The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-21

and they held Two meetings and have taken
no action, so understand. upon our complaint We
pay taxes aud our pubic officials do not pay any heed
to our grievances. This man Kane owns the dock and
ITS contents ana he has believe that the pco-
10 respect We aro contemplating sending n protest
TO the Board OF Hcath signed by all the property
holders and physicians In tho neighborhood do not
think they will take any more notice OF u tnan they
did OF the complaint scnt down"
The old gentleman showed the greatest Indignation on
possible he continued on borating deservediy the
Board OF Health When be had finished the writer
asked him II he could direct him to any other gentle
men who would like 10 say anything about the ou'-
.'Go down to Browns; there you viii lnd dozen
or more who are compelled 10 suffer through the u
norancc OF Health Board Browns Is our breathing
place. all the gentlemen In the ncghborhood con
grcsate there In the afternoons to enjoy the air ana
have talk"
After short walk Ninety sccond street was reached
and browns was found. II IS situated alongside the
Astoria ferry The place Is BUM over the water and
there quite II miniature garden IN the rear Two &C.
togcnarian members OF the Century Club were enjoy
Ing their clam roasts with epcurean relish. and some
matruns and maidens were on their way to the BATH
houses winch situated ut the end oil Tie dock Tho
writer introduced himself to Mr. Brown, and that
gentleman kindly presented him to several gentlemen
who are largely Interested In property In the neigh
MR. niTcnMAxs OPINION.
The first gentleman spoken to Was ex- Speaker OF
Assembly Hickman. The reporter asked
man ?"
mot in the immediate ncghborhood. reside In
Eighty seventh street,
'.Doss this stencil bother you down there'"
II should say that IL did. We sometm lines obgel
shut up windows at night IN consequence OF H."
"Do you suffer from this smell continuously"
'.About every other day 10 isatrocious We do nos
get much OF ii II there Is strong breeze from the
south Last Saturday we hat wind from the north
east and ali OF Yorkviie was In urouy was Obliged
bad 10 The house You know very well that u Is
extremely disagrceabIc 10 sweter III The house with
closed windows at this season OF tho year"
Has any action been taken in the matter ~ the
residents aud property holders that you know oi."
Eyes; letters believe have been sent 10 the Board
Of Health ny Mr Corrineton, the lumber dealer, and
others Some OF the gentlemen IN the ncigbborho0d
have sent letters 10 The HERALD, ana they are now
about to draw up protest TO the Board Of Health. "
"Was the stencil very bad at tho times you speak
ORR
II should say that 1t was It is bad enough 10 make
people sick ut their sto,nacbs. somebody ought TO
lake definite action and compel the owners to vacato
the premises. rhcy have no right under the law TO
use their property 70 crcuo nuisance, and Tor one
All Of their eJcctincnt. Last sunday several
children were taken SICK who had been previously
healthy ana their complaint was attributed by hcir
parents 10 vile stencil Oh saturday last tuesday
nIy Inc smell was lust az bad AS II was Saturday
am positive that We VIII have an epidemic ia this
neighborbood II the nuisancods not suppressed"
81 understand that sometimes the smell Is much
"Yos that IS when they turning the manure
over hasten the decomposition Al those times the
..po they bring the scavenger boats there too ?"
II understand that they do, although have never
seen them myself"
MR. wARRsN's ExPgMxNcE
Tho next property owner the writer was introduced
10 Mr. Peter Warren VINO lives al No. ll5 East
E,ghly.lth street, between Lexington ana Fourth
avenues and to him the reporter sa'd:-
mir. Warren, do you nave vile smell at your
house occasionally ~
ri should say most decidedly shat | did on last
Saturday night snd again on Tuesday night"
''Do the rest Of your neIghbors complain oil :"
''Yes those do who are compelled 10 stay In the
CITY,"
ITO what do you attribute this smell9"
10 the dungheap up here al Ninety -hfth street."
ado you know who owns She psopcrty on which tho
dungheap standsf
for some time, and every once and "a while we are
afflicted with This vile odor ! understand that he
sometimes m,xes brewers grains TO help rot his ma
nuie."
'.rhs people, as general thing, are affected by it,
they Dotf
Eyes, several cases Of sickness been attributed
10 II this week In previously healthy chdren.'
Will the property holders up here 'ako any decided
action Ia the mattcry"
Ii. They have already sent letters 10 the Board
Of Health and to the hskALp, hoping thereby To Sc
cure the aid oI your journal We wiil make stand
uui fight until tho NUISANCE Is taken IRON here"
A LITTER INK BOARD or nEALrH
MT. Corrington, MI extensive lumber dealer, whose
yard Is OH The Of Ninety ave-
nue. a, was spoken to next lie said.--
'Iast Saturday afternoon and evening the stonch in
this ncghborhood sufficient to turn tho strongest
stomach. aud many OF my workmcn were made sick
and 70 DO allowed 10 20 home Instantly seut
letter down to the Board OF Health, but that honor
abIe body has LHkeu action by replying 10 II hav
ing the NUISANCE abatsd Children in this noighbor-
hood wore sick by the rank smell Tuesday tho
smell was just as bad. Every time havo wind
north we get the fuil benefit oil the vlle smolL
When the wind is IRON the south the people up 10
Harlem arc pcsteroa TO death by tho perfume. The
officials do not appear TO concern themselves either
comfort, health or interest People will not
tako b0uses up hero account Of this nuisance. II
viii ruin The noignborhood II ~ Is allowed to continue
l in favor OF taking extreme measures aud
having the pest beds stopped at once.
AN KyFiciESr POLICEMAN
Hewlett Smith, Policeman stationed at the Astoria
ferry, was the next individual to be interviewed by
tho HERALD reporter Mr. Smith s seventy nine
years OF age, and no has been connected with tho
police tor forycght years During all this long
service he has lust only nine days, aud those have
besn during the last few weeks He is Venerable
man and has been faithful public servant which fact
gives his statement great weight He said:-
"This nuisance terrible, aud Tho odor from 1t is
frightiuL have been told that 1t has made several
children in the ncighborhood sick, which do not
complaint was caused partly by IL
Is true that the stencil ~ only periodical but that
does not mitigate the offence in tue least have
heard that Kane, who Is tho owner Of the dock Is
very wealthy man. He had man named Ryan a
~ Forv a,.h street ana the East RIVER EyerypoSv
who crosses tho Jerry complains VI tho SMELL and
that spoils all the enjoyment which Is derived from
tho sail II II Is not stopped soon the people will move
away from this neighborbood."
Mr. Henry Hunt, OF No 156 East Ninety third street,
was acco, tod by the HERALD reporter with
"Do you object TO This nuisanceS"
81 DO most positively"
because they are ncxt to helpless They have
sent letters and complaints to the Board OF Health,
TO do? IL We 20 10 the docks in body II will cause
trouble and the owner Of the Jock will not stop his
vile tratlc TO please us. Our homes are made next TO
dcsolatc by the terrific stencil that times pervadcs
the air. We cannot SIT outside doors al night 10
enjoy the fresh evening breeze without boipg tor
mentcd with this putrid stencil. never smelt any
thing worse In my liie The smell positively and
absolutely rotten. IL comes In terrific gusts and al.
most taKes ones breath away. 1t has made several
families OF children sick, and fair
way of having an epidemic Sometimes tho
air Is so rank with ammonia that II STILES
hro l0 IL IA IN n IN hpre Int
afraid that we Will all be driven out. The Health
Board not only allows this filth heap to cxist but 1t
permits street sweopngs to be dumped the lots.
In tact, this section OF the city Ia one immense dump
Ing ground. Right up the street here they dump
ing street sweeping, and know that there Is plenty Of
garbage mixed with H. sometimes this stink can be
detected for miles. Occasionally II Is extremely
disgusting and actually makes one vomit rms dis
gushing smell - not quite as punsont as the Others
that einaDae from this pest heap | think II Is
caused by the rotten grains they there help
the manure. Fermentation Is going IN these grains
and putrefactou soon takes place. The odor ex-
trcmcly and penetrating To-day the wind Is from
the south, ana you go up Harlem you viii get the
f,t, pcul Thnv TT Lha nit,l.t ltl,. I