The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-26


/ New YORK with pestilence. The local inspector.
DR. viele reported In ls7O;-"A sick person could
| hardly be expected 10 get well 4 place where
! well person would he almost TO get sick,u
| 'and unless tine hllng In OF sunken lots and
dOned the buildings when are erected IN sucn To-
4 caIitIes must become permanent abodes OF
4 writes OF the same Locality large proportion
/ or these lands east OF Second avenue. from Ninety
fifth to Nlncty-nlnth street. have been filed above
| tldewater with garbage and ashesn at
is lamentable TACT 10 record tnaL lo4tn
\ street, from the East River 10 Fifth
/ avenue, Eghty-slxth and Elzhty-nlnth streets,
4 from East River 70 Second avenue. have been
! graded and filed with ashes ana "a page. No
more pernclous material for he filing OF streets
1 can he found, especially where the streets are so
i often opened FOR sewers, water ana gas connec-
\ lions and repAtr.n
"Experienee has taught us that the exhalations
\ from the never ceasiag decomposition OF this ma
1 teral VIII continue TO percoate and gain the sur
lace for years alter the ORR mai deposit has been
made.n LAS guardians OF tue puplic health and
! the future nyglenIc prosperity and sanitary con-
! ditlon of TINS city, we should earnestly protest
1 against the deposting Of this noXIous and ofen-
sye material III any OF the streets or vacant lots"
the writer desires to nail these official opinions
on the platform OF discussion, so tnat no evasion
Of responsibility on the ground OF Ignorance OF the
4 facts can be made by any member OF The Health
4 Department: or lts employees.
! Dr. Moreau Norris City sanitary Inspector In
lS7l-72 truthfully asserts In his report OH cpl
demic cerebro-spinal meningitis or spotted
4 fever, when swept the city Of New York in 1872,
A Wnen noLing the predisposing causes or THIS
dreadful disease. that among these may be classed
II s.the water saturated SOIL or the unframed por-
4 lions OF the city where former living streams had
~ haan nhGtr rn1i IN mr. am ma hapn
sa ron tne dehris az me citv over its n1arshv
marginsI horizons y - -
THIS exactly describes the conditions and factors
tha nornas,a are M mo nroeasa ar sncanposi.
ton Is ever active; the intense neat o. the sum
ron ana cnnan 10 n denrn III over u Wv ieat
according TO Professor Forbes, below the surface,
or TO that point where the neat absorbed and the
Z Gaat raniatea py the earth NEE; M II were on i
neural line. The fluctuations o. temperature
Sno ~ onsonaus vonors rom Inc aborotnrv If
nntrId matter below the surface These alter
nately expand and ill the AIR with their fatal pres
A ence 10 treat distances IRON the pout or genera.
ton, or lie ike heavy pail over lie EARTH
euu,ilv danoerona Ia life IL ri her state -
me wild assumption or irnorance or the ins,di.
Gus IaIsenoods OF corrupt interest may seek 10
Danish from the minis OF the public the dreadful
trim tnat rarhaVe n n constant source or aIseasa
wnen used in Killing, no matter now mucn lresI
eartn ii laid on II: but science and above ali
exparience tells us that such rs the TACT and no
speelous arguments can overturn it.
marked ny I'M almost exclusive use OF civ ilth;
indeed. so reckless have these men been that not
now being nilea ut tins POINT and was drowned
| there and remains there st covere1 win garb-
areSa sure foundation. pernaps for some future
| pestience
certain street, it Is asserted, was filled with
had destroyer the poisonous matter and tnat it
nad become lnocuous but in 1874 the ground was
opened Tor some repairs ana the imprisoned
Accommodations OF foul gas were liberated into the
ar and caused sickness almos: Immediately.
POLICE DEPARTMENT..
The officials OF tns department are loud IN their
evsrytning needed 10 atlsiy the HERALD ana the
public IN the matter OF disposng OF the city
garbage. Ihey complain that IL cos 8 TOO much 10
send the DIAL TO sea-s5O per load
or s40O Tor a daily collection on eight scows. They
was dumped about two miles eastward of Coney
Island point, and that the weather IS often 100
scows.
\ In tde 1rst place, It VIII not cost $50 per scow
\ common intelligence knows that rug can be
hired 70 tow the eight scows cut 10 or little
more than what Inspector Tnorne says one VIII
cost. The point selected for dumping is one OF
THE WORST THAT COULD FOUND
In the harDor. and the distance out 70 sea should
\ be increased, u possible 70 not less than hye
\ miles clear u sandy Hook
Properly constructed trap-sded iron barges,
safely loaded aud carried TO sea, and by
simple Encouragement Of trigger bolt
the water in a minute. Inc use OF such barges IS
very common IN Europe. No trouble whatever
arises their loading and unloading; all that is
required Is TO have two men eacn barge 10 let
i go the traps ana the barge unloads Itself.
Matter IKE that collected by the Police Depart
ment being very ngnt, Is quickls washed ashore
Y n dumped too near land. ana especially so near
\ Coney Island where
THE LITERAL CURRENTS TEND TO ACCUMULATE
DEPOSITS
on the bar, or kast INK.
ROOM FOR A MARGIS.
1t looks exceedingly suspicious for the Police
4 Department 10 sell the garbage at $40
\ per scow load, or two and q half
\ cents yard, 10 q contractor VINO re-
4 ceives for the same material sixty-ave cents
\ per cubic yard contractor could aford to par
i $3.50 per DAY TO the good men and true or the de-
Il partment ana stu get his fing Tor less than ten
Il cents per yard. He need only take six scow loads
\ 10 90 this Just the number sent 10 the Harlem
\ nats.u
TALK AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
ii Yesterday was O regular ''neld day. at the
4 Ponce Headquarters. Almost all day long Commits
/ sIoners Matse and Nsbecker were in conference
\ with the sanitary authorlties-Drs. Chandler.
Janeway, Uay ana Vtele-trylng 10 devise means
LOT remeuylnS tue ABUSES complained OF oy the
HERALD. luis sectet consultalion Wns iolloWeu py
5eetnks VI JUL DoaI us, III nnlcu Tue measures
4 agreed upon were emooalea IA lormal resolutions'
n winch are given lultuer peIoW.
\ -. TIE sECi.hl CoNFEkhnCE' .,
Tue seCIet conference was neiu AZ the ounce o.
n tue BOAru OIL healLu. COMMISSIONER DlSOecker