Year: 1873

THE BOARD OF HEALTH SHOW A DETERMINED


FRONT AGAINST ENCROACHMESTs UPON THE


PUBLIC HEALTH.


The Board of Health met yesterday. The
Sanitary Committee made long report In relation TO
the condition OF the North River front from Thirty
fourth 10 Forty 1t stated that the shore
line was mass of deposits from saugherhouses and
other trades whose refuse is Of an offensive nature
At low tide acres of filth are laid bare, which
fermentjng beneath the Summers sun send forth
Volumes OF foul gases be driven by an unfavorable
wind into the windows OF dwellings mile distant 10
remedy the evil efforts have been made TO dredge the
nier slips but after many attempts with its machines
the Department of Docks declared that 1t was an mpos
se task to remove and dispose OF the filth. The only
other practicable remedy seemed TO be the filling
I'm of the river front. Residents owning prop
ertv I'm the neighborhOOd had suggested the
onening OF TweIfth-ave., inasmuch as the filling in
necessary TO complete the street would efectuay dis
nose OF the nuisance and make river front which would
be flushed by the tide. On the recommendation OF the
Committee the Secretary was directed to prepare the
proper form OF petition for the opening Of Twefthaye
from Thirtyfourth Forty secondst and to request
the Board Of Police detail patrolmen TO the duty OF
obtaining the signatures Of property owners along the
line OF the proposed avenue.


resolution passed TO the effect that as the officers
OF the Metropolitan Gas Company who have constantly
professed their willingness to comply with the wishes of
Health Board
OF dry lime purihcIt0n, which the original cause OF
complaint they therefore required by the Board TO
abandon the process before Juy1.


Assistant Sanitary superintendent James reported


that During the week before cellars had been vacated
as places Of habitatlOn. description OF the eel


lars OF their occupants, and the OF compulsory
removal by the OF the Sanitary Police given in
THE TRIBUNE OF yesterday. DIR. james recommended


that the OF compulsory removal be extended to
the upper portion OF the city, where there many
cellars OF Ike nature, Inhabited ny families
Sanitary superintendent Day ordered TO detail
Health INSPECTORS from time time ~ the duty of
| cinating strangers 20 the city.


The Commissioner Of Public Works in letter. stated
that ysPcOnd-st, between SecOndaye and LeXlng
ton-ave OF which complaint has been made would
| be paved Tho Health Inspectors reported that the
pavement al Madison and Ohyer-st was In bad cond
| ton.


The Sanitary Committee called the attention OF the
Board 10 the business OF hog saughtering nuisance
stated. carried chiefly in the district bounded by
Thirty ninth and ry-hrststs., EleventhaYe. and
North River. Within this small from 900 1000
hogs are daily herded and slaughtered. The buildings
are old wooden Sheds cOso and confined pens under
| the slaughter-h0uses. These sheds and pens
grounds imperfcctly drained, the soil being prin-
cipally filth aud refuse. The nuisance Is fruitful
source OF complaint by residents in that vicinity,
which has been rendered permanently offensive. In the
opinion the Committee, the least reform which
Board should the the busi
ness during the Summer months. In give al
parties interested In this business opportunity be-
heard the proposed reform, the Committee
mended tho adoption OF the following resolution which
done


Roed That Secretary be and hereby directed 70 nohfy all
persons In the Of city
will them heAnng the subject Of this report Friday
nsIt July ~ ,2 O'Clock m The T, Of the Board Of Health