The New York herald., 1875-07-13
Harlem Flats NuisanceS
Discussed.
VERY POINTED PERSONALITIES
Comptroller Green on Fill
ing IN"
THE WATER SUPPLY.


ment was held in the Mayors once yesterday at
twelve O'CLOCK. Mayor Wickham. Comptroller
Green, Alderman Lewis and Tax Commissioner
Wheeler were present.
The Meeting was called for the purpose of taking
into consideration the Resolution offered by the
Mayor authorizing the transfer or $2l, 900 to the
Board OF Health from une expended balances or that
department. for 1872 and 1873. This resolution had
been introduced In response to a communication
from tne Board OF Health calling attention to the
terrible Harlem lats nuisance, ana asking for an
appropriation OF $4,000 to enable the Board to
nil In the pestilential lots
The minutes OF the previous meeting were read.
The question was then put as to the acceptance
of these minutes, and Mayor Wickham declared
them unanimously adopted.
Comptroller GREEN-I have not voted. am
opposed TO their adoption. Iwlsh to hive stricken
out all the communications therein set forth.
vote was taken upon the matter. when Mayor
Wickham. Alderman Lewis and Tax Commissioner
Wheeler voted In the Affirmative and Comptroller
Green in the negative. Alderman Lewis then
called up the resolution relative TO the Harlem
nats and the Board OF Health.
A SPIRITED DEBATE.
Comptroller Green said the communication from
the Board OF Health respecting this very urgent
matter was addressed to Mr.. John Wheeler on
Tor the past ten or eleven days ne did not know.
It was very strange that a matter OF such iul-
portance was not brought to the notice OF the
Board until after the lapse OF eleven days. He
had desired to have The matter lie over TO Tues
day, until he had an opportunity OF examining
the questions involved. This being denied him. he
had taken such leisure moments as he could get
to look into the question In order that he might
act inteligenty thereupon. They could allow
the matter to lay eleven days without bringing 1t
to the notice OF the Board, and yet wanted to
rush 1t through on the last day OF the week with
out giving time to see II 1t were drawn In accord
ance Win the law OF consistent Win the state OF
the finances. The Comptroller conlnued to speak
OF the SUBJECT as fonoWs:-
have been familiar with this region for some ten or
more years AS long ago as this the offensive matters
ne Se por wSse p SO q OF the
the pains on Saturday to visit the injected grounds
recosnized az once the same odor that offensive
asSi Of Ths hs ana me Sad Re %
fats arose from four distinct sources
oae Ss GsIS Gl
eSs @ S se e Far % g 1 through the AA
Seeo'd.oensiye mater nled in under contracts with
Third-sagnant pools of water, occasioned by filling
e a 6s lots ad not 81 @ R aud eas
80 FOURTH fat renderng establishment at the foot of
il Is necessary to anaiyze the condition of affairs in
relief Most OF the Objectionable area is owned BY pTi
own expense. The portion that is before this Board to
lew strips Of Iand eonstating tue bed o steets
AM put tfng M potion Of the whole area 70 MI
area sf cted Is like drawing Through The tau
S mead you eoaa the whole e0ntene @
"a nS board y'n d s ask Sond M S
MON there are acres % this same ground soaked and
sreu Sy s 10 poceen Of Pq & pdg S n sdSa
he M he beds o
which IN the natural course things should be paid
Sa SS the 1a by S
the Beard @ 81 hsSn Is 70 be eecye and to entirely
cause touches out small portion Of the area where
s soea g credit oS he & ssai srsaGy
s5sn] as sIv.ss THs R5o''fa a st
nlng Of area OF some seventy eignty soft
no. to ~qrk b a 6at can M 9e TO-
5eTia has e s. found 6y the slow procss;is % Of
result nave known contrac ,ors 10 iii Streets re.
aaied here that took years before co@piston it is
not a az probable tae P9aon Of these grounds ownei
ape can be fled during all the sumner and the dong
to any considerable extent remedy the existing
nqisancea one OF the stree1 which the Board
Is part Of Lexington avenue It Is aready
amount o. WORK gona on in the bcoartmcn @ of PUBIC
Mor1s Sad whom in Opy necessary . ASK 70 DO the
not UNLIKELY tnat some claim OF damages VIII be pre-
70 be commenced against the city on much less
ground One block Of streets proposed TO 6e nled
by ot the sub-contractors on The Fourth
The Commissioner OF fnblic Works nouhed Of the
depredaon but isiled 70 take any measures prevent
this up aud not call on the city to expend
lid been wrongiuiy taken away l am informed
upon I the on iubc So @ho
avail This subject is proper subject Tor conference
nnd the Board Of Asaith asking Tor money 20 DO the
very WorS @ wcn en- tne commissioner - on OF Suoc WORKS @
inst We nd authority directly going in the of
stand up and prevent possible misuse Of tue pub
Clearly see the 90 on PlSS sS
Works present, and am informed that private
has has advertised ior proposals to be opened on
son S no des msks more Ry SSn
sta.ements and shall thank the Commissioner OF Pub
fusion grow of this action Now, this resolution
and Which IS wrong for this board to attempt 10 trans
ter hSys taken ground ever since the Board came to-
tons having no money 70 meet them It's wrong % do
tegent questions Preside OF the Board OF Alder
men these subjects ltwould be Of no use 70 do the
greater part can proceed conemporaneousy 10 il up
touched Is scarcely way to accomplish any bene
asia results 70 the people Of that neghborhood More
hllng OF ths area done by Jones McQuade But in
the Worss Os na sne SST
officials 70 the effect that the work done In accord
stanty by the certificate Of officials to which effect is
gwen Dy the law. The contracts not carried out
and yet am compelled 70 pay the moneys under them
Professor Chandler, who was present, made a
statement IN relation to the position OF the Board
oil Health IN regard TO the Harlem fats. A con-
ference was called some time since between the
Mayor, the Commlssioner OF Pubic Works and the
Health Department relative to the uisances pre-
valing In that quarter OF the city. The result OF
This conference had been the preparation Of a
series OF ordinances, wnlch were submitted to the
Board OF Aldermen. 1t was apparent that some
thing should oe done speedily and the Board pro-
posed TO avail Itself OF all possible powers IN order
TO prevent an epldemc. The Professor tnen gave
q description OF the nature OF those nuisances. A
great dlIncultJ arises irom an inlet in the vicinity
running from the East River TO the central Park.
several lots were now filled with stagnant pools
from which great stenches arise. Some OF these
lots belonged to the city, while large number
we're the property OF private owners. Orders mad
beenserved upon many OF the latter to fill in their
lots. We were liable at any time to nave disease
break cut In this quarter.
comptroller Green asked hew long 1t would
take before these private owners could ll in their
lots.
Professor Chandler was NOT able To rive tho