relating to sheds on the west side were passed
up0n:-
streets North river consist OF two sheds and are in
condition dangerous 70 hfe and detrimental to health
otia and hog CUTS and the wood Of which they are con-
poisonous gases emanang from dec posing that
e,erous influences Ordered That tie sheds heretofore
Used tor the storage Of Eai between and
the mat rial from which the said sheds wtr ucted
gropn not less than five hundred feet any nhab,
Resolved iha. copy of the order requiring the re-
moya and destruction by combustion OF certain sheds
Il aeSe Between i' and oris pSri' Sa fsess.
a Se nd
to execute the same.
The following report upon The booths near Wash.
ingion Market was received and adopted, together
with the resolutions attached.
s.s.vAaY BUREAU July ls, 1873
lK-My attention has been called recent eommqni.
@ hs % 10 S t Ma day
to the sabeauent m "rpeaaince paain % OF pnragr"ph in
yiousiy he condition certain booths around
g. an eSs @ %aa se cCSs beSoc
probably had not seen my report but must have re:
sSpy so%saIsns the orspsl paper dc n
s Office S The bs VIII VI hs be aa'
Whch mean area 6oSsdsd BY the sidewalks Of Ss
report only the booths located on the sd
he ndas the and occupying much OF Ss
", thus III s sfs
with The horoush an. frcanen cleansing of the pave.
booths In company with the President OF the rvard and
the Chairman OF the Sanitary Committee and, although
apparent effort had been made TO improve their
and S sS ia the exsr"s 1s
the standing woodwork saturated with hlth Of tho
adacen pavement wi its pools of filthy hQud its
adherent masses OF decomposlng organic matter, all
emitting their noxious exhaatlons and their disgusnply
offensive odors enough 70 convince the casual
obse rver that they constitute unmiigated nuisance
detrimental to the public health.
The superintendent proposes as compromise TO
move portion of each booth Nv cutting
number of feet next TO The middle OF the Civ
also proposes readut floors so that The cutters and
pavement underneath may be more readily cleaned.
These alterations Will remove portion only of the OBJ
sirucons but cannot see how they will improve tho
sanitary condition OF the locality, long tnCy
cupy their present position these booths will continue
present the same impediment 10 proper street cleaning