New-York tribune., 1884-12-17
GUARDING PUBLIC HEALTH
WORK OF THE BEEKMAN HILL woMrv
COMPLAINING THAT KANE's MANURE HEAP rs M.
MOVED TOO SLOWLY.

MOVED TOO SLOWLY.
The women of Beekman Hill who have boon
battling for several weeks to abae the nuisance mai,
tanned by Michael Kane. at his yard AT the ,oo
OF Fortysixthst, held meeting yesterday at the p,
man I'LL Methodist Church mt Fiftethst and Second
ave. About forty resoluteooking women were pressn,
The Vigilance Committee Of three who have ,Ien,lv
though not secretly watched the heap for the
six days, reported that is being carried away in oe
TO the order OF the Board Of Health but AZ ,oh
slow rate that summer will be here before the hean
tirely removed. The size Of the heap was estimated o
be 100 feet wide 200 feet long ana 20 feet high be
the work Of carting 1t away began. This repre.eno,
about 10000 loads OF manure. About onequarter n, a
has been taken away. one woman reported tha, .t
stood in the manure heap for three bonr.
last Thursday, and In that time not pound OF mann,
was taken away. resolution adopted instrnc,,,
the secretary to inform Mr. Kane that unless his mamma
heap handled in livolier manner, and rernoves
more speedily, another complaint would be made 10 ,b
authorities.
The Committee Organization reported that one nr,.
tcal effect OF the agitation by the women against ,
Kane nuisance had been the formation and jncornc.
ration of permanent society called the Ladies,
Health Protective Association" It's directors Ara
Mrs. Mathlde f. wendt Mrs. Eliza sparks Mrs Irene
J.. Harland, Mrs. Cecilie Ferlcr. Mrs Mary Tr,rs
mann. Mrs Hedwg Vile and Mary II. Norris The hna
ness OF this society IS To protect the health the
people of the city OF NewYork by taking such actsg
from time TO time may secure the enforcement Of ey
isng sanitary laws and regulations by calling tie =,
tcnon OF the proper authorities 10 any Violation,
regulations when they shall be found inefficient for he
prevention OF injurious the public hrath Ma
least one woman upon every block IN the city who viii
keep her eyes and nOstis open for the detection N
nnsancos of every kind and when found, report thr,
10 thecentra organization. Ietters we're read from
cx-Attofney -Brnera Farchiih aud others. tta,s'
Ing the women for the good work wltsh
he as.,staHes ihe meeting ailsrfnsWi W rp,i Sgst. gn,
hii3nas ini ~ the Ne ~ ire'ing u l. rfBr8sri VI ~
git ir wetk ~ cioeing ,ht slanshrt he, aib az ,sa.
h,ih s,s tehirh tN.,e ,be ~, elih ns4ssh s.sS
800 49, w6' 81 rnaiet, u is sai 'hsn hthasl Rsnes
,'aiitt 5a'H
AsRi$6 4 ppRMANesf BVsiRiSg hR6pSR
Bans apneafei henlFe iAe p3aFi gt hlah feSieYiss
Hiih his eaNHseil . seiiYaH, "a ask pefRisSisa 81
hHap HaHNFe ~ lhe flat ~ rlsi NineiF -hlihst Mg.
sHiyau arWHi that unless iLe Board ggantei
permit for same convenient place the manure must
accumulate n ihe sabies hrOu3hnpt the gtF. As IL IA
r"V1se 'hi9 a'-Ament alhpngn Aig sHlltan told ino
Bmn iidt hr was not aware Of ihtir nchtOns lG-
gallon 0l stable pruprletOIs appeared 70 co.nplan that
mauure wa, nOt bDlng removed from the stables Tho
dele CATION consisted OF A. s. Oic d. lrnett, W selch
aud l.. VI. shOrey. They were accompanied by Senator
Cuen who ,aid that they represented l75 livery stable
keepers Ihe senator also asserted that IN the city thee
were about 10000 horses kept 10y Ferymen aud about
10000 other horses Since the Board prevented r hane
stables had not been able to keep them clean The ma
accommodating In the stables at the rastof ton
each day for every fifty horses and II the Board dill not
nd convenient place for the dumping OF manure
complaints would he made against all the stabekeepefS
by people living near the stables.
After listening TO similar arguments 10y members OF ths
delegation the Board took up report by Sanitary super
iniendent Day ON the removal OF manure Ihe report
not made public because the Board decided to let
the subject lie the table until Friday when there to
be special meeting to determine II permanent manure
dump Is necessary.