New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-17
THE HARLEU FLATS NUIS1NCE.
MEETING or THE INVESTIGATING COMMIrTEE-TEM
POR.Ry AB,NDoNNl NJ or TIE WORK or DIsiN
FICTION.

MEETING OF THE INVESTIGATING CoMMITTEE-TEM-
PoR.RY ABANDONMENT or TIE WORK OF DIsIN-
FICTION.
The Harlem Flats Investigating Committee
met Yesterday in the City Hall About 20 witnesses had
been invited to attend, but none Of them were present
Tile Committee waited II minutes and adjourned TO
meet at the call Of the chair Dr. Sclradey OF the
Witnesses immediately after the adjournment. 1t
was stated that some misunderstanding existed about
the time OF meeting.
The d,infcctug corps OF the city abandoned the Har-
lem fats yesterday for the present, after having nsed
about 2GO barrels more Of "dcai oil" and solution Of
copperas mostly upon that portion east of Tlrdayc.,
since Monday eavoning Little unpleasant smell was
noticed the muck and garbage yesterday. but that
arising from the dead oil had not abatcd. reporter Of
TIE TRIBUNE visited several Of tho physicians whose
practice lies within the district Of which complaint is
made aud whose appeared among those who
recently signed the petition to tho Grand Jury.
There was only opinion expressed regarding
the work already done. well as that
remaining to be done. DR.. Kuenser, who resides on
One-hundredand-ffhst cast OF Thrdave.. in close
proximity to the low land that has been recently filed
In. expressed hs views Is follows:
"Thc recent rains AMI the unusually cold weather Of
the past few days, together with prevailing west and
northwest Winds have made it impossible Tor any
arrive at satisfactory opinion regarding the work Of the
past few days. At such times have always expert
eIced less annoyance from the scncn that arose from
the fats than when the surface dry and warm livery
much fear that few days whenever they may come
will greatly increase the OfcnSiycnesS of the OdoTS from
the low ground east of Thir,l-ayc Nothing short of
thick coating OF clean earth viii, in my opinion remove
& nuisance. No doubt some Immediate good has been
done by the frcc Of disinfcctans but this last
only for short Tine unless the work is pit mp through
ont the Summer. In either are subjected To
very pun gent and dagreeabe SMELL and after IL Is all
done, nothing more than temporary good has been
accomplished The filing in with earth entirely above
high tide s1l remains the only permanent remedy OF the
difficulty"
Many persons living in the ncghborhood ot the Uar-
lem flats fear that the city authorities WILL after the
work already ace ompished make further efforts 10
abaie the nuisance II Is claimed that such
would be- equivalent To throwing away all that has boon
DONE and that MI the dangers arising from epidemic
would again exist. Aside from the filling OF OF the
streets east OF Thrave. and tho raising OF the
surface between One huDlrcd-and sixth and Onehun-
rrdandseventh sts, west OF Third-ave to point
trely above ordinary tdcwater. filling Is being done
at present LcNngtOn-sve from observation-disclosures sixth
to On-hundred lnd-cighthst., and Onc-hundred-and-
seyenth-st. OF Third-avc, st remain hereto
fore, covered with stagnant water.