The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-30
TIE HARLEM FLATS.

IMPORTANT ACTION TAKEN ~ THY BoLED
or HEALIH-AE APPROPRIATIONS AsGLD
FOR FILLING THE FLATs-EREsu RARTH 10
BIZ UsED-THa MUzzEEg0 ~ DOGS.
inc Board Of Health held its weekly session yes-
terday afternoon, President Chandler IN Ghe chair.
Alter the transaction OF considerable routine BUS
iness the following resolutions relative u tie
muzzllng Of dogs during the sumner we're
passed.
Resolved. Thas the opinion q This Board ths rera-
atou requiring mu14ics ~ be placed on dogs dGr'ag
certain mouths q lns year wtn yew y prevent y
more general provisions are necessary an4 s1ch -
Resolved. Ihat The honorable the board 81 Aldermen
be respectfully requested q give e this soAr4 ~ orr1t
qulrement u La before taxing deaita seuon u9oa
at Il q popular delnsion,n said Commissioner
Janeway, this nuzz0ing Or dogs Ia samm9r time.
The pubic mind becomes unnecessarily agirated
about hydrophObia BY such action. Medical sta
tisucs show that hydropnobia i exceedingly rare,
ana dogs ire more susceptible " Il Il winter than
az any other season. me other Commissioners
joined n the ABOVE opinion.
The pcstnsutial nats " Harlem are a. last about
to receive tnat practical altsntlon 10 urgently
demanded BY long suffering public, provided
the Board Of Estimate aac Apportlonment favor
adj, respond 70 tAe resolutions lO.O 6lag, adopted
yesterday.
In conversation with HERALD reporter rrssi-
dent Chandler stated that NE Board haG viewed
with regret the dilatory acton q the Board of
Public WorEs W Eilng up the OATS and aDatlng me
nuisance. "rnere can be no d0g0t,n seid he.
"tnat the pubic health imperaiveV demands
thas the territory should % Immediately uieu In
with grave or lresA earth. IL seems tnag tue
Department OF Pubic works experience some
lnsurmountabie difficulties IN properly nninR ia
that portign or the nats tue property OF tie
city Our Board nov fecls bound ~ cUme 70 the
rescue and take tue matter IN our own hands and .
he a Z
Immediately deposit seven or ght leet Of gravel
over suca paris or tue nats as belong 10 the city
rle contractors, Jones MeQaaid, a. / unaer-
stand IL, nave contract from the Department or
Public works 70 nl Ia certain portions Win fresh
that viii render the district aealthy; bit thcy APP
pear ~ move TOO slowly. We eau, OF course, do
the necessary Appropriation have no DOUBT tnat
within ninety DAYS we snail have enectuaAy
Tue resolutions a. adopted are as fol0ws:--
Resolved, That sifcent proof il in the reports nov
On o. relative = The dangerous condition = tse Harlem
tnat ne aces and groqnds hereinafsr described a5e
aud heat tie sAid places aud grounds ars hereby
entered tae records o. tais Board ald are declared
bsa e,y ,rn size q 07th street. sssNeen Fourth aid
r. .at8 Venues uorsh site u l0stn street., between
- usion iii third avenues, the ground between
AT s4a sa5 y vsg' o.a ~ 1880 a '' sss Jog Sa
second as ues; On the aorth SIDE o. loltn streeA
s'ds y ~ noSsb ,9e N ION strsor
ass .lae9' y mi and IRA syeppss tRe tlosk bs
tween i5sh oslh streets Fourth snJ ha4i'oa ave,
avenues Ninety third am ioltn stgeets ana between
second aHeneS s III 1ss .isst .'ls n LII g u
Jones AeQlsid bat lettlu dang9rous aod unsAtsec
aSsnnes; o7th street. between fourr. ma Lexington
streep, iEth street between THIRD Az second ave.
Resolved That ~ resaeet 2 said place. aud grounds
order 70 wit-That t6o SAID places and srourds be
erea WI i s sAsul y ns.ht n nos res rn ~