The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-31
HARLEM FLATS.
INSPECTION OF THE PEsTILENTIAL DISTRICT by
THE HEALTH BOARD YESTERDAY.

INSPECTION OF THE PEsTILENTIAL DISTRICT by
THE HEALTH BOARD YESTERDAY.
Yesterday Professor Chandler Dr. Day and the
Health Inspector OF tho Harlem district made tour OF
inspection through tho region known 'Iho fats y
Tor the purpose Of ascertaning what could be done
improve tho condition OF the pcscntial district The
inspection began the of Ninety street
and Third avenue and ended at the same street, at tho
East River, all the newly nllcd lots having been
visited IN the meantime.
At the starting point on the west side OF Third ave-
nue. found that all the water from the shed OF
high ground which extends IN diagonal d.
rccton To Ninety thrd street and Fourth avenue
gathers here N a small stream, which works its way
through the rock llllng OF Third avenue aud finally
nnds a Judgement the Hats. The stream runs AL
summer being fed by the springs Astounding on the
rocks west OF Third avenue. Under ordinary
circumstances this water is manageable, aud
Is conducted by drain into the head
OF the sewer the flats which marks the line of
Ninety eighth street, but when the drainage this
large TERRITORY added the natural volumes of the
the drain is insufficient and the water Hoods
the flats and remains there IA pools But little neon.
vcnteucc or nuisance is experienced I'm the ncehbor
hood this OF the year from The overflow. but
IL anticipated that ia tue summer, when the rams
more frequent these pools will be frequent source
OF disease The TACT OF water being exposed IN stag
nant condition TO The action 81 the sun, upon clean
and solid bed, Is itself source O alurm but when
sagnant Is exposed % boil basin. formed Of
fostering animal ard vegetable matter the alarm and
danger increase a huudrcdiod 10 This. original evil
j. added the aggravaticn of certain quantity OF salt
water thrown upon The flats ny the tide. which backs
up into the sewers and oVcrlOws upon The Hats
through the hole intended 10 carry away the water
of the running brook. The chemical action OF
salt upon the iou matter the fats Is
very unavorablc 10 dccomposcs the phosphate tho
soti and thus sulphureucd hydrogen Is generated IN
great quantities II proposed by the Board OF Health
II the Board OF Apportoument will furnish tho rcqu
site amount of money to construct capacous drain
which will convey all the water from the OF Third
avenue sewer and thus carry Il OIL Last year
the Board OF Health spent several thousand dollars on
carboc acid to disinicct the Oats which they say they
will be unable do again tns year. their appro-
priaion barely sufficient to carry the department
through the year
OLD MGOwAN CREEK
THIS old creek which before the 10th street sewer
was constructed formed natural channel Tor all tho
water sewerage from tho Lion brewery Ninth ave-
nue. near 10th street. has been filled IN In places,
aud an artificial channel found Tor the water n the
great sewer ia l1Oih The parts OF the creek
which have not vet been llicd Ia now deep pools
from which the Board Health expect great trouble In
tho warm weather ON tho Inc OF 10Th street. which
has not been raised TO the grade OF Third avenue is
large pool winch the desire Of tho Board health
to nl up The parties owning properly on the south
side OF the have nllcd IN their lots and thus
forced the TO thc street line aud beyond the
Townsend land The Board OF Health has just been de-
fcatcd action brought to compel the OF
the Townsend nli up the lots adjoining i07th
street the north SIDE THIS decision makes IL neccs
sary for the city nf up the the proposed
level before II compel the adjoining properly
ers TO Gl their lots II the Board OF Apportionmcnt
make allowance 20 the Health Board this
will continue during the coming summer and spread
II did last year, malaria throughout Harlem and
NOrkviffe
The cost both these necessary improvements will
amount Professor Chandler says to about 600 For
that amount all the work already done tho fats
be perfected and wthout 10 AL The thousands spent
will have been wasted.