The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-11
THE UPTOWN STENCIL.
The Proceedings at the OFF,
Gals Conference.
ALDERMAN M'CARTHY'S RESOLUTIONS.

In the Board OF Aldermen, at the meeting held
yesterday afternoon, Alderman Mccarthy offered
preamble and resolutions In relation TO the
Harlem 1atsn pest bed. Hc urged that they
should be Immediately adopted, as the nuisance
WAS one that ought TO be speedily remedied.
discussion followed the presentation OF the resou-
tons in which several or the Aldermen took part.
The resolutions were finally referred to the Board'i
Committee on Roads.
The following are the resolutions:-
Whereas 1t is Of the greatest importance that the NAT
occasioned by the filling in OF the Harlem hatS
located east Third avenue, between Ninety.second
the neath Of the residents in hat vicinity ana has
tract was made bY Tie Department Of pugc Works Tor
filing n me greater portion Of this marsh wncn vas
moi deemed advisable to raise the surface to =
owed BY ordinary tides a greater portion q the said
marsh And oner marsh land in the vicinity is nov
contrast put TO height only eorresponans Win Tue
Public Works, and now is and viii 50 continue
e be- BY the oa hs s
hing permitted to remain at the present level This
hsh me original %d ana e So
q 10 H. ,p aeu ~ ne n IN
weather evaporated and the nuisance complained
the only method to abate the evil Is BY covering the en-
saaeient 10 prevent it, overflow by the spring tdes
which at certain intervals cover the entire area with
depression in the surface Glled. where remains until
toae ther with the noxous exhsaon that exudes from
the marsh over the surrounding ana thicky populated
Resolved, That the Commissioner Of Public Works be
work Of dling the HARLEM faIs performed under The
supervision ana BY contract win ms ~
the remedy mentioned in the preamble this resolution
Ing height Of The Hing e S be ON instantly
and to level sniclent prevent any overiiowins
by the hghes, tides and BE- It further a. pnnc WORK,
be and ne i hereby requested q confer with tne Board
isPsGi hs ana
Of that Board then that immediate scps be taken to
ed in by sweepinss from the streets and other rciuss
e sd will i Sc a
OF the BY the % OF pgoc morf
inspected and il found deficient improved.
THE OFFICIAL CONFERENCE.
The following document was issued yesterday
afternoon from the once or the Commissioner OF
Public WORKS. General Porter IL details the pro-
ceedIngs ana results OF the conference had by
General Porter, the Health Commissioners and
Mayor Wicknam in the Mayors once yesterday
afternoon -
the Health Commis.ioners held az the Mayors once
on adjourned 70 meet h at sne q
records relating 70 district were carefully
t ehn eah Shana
Severn ser a ana 6 e the npser N charge
The district was shown BY the records that for the
Iteration Of this district the only remedies possible
RAPIDLY the crcnmstances Of the case permitted The
applicable this district equire that the improve
value of the property benefited. As these
ut merely nominal value Tor the that they
not yet available Tor building purposes the very i'm
fllng-are in many cases, often on the worst Spots
legally of the question The completion OF Lexing
Is delayed by the fact that the contractor to
another contract small amount which IS legal bar
has undertaking the work The completion of Madi
ers ONCE The cost The wall exceed half the
property. The completion First
avenue Is NJ present impossible, as
THK BROWN CONTRACT IS IN COURT
and nothing De done until the legal questions ara
decided INC completion OF the outlet sewers tor thus
district DELAYED 5y the Fourth improvement
ana by the Brown injunction on First avenue. The NIL
Ing or the lying east OF htrd avenue and south OF
10th under contract 70 Jones and McQuade
aud will be pushed as rapidly as possible, ana when
finished viii entirely relieve this poruon OF the district
Madison and Third Is progress by Mills and
Ambrose under the direction OF the property
the order OF the Health Department This work will
be completed this week. the ashes used being covered
with tnree OF good earth IL was found that the
most expeditions way 10 accomplish the filling Of
the blocks between lh and l8th streets and cast Of
entire distrct the bounded by lO5th and l0ltn
streets THIRD Fifth the bounded by
Nineysxth ana lo5th streets Fourth and ruth avenues
and the bounded by 1881 and l0th streets, bird
Fourth avenues by special authority the Board
OF Aldermen. which was asked Tor yesterday. under
drains Will be constructed by the Department OF
Public WORKS in connection with the fng and grading
the OLD WATER COURSES
which on ms the temporary structures
Of the Fourth avenue improvement are removed and
the outlet completed. which will be in iew
weeks.
In the meantime the Health Department has tbs
barrels metallic salts thoroughly dtsniect
the stagnant pools OF water