The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-06
ASSEMBLY.

ALBANY, Feb. g. 1874.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole
and ordered to
A THIRD READING
the following bills, unless otherwise stated
To dissolve the Narrowsburg Home Association.
This Dill elected long discussion on the subject OF
special legislation and motion to reject the bill
JAILED.
Prescribing regulations for the Recorder of the
city OF Utica.
Making all laws applicable to the police courts
of New York apply to the Police Court Of the Sixth
Police district Of that city, and providing for the
appointment OF an additional clerk.
To compel persons using copartnership names to
record the names OF the individual members
thereof, with their places OF residence.
Mr. wAEHNER called attention to the fact that
there was an opportunity for fraud given In this
Dill, as parties names may be recorded who are
not coparrners
Mr.. WAGsTAFF stated tnat the bill was not in
the form in which he had desired TO have it put,
and, on his motion, progress was reported.
To repeal the act providing Tor locating and
erectinga
NEW CITY PRISON
In the city OF New York.
MIR. {. 5. SPENCER said he had already given his
reasons for urging the necessity for new prison
in the city OF New York. But he found, upon ex-
animation OF the BILL which it is now proposed to
repeal that 1t contained provisions upon which
new bill could beEsiramed which would not be
subject 10 these crtlclsms, and he hoped that
when such bill was introduced 1t would meet
with unanimous approval. He wanted the present
pestnenual prison IN the city removed, and hoped
the necessary measure for the purpose would be
passed ere tns session Of the Legislature closed.
lie would, therefore, withdraw his opposition.
Mr.. WAGNER replied that there wasl no one
asking ior the erection OF new prison IN New
York except those interested In building 1t. The
people OF the city nave never asked iorit. AS for
the Tom9s, II 1t was pestilental hole, II was
strange the Board of Health was not aware OF Ii.
He secuted the humanity plea.
the bill was ordered TO a third reading.
The bill amending the act nxlng the salaries OF
County Judges and surrogates, was ordered to
Also the bill providing for the election of town
on1cers In Westchester county, and prescribing
TO amend the act to prevent horse stealing.
ordered to q third reading.
To confirm the Official acts Of J. Meredith Read,
IT., Commissioner OF Deeds
ordered to q third reading.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. BLUMENTHAL-To create
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH,
for the protection OF LIE and health aud to prevent
the spread OF disease In the State OF New YORK.
physicians, one from each two judicial districts OF
the State as sanitary commission for the
s neg Genefa sne and State
Engineer shall constitute Board OF
Health Of the State, five members Of which shall
constitute quorum. The Sanitary Commission
ers shall hold office, one Tor two years, one Tor Jour
years. one Tor SIX years and one for eight years,
and until their successors are appointed and
4ualined The Board shall take c0gnlzance OF the
interests OF health aud life among the people or
the state. they shall make inquiries IN respect to
the causes OF disease ana especially OF epidemics,
and investigate the sources OF mortality and the
efects OF localities, empoyments and other con-
dltlons upon the public health. All their inlorma-
ton thus obtained is TO be recorded and
preserved. The Board may require reports from
all dispensaries, hospitals asylums, infrmares,
prisons, schools and all places OF public resort,
and they shall, when requested by any public au.
thorites. give advice as 70 sanitary drainage and
the location, ventilation and sanitary pro-
VISIONS OF any public institution building or
public place. They shall also give information OF
ANY threatened danger to the public health to the
heaitn omcer OF the port OF New York and
70 the commissioners OF Quarantine. They
snal nave general supervision OF the registry Of
Drtns, marriages and deaths, and there snail
De bureau OF vital statistics at the capital OF the
state, and the clerk OF the Board shall be super
tntenoent thereof; the Board shall submit an
nusl report " the Governor upyn i've vital eta.