New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-20

1000 tons year Of fertilizers but poison the area on
mile a. least Of ad the e r wa" odooes WORK in
steam-tight iron tanks and condensng tne ;us
SsfS dOW %i0 IN the East River where would
harm One , they nos are Of that paTt of the city
They have only go to the great slaughter house ol
Eastman Co. at sixtyfrst-st and North River, whepe
ne nd 500 fat sheep per week. learn how
rendering can be done without any perceploie ouoi
This eistsIde centre of bad smells has fit surrounding
on Forty-thrdst. and East River is very onensy S
permit from the Board Of Health. Between these n
sanccs Frstave. six sheep 9ouSos
killing 300 sheen per week, three calf slaughteTing
houses killing $50 calves week and twelve cattle
slaughicring houses killing LOO cattle per wgeh
These uutcbcrCs supply in part the Ofal, blood, boncs
hides grease and CUTS for the above two stencil iaetG
ries of schwauzcEld suzperger, anu % oee ocr,ss
Williams. part Of the supply, however CONF rts
the city from the west side ana 0Hcn IN open o'i's'
emitting frighttu smell as they JOLT along
THE HEALTH BOARD SHARPLY CRITICISED
These nuisauces. like those the North
River. cannot exist legally a day If the Board
of Health wlthdraws its permits. This BOaroS
created and given the power ana the lhc"p'
TO protect our lives from these posons, shameiuy h'
elects its duty. The individual salaries OF this Boro
donnie thc corresponding ones of the Health Boards OF
P,a6el phia and of Boston, aud the gross amount "i
;hc salaries of Board is larger IMAM ihi US
OF the salaries OF The Boards Of Phladelph VA" ,
combined Though those Boards have charge ga ~.
street e9niug and quarantine M.i' 80, c,i,ce fre
those Boards iEd time To Keep thei' respective '
IRON n r, if has been the habit of the Board of Hcalth
10 assure the suffering public that the eatSiuc sle's
ali came from the petroleum works and Coo d Coz
mauutactOry OF ierthz rs at huhloi i t"cni
and 10 allege that ttc statutes gave tntr'
no power to suppress ruisauccs there. ~
vcstgated Coe Il CO.'S factory, ana found u En-
If the most garln@ character lchrheu tLn,
law its suppression was ample, and ad Dsen !c',u
for Just such eases, and Ean bcen ON tn1 SIaT nS
twtnty-slN years ana yet uic Board WIN I's irIy
$500, 900 OF salaries, and It's counsel anI CnI,i
clerk paid to be skilled sanitary law did not know H.
Iprepared tie evidence last September1o Tor an huc
mert OF this nuisance; laid II bstort tae Dlsrig',
Attorney OF this county nc iohonilcCu u S @
The Board OF Heath then to their reputation
fglseiy claimed Tie credit OF this proceeding.
Tie president of the Board Professor Chandler prom
Used last October Thai now having found there was
have 1t done. Instead OF doing this, he lets tnen go o
wlc he falsely states AZ a meeting OF the NeW-lorh
ms Board is pOweIcss 10 act against the hnsin'cs
at Hunters Point, Long island City ana New,
conferrng such power This statement was device To
deceive the people, to draw their attention away iioA
the North River aud East River nnisanccs above
described and working under his PERMITS ana
to cover up the neiiciency OF his Board, ..,,.,,,
recommend that committee Of citizens De appointed
TO cali upon the Mayor and request MN To require lie
Board OF Health to put an immediate stop TO thtse
nuisances; and they heretofore, neglect lcr aus
in this regard, remove them from onee ana apiGn
in their place officers wno WI hat tnc laws "E'
nulsances promptly aud strictly enfOrccd
The rcport is signed 10y the Chairman OF the Commit
tee He acknowledges the kindness OF DIS h. h Marcy
Fordyce Barker William a. Hammond ana step~eh
Smith, for their medical opinions furn shed to him.
These opinions appended to the report, Dr. Marry
says; THE atmosphere cannot he impreenat ID with
vapOrs and gases arising from BODYBUILDING ana Oihri
establishments where refuse animal, Vegtia3e aga
other delcteIfUus matters employed, without IN
turing, greater less extent, the sanitary con
dton OF those who forced 10 inhale them TIC
effc arising from these noNigus substances are
often insidlOus and slow of DEVELOPMENT; but dur
ing the summer months we believe that every man,
woman and child who remains II the city j. more
or less injured and cncrvatcd by them. We are quite
ceTlan that large number Of bowel COM
nains Of children t. phoid and other maadies occur
ring in especially, directly ttaccabe to these
vile posuns from both sides OF the city through
the streets We are also equally certain that cOns'd
cradle number Of deaths caused annually by these
same influences"
Dr. Hammond remarks: "The siofen0g character OF
the emanatiOus in question is 20 lEdspuiabe that go
not suppose it Will be denied by any one wEO has been
subjected 10 the influence Of tAc horrible stencil II or
presses us the streets, dis in our moments 81
relax atOn aud OF all nauscates Us at our meals