New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-27
ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS WARNED.
MAYOR GRANT SAY: THEY MUST AID IN KEEP
ING OUT TIE CHOLERA.

The necessity OF taking extraordinary precautions
against disease in view OF the prevalence OF Asaiic
cholera In Europe has thoroughly impressed Itself
upon Mayor Grant, and yesterday he sent the follow
Ing letter TO President Earker OF the department oI
Taxes and Assessments:
The endemic OF cholera now raging in portions OF
Europe admonishes take every prccauton against
IL here Our Health Department is fully awake 10 tho
importance Of the matter. and Is taking every measure III
t power guard against IL, and 20 make the precautions
complcte the cooperation Of every department necessary
every employe OF the city government should be con-
sttuted a sanitary inspector.
BY Section sl4 OF Consolidation Act, IT the duty
of ahe deputies you, beginning with the first Mon
day in each year. personally examine each ana every
house building, Lot or pier In this city ior 'he P'i"o
Of assessment. In the discharge OF this duty ty nave
every opportunity OF observing the sanitary condition.
desire that YOU will instruct your deputies To personally
examine each piece OF property the districts assigned 10
them with this additional object In view ana note ana re-
mort 10 YOU any lack sanitary requirements that they may
observe would thank you 70 make known ue 'ac l"
me- that speedy remedy may be apphci'
Your department is one OF the most important Vi Wv
city government, 1nasmuch as IT has clOse F''''ion'
The location and OF all the real cstat" OF the ei
and e. thereby equipped render at this uc Nau"D '
10 guard In protecting the pubic hcoi'h' ' ~
co.oueration IN this matter j. urged
A communication Of similar purport, changed 10
cover the particular duties of each depai 'io'', va
scnt to The Commissioner Of Public WorhS' 'ne iio''
dent OF the Police Department, the CommSsioh.' VI
.ho S,reot Cleaning DEPARTING Chc President o 'o
Fire Department, the Controller, the ouper'''e'uo''
~ tle Building Department, the President OF te DUN
Department and the President OF tle Dcpa' '".''
puhnc Charities and Correction. In most oi u7
Dn.rtmcnts II Is Insisted that the city Is IN pcilco'
condition so far as each OF officials Is concerned
superintendent Robbins, Of the street oica"inS
,,o,ar,nept sajd Yesterday "Our streets no" are
,rtec,v clean and do not know what extra pre-
.utlons We can take. The streets that need IL aic
cleaned several times a day. There Is not q suest
gutter I'm the city In which disease can lur"' -
a. cv &c dirty IL is in the houses and yards where
goo have no authority II sewers are found 10 DE out
~ order anywhere the Department OF Pubhc "orhS
IS informed and the trouble Is at once re't'o"' We
rcccntv added to the Of carts In the service
hecause of the return OF people to the Guy anu tc
Consequent increase in the amount Oh refuse ~ oo
cartcd away - o,u wor,c IIol,han
so,a We are always careful TO keep thc sc"rIS
in proper condition and In every place wneG and
ment gets out Of order so tnaI m,'er U once re
Inired As far this Department Is ronoefnou, ,
vigilance is constant against disease eA"iNe any
foothold in the CITY,