New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-08
TO ABATE A NUISANCE.
EFFORTS OF THE LADIES HEALTH PRO-
TECTIvE ASSOCIATION
THE HEALTH BOARD HEARS COMPLAINTS

AGAINST KANE & wMGnT'S MANURE DUMP
The regular monthly meeting Of the Ladies' Health
Protective Association held at NO III west hlgh'
tecnthst. yesterday morning The Police Maroh o'ii
came up for discussion The association VIII ehoe"'o,
TO have competent women appointed as marcus aiu
win keep vigilant eye upon them. The orgahls''ou
favors tho passage Of the Municipal Lodging house
bill. Tho Committee on school Hygiene reported that
the Allen Street Public school in bad condition.
letter was received from j. Fleischlauer d Brother
asking the association to inspect its new aDatols anu
refrgerators in Frstave, between Forty iourlh Hhu
Forty fifth SITS. The officers of the ASSOCIATION arc
Mrs. H. s. Bell, president; Mrs s. O. ostrom' roeulu
ina secretary; Mrs NJ. r. Trautman, corresponding
secretary: Mrs NJ F. wendt, treasurer. The Hollow
ing now members were received: Mrs Dorie u uoSS'
DR. Elizabeth johnson, Mrs. w. S. Wyse' MIS- ArV''r
T.. Fish and Mrs Sydney Rosenfeld. Among 'ioso
present were Miss Theresa Barcalow, hrs n. ~
Tiffany, Mrs. I. Steibel, Miss A. Thomas MRS. D. "
Dennis, Mrs. NJ. j. Herbert, Mrs o. EVAN, eiis' .
Baum Mrs. c. Fender, Mrs. e. Duneavy' Mrs. u -
Haley Mrs l. Bird and Mrs. NJ. w. Ravenhin
The hearing before the Health Board, upon the ap
plication of Kane e. Wright for permit TO MAINTAIN
manure dump at Forty-sixth>st and the East hiVei
came to an end yesterday afternoon EN-Assis.'hV
Dstrict-Attorney Gof and ex-state senator ouiicn
were present TO represent Kane Wright and fourteen
nernbers of the Ladies' Health Protective Association
were there to oppose the granting of permit. MIS-
NJ f.. Trautmann the secretary OF the associauon
spoke eloquenty against the nuisance when te "oeh
had been trying TO suppress She said that tey "efe
fighting for pure air. Years ago. when 2oooo Vons VI
manure were stored In Kanes yard Kane was brought
IN trial by the association. He convicted OF
maintaining a nuisance and was fined. Although IL
was no longer possible for Kane d Wright TO Keep
large quantities of in their yard the dumping
of manure there caused odors which at tunes were
suffocatng and the association would not DC sa'sneo
until the dumps were removed. Mrs. DGnleaVy' an
with
testimony which was given last week by women VINO
live in the tenement houses near the dumps. InoSe
women declared that they were not ahhoyen ny
odors Mrs. Duneavy said that she had seen them
taking their children to the river front and thought tt
they really wanted purer air. The trouble was tat
they had lived long in a tainted Atmosphere 'h''
they could not recognize bad odors.
Ex-senator Cullen said that he was one or iaihiiy
of seventeen children reared in Thirtynntrsl near
the East River, and the father OF Twelve eIurch
reared In the same place "There Is LADY mere pres
ent nows he added, "whose children were Drough'
mn On the milk of COW that was raised that manure
dump at Forty -sixthst" He was proceeding 10 make
an argument ON the ground that the law gave 10 te
Health Board the power TO designate places NJ whlch
manure might be dumped but Mrs. Trautmanh tooh tle
wind ont of his sails by mentioning Dill wmeh
ne tried TO get through the Legislature II that Dill
had become law, she said, the Health Board would
have no power to interfere with the storing OF manure
in Kanes yard
Mr.. Golf said that the Health Board could not
interfere with vested rights and a lawful puSi-
ness on the strength of womens gossip ana tax ABOUT
past experience. The present condition OF Kane d
Mrights dunn must be considered and there had been
a marked Improvement in the place recently II was
necessary have manure dump at some Poinpt o On
the East River 'front.' he said and the healIh boalu
ought not 70 discriminate in favor OF the women
3ving in Beekman Place, and agdhs. 'i Ws1 IN IN
show that the present site of the dump was te pest
that could be selected on account OF te tact ta1 tne
houses and beweries. The reports OF recent lnspec
lions by the sanitary police he said, proved that the
dump was longer q puisstnce >. + .,.,.
Tic Health Board reserved decision. III Is yhougnt
probable that no permit Will be granted to Kane q
Wright but that they viii be allowed TO use the ma
nure dump under restrictions, which Will alIay the
offensive doors as far as possible