New-York tribune., 1885-03-04
WORKING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
LADIES' PROTECTIVE AssoCIATION-sANiiAhi "iD
sonrxIY TO BE INCORPORATED.

D,ns, n,orrcrrvr ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AID
SOCIETY To BE INCORPORATED.
The Ladies' Health Protective Association held M
its regular monthly meeting Yesterday I'D .ne
Church. Mrs. Holt of the committee 10 ~ ~INosli
gate Grammar School No. 40 SAID that the englneedi
OF the School Board had examined the tht was
reported that it was badly lighted. and that II was
permeated with bad Odors when came iIolh @
stable in the rear of tho school. He bad recon-, com
meudcd alterations which the board VIII n h
male in the summer vacat ion. The report or M the
committee which investigated the condition OF me
slaughter houses on January ~ was reau pS S,;t MI,
utterly disregardng and violating the
distinct laws set forth in the sanitary code lssuea
by the Board of Health, and the committee are ~
loss to understand how that body can receive the
reports of its inspectors who duly notify that hon.
orable body that everything is n g9oa Uragr @
Concrete floors is only onco complied with. Not
one of the buildings is on the waters edge, but on
the contrary on q public thorOughfare ana car
route The slaughering is done IN clumsy ana
unscientlfc manner, causing needless suffering 10
the animals and demOralizng in the extreme 10 me
half-grown boys and children who are allowed 10
witness il. In consequence of the wooden floors
the blood offal, etc. are absorbed and give 1orln
exhalatlOns which i'll warm weather talnt 1he Illra'
freshly killed. In nearly all the places the sewer
The report also refers to the fat-rendering estab-
lishnlent OF Rafferty, q Williams ana urges eacR n
sncb paene spots.U "These statements" the re-
port continues were put in the required form OF
writing, and handed to the Board OF heaIth on on
February TO- After waiting reasonable Time LOT
an answer and receiving no response. tne coinini'
tee and agreed to lay all the statements oeiore
his Honor Mayor Grace which was done & pe%gna,y G;n
"a, and there the matter rests for the tnne Oeinp.
One of the ladies said that the Mayor mad tod inc
commtteethat there was great deal OF reform re-
quired IN the Board of Health. i.
Mrs. Norris read extracts from the reports OF
1873 and 1870 Oh the deathrate of the city, SHOW
ing the large number of deal hs III the houses whlcn
4, nI nf
and the manure yard. she also said that she nad
been informed that Kane was trying to get law
passed permitting him 10 permanently maintain MS
ward at the foot of East Forty-siItl-st. letter
from Secretary Frelinghuysen was read lncios-
ing one from Minister kasson with printed docu-
ments which described the regulation or siaugh'er
houses and "Other kindred nulsances" III Germany.
Committees were appointed to inquire as to tho
best methods Of cleaning the streets, and TO learn
what the occupants of houses 90 with their gar
bage. One hundred and fftv-one new members
have been added during the month. A branch OF
the association was lately formed AZ tne mouse oi
Mrs. Dr. Pettet. its president, No loO Second-aVe.
The district in which this branch VIII Operate Is
bounded by Canal and Fourteenth sts., Broadway
and the East River.
meeting of the Sanitary Aid Society, was held
yesterday at the College of the City of New York;
Articles of Incorporation were submitted and signed
by the following as trustees: James Blumenthal,
Alexander ;. Webb. Lee kohns, Hcary Mayell.
James NJ Brown. Edward X; A. Seigman. killan
Van Rensselaer,, Felix Adler, Nathan BHur, Wi1am Dan
A. BARTLETT Howard Crosby. Abram ). lsaacs, Kos
sitter Johnson. Manuel A: Kursheedt l.. :; Mctcali,
A. $ Solomon, Isaac l.. Rice. William q. THOMPSON,
A. p w. Seamen, James X. kcndrlck, Charles
MacVey, and ID. II. Chamberlain. Inc name Sc
ected is the Sanitary AID Society for the Tenth
Ward and the officers of the old society will hold
over as follows: Joseph Blu nenthal. president;
James NJ Brown aud f. K. A. Sellgman, vica- pres
idents (;eueral A. :. Webb. treasurer; Lee Kohns,
recording secretary and Henry Mayell, financial
secretary The number of inspecto ors was increased
to sever, and they are to be permanently employed
in keeping ND a strict watch among the teneneuts,
and reporting to the society any violation OF the
law either by tenants landlords. he lodging
tIop at No Doyer-st., will be ready by March
Is. 1t will accommodate l20 men aud Is designed
for that class # respectable citizens who through
adverse circumstances are homeless.
A circular was read by General Webb OF the
Law Committee, which. 1t was agreed should he
sent 20 any Que violating the law as II appi es 10
tenemcuts beIore the case should he reported TO
the Bo-rd of Health. A financial statement was
read which showed contributions amounting 10
81 50J and an expenditure of $40