New-York tribune., 1896-01-08

made ire football Of DOica. parties or ic-lrlatiN,
msniyuiat.Cn IN any event. il is iuly csttDlshra
to that a proper cniOrcem mt or the 'N,s
nr"e Of i.gtnrbaace. wsicA would defeat the very
purpos, Of thc.r enforcement cannot bc h'i unless
asFe Is behind 3 IL ira M i9r'y Or 3o sentiment Oh our ~
DO 10; believe that the most holl.hful enforce
appear the necessity therefor. oy the e.1poEmchi
D Of system o. espionage that creates "uspr.on
either as H. fairness the manner N WA.'h /
it x exercised 50 far as III. executive brancl 9i
tie city government IS concerned. / shan uphold
tie Police Commissioners In their endtaNoG 20
enforce ;he ,Gws uron the s;atut" book. and WI.
any Hhoss utility necessity Or usefulness has been
authority and the failure the enforcemen by eN-
smaller comnuni.ies. viii certainly breed Anarchy
Another source OF public discussion has arisen
Common Council, ontaillng unne ,essaIy ha'ts'i.l,
ana the enforcement OF which HAD pceE so 'aN
Moran: people we're entirely uncorscous that such
provisions existed at an resre the more more ,ne M
poor Who are least able to bear them and 10
many OF whom Il meant the loss 0! AYinS; hut
ordinances as it does 10 thai Of t.c statutes ana
this maittr IS therefore, also CONNIE hdrd 10 tO'r
iaOSt serious attention.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
During ihe last year no cpldcric has appeared in
this city. and the number Of deaths from COW
tas.ous and communicable diseases wa iss Tan
| in fo,mer years. From the mos. dreaded OF
contagious diseases. tyrhus fever ana smallpox
this city has been practically free. 70 case Of The
former having appeared during the entire year
and 10 case Of the latter since April = last
Special attention has been given log he Board OF
Health during the past year TO the care ana p'e-
v~ntion of pulmonary consumption. The disease
! being conmun. abb. reports o, cases hlNr hey1
have cell requested from practising pnysicdi,s. .
70 the introduction OF diph,heiia anm,'Xn' us lis
in mis- city during the present year. MAJ IT, d,
al p
to the hospitals. the pnphc ara ehail,Hp'' -
tui,ons ana 10 the poor 81 Ne citN, ana me eN
iensive employment OF bacterioloeita eXaminatons
By The Heaih Department. ~ d!lniheIla Il" So"
efficiency and success Of The measures alcpi,i "N
the Boagi Of Heal.n for the manasenleni fni pre-
'fie milk supply OF the city is hardly second in
importance 10 he water supply IN b'omoin.s -.
hcalth ana comfort o. The peorie. ana lh' a"u'
alton OF this Indispensable article oi food tet i'e
younS has been common offence, ,P'e,n Pe,ti, a. ~ -
nei of ditlo Milk Inspectors. and tH" Health
Department was enIoned to Sp&te TO cHo ~
milk M Police slaS'g,faics. by imposins heavy
sons iii conticiei Of selling ad,ilteatel mtk greatly
aided and encouraged tie Board o. H.ai, "a l'1
Ina ~ s,I No Telaxaiion in .he nor OF
fs5Ssi'''4 fe1lelS viii 6s Is''j ioeTa,ed W
The sem-annual inspection Of teneneni houses
required by law was completed by me E5hil o'
Iiealh in 1856. an add'ic al num9er o. Sai-'aIH
n pFqyidef g odp 2I toy % make inG ,1 @
more thorouSl and valuable than in former years.
over 3goo orders have been issued ty The Board Of
Health in 1886 upon the owners OF ienc: 'ni- Ous'
ana o. other premises where unsaniiaiN cDh"it"i-
We're dsoovefei me sanitaiy fohr.y" .. .,T;s,, .; ~,
and attention from putAc authoi Ne -,
has been had ia the past and WI! be continued D"
Dcen.ag #; important for sta.isisal aaa o,,er
purposes that tne actual population OF ne riil
sholli b4 ascertained. a census was ordered tn
aG ApT b a is aRs wers Mas sS earSiuy p coap rG The
direction of the president oi ine Boar" ll li'ai
population OF the city a. tliat iime ~as i'~..''
T5e population Of the city was increased JMnr
about lGN3) hv tho annexation Of towns 81 West
+ chcSter COUNTY. Acding the increase sine Aprl
bas.d mon ihe average increase o, population fcr
several Years. tie Health De- iarin'nt 'siiH@ics
thc population of Ibis city January j. .c' a. 4''''-
he number Of deaths in the city from all causes
/ IN 1895 Dn?. and the number oi iaaj. j..'t's
Department was 2D,e's and me number o. .if,h-
5t72l. The death rate for tne Year va -...' P..
1909. the average death tate Tor iHe last tH y'Ai5
being g5.2G per ico
sTREET-CLEANISG DEPARTMENT
one OF the mos; fruitful results OF; purely political
methods and subsclvicncy OF publ, Interest 20
other considerations was found in ,he care % ine
public streets The con1tion Of the cly- thorough
fares especially on the east ard wes- sides IN the
more thckly populated districts. was G.s-Iace -
the city. 10 the public hcal,h. ami " COM
! dnual cncrc acnm,ut upon 'he rights o. th" people
IN those localities which. coupled NTH the oDs'rar-
ton of the streets by making the-l % s;or"ho1sv
for trucks and the bieeding place f,r o. .h'' aHu
nuisance. made The lives Of mn2y o. our c''l]'A.
miserable indeed. \ reieemins circum starce alone
Was found ia me fact nat n iew OF u, man ",.ti''
tnOroughidres ~ ~" central p'i iioh "l t.'' '.,
wcie kept rie.lly clean. within th" 'rrrcn. year
mere has been It radical change not only in thr
mcthods Of ADMINISTRATION. Di' IN lnr det,ai .
obtained From thr streets have been f'inDt'I if'
room has been discovered ior ther housing d'spie
the charge, maintained curing nrnb'r oi yehis'
The strcc.s have been made anl are kep. lean "a"
| pGbic h-1itn has been improved. ana me decir.s
4 .1fs lt IL
% 'y' CON, i'I.' r tSo5sard bromghf s6olt larpcl,
believe through the joint efforts Of rhc Heath and
change Under the authority allowed 20 pfcserv"
the public health. additional money Was "Aprnd'4
curing The past year u the cl'anHg o. the -,reeis
\ substantial addition Z" me appropriation Ip' A'N'
year has been made for This Deparimeni Tor me
reason that 'hc plant ana stock nega g'pici.nr W
that the final solution Tor ihc d!sprH'0h oil balDaS"
and products of the streets remains 81 to De
cnce of cost Of money between claiming 10 clean
tne strees OF horN "a ana m a1 i n
they shall be made clean and kept clean. ana
mat thereafter Ia the accomplishment Of these an-
Kept down as far as possible.
80 mach has been said about the enormous oni-
in 1895. compared win previous YEAR. that II
may be worth while TO give some statistics Oh the
In lsSl Commissioner AndroNs spent s}.22s 40 ~
This was on th basis of $50, per year for me pay
6 Gnnr W. an 9cess for its5 Of s,S5Ji ~ of s So
~ Vas due 10 an increase in the rate OF hlrng
Barney dumring-boats from 50 20 80 per Gay efrh
making the actual increase In the cos Of The WORK
o. clcaning the sreets-assuinin. the game lstc
OF vases 10 have been pan-SilA2FD -.
The ABOVE account does not i"ciun" SHOW a;i
ice" and "new stock" because these are accidental
end rot comparable. Commissioner Arorcws sp,nt
I'm Isl; s59 l55 for snow and tee ana @ii!N1 -
for "ucw stock" COnniss on'r Nar.rg spent H.
l9sl s217 "snow and i,e" ana rS5so 81 for
"ncw STOCK"
!: is believed that the bctter cord-to1 C., in"
streets secured In 1893 was dne largely to tAe
better discipline ana increased efficiency whicn
were made possible By The absolute removal % The
/ % partment from the reach OF pDtics
'fnr amount authorized - be- provided for the
work Of tho Department Is ihc Board o. Health
was str lgl o. Of tnat ther- tas been spcnt
s3o7.215.
COURTS OF SPECIAL SESSIONS AND CITY
MAGISTRATES
L ses-lau ~ ihe Leg..Lal-... ,ho Eo-.-.