The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-31

N. a.A, ssbsszu.s 70 ~ remains Of N. wsss
present. q passage Of The bill proposing 10 be Of
fred 70 the Lseslaturs fr the appoint.asnt Of Ave
should b 70 supervise the plans and specifications Of
each new house to be sreceo.
The opinion was unanimous against II, beng .
scheme to benefit few individuals wishing the appoint
ment. Such position II stated, would DO worth at
leas $50 GOO year to cash Commissioner through
promises with builders. As TO the effect 1t claimed
that simple and specific astmsnt rigidly cuisrced
would answer the purpose we'll This terminated the
statements as to the construction Of tenant houses
We give next the tour Of inspection into some Of the
In the Eighth and Ninth wards taken by
Msssrs. Brsyoors and Duganne of tbs conmitse As
xuvSl = carriages. Accompanying them Oesidss the
usual ooS sment Of reporters we're Mr.. R. G downing,
superintendent Of Sanitary Inspection, and Mr.. T. l.
The rst place visited No. rs LAurens street. There
IRON. and rear budiDg the front building is ave
ss ..n 1s
building thirty by thirty feet four stories nigh
and contains thirty sI rooms occupied y t.sve t.
tenant houses. The larger with higher CELL
ing wider s,airw.ys, aud better light. A fea ure
veloped Itself to The committes-tns tact that
the latter boidipg afforded home for whites and
ges promiscuousJ nsgroes who preferred a. spou.es
felt themselves above any petty prtudicss as 70 color
could hero have apartments and i've As unltedly and
could possibly enable them. the varis
ty Of shades of color met with the result OF such
anas.mations can Be imagined A perfectly white
nance to DO seen eating 1t he same table with
bevy Of pale offspring about them Noe1eusively white
evident TO the com0i.tse that thsy had dropped In
among class Of undoubted 'nggee worshppsrs." Toe
interior Of the apartments 1t Is but just to say, pre-
sented much nester Appearance than that OF average
The committee from looking on the above dark
knsnents on tho same street, just .sovs Grand
street, on the west side, designated :" Rotten
frortps ON the ST. . eet and six IN The rear. fhe
buildings three stories high front and oue stories
high 10 the In the front buildings are "a families
each The condition Of the buildings themselves
is beyond description. The appelstion Of "RoSsen
vibly manifest the floors, ths stairs the baunisecs
the door, the windows and throughout the combined
premises TIE ceilr are but i've feet four inches 10
height and nearly cenuded OF pastering The stairs
wee narrow the rooms generally dark and Ill veau-
lated. Many OF the had two beds in them.
Der of these eecs it was stated, were let At shilling
night. A sadder spectacle than the miserable tenants
exhibited hsd presented itself 81 prior place visited BY
the comm In three of the apartments
in the final stages of consumption besides frequent e1hi
b ions OF unfortuna,es suffering from not less fatal but
horrible aud enpg diseases. the income derived
from these buildings soeoo year Insy belong e; 70
ticp and thus prevented from being torn down. the
city would ony do right to take this task upon ITSELF
The building No. AZ Wooster next looked into. 1t
large building 40 feet front by 100 feet deep. Toe
committee seon discovered that they had obruded them
selves into large assgnaiOn house minute invssti-
CATION Of the interior apartments not pursued Tue
ancsdy letting the committee in, when subsequently
a. to the character OF the house. remarked
that supposed they knew when she first admitted
them, from the familiar way in which they went up
stairs With the limited research made by the commit
tee, occasional futter of skirts heard, with
brief glance at their occupants.
An adjournment took place from the last locality TO
respectable aid better class tenaut house, at No. SO
Greene street There was front and buding In
both fifty families, paying rent from % 90 70 $40 .
irgs; and, aside from dark bedrooms-the only obJec-
tionable feature-wel ven tiated.
Nos. 10 and 16H Downing street were next visited.
There fifty families in the house, comprising 25l
Tably well lighted and ventilated. The most noticeable
feature was stairs only twenty.sx inches wide
A building In the rear OF No. 40 Hamersley street,
only three stories high and containing fifteen fam les
found to afford very mesgre accommodations for It's
occupants with but limited oppcrtnni for the enjoy
ment of necessary ventilation and light.
A visit TO No. 98 Christopher street terminated
The inspecting tour of the committee This was
claimed TO be sort Of model house. Il is . six story
tenement and has 30 The lot is so by 10 eet
and the building only 80 by SO feet thus leaving open
space in the Of 20 fest for free admiss OF air
Each family occupies and bedroom the former IL
by l6 feet the latter 10 feet square There ia CIR ,ton
water every floor, with coal bins in the cellar. The
varies rcm IS 70 IS month. There Is good light
and good ventilation throughout the building. The OBJ
ec ionabe features and they serious is the
of the ais and the being parti oned through
out with pine partitions too combusube material in
Gaze of fire.
The above the last visitation the committee made
An adjournment subsequently took place die. 1t Ia
understood that the wi not make their report
during the present session but offer resolution
mendng that they Re authorized TO sit during va:aton
so as TO give them time ior further investigation.