New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-11
TIE NEXT STEP IN HEATING AND VENTI-
LATINO CITY DWELLINGS.


To Ne Editor Of The T. T'bsn~
SIR: There are three things essential to life and 10
social happiness-wster, light and air. defective
SIMPLY of these has been and the bane of crowded
populations In the present century much progress
has been made as respects the first. The introduc-
tion of waterworks that send the liquid into every
house and often into every apartment is consignng TO
oblivion street and graveyard wells, with their adj
iuncts and apnoyances Then as regards the second,
what piles of candlesticks lamps, snuies, and count
less accessories and labors have been swept away by
gaslghts!
Rnt IN perfect domestic economy in cities another
desGeratum is lacking and TO invite attention 10 1t 10
the object Of this communication, viz: free supply
of sir-of air cool in summer and heated IN winter
forced through tubes for general circulation in place
of tbe myrads of stoves and replaces in our dwell
;pes This obviously attanabe as our supplies oil
gas and water All that is required the locating oil
few heating stations and having at each one or more
steam engines or other motive powers, constantly lore
ing air through heating apparatus into mains oi earth
enware brick. soapstOne, or even wood,) ana rom
them into stores and dwellings In hot weather the
engines would force in cold air Is there any serious
objection IL The Adoption OF such plan lope SUR,
the outlay of considerable sum will be required 70
carry If out but is not the object worthy OF 1t ana VIII
IL NOT payl No chartered company could declare bet
ter dividends 10 is doubtful ii the original outlay
would be 1.-THE Of the annual saynss IN saeh cty -
N,v.York Think OF the saving in buildings, especial
IN in chmney. those expensive blotches OF domestic
srchtecture-r msntie-pcces CRATES, tenders hre-
irons, stoves, stove-pipes, drums, radiators ana
thousa nd ar OF hearths and hres OF coal
coalcelars carting and getting 10 fuel. with the le
yiops of servants occupied in kndlng and keeping up
fires, ard collecting the duet arising from them;
Il ali this ia not enough add the premiums paid 10 H.
suranee Companies chiefly on the ground OF our IN
perf,ct mode of heating dwellings, and It VII De
admitted that the yearly savings in New-iork would
NOT border en- hundreds of thousands but on millions OF
dollars 70 saw nothing of the beneficial effects on pub
lie health as well as comfort
Adopt the plan and the occupants OF small IS wen
those of large hahitstons can, by opening or closing
yslvc or register regulate the temperature OF tner
rooms as readily and certainly as they do ihe
of yyater Certain districts viii then no longer DC
dens of filth and disease. in winter the poor would
no, su6er from cold sleep in stagnant and close L
mosnheres in summer. But enough on this point.
there thing d.cred,sle 70 cur asp,1 a
age it is the cd waseiul and nnPiOsSsa% !, have C
i, consigned to the past. Nature full OF suggestions
on this as on all other matters OF science ana sr.
T1e Great Engineer makes q single fire warm score
or two OF worlds: let us begin TO initiate him oy neat
| ing a few hundred houses from one furnace L.
Neg lotk, Ags 7