[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] Then should follow the absolute abolishment of cesspools, and soil-vaults, which are the most dangerous and ab-horrent of all human devices ever permitted to exist in an intelligent and compact community. The deep gulch, known as the Sing Sing Kill, affords by far the most direct and complete outlet for the main sewer of our village, it possesses depth, proper descent, and the additional advantage of water for the frequent Hushing of the sewer, which can be made of large iron pipe, of tile or of brick masonry. Another sewer would be required to find its outlet through Cedar (Hen, and thus the place could be effectually relieved of the accumulating sewage, which is our present chief source of danger to the public health. Cholera Visitations at Sing Sing. — This place, in common with most towns in the United States, was visited in 1882 with the Asiatic cholera. It first made its appearance on the 17th of July, on which day it attacked five of the convicts at the State's Prison. The disease continued until about the be-ginning of September, during which time there were three hundred and seventy-six cases, one hundred and three of which proved fatal. Many of the prison officials were taken with the disease, but none died of it. There were hut two fatal cases in the village, both of whom wi re dissipated characters who had come here from New York City. The health of the village