The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-04
WE'LL PROTECTED STENCHES.

CASES IN WHICH ECONOMY IN THE CITY TREAS
URY ENDANGERs LIFE AND HEALTH.
In addition TO the othor stenches from which resi-
dents of different parts of Harlem suffer good deal
illness and discomfort have been occasoned by the
condition in which certain of the unfinished
permitted to remain. In regard to locality
Alderman Human impaired the following information
to the writer yesterday. Mr.. Human said
The condition OF 10th street, between Madison and
Second avenues, is source of annoyance many OF
the residents of this neishborhood Pools OF stagnan
water lodge in the street at intervals between these
two avenues emitting foul senches and adding to the
other poisonous airs tho househodcrs OF this portion
OF Harlem forced TO breathe Nearly year ago an
ordinance passed providing for the regulating and
grading OF 1O7th street, between Madison and
the East River water line. Bids advertised for,
and tho contract fell TO Mr.. Patrick Farley the
lowest bidder According to common usage Mr. Farley
sent in the names oftw surees to the Comptroller with
the bids He vas Immediately notified that his tho
lowest bid. Then he was Obliged to walt Tor the APP
prevail rejection OF his surctes by tho Comptroller
For eight months Mr. Farley waited, but without re-
suit Ho called at the Comptrollcr's Office several
times but was put of with tho assertion that no
ton would be taken, the property would not bear
the assessment Meanwhile a somewhat similar case
pending In the courts between Mr. Guilfoylc, an
other contractor, who sought to have his suretcs APP
proved and the Comptroller, who refused to act on
them. This case terminated adversely to the Comp.
troler both In tho Court OF Common Pleas and Court
his whether the property could stand the assessment
not all no called upon TO do TO approve or
reject the sureties and give his certificate OF the
In Mr. Farleys case, however, he still per
sisted in his OF inaction. He neither APP
proved rejected the sureties; the stencil Still
continued and the people still suffered from this nac
ton. In their distress tho citizens petition
the Board of Health TO complain of tho place
nuisance and n committee also waited on the Comp
trollcr The Board OF Health sent inspector to
anime the place. His report confirmed the comp ains
of the people in tho neighborhood rhe place de
clared detrimental to health aud nuisance that shord
be abated According to the law, act OF April Is, 1871,
providing for relief such IL made the
OF the Commissioner OF Public Works to abatc the
nuisance The necessary papers sent 10 the Com
missioner OF Public Works. and ex Alderman Jeremiah,
place. and he, too reported that II nuisance and
that the should be filled in such other action
taken would relieve the neghborhood. Beyond
ths nothing was done, however by the
Commissioner and still the people suffered
helpcssly. Tho next effort made ap-
plication to Judge Donohue for order to
show why mandanus should not Issue 20 compel
the Comptroller to accept reject the sureties
offered by Mr.. Farley This application made
OF tho Corporation Attorney the Convention
occasioned some delay IN its prosecution. Mcanwh
Mr. Green 1T to look into the matter Of The snii
cheney OF the suretcs and the result the rejection
OF one of them Another name. which ready
be offered ut any time since the bid put In,
substituted, and now the matter remains at dead
standstill. as Is has from the very first Meanwhile
aud the people don't know where look for rcci
II the contractor permitted TO proceed the nuisance
can be abatcd and the people relieved OF one great
source of illness and death.