New-York tribune., 1877-07-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.



LONG ISLAND CIIY's AUTHORITIES WILLING TO GET
RID on THE OBJECTIONABLE rsT 'DLsHWNls'
Prof. Chandler and Dr.. Jancway, OF the New
York Boorlo of Health held inference yesterday after
noon with Messrs Mccullough and Mcnamara oi the
Long Island City Health Board, at Jachs"n-a'c' anu
Thirl-sf Long Island CITY. Mayor DeDovose ah" d.
Taylor the Sanitary Inspector OF Ling lslahd NV "'o
present during the conference. Long lSlahH ''S "'
about $1,000 inhabitants, and covers large extent ol
territory. much OF which is lhinly popul ed us o"''r
boundaries run from the Penny bridge on th'
Newtown creek. near the Calvary cemetery 10
Bowery Bay on the Sound Its Health Boar' mas tu'o
Commissioners are also COMMISSIONERS VI ''
No one OF them is physician Tue conference S'S''i
dov was conducted in an informal manner and consisted
of a general conversation between the sehemcn P'''
as to the removal of the causes of the senc es "rH
have been the sonrcc Of so annoyance to Easde
residents Of Nc-Ycrk The smells rs has already bee
shown in TIE TRIBUNE produced 10y "Slu'ee hciu
"A product resulting from tho refining OF oh-"Woh y
used in the manufacture Of fertilizers
In opening the conversation Prof Chander s''"' '"'
+, siond not be the policy Of any Health Board to de
away from a city any mandatory which gave 1ofh
of nsive odors If machinery changes In te pr"eeSS
of manufacture. that would put an enh To tue ulS"-
able and unhealthy smells, could be mli"ouc'i'
iiv h,d heon plrsued IN this city. and only three IN
stances had occurred where II nad neen hccecsiy W
close manufactory. In regard 10 the ammonia WorAs
=, Iong Island CITY, he said, the Introduction vi
rr,n.r machinery would remove everything omen
sive Such had been the case with two anhoi'"
manufactures in Ncw-York, all oljrclona'e ie''
ures Of which had been removed. Goes terIlizmg
mandatory in Lnng Island City. he had pe'h
informed was 10 removed to Barren Island III three
o fo,r weeks and he had understood that Mt PRATT anu
tho other oil rfpcrs were intending Gto take iherSlude
ac1d TO that place Mr. Coe wanted H. as serve" MS
,,rose as well rs sulnhrc acid which was much more
COSTLY Prof Chandler said, that so far as De knew 'e
only stencil in Long Island City that was dSageeapo ~
yo,l WAS that which from 'slu 'ge aciI ilo
rad been familiar with his odor FOR ten !aH' ~ M
able IDENTIFY H. H. did not heIlnve h,s oring a. brt
crs crcofad nuiSin iu Tn" processes OF relhit' ny
MS cou'd NOT be mined until the slu'E'
ac.d was done away with II hau peen n IN 1nr ob -
is,cd tLrrs mi known thought o before MA come
10 l.bt He thought the NcW-> orh 'lltholi
o 10 Long Island City. unless lhc"iI i%'le,S % ~
make - pulltion mat sudgr nc d hiioui, w :, ,ht
me- sed there or should be troNn INTO the river at iu'
Iapcyay sqid that the ,ludg" acid before being
usrd was mingled with VI or, AID thcn me o.l 20
in II 4. the surface. Ihis on was ",iu'
les I'D was thrown mo the riNcl or cfcrh ""S w
TINT could be seen 0oHtn@ on NJ I"Ni 'I'''' 49,,
freou. niy was carr ed down the 81 kNefi an" lnN
tlo.'' oil was tie principal SQUIRE OF ihc we "'"H'
II should !ot b., thrown into the IlNrr mt Sh0 Dt cu
,.,rt 'nt fo sen brVond sandy Hook, where II Would
C,u.. trouhe TO ~ one. Chandler explained mt
process uaI been nt'd AMI patented D' NnIch 'ni,
sudoe IN rould he converted into r0Sn. bui Tor some
eul. this cOuld he done successfully ilc EsI Ply
duet Of the refining OF oil twich Is 10" eohS'ucio '"
le~s ami thrown away would be ulliiZcl
The members OF tie Long Sand Cui ilealih ho 0 rA
p,s>ed treir wm.ncss 10 do all IN i lf loWt' y" & a.
city They siiu tLcy ldborrd under the dl-auNa-
tat a. of MOI having Appropriation ~ lhi
they cuult ufly spend money suJect 10 tIc '",@'"n @
C,incil There W,s several oil factories %" ihr ottef
side % Newt0Wn Crook, IN l"okl d; aNu ol' I. i,,J
ah!i,hmsl.t WAS situated t-'le' nv! % "" 80
1h,il regulations III regard To the dspo'oh % "S'''
garbage,