New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-06

SCISSORS only knew it, The plenary powers granted
=, the BOARD ~ Health. Of the Health Depart
,rcnt are astonishing and those powers when
, ,,,is, for the suppression Of noises of the
,ra, arc mt I'm force because the particular
,h,,,, ,l,i.ctcd to may be detrimental 10 health
Inst AZ there is an ordinance authorizing the ar
r.s, of any person for throwing a bit OF paper III
,h s,reot there Is a clause in the sanitary 'ou'
which demands that loads OF iron beams Intended
f,r TRANSFORMATION through the streets snail he
soporat.d by heavy padding u still their com
nl,ining clangor Ii Is the business oil the reS"-
Mr. pclcc officers to So" to IL tha' 'hlN 'i""9'
~ the code is enforced to the letter SUIT
times however. the police come Sho.t "
,heir duty according 10 one ol the o'i'''''''
~ the Health Department. ana one u ''''
,s FOR that is the dissemination OF 'he
., % hove the hours OF his morning leisure
.un mn bv a trip To the police court r0' Wv
,, reason tn ordinance regarding 'ne "'e
49,, - the street pavement with orange peer a''n
'p n,asLins and paper is permitted u i't'7 u'S.'
IN ~ ,h.se things may Tor con| eH''"'' ', ~.
,i,,od ~ the general head OF "nusah''S ou' , we
Health Board in its efforts To r'sui'.'
~ the street and the noises lnil amy ,ha,
,,,s.s takes cognizancc OF them ohiH a. Nv,
~, T., ,nnsdcred detrimental To- the h'al'n "a
,he citizens Yet the latitude Is proa" el''"H
an reason and the liability covers any 'il" - -. ~,
section: ,,,, ne ,,.,unant of
any building or premises or of any part .meie"
where there shall he nuisance OF N'o'i'' 49,
.,. .,rdir,nce or section OF the sanitary Noue,
h..u hn inintlv and scvcrally Liable THEREFOR anu
each Of them may ne required to apa'' the nui
sancc or comply with the order OF the i,oaiu .,
tIaolth IN respect 10 the premises. or the part
thereof. of which su'h person i ""'''
tenant or occupant.
COMPLETE AND EXPLICIT LAW.
mt. orogranh is about ~ complete and eX-
,,.,, no .rv,hinp could possibly be made and.
'n.,. ,ho Ten Commandments. embraces the man
se,v,nt and the maid servant ana the stranger
cha, - within the gates. and each one is made re-
,ousihle for tn" other. So in the last Analysis
~. r.sponsblity rests with the people them
,. and II is their duty to report causes for
H'taI interference. one of the prolihc sources "i
1ia,,Ity is the piano girl or the pan" man III an
martmcnt house. who sits AT the instrument i'i
into the hours of the morning. anu onusrS , rnv
strumcnt to complain, like a mountain Ill Uoup''
Wh,t is the remedy? The Health Department
takes the case up on the ground mat the uis.urn,
ance detrimental To health. ior II mn w ri
sleep" A special officer who Is renowned Tor MS
dinlonatic ability Is put IN charge or the case
| and calling upon ,he 'pianoist. admohisnes MN
or her with fair words to give the neighDors a
sh,y IN the starry hours. This is generally et-
,ac,ual. Int occasionally all obstrcperous mortar
is found who utterly refuses TO listen. Iheh tne
officer resorts at once to the nearest Police Mass
| trate and secures warrant Ihen lna' nu'sanne
g. ahated in a way that makes every body smile
except the victim Of the laws displeasure
According to General Emmons Clark OF the
Health Department. dogs are the most persistent
| PROMOTERS OF discord among the nath0use resi-
| dents Love me- love ms dog. seems to hold its
/, grip on humanity as potently as ever. for the
| owner of the dog is always ready to declare that
Fido Is a. hairy angel and that his traducer IL an
unworthy descendant Of Ananias and Sapphira
The traducer boldly declares that Fdo yclps like
| "a tiend all night. Fido's owner asserts that Fido
is only talking In his sleep he that as II may the
! Health Department now only takes cognizance of
! dog cases wherein the complainant is prepared to
! make an affidavit This Is done for the reason
that the man who does not own dog probably Is
a dog -hater and needs to be tied down to a cate
gorica statement of fact to which he Is willing "a
subscribe by an oath. Upon formal complaint
the owner OF the dog must get the animal
away. Strange to say, according to Gen
eral Clark, no complaints made
against the organ grinders or the street-piano