New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-04


little cheap glory.
TO DELAY THE BURIAL CT THE WIRES.
DECISION BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH THAI fN"
EXCAVATIONS SHOULD BE MADE.
The Board of Health did not find time az pt ~
poned meeting Yesterday to consider eitheI quo
report of Dr. Cyrus Edison regarding tine Crooou
water supply or Major Billiards. report on tne rug
pickers. Except to approve recomme1 tha frame
Sanitary Superintendent Day to vacate the Tanl r
tenement house No. East Ninety-frst-st the 1o ~
missoners gave all their attention TO tePoit VI
the Sanitary Committee upon tne pIoPv t wires un
der ground. The report was an approval OF cnino
muncation received recently from Drs. fora asa,
ing against the laying of the wires undergrounu
before November /, as the law directs. A poruoh
of the physicians communication reads'
We much impressed with me bearing UNI, I'M, Itv
posed action may the public health OF the Guy
simultaneous tearing OF various streets ana ave
comply with the law will be very M onp
streets composed Of material more or less han let
Sd.s c % aaS Ssss5 S
We are more apprehenslve on .,a .niS noss,bIy
at snv o 81 the o T ns that may
reasonably expect to have visitation OF choera G
constantiy tend TO make the sanitary condition Of the
city more difficult to perfect
After long consultation the BOARD yesterday
passed the following resolution, prefaced by pre-
amble which declared that the medical profession
generally of the opinion that cholera VIII mako
It's appearance in the city during the summer
while the occasional opening of street in or
binary times for the lay Ing of water or gas pipe OF o
health of the city the execution of extensive piece
work the laying OF all telegraph wires unner
I'm one season. as empated By the law. or TO make
extensive excavations In streets for any purpose
would prove highly detrimental 10 the healIh o uie
CITY, especially in that portion densely populated
through the exposure to the atmosphere OF much sub
SOIL saturated most OF u.s. with noaons n anu
to avoid far possible during the approaching snm
mer making any street excavations not inperan'oS
Rsoged That his Honor the Mayor and the vaTlo"s
public OF the CITY Se sa far as wt TO
conne the work OF street excavation t he
year between October and May l.
COMPLAINING ABOUT IMPAssABLE STREETS.
A. Won Bresen, q lawyer having an office at No.
900 Broadway. and living on the estate OF Chai yes
OConor, at Washington ignts yesterday sent 10
the Mayor copies of letters which had passed pc
tween him and the Department. OF FuDlic WORKS
with reference to the condition OF the sIesfs aSa
These show that on March ~ ne COM
planned to Commissioner Squire that since
October last the Boulevard and kingsbridge
road had been broken up by the department rem
dering all avenues above One huEdred-and-hfty,
fifth-st impossible for travel. May tenants aud
owners OF property have been driven away oy me
lack of conveniences for getting to aud from their
residences and the small shoDkeepersn Carinansvllle
have lost many good customers. The broken con-
of disease.
Deputy Commissioner Smith replied to
this letter. lie said that the time Tor be-
glnulng aud carrying on the work OF regulating,
grading and otherwise Improving the streets was
governed by the action and ordinances OF the Com
mon Council. The werk for the construction OF
a cable railroad III Tenth-ave was beng done I'M
der an aldermanic franchise. the Improvement
was being pushed forward as rapidly as possible
In note to the Mayor accompanying the CORE
spondence Mr.. Won Briesen says that
Tenth-ave, the Boulevard and the Kings
bridge Road are in nearly impossible
condition. The Gable Company has complet its
work. but the avenue is practically useless be-
cause of an incomplete sewer which has not been
touched in six mouths The soft mud exhales dam
gerous gases and very many children IN the neigh,
borhood are suffering from diphtheIla, malaria aud
other diseases. The Boulevard aud E,eventh-aye.
have been useless for years. Mr.. Won Brlcsen sug-
gested q personal inspection by the Mayor. since
October the kingsbridge road from One-hundr d.
and -hfth-st far az lnwood, has been IN bad
cond ltIon Rocks are blasted at intervals through
out It's entire length, and 1t is made wholly impass-
able except at the risk of life aud limb The Mayor
will have the matter thoroughly investigated.