New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-07
The prrIIirEs Of the Poor.

produces lsrccr income on Us value than tie
As,c- House c. psls1e Ia The Fith Avenue
Wee tbs lie xh'ls sto-y !: light pass -laoticed
save ty those whom Mature has endowed with
eoa,rrutioual benevo,ence. but the csss is one N
which ir:elh-eu, ssiash-ess must follow 80 path
- ;.-sted 6y pure philanthropy. Ever property
holder and business nan IN tie CITY vel IS
every father Of family. has Dire; interest IN
the matter Who can estimate the amount of a.
tasl pecua.ar, JOSS suffered IL TINS City in coase.
qnence Of the Cholera last Summer Or Who can
reckon the sun Of sorrow which the rsvaser EFT
Ia csc happy homes AID when we know that
that .oss sui that sorrUw would have been d.min
ished II not totally prevented. the monstruus
nu.ssnce. existing in several wards bad been
previously corrected AMI # among them. the reek
lls kennels which the poor from necessity n3v
iahsbit bal been removed y give place tor clean
and comfortable ahodes-csa there be any h'sit,
tll - = TIC seton which ought o he scorte
But We DO DOT ue,n 20 repeat 81 a7peal or sn
argument already fsmiiiar to or readers ior 10
rr1th We car hardly think that either are ncccsss.
~ The fact. themselves arc too pslpabe 10 acec
any 1ew exposition. y nsn an c,caq" tho con
v,c,ion thai :he health q the o1ius City - Penas
nently endangered az lon- rs such pes;i!epu, u
caii,ie. a. the lower part NJ Elm ~ O. O. Orange
81. remain un1u-ifet. And there IS only ere WY
IN winch such puniicat.on caD Be efficiently set
on lot That way IS 20 build decent commodo-s
and vel VENTILATED house rent apartments q them
- chesP brt paying rates. and provide by suitable
oversight tha, they b kept clean Tiers j. no
doub, tina, By this mean. 10 eud cal ne rer-hct.
a. much experience has already demonstrated r. y
tho Cry n London which Is "a IN advance oi
Nsw.York Tot ouy IN gro for al things that mos,
need the public care. out especisliv IN the S>-ial
Providence which Il exercises Tor the loss fv-1ua-
portion n .is population
IN tie Iord7s TINES. q Dc g. rs fni or
rerogt OF toe proceedings OF ne Metropolitan 20
ce-y for Improving the Dwellings 81 he Lsho1irs
Classes. Oh occasion Of opening nsw - Ing
..v extracts ON winch vii givs Cur readers a.
dsa Of the state Of ire enterprise Olly potion
Of 10 eihcs vas opened the whole no. beng
completed The wing row ready irr Us, contains
soartrnents fo7 23i single mon. AL j. thus ta.
scg.bei
The t.i,lingl fve sores N hight from the
basement The latter = surrounded hy an open
he requisite appurtcnsnces, extensive ceIera-e
AMI smp.a space for workshops Upon the crOuni
ioor the entrance bal. IS Commanded by the super
nteulents apartments, which are place on the ief
while the store room and COOKS apartments occupy
aoo1t the same space on the right Immediately
y .roni OF the entrance are the s.ars, q IRE proof
coa.rric,iou. which le,l 10 the three stones OF
,.seping apartments and oppos &c the stslrr on the
,,Juud IGOR. IS good sized ayatory ior day use
The coffee room IS directly in front Of the staircase
"a . aad cXtcnis 20 the back %. Oh, building, con!
naacatus GA ole SHE with a reading Tooul and o.
the o.her with a'cheu Jos Tie use Of tho Inmates
10 - ofiV room divide INFO alses y non col
supporting az open roof a stained i.mber', llrhec
nv are window al the further eui. TWO smaller
.i1e windows ami sheets o: rough plate IN the ROOT
Boxes are fitted with tables sni seats round three
sides and the room Is armed by hot wafer pIpes
cook car opens INTO the coffee room. tor The sup
ply Of coffee &c. The reahng room, SEc % ieot by
u feet = inches, Is warmed by open hres. and
intended to lie furnished WIKI some o! the
dAlls papers AMI popular periodicals.. The
kitchen. IS feet by p feet inches, Tor the use OF
the inmates. contains Two ranges provided with
not water. sunk with cod water, and common
apparatu. i0p cooking purposes From thus kitchen
\ stone staircase leads 10 8 portion " tie base.
meut containing @9i snail meat safes, Al under
och ami KEY raised on BRICK piers, placed In ranges
oaCk 30 back, with ample space Tor ventilation
The cooks shop - connected with the iArAs
Kitchen bv . bar. from which cooked PROVISIONS
MAY be obtained at almost any hog- Of the DAY
The watenclosets are placed IA the yard aud az.
Li.ache from the inmates kitchen by covered
passs.c Tie three upper stories are lifted with
s-cping apartments on each slde OF the corridors
zach compartment measures : feet b. icet
inches. an. Is lighted b. malt ndow the uipcf
port on ONLY opening and tbs 3 huag ON ceAters.
THESE rooms are al furnished with IRON belsteals
sni suitable bed furniture. There s also m eacu
a ecker ior linen and clothes, with false bottom
ior the admission VI fresh ar. that the sleeping
berths can be ventilated nj t. pleasure OF the
.Odsers All the doors secured by sprlng atches,
OF which each inmate has as own KEY, sA- 10 kcy
vii open the Iock OF any other m the same wuis
On each floor are lavstOres lifted with castfon |
enamel bas.nS. set M State fittings, anI a.sO two
wstercOeets tor night use The partitions form
uc the sleeping compartments S-e kept beo"
the ceiling Tor the purpose VI Ventilation anu thc
corridors have windows at each end % insure
thorough drau-ht when Necessary W IN respect
to yeutLarOn, the principal agent Is shalt "iheh
risss nearly 100 feet, INTO which several % the
smoke fines are convey ed, and b. whlcn means
powerful upw ard current : maintained. Tie sleep
ing apartments and ote p-.nci pa ms are con
nected by ,iuated air hues with the yeutlalng
shai's sad the current 5 regulated a. pleasure ni
means o. hampers, placed under the control az q r
superintendent Wstsr-Larco cstc.-s 70 ne
roots sud sms.cr onee "a other part. oi ire b--i
inc afford an ample supply OF water u every psrt
OF the premises u.-Every ao0r hiss a. open
.nE secured BY iron door. into c-si AL com
muncatias with dost cellar IL the basement
The whole building i. lighted by 49, me
terms % per week PAYABLE IN dvance hach
innate WI have. beside his sle.pns apartment,
the use Of the coffee room, reading room and TIE
public kitchen. where be may cook his own TODD,
or he can Obtain ready cooked provisions nom the
cook $ shop. Every lodser "a furnished WIN
small ladder under his own lock and key nss iree
oce.s 10 the Washing house At CERTAIN tines OF me
day. AID can, b. the payment OF sina4i sum have
bot or cold bath. Adjoining TO 'Ais ou-.dnz and
witA.a the ssme enclosed ground. a. extensive
rausc OF buildings Tor GO families IS COW ID cJlr-e
Of erection. OF which particulars VA &c furnished
when they are completed
The Earl Of Carlisle. Lord MorPethl who pre-.
s,ded on the occasion. made statement OF the o. Il
d.,on Of the Society and the results Of 't' Opera-
tons thus far. part Of which W. copy
- The model bNiring house for families which the
present association had IN the Old Psncra, road
4 "A now been opened ior neary the space II two
wears And what xs. tie sctua practical rssu.
He might state without the fear OF CONTRADICTION,
tb., the tenants therein ape Eec AID expressed
tbsu1selve. fclly sensible Of TIE etorts winch hsd
hen made bv ne association % improve the cwel
Encs which they had been allowed 70 occupy
Tsv exr-r.sel themselves a. beng sens DE that