New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-01

| The Board Of Estimate has promptly voted ID"
5000 asked By the Board - 'Itn'h on Tuesday for
The employment Of Gfiy - hy-icanS ~ special
medical Inspectors for ono nth. Tho members Of
| the Hoatd beloved that u m Wa necessary n an
| additional safeguard asniI.. the cholera They
cOrdingy held sp,cial meeting N he Mayor, office
Ter the needed sum TO ne Board u Health from the
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The Executive Committee Of the Aqu"duct
Commission met Yesterday and adopted the follow
Ing precautionary resolution:
"Re,ovcd Tha, tile chief Engineer be, and hereby
Is, instructed to caus" immediate and minute exam
nation to 10. mnde OF all >ouiccs Of water suppb
under the jurisdiction Of the Aqueduct Commission,
and 10 take such measures mny DO necessary 10
abn'e Instantly any nuisance, that may be found.
reporting his action to the Commission for their in
formation and APPROVAL
The Department Of street Cleaning Is doing every
thing In rs power to keep 'he city IN condition IN
iavofab" to the scourgc. we doing everything
possibly can" sild Deputy Commissioner Dalton
Yesterday. to keep The street clean and free from
such lmpurille, ~ would be i,ry TO spread tho dl,
ease. We have increased our force Of men largely
and arc cleaning the streets ~ thoroughly ~ t.
possible. We could do nothing more with larger
force OF men, We are WOrhing 10 The top Of our
bent now"
In answer 10 the Mayors communication OF ,vo
days ago, Commissioner Dalton has replied bneny
enclosing superintendent RobMns's statement OF the
precautions that b4ug taken. superintendent
Robbns's report Is as follows
August u. 500.
"Tbc Hon william Dalton, Deputy and Acting Com
missioner
Dear sir: / would respectfully report TO you In
con fornity to your letter OF the eth Instant.
that have taken the following action;
orders have been issued by me to the several dis
lrict superintendent, foremcn. dump INSPECTOR, und
other officer OF the department. to be extIamd nariiy
vglant and attentive 10 their several and respective
added to the districts comprising more thichly pop
ulsted parts Of the city, that the -tr,cis
moved hrom three and four d m n"e cach Sn re-
the cutters being flushed with water The other
~ ana hnr aT na 'n At least once In every
street swcepings removed.
As an additional precautlon. have furnished 10
each Of the dumping boards OF The department sum
Client quantities Of lime for whitcUashng PURPOSES and
also disinfectant, to be used freely on the materin
collected and dumped at same.
81 beg to assure you that every method od carving
into effect the desires Of Ills Honor the Mnyor ms ex
pressed In your communication to me- Will be faith
fully attended to-"
This report sent TO the Mayor yesterday.
superintendent Robbins, when seen at his Office said
IL have Just returned from inNection Of the city
from the Bowery to the East River between Division
and Houston SITS. That Is the district where special
work Is being done. designated In my letter to the
Acting Commissioner. II the cholera breaks out any.
where II will be there. We are sweeping some OF the
streets such as Hester Essex. orchard and Ludlow, four
and I'VE times dny The people In that district how
ever, do nothing whatever TO help Two hours after
the cleaners have been through those street the streets
look as II they had never been touched by broom.
The people throw all their refuse directly into the
street. As for tho rest OF the city, the streets
clean enough 10 eat FROM"
Thomas +. C;ilroy Commissioner Of Public Works.
said that his department also was doing H. utmost
In the way OF precautionary measures. The city
authorities" he said, care doing all they cam and
viii continue 10 do 50 long as the slghrcst danger
exists Every bureau In this department j. wording
hard to fulfil thoroughly the dIrctions for precauton
ary measures which | have given Them and befor