The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-23
THE GRAND JURY's WORK.

THE GRAND JURYs WORK.
No additional inquiries made by tho Grand
Jury yesterday INTO the alleged licensing by the
Board OF Health OF certain establishments claimed
to DO public puisances, tho entire being
occupied in investigating the action Of the Board OF
Aldermen. The inquiry to the Board oil Health has
been adjourned for few days IN order, is SAID, to
obtain additional testimony.
Detectives Field and oConnor notified the parties
indicted for maintaining nusances and fourteen Of
them presented themselves ut the Office OF the District
Attorney yesterday and furnished ban in $500
await trla. The others against whom indictments
have been found Will probably give bonds to-day.
INVESTIGATING THE ALDERMEN.
An In vestgutiou was also heId by the Grand Jury
into tho alleged legal Board oil Aldermen
In issuing permits for erection fruit stands,
newspaper booths aud other street encu mbruuccs
District Attorney Phelps WAS present as the legal
ADVISER " tue Grand Jury ana examined number OF
lie city officials y no y ere summoned 10 attend Mr.
Allan Campbell, Commissioner OF Public WORKS:
Joseph BluneDthal, superintendent OF Encrnlbrances
Corporation Counsel Whiiney ana Francis }.
Twomey Clerk OF the Common Council,
terrogated ut some length. A subloeaa also
issued TO Mayor Ely, VINO sent u communication
nouncng his willingness TO attend, but did not appear
up tho hour OF adJournment The investigation
Will be resumed to-day.
HARLEM FLATS READY FOR THEIR SUMMER
TxHALA1 IONS DUMPING REFUSE AND GAR
pAGE UNDER THE VERY NOSES or THE cITI-
zENs.
In all the bouquet odors 10y no means rars) that
assail the nosrls Of residents of the East sde there
are few that equal the from the Harlem
Flats the summer time he broad cxpanse OF
marsh that was years OF the nature OF me great
salt meadows OF New Jersey, but which Is
crsected at right angles by ngh embanKments, on
which run streets and avenues is very sparsciy
settled aud the large maJorty OF the residents arc
squatters. Even these people, who are attracted by
vacant lots where they can build their shanties
ocstcd protest vigorously at iimcs against the way
which the city has undertaken to make the ground
valuable, while prospective buyers ana tenants OF
real estate have learned 10 shudder at tho words
sHarem Fias. nearly all the old residents OF
high ground around have been driven away by The
nolsome doors that arise from the old meadows For
Tho powers that be, Tor some reason other, have
chosen TO dump large portion OF the ciiys refuse
this ground, pleading that thereby refuse
posed OF and he ground made available. Neither OF
these statements seem TO 90 borne by facts,
Tor the lar from being disposed OF that 1t
Is resolved by It's own SWIM putriiacton INTO nut
sance only the aais themselves unin-
habtabie but drives away the residents or tho higher
ground adjacent to them.
Some years ago when tho uso OF this place tor
Jumping ground began popular Indignation grew SO
hot subject thai after great amount OF
had been caused aud properly hld been dcpreci-
aztec greatly value tho city officials stopped dump
ing refuse there. IL was only Tor time, however,
AMI alter the excitement mad passed away tney began
again, though since that time they have effected a
partial separation of the ashes IRON the garbage OF
citv, by sending the worst OF the latter
lhey have avoideu making great nuisance thoy
made ut arsl
Their latter proceedings, how ever, have boon sum
centIy fragrant to call Tor the most earnest aud
angry romonstrance OF the public from year TO year
Naturally the approach OF hot weather Is the signal
Tor TIE anger the public 10 rise NJ the NTH
dumped through tho winter monthg Is frozen. aud lie
nosome stenchos OF II arc Imprisoned " tho kindly
frost Summer after summer the citizens who ave
near nv or pass on business or pIenSur. M M. Fret
Second Third avenues or the Eat Elver are re-
minded VI tue Official iucapacity worse tuat pre-
vents he finding OF better dumping ground tor re-
oil Market Tor the valuable part Of the clty's
DIAL summer alter summer posses ~, nilcd with
dchuuciations ~ angry taxpayers, wn0 SEQ tner
wth sanity excuses ~ oicals VINO alege that IL IL
Impossible to do anything with purifying nth, cx-
rcpt 20 spreaa u over the ground To breed disease
through the city. aud winter after winter fnd tue
patent pubic wearied with uying TO unite red tap',
aud gao vi even temporary respite from
BREEDING PEsTiLgNcK
This year the uou5e bus lair 10 break out early.
1hc recest success 81 private ctlzena discovering
The sources 81 dangerous nusanccs that ON.
cny n0u+c xtstcnt, aud the quickeItd action OF the
officials, who could 40 longer plead isnorapceoi what
they PAID To know about, aroused the pol bic
earucr tuau usual, aud Already complaints have
reaCned the HERALD oilcs OF 100 when
the dumping 81 refuse cirfied the flats.
The block now being llled up Dy 6rder OF the BuarI
81 Police Com misslonsis aHd with the saBct the
Board vi HeHlIh. lies between soconI ave-
nues ana between NlDeiy.sceonu and NInety-thrd
streets. IL lew years ago one OF the lowest Of
tho low lying blocks III the vicinity, but about
twotuirds ol us surface has been cJyered with
layer dumpngs perhaps three iect tb.ck, anJ the
Remaining traction 10 now IA process OF Ueing GOV.
ereo. some nalI- a.dozen small houses stand tho
south side OF the bocs, tue rcars OF which extend
nown~aru twenty feet level OF the front
Al ~ Al al d llo HsGk n.
Oi winch consist OF patches of ground Manufactured
out OF The contents OF the garpage barrels o. tue CITY.
Excepting tor thsse ucuses Tie brock consists oil a
hole ia tue ground niieen or twenty teot deep
A sESIRY GuARD.
When tho writer visited tue pace yesterday lac
souEd SORT u sentry UOx, about eight feet square,
On the Ninetytni street SIDE front of wDicu
baif-a-dozen dirt carts, which driven oil one Dy
came w. In tue sentry box there was man
who seemed 10 be fofemun a1d another man VINO
dia not seem 10 have auy eaiH.g. lhe hrst men
toncd whose name proved 20 DC Charles Packer, ex-
paincd, hnSwcr TO questions, thai hc Inspector
Tor the poce and also tue Eeah Board, and that
be was III charge vi the jumping thai Dving done
a. that pace. There were brought thither, be said
ouly me ashes and The street sweepiugs collected be