The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-29
THE NIASNATIC FLATS
No Abatement of the Exist
ing Nuisance.
A NIGHT INSPECTION.
The Police Board to Disinfect the
Dumps.

the rumor mas been current for some days that
the dumping 81 tue offensive material from the
.eows at the foot or Nluety-lourtn and Ninety
sixth streets nad been prosecuted at night Last
evening between the hours q eight and ten, two
HERALD reporters patrolleu the entire district
lyiug between Ninety second ana l06th streets IL
was neither pleasant nor ar easy ask.
The first man encountered declared mat u was
not good nigh. for finding the locality at us
worst, as a strong breeze was blowing from the
southwest. "BuI,n said the lnhabitant OF York
VIE "tne poor Immigrants and paupers on
Wards Island viii Get the benefit OF the change
or windn
Below Second avenue there were no gas lamps,
and even upon that thorouEhfare they were az
such distances apart that the region was only
slightly inumined. Alone, without guides and In
the darkness, the HERALD men CROPPED their way
along paths oy the side OF stagnant ponds, STUN
nled over unIevelled loads OF gravel and piles or
stones, constructed with stray planks temporary
bridges across bitches and open sewers, climbed
treacherous embankments ana slipped into DARK
and muddy siougbs. me region was as deserted
ana weird and dangerous as iallow corner 81
some drear Goods acre" The sckening mo-
iionless water lay in the ponds dark and stil ana
deadly. The miasma borne oy the breeze
toward Wards Island and that part OF Long Is
land beyond.
The carts, winch in the daylight form an endless
ana moving chain between the scoNsa and the
dumping grounds, were found, now that the dark
ness had set ID, at rest near inc wreIched novels
which line bota sides or second avenue.
committee oI police surgeons paid a visit
yesterday afternoon, by request OF the Commls-
sioners "a the Harlem bats TO vlSw the garbage
Helds. They VIII report az the next meeting OF
rae Board.
ACTION or rue POLICE BOARD.
After much private aenDerlttoD aad discussion
10 the proper place ~ which The garbage and
sweeptugs OF tee city should be dlslnected the
commissioners came TO he conclusion tnat tue
aumbng board and not the deposit ground was
sucn place, and accordingly q resolution was
viOus meeting conserving 10 the transfer 10 Tue
Board OF Health Tor dIsinlectlng purposes the sum
OF $4,000. Inc original resolution vas then lald
upon the table aud lt was voIed nat the Bureau
In ectnR ali the refuse material as - Is being put
on the Scows.
70 can forth rom Tie Health Board some
nTicial opinion as to the character Of the
adopted -
Whereas the Board Of Police have under the laws Of
this state the right ana power - deposit such portions
asnes collected BY the Bureau OF street
leaning may be suitable ana requisite Tor niling ~
low ana sunken lots ana approved Vt by the Board Of
I eatn: therefore. be
Geso we'd That the board of Health be aud hereby IS
requested 10 its Judgment forthwith anu also
Board ~ o the suita bility of tie material
beng may be delivered by the Street Cleaning
Bureau end MADE use q the hllng II 81 low and
sUuken lots III this city.
Resolved That the Boarl al Health be hereby is
requested 10 communicate what Ia it opinion
any. in gddiuon 10 those made OF,
luiste be taken by the Board Of Police
,seI we sA.hs[ ~ W. rnr ing
ana suukea in upper part OF the city neither
dangerous 70 lie nor detrimental 70 health