New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-16
rYrmlS ANp TIE BOARD oF HEALTH

DR. JNyIw,N HrrfE- TO pr hrlANNN
To fhc Tditor NJ me Irtb""C.
SIE: In reply 10 the communication OF lr. lNL'-
vanI vonld r,,itc the folloviu facts. TIE cl-'o
at the Aim house were pporci on Monday =" Dr.
Chaplin. the resident physician at Ei''','d' Hosp
tn. pr. Chapn ~ au officer Of the Boar" "i
Health. Tho doctor visited the institutions with
the resident plyt iciIn on the same day. examined
the cn-,. and advised their immediate removal 10
the Riverside Hospital. and that tn" wards ~
which IN, ca.- occurred BE- vacated and flmisa:ci.
ON "Wednesday hal consultation with
Dr. Van Sant,oorl. visiting physician
to tho- institution, about the best measured L. lee
adopted T., prevent further trouble. who had called
the meeting II piysicans in charge of tho~r inaItu-
tions wli,h Wa, bold lacr n the day. Moreover. on
Thursday WAS eng rrd n Studying thc
method # entrance of tho cars 90
the Alm-hou~, and their prevention. !
think that thr- fact ar sui, cut r',. hIt would
add that SAW pr. Dca,an thi, morning and gave
HIM an opportunity to correct To mi statements.
A. regards the arrest Of the ditn" go this 'iiy tie
Board Of Health appointed Oh The IA 81 Mar -iN-
teen extra phy-riau- f. prevent the spread Of ''n-
riou~dl~ascs Thc-r ply-i' ian,h have "ni'h"d'a'h
lodrirp.hou4. uislt and diy since then aid caused
the immediate removal 81 any si'h c.-r,
and the lnmcdiat" cleansing and iumlsa-
ton Of the place where IL o,,uurd. Ihr
Board has a!-o notified through tl" Pr
the plivsinus az The CITY e the cH i-f'ur' ~
frvtI. As REGARD, ihr our'u f. ih" "..'~'. %
probably ca'q" from 'n.ad, ,l'"t. "hn,,'
Ia no rr,Lt cAtcnf. Professor Austin .iti.
-r informed me tlu lr. Hunt. OF
thc STATE Board # Health OF ~" Jrr~y. ,t'i"F {"
him that fort, 'a-'. 81 typhu, f'rr bad "'crrI 10
Camden N,,. .I,.-'.N. al.d that the int cas- bad
been traced to hiadclph1.
IN cnu,li,.ut WOULD -l} th4t on tlr ii.f 1pp.'f-
.,f a, ID ]
mi@,ioncr4 had consultations WITH t1r hln'"
and the tontI"H'r WITH rratd {" TIE
lie spread Of tire di~ca-r and urd'r
cNi~tiug lIw- leo money was available {" me-" th-
necessary cNI"n-" 81 tIdii"nl u,'ir'l Inspector 10
phy-iciAn-. Iur-'- and .nppl"s, hi w. unm' or,
ntrly prepared pTus Idig luI such curfg'u' h. and
has l"en already passed h> the NrnaIr. N,r, Truly
H,qiIM Department. Nor-rorl, Apnl H. ISL.
ENRAGED POIICE COMMISSIONERS.
Mrrr1NG oF Tur NNEi is ~ rIE roLIcE rpAHp-
WHAT THEY unSK OF I'M arLrcHTs Al ~IEIN-
WAY HALL
When the resolution Of the Aldermen directing the
Police Commissioners toe clean Roosevelt a. wa rad
AT the meeting of the Police Board yesterday Com
missioner Mason inquired il the Aldermen had any
authority 10 direct the work Of the Street. Clcanug
Hnrcau. None Of lis colleague being able toan.N"r
his question. be- moved that the resolution be-
1T is coming 10 this" BE- observed Indignantly,
that any citizen who attends these meetings 3"
Sicinway Hall aud elsewhere can get mp 10 define
our duties ~ which be- knows nothing | don't pro-
pose to sit here and let any body who has no right to
II dictate ~ me"
Mr. French suggested that the Corporation COM
sci AT present had hin hands full. $50 have
We" rctnned Mr.. Mason sturlily. and hc car
ricd his point. Tho resolution was referred.
Subsequently, Commissioner Mason demanded
q report from Commissioner Matthews who at a
prev ions meeting Wa. charged with finding ont the
duties Of the police IN the matter Of separating the
ashes and the garbage IN the collection. the failure
to do which is one Of the Mayors charges. Mr.
Matthews said that h. had examined in vain on the
records Of the Department for any special direction
by the Board of Health ordering that work to
be done in the absence of such direction the police
were not bound TO do il. The report was received
with manifest pleasure by the three othor Commits
siOncrs
Business having been disposed Of Mr. Mason pro-
ceedcd 10 make an explanation for himself and col
leagues. With n printed report Of Jackson g.
SchutIs speech at the Steinway Hall meeting
before him, lac described that and other speeches
made at the recent meetings rs u medley OF in's'S
hood, ignorance aud folly. The manlincss ol Cluri
Justice DAILY in admitting Mt the StciuWay Han
meeting, that President French was an honorable
man seemed peculiarly comncndabc TO him, seeing
that the meeting there to denounce the AS~eln-
blymcn who had dared 10 vote according 10 the die
tatrs Of their cOnsciencrs Mr.. Mason made
vigorous attack Mr.. Schultz, whom he referred To
a. "a large who deals in hides and has a leather
head" Referring TO Mr. Schultls name for the
street-swecpers "bnmmers," he said that he had APP
pointed nru in the Street Cleaning Department
whose education was far superior TO that OF Dir.
Schultz. 80 have ], ~ nodded Mr. French.
Mr.. Mason then read from the speech
before HIM, and contrasted Mr. Schultz's
declaration that ho knew man who
would clean the streets for 100000 with the de-
mAnd OF the Mayor and the Committee OF Twenty,