New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-07

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b., ned The in,srfsrenee Of the LegxAtrre ~ -
:. u,ova al vii admit II the matter sooaa ?.
,nd.d sx the present. year, The e1peoHefe We.
-, a.. IA, inrured .osA be comparatively ~ees'
~ ~. n~It L<rsla,ure would doubtless sppotn =
- c.rr1nitte. wbs would be compiled 70 eoM"sIe'
The vort anew aDd would u al PROP .nHty Ds 49, -.
70 accomplish any result during tne DIss 60, -
1900 The sSsnse ths: would attend t7e pfVosO!
fruitl.,. hbors of new committee, sppoInt.o .eN
wear voaH .nfice 10 enable the preseht comm
during ,he recess, 70 make 1oiSaaa H. ~ ret,n
N. matter 10 mature vel csn-idered pi.I " Us
and 20 nrsrare bl upor which the succeeding Legs
lsture iii be able to Get. 49,
Inte.d. no expenditure that could be incurred u ~
rurny tbe removal Of the evils complained Of could be
:, Ill commensurate with the benefits and the saving
th.t would result tberefrOn. To the wretched eoo1io1
OF TIE dwellings Of the poor OF New OK esn Dc
an enornols proportion Of the burdens impose upon
the Of the city, and upon the s9.e a.
ARE or the support Of psuper and criminals. FROM
tI toni atmosphere Of tie tenement houses spnns tne
infectious diseases that 30 frequently spreah
the CITY ,weeping away Thousands ana pot connnn
their cepredatons 80 the Case with wnicn they org
nate but penetrating into the localities occupied BY
The weakly, and rendering desoa;e many happy
bou,ebod. Hundreds upOu hundreds OF Pe1Pers pour
into the hospitals, stricken By disease conuscted 70
tbe.e botbeds Of pertlence. From them drunkenness
mainly receives its victims; for what vii sooner orve
man 10 the iuo1 eating cup than an ao-euee OF al 81
traction and al comfort from biz home IRON them
the brotbel Of the city are peoped Tor theie tne le
NM IL sary taught TO forget al womaaly feeling, and
Iured 10 life Of shame. From them the als are cup
pnsd for they are the natural haunts OF teons IL =
10 IDLE assertion 10 say that reform oy Thch the con
dition Of the bones Of the poor could De improved
would remove large proportion OF the criminals from
oar ursOpr ard the peupers from our amshousee. In
London siLce tie model lodging houses have been ~
existence together with baths and washhouses for toe
DOOR, the mortality has decreased 81 per cent ana pau
perifm 80 Der cent similar result would attend q
similar reform 10 New-isrk.
The practical results which Jour committee viii en-
deavor to secure through legislative acton aud to
which their INQUIRIES will be directed, are:
Ventilation and cleanliness 10 tenement houseS, -
tha; the public health may be protected the spread OF
inf ctious diseases checked and the expenses OF puoc
hospitals and aims houses decreased
An enactment against permitting the renting OF
underground apartments or cellars as tenements.
Regulations ss to the building of halls and stairwsys
in houses occupied by than three families 20 a.
to insure easy egress in Gaze OF hre. ,-.,
The prevention Of prostitution and incest, Dy proVlh-
ing that only sufficient number OF rooms, or room
properly diviced into separate apartments, shall be
rented to families, and by prohibiting sub-etting
The prevention Of drunk enness, by providing 10
every man clean and comfortable home.
In conclusion your Committee would state that as
thew are all residents of New-York its immediate
neghbcrhood the expenses attending their abors dur:
ing the recess would be comparatively trirlng and
they therefore beg respectfully to submit for the con-
sideration Of the House, the following resolutions
R.ed Ts the sPes Committee .RpGnse to sIi .ns
Brooklyn power extend tnsir operations during me re-
&c" o. the LeI'stue % :i Necessary 70 eI h ~ men en-
confederation Of the r.rt House Of Assembly and the, they
BE- required to HER sS lS Of 70 t1s
'''' some ! Si sFEP sA% %Iifi14@,j!. SHEA,
Albany AMI T. pU ssAMGEI BRES St Fit Committee