The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-20
NUISANCES OF NEW YORK.

REPORT OF A CITIZESs' COMMITTEE ON THE
EAST RIVER PLAQUES RECOMMENDATIONS TO
THE MAYOR.
The citizens committee, who have for some time
been Investigation the caases Of the sickenng smells
which pervadsa largo portion OF tho city have made
n report In which they thoroughly detail all the
sources from VIII Ich this masral odor issues and
dwell Its evil resus The report which signed BY
Mr.. Thomas Musgrave, chairman Of the COM
mitteo contains very little matter that has been
already presented 10 the readers Of the HERALD but
summarizes all the Information that had previously
been collected on the subject. II 10 accompanied by
letters from Drs L. 4. Marcy ana W. A. Hammond.
expressive approval OF the emonts opinions
which It contains.
After setting forth the present impure state oil the
air In many parts Vi tho city and the provisions made
by law for security Of tho public health the report
says-"The death rate ought not TO average yearly
81 In 1000 Instead OF that g. rs per cont
greater than II should be In othor words, 1900 lives
arc annually sacrificed in this city by bad sanitary
ADMINISTRATORS Tho destruction OF these 500 lives
means the prostration. mental and physical, BY
malaria, OF great many thousand others"
POISONOUS DOORS
The report then goes detail the various nause.
atine odors tha. waited through the streets BY
winds blowing IRON every quarter Of the compass.
time, when northwest Wud nllcd the neighs
borhood oil Murray Hill with vio smell MI Nus
grave traced It's origin 70 the hulk Algonquin.
owned by sper Louns0erry. and woorsd at The
loot OF Thirty ninth street. North RIVER Is
filled with cAldroos IN which blood, Of
iai, bones aud carrion were being boiled INTO
. fer,ilizcr DR.. Marcy gave opinion
that the eovia from destroys tho lives Of hundreds
Of citizens similar factory is kept by Lister
Bros, the loot Of rnrty-n,ntn street. 40 aiss
one ny n. Donohoe Co. On Thirsy-nlnIh, Forsisth
and Forty first streets, on Lhs North kivor, ,ns
hog bu,cheres Of Monroe Crane, DAVIS 4 Atwood,
FOXY Boolh, Spring x Hayncs Charles Whiss 4 Co,
sthalpecker son and Metc All GibbG, all OF wnicn
described ''pest hocs." Near by the sheep
slaughter houses OF Charlotte Locwei g. 4. r. NC
lnyre John shea ana r. Whaien. and also the cattle
slaughter houses storm Mctxssr. Adoiph strsuss,
c. d r. hcInlyre and Donohue Co. ON thirty
eighth the soap factory OF r 1hrop,
manure yard 2A0 iest long and containing 900 tona
OF manure
Further down town 4 number OF soap factories pro-
ducs vie smelling gsseA Tho propretors and location
are ss fullows:-kiza BuckAni, Seventeenth street,
Tenth avenue; Peter Fsensy. No. S2l West
Fifteenth streot. betwccn tenth aud Eleventh ave-
nues, q. J. GrcsersoL q Co.. Nineteenth street. bos
tween Tenth aud Eleventh avenues: benjamin. Wax
lace No 430 West Seventeenth street, between Nintn
AZ Forty NTH street and East River Is a factory
similar 10 tho Algonquin which iDiec,s tbc city vhea
child L sazbersss Il. n4nkoa by = privs.s MANURE
yard. owned ny N. Kane. and pubic ono containing
Z, 500 IONS OF rotten stun.
A, Midnight the scow OF Frank swift the nichtsou
contractor vas found IN tho middle OF she East RIVER.
opposite Ninety NTH street, without any inspectof
aboard, ami dropping through rs hinged bottom ha
who'll. cargo. fhis cargo AID covered ths
surface OF East River from N,nsy-nnh 10 the
Battery With uh and foated down thc ebb tide "a
Sandy Hook. whore Swat had contracted 10 transport
and aumpiI
SLAUGHTER Housrs,
On Fortythrd street. ana East River s q very oncn.
sivs tanncry Tor green hides, J. d. Hoyt Co
Between ,hes. nu,sances and Frs. avenue arc
slaughter houses, OF which below sne owners'
names, locatious ano weekly busipcss:-
u. Harrington Co.. corner OF First avenue and
Forty-third street; KanB, corner OF First avenue
Forty-third street. J. Rvdmsn, FIRST avenue,
near Foriy-thlrd street; A. vanderbecx, Forty nab
sanf VI -
Forty-nith street and first avonuc; wosshe,nler q
Srous.. forty.sixth strcos and FMst avcnuc-Kiing,
A. vanasroeck. Forty an street and First avenue,
Aaron Frank. Forty-n,n street and FIRST avenue II.
Frank. fcr,y.nith street aud FIRST svsnae-xilns,
r. sam"els. Forty-iourth street, First avenue;
Butchers Hide ana Melting AssocalIon Forty-iour,h
street. between First avenue and kast RIVER; NJ
Feisehhsur Sou. Forss-nlth street, near FIRST ave-
nue.; Levy Well, Forty with street. near First ave-
nue.; SchwArzchiid h suixDsrgcr. FOXY nun street,
near FIRST avenue; Levy Meyers, FIRST avenue, be-
tween Forty nitn anu Forty ixth s,rccts Mexgcr Il
Meyers. FIRST avenue between Forty -nish Forty
sixth streets; George sirAuse FIRST avenue between
Fortynith and Forty SIKH streets, wcstnsimcr a.
srause, foriysxth streot, between First and
East RIVER; H. Eisnar street aud FIRST
avenue; Dvnohue Co., Fortythird street, near kirst
avsnue-xIIing, per week, 1, 700 cai,ia
These nnisances," says the report like those %
Board Of Hsai.s sA" ~,,narass u. perm,s RI"
Board, created and gwen the power and The
means 20 protect our nvcs from these posons shame
fully negiscts us duty. For years u has IN,
habit OF the Board OF Health TO sunerini
public that the side smells all IRON Ine 20
troieum Works and COO A Co - mandatory Of len
tixers Hunters Point; ana 10 slegs that ths
statutes gave thom no power to suppress nuisaneea
there
Alter asserting that ample laws tho suppression
OF all Duisanccs exist aud quong test cases. the
port con ludcs with the blowing seatences;-
"rhe Health Board Is now well provided with iaws
and Win money 70 suppress all tho nusances thss
poison the oil this city ana when the people detect
Disgusting smell IN tho atmosphere thor may larry
and justly charge to The gross neglect OF plain dup
by our Board OF Health. l recommend that commit
tee OF citizens be appointed % call upon tue Mayor Ant
request him require tne Board OF Health TO put 40
immediate stop 10 these nusances; ana " they, ~
heretofore, neglect thor duty In TINS regard, 20
from oihcc and appoint Ia their place oin
who will that tho Laws against nuisanccs
prut nd e0