New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-17
THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.

rrst1T OF ITS INVEs LEGATIONS INTO NIISANCE7
AporND Nrw-YORK -REsoLCTIONs ADOPTED.
The state Board of Health met yesterday in the
Health Officers rooms, at Police headquarters l."
consider the report of the Committee on stencil
Nn;sanccs In the ahscuce of President Moore.
Erastus Brooks presided Professor Chandler Dr.
Smith the Health Officer %! the port l)r savage
Delayan of ALBANY Dr. ,]amosG. Hunt. of tea. ana
DR. Elisha Harris were present The Committee On
Nuisanccs has held three meetings and taken much
testimony. Its chairman. DIR. Dc!a' -'. presented
long report of It's labors, ahstra't % "h' p ""'
ordered hy the Board 10 be laid before the Governor
tocctLor with the following resolutions that were
sdontrd rs The judgment of the Board upon the
facts:
R,xrr,d That in the opinion Of this Board the report
snacta Copr,if.,c upon Inc Nuisance complained
~ tu tho CIV of New York clearly establishes lh" iHct
yha m, complaints well fomd'd that tc "d"I cin
,naie chiefly II not entirely, from the portions "l KINGS
md Queens Counties bordering ur"n Nc"t""h 'r'ek'
I'D M Al thew are caused D., carclcsrurss IN the manage
ment the business of rclns pcli@rni di'e n'rslms
The refuse from the oil ittncre- ne h"Is g" h,uis
and t,c making of cream 81 taftar ~, laui3rr' 81
,etuIiI iirt and hurng ~ bones the manufacture Of
,nmouia and the Transportation ana storage "' ma
IP;c,c5 That In the opinion Of tie Hoar the man
- ~ The cream, Of tartar factory. and oi the Empire
s,Sp,l,,rl ana Astral oil r,iucri,s have shown them
.rIyrs To- be commercially active IN their Efforts ~ con
81 III, rec- of nuisance and with The advice az com
octcrt c,lcris. have INTRODUCED improve 'hlN WIZ,
accomplish that result ana tn huaiu hrs upon ,i'
fnv,r,or the inrort8uco OF requiring the oWu ~ "l inc
p
rectVcmrthOd~ OF accom- l~Iht ,,' -'n' ~ ,.
osunn of this Board no tchlincnt or MN 'h "l tc
}iI o. at The oil rcinoIi,@ .h"u'd be l"rml" ia ih'
ucchborhoud 81 N'"ioNr 't'' 4. nor ,,'.u nnt PI
ron of IL he discharged uio the waters OF me crock II
shnrId he rcrnON cd DO clio r tanks th.N "N"h" th'
popalon- districts without i"uoh "' hcO'''' 'Ai"''
to the air. 49, -, ,.,,,ec,,rc ~ sim, r.
fr"n, refuse aud Vniid animal matter, ~ nos" con
dnrird /. -ourcS 81 enanatious which should no be- en-
durcd should sich puma i""''''I's NC s'"'" :"
uasIJJ MAJ il, improper rendering Of TT and The
tfsr az
,,, constitute uui ,auccs 0f great nagnludr
m i, MATED hy ne adoption of improved appa-
rain. alrca.ly ~ usc IN many establishments. 49,,
Eesoired That the removal 81 manure IRON 'hr nrg'
i;c KIN transportation 10 the farms where u O.,
en- en- 'i,iiI'd without annoy ance to the residents 81
tlr localities where j. produced or thrnh-h Mlrh u
H., ~ I'M j. unanimously Of the opinion uHt IT
should not Ice allow ed to accumulate III to "cishbo"o"d
Fots l3rooEs presented special report on nui-
sanccs that annoy residents nl the norm Sh"re OF
Staten Island IL set ioiti i' a.o IT, ,o, " od
Jers,v shore especially Opposite Ne" ifHhl"h ana
Wet BRIGHTON. serious uuiS1ncc~ tLdl aiitc the
health and comfort Of residents ON the norm Sh"I'
emanate from factories there situated. INC ar +
MOI OIL t,i,feJ hut the refuse oil covers the water
and prevents bathing or any enjoyment or 'lcllli-
either shore ne eNaHi Olis anu ia 49,
nODst rated the possibility ana ecohOiny Oh i'ioNi'I.
or abatng all these n!nsances to me cAteh OF d. ..
least ninety per cent without cost 10 the owners :"
the property by the proper combustion of fuel ana
the II gnlation and control OF nOXious gases by c"
sumption, the Board urges the Governor TO take
steps to secure cooperation on the part OF the Nc"
Jersey authorities. The report concludes:
Most Of buildings The north shore OF staten Isl
residences occupied 10y families IONS
Reading the island and 10y the causes named thtn
ho,pcs have the first time been madc uncomfortable
and ip the case OF many made unhealthy from cnuse
beyond their reach, because wholly under the control
the ncighbor State and people They. therefore,
Mostly and respectfully a.a TO the authorities and PEG
evil from them, and The
State board Health respectfully asks the Governor
en- stare 10 aid the Board and the people of th
Village Of ScwBrighton in asking the ncehbory utter
ference OF the state OF Nc"-Jtisty 10 remove puDh
infiiction wholly under their controi.
Professor Waller read a paper on the effect of Ger
tain stenChes upon the health of the individual. |
was ordered TO be sent to the Governor, with the re
huest that il I've laid before the Legislature in sup
mort of the attack OF the Board upon nuisances
Petitions from Hudson City, Geneva, Croton Fan
other places praying for relief from certain malaria
conditions notably of the Chemung Canal, whic!
had been referred by Governor Cornell TO the Board
were acted upon. The Board adjourned to meet L
Albany May 10.
SESSION OF THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
The executive subcommittee of the Citizens
Co,,mittee on Street Cleaning held secret meetiu
Yesterday morning at No. 10 Feurth-ave. The OIL
Gers refused 10 make public the business transacted
WORK OF TIE GRAND JURY.
There was large number Of persons in attend
snce in the waiting-room of the Grand Jury room
yeherday morning. They had been subp@naed a
witnesses In the investigation concerning the dirt
strrets and the responsibility OF the Police Commits
The f,ttavinQ uersOng Wer