New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-17
Court Forbids PlaCarding
Whole Apartment House
for One Case.
EMERSON CHARGED
WITH INCONSISTENCY
Reports for Day Show
Paralysis Epidemic
Still on Decline.

Yielding that Dr. Haven Emerson,
u.sitb Commissioner. has taken an in
,o-s,s.ent position in placarc.ng the
...-trsn. house g, 1919 Madison Ave
-. where there has been a case Of
,-ts-.Is paralysis. Justice Cohalan
Yesterday granted an injunction direct
;,y the Department. Of Health 20 re-
I'VE 81 -lacards except the one on the
door Of the patients apartment.
D. Emerson admitted that infantile
,s-s,vsis IS communicable only by in
..,.ior. on which statement the JUS
80 Granted the order The proceed
On, vas brought By Carlisle Norwood.
LAWYER who is pres dent Of the An
.,-,o Realty Corporation. owner Of the
.-,,e-.~. who said that leases were
.r,.-.rr on October for apartments
v.ose aggregate renta. was $4,000 O
vs,r and that che placards made it
i-soss.b,s 20 rent these apartments.
TIE Bstent was the daughter Of a law
vs- who refused 20 have her removed
70 q hospital
The Department Of Health placed one
,,sear5 on che exterior Of the building
s,8 another JUS, outside the entrance.
besides the one on the apartment door
upstairs.
Holds Emerson Inconsistent.
a1s ,be Commissioner Of Health
said Justice Coha.an. mad adhered 90
ne provisions Of the p,acardIng reso-
lv,.on there might be no force 10 the
p.s.n-~s claim q right 90 invoke the
remedy Of injunction. But he has
.sser. since che posting o. che notices,
a. opposite ard inconsistent pos .ti0r.
IT, .-e --.- place be warned people
from ,1e building and then, after some
negotiations and over his own .-na-
t-re. he hands --e plaintiff letter
dated S-0-e-3 .. 1910. Waicn reads
% part as follows.
"-0w--E 90 The manner o. MAINTAINING
che ISOLATION - the sea pa-e-- tLe Dee
-.-a.- safe for che -a-c--- OF this lI.ll-
l-r up people having business with me
tenants OR occupants C- tr-s ding
sd use Che halls. s-a.--ay- and eleva-
tors. a- ue. as the apartments and
stores ls freely a any o--er prem
Uses. There IS no danger q acquiring
infection .- --.s building except 1y get
-r- % persona. contact with the sick
H d. HE
occupied with entire safety. Business
cea. -rs w.-- the occupants Of store,
can continue e. before. without any
rsk Of Infection. either % those oDerat-
Ing --e stores or those visiting the
stores
Epidemic Steadily Decreases.
Further evidence that the epidemic OF
,l-a--..e para rsls Isl steadily -ecrea--
l-g was found yesterday lr reports
from lel.-r officials. IC- only tl -rear-
e. New York. bug surrounding cities
and states. In practically every report
made re number Cf new ca was
s-0V- OF be smaller than on the pre-
vo-s day.
Tie -c-al q new cases for New York
City was torty-one or but one .ess
rca1 --e previous day. while the NUM-
1s- o. deaths was thirteen. an increase
g three over Friday. Since tre new
cases reported have continued 90 show
a steady falling OF since the middle OF
Angus. regardless % Auc-uatIlg
death list. Health Department officials
to--i -o-h.1g C.scouragilg III these
1ggres
Mcreo~s-. quarantine is being .f.ed
q apartment houses and private
houses that have been rr' ro0 f"-
,.s.- occupants. ~ some cls rce
ne beginning Of the plague. The Fe.-
s.s. .rs rec-.or for traveller. ".- be
continued for some time however. be-
cause ~ enc requests o. rcalt- one
Gals 90 surrounding states. who fear