New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-02
WORK OF THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
MR. JACOBS CLEARS HIS sKIRTS-CoLoNEL CLARK
on HEALTH BOARD WORK.

Mr.. JACOBS CLEARS HIS sKIRTS-CoLoNEL CLARK
on HEALTH BOARD WORK
Senator Jacobs appeared before the Senate Gas
Committee, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel YESTERDAY
and asked to be heard in regard TO the passage OF
| the bill under which the gas companies were con.
solidated. Henry Day testified on Saturday that
he drafted the bii ana gave IL 70 t
letter from Mr.. Day, written on Monday. In answer
! to one from Nr. Jacobs, by which i appeared that
Mr.. Jacobs did not introduce the bill, and that he
! returned it to Mr.. Day. Mr.. Jacobs said that his
objections to the bill such that he could not
uiroduce it and that he was surprised to learn Il
| year later that it mad been passed. Although
! present during the entire session, he SAID that ne
never heard of the act until the consolidation took
| place under it.
| Charles G.. Franckyn was recalled ard vain
| efforts were made to get from him statement Of
the affairs of the Municipal Company at the time OF
the consolidation. tie said that his salary was
$4,000 and that he got 5000 shares OF COnsoll-
dated stock for 1900 shares of Municipal. IL
appeared that lie had paid $350,0O0 to the
Knickerhockcr Company in a suit for damages. ana
had exchanged checks with that company for about
like amount TO make il appear that certain stock
had been subscribed for at par r. Alien lien iog gRod
what had become of the books of the Knicker-
booker. He said that he never saw any; oonooro
ing the exchange of checks. , - 80
Colonel Emmons Clark, secretary of the Health
Board, was the only witness before the Globs
Committee. yesterday. lie was examined briefly,
and said he had been secretary oil the Board Tor
twenty years The present method of subdlyldng
the work OF the department had been adopted since
General Shaer came into Office. Alter detailing
the operations of the department, lie was asked
respecting the present arrangements and their
advantages over the old system. In some respects
he thought them an Improvements The appoint
nents OF sanitary inspectors he SAID, were MADE ny
the Board from list forwarded to them from the
Civil Service Commissioners. The number OF III
spectOrs had been increased from fifteen to thirty
five. Each inspector had a district, and reported
to chief Inspector. The law requires that these
shall he called sanitary engineers Their EXAMINE
tons for Office embraced questions pertaining TO
plumbing. and the general subject of an inprOv ed
condition of health as applied TO mechanical
facilities.
The witness was asked as to the duties performed
by the corresponding and property clerk, an once
filled by William c. Smaller, sOn-ln-law OF General
Shaer He said he acted as secretar to the pres
ident, conducting such correspondence as that
officer directed him to superintend, and kept the
accounts of the property OF the department. GilOr
to General Shaler's appointment, all these duties
were performed by the secretary of the Board. inc
witness said that during the present administration
he had not opened the letters Of the president he
cause he thought IL was not his business To 90 So
The position of engrossing clerk, held by Charles
d. Shepherd, was important, and required constant
service.
At half past 2. on motion of Senator DAILY, the
committee adjourned out OF respect To the memory
OF Nice-Presidcnt Hendricks. until D. H. to-day
SANITARY INSPECTION IN BROOKLYN.
The work Of sanitary inspection and disInfeciIon
in the typhoid fever districts IN Brooklyn Is gong
forward rapidly. corps o. inspectors, directed
by J. j. Powers. Chief Inspector of Plumbing. -
examining every house in south Brooklyn: b
sides ten Inspectors three men are engaged IN dis
Injecting Dr. Raymond made a state nent yes
tcrday IN which he said that "the Health De-,
partment is determined TO leave no stone unturncd
TO stamp out q disease which has existed Tor many
years IN all the cities and towns of this and other
countries That this work must be conluu' q Tor
a considerable time. In order that tins desirable
object may be attained goes without saying. nut
the methods nov employed cannot but result III
good. The hearty cooperation of citizens and the
medical profession is earnestly desired IN permit
full min slf ItNt al
in carrying out thoroughly and cOnscicntlou-ly
the measures of dlsnfectiOn recommended mas
much as they have stood the most ri -Gd tests and
abandoning other methods. even though they NAV
be highly indOrSed. the Department of City
Works is daily flushing and cleaning the sewers,
and has been requested to place perforated covers
over all man-hOes where there are now solid
covers. Thousands of these have air adv been
changed, and the work will be continued as fast
| as pOsSlblc.V