The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-26
The Board of Health Stops the
Dumping on the Flats.
DlSINFECTANTS TO BE USED.
President Chandler Declares the Contractors
Could Be Fined.
Disbecker Win Send the Stuff to Nova Scotia to
Pacify the Public.

velop new features every day. Digging down to
the foundation, as IL we're, or tue whole matter
the investigation lays bare the stratihcation u
ugly facts which underlie t and form the basis on
which a colossal indictment OF the delinquent OIL
be erected. It'll not only necessary TO bore
TO great depths to ma the truth out 1t must also
be fairly dug out from the mass OF Official lying
and misssatement which has covered 1t IN the
past and which is now sought 10 be presented as
an irresistible obstacle TO inquiry. 1t 10 neces-
sary therefore TO go back to the beginning and
trace the progress or TINS monstrous evil step by
step until The true position 1t holds IN our midst is
established.
THE LEGISLATURE OF 1871
passed an act entitled IAN act to provide for the
proper drainage or lands WITHIN The corporate
limits OF the city and county OF New YORK, being
chapter see of the Laws OF 1871, passed April Is
1871 The first section or the act reads as fol-
lows:-
the protection the public health that any part Of
county OF Ne York needs draned by other
than by sewers and y shall De 30 csfheu Ny inG any
the records the Board OF Health Of the Health Depart
same shall be done by and under the direction o. the
Department Of Public Works oil SAID city ana county
Actng under the authority OF this act ana IN
accordance with recommendation rom the SAM
tary superintendent aud the local Health lnspcc-
tor the Board OF Health directed the commissioner
OF Public Works to take the necessary steps TO dram
and I'LL In the tracts reerred TO III the reports or
the sanitary officers mentioned. The form OF ie-
QUESTION on the Department OF Pubic works Is as
lOLoWs:-
NEW YoRK, July . 1873
Hon GEORGE N. VAN NoRr Commissioner, AZ.
sIR-Ata meeting OF the Board Of health held on tne
Resolved mat copy Of tue certificate Of The sani
tary superintendent IN regard % the plots Or parcels of
land lying between aud bounced ~ Ninety
East River wiain tic eorpOrate limits Of ne
s c f IN his aspngnent AMI that Sa certificate Se
forwarded 10 the Department. % Public WorKs ana that
nnd directed TO cause the SAID pios Or parcels q ana
he drained by other than ~ sewers under ana
ISL. rMMONs CLARK, secretary.
LETTER or SANITARY SUPERINTENDENT.
HEALrH DEPARTMENT SANITARY BUREAU,
No soi Morn s1GatT MN IoEK Juy 3 3 lS bs,
II accordance win act TO provide for the proper
thereby certify that it's necessary tor the proecuon OF
Seins Within lie units Of The city ano county New
ork lying between ana 9onnde1 ~ ys ee ~ a e
drained by other aus taan BY sewers inese snSs
avenues adjacent .he etc. aud nave natural water s
courses GINNING through them anu are moreover sun
Constantly ana detrimental 70 pub health.
ground with the natural water courses aud pended
It's therefore Recommended that the Board OF Health
aseS The p ali fuS sS %S g n. 70 o5
Of blind sewers or by such other means az may Test
eject the desired 00'fas A EffsRss'iDGy 'qS%i'sf
sanitary superintendent.
AFFIDAVIT OF HAALTH NsPEcroE-lSDoRsED
COMPLAINT
TO rHK BoARp or HEALTH DEPARTMENT
l. Augustus yele, holding Inc position Of Health In.
YORK do report That on the 18TH day Of August lSi5
situated north Of Ninety street east Of third
extending TO East river in the Of New York, aud
found the facts TO DC as ollows:- ,.,,
ia rel rreN 10 "
ing north Of NINETY second extending third
ans are IN Condition to lie ana detrimental
10 health for me reasons are IN snnkea
accumulation OF surface aud staanan water east q
street 10 me East siver; of second from
second avenue from Sinetyt3iri 10 IOSh street IL ng
east OF Third avenue nearly the entire portion Is snnken
shown by reference TO accompanying map or diagram.
Eipetyi,b % Ssneyehth street mas been icd ana
graded, but proper means u drainage has been es
Would recommend as a sanitary necessity that the
street on nc south ami lONn street the and
east q hra avenue extending p ne East siysr pc
drainage, II being the only means Of overcoming aud
below The level d IN second ard third avenues
~ 80 ATGtsr ylELE. N. D., Health Inspector.
sworn 70 before me this 18th day Of August. ls72.
Dated August 10 ls7s.
PErrIIoN or PROPERTY OWNERS INTERESTED.
In the handwriting p Heath Inspector yeieJ
sIR-The unders signed owners lands lying north Of
Nmety.ftth and SOUTH 81 10Th street. between
Thru ana Rita avenues would most respectfully request
that YOU win order said lands drained aud graded.
agreeable the certificate requiring the from the
city antary Inspector, and forwarded by the bOard ~
Health the 4th dav Of ptembcr 1871, being ~ &C
cordance vita the PROVISIONS Of chapter 5og q vac Laws
OF the STATE 81 New lorE, passed April - 1871 Tor the
purpose draining certain lands WITHIN the CORPORATE
limits OF the city and county OF sew York.
THOMAS a. WISE ia,
PHILLIPS,
w. q. RAYNOR,
WILLIAM LABOR.
WILLIAM A. TRACY.
Dated November O. 1871
In pursuance with the law aud under the
written Instructions 0f tue Health Board the De.
partment OF iubiic works advertised Tor bids Tor
the building Oi drains and dlling 10 the tract
known the Harlem nats on october ana
opened the bids on october 81 1879.
The following parties Did Tor the nlling:-
Per Ctlbfe