New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-13
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
MEETING OF LANDLORDS.

A meeting Of landlords, numbering about fifty, Was
held at Military Hall, No. l6S Bowery last evening
Mr.. JAMES WOOD was appointed 10 the chair and
Mr. NJ. j. Flannelly Secretary.
The object of the meeting was stated to be she abo
ton OF the cxorbant charge for dsposssss warrants
row made by the Courts.
Mr. III. &. SrERRI presented 10 The notice OF the
meeting the following petition:
10 ~ abe ne Lqislasrs Of ne STATE Of NeD York
we the undersr ed Landlords and Tenants in tho City Of
NovYork feeling ourselves sssevsd in having
10 u,tect eur property and slso aud qsiene
90 to PREY S abs%t eSss Of
susnt by our aid District Courts and In lieu herso
M having tho consiabes Of this city authorized visitors OF
houses whose report of any misconduct of unruy snan'
Or roas Ti che Marine jade psas or any
of District Court shall disPossess oy inc land
Iosd raging 70 be constable dollar for such service
He said that nothing was more necessary Iot Tue
protection both Of the landlord ana aH BVou VnanS,
than some process by which tenant "1o msde aim-
self nuisance could De compelled 70 IeaVe, az Ms
nee. and make the whole house uninhabitabe by de-
cent people, that they would be obliged to move,
and yet Il the landlord should apply to Marine or
District Court, the Judge would say that If the tenant
psd his rent bis house was bis castle and he could not
aspossess him. He had at this moment IN one house
three tenants Of whom was so dirty that the DINER
two had given him notice that II be staid they must
move, There was law by which he could get RID
Of the obnoxious tenant and he would have 70 lose
both the good ones. Ii for the protection OF land
lords and of all decent tenants that they asked at the
hands of the Legislature, a law by which tho city
COnstables should be authorized to visit and
report on the misconduct of unruly tenants.
they would not have the time Of notice less than
three days. II had been stated in Of the public
prints that this combination of landlords to raise
rents but such was not the Gaze On the contrary the
tendency of the proposed law would be to cheaper
rents by giving security to both landlord aud tenant
This would also operate as healthwarden. Tenants
would be compelled by it TO keep clean. lie had had
tenants who became 80 ove7un with bed-bugs that
they were obliged to into the entry to sleep and
the bed-bsgs followed them there and actually drove
them out of doors. He had the house cleaned and
then they back to him, and wanted TO be let into
the same rooms again.
1t decided to circulate the petition, and land
lords present called upon TO pay 25c piece AID
take petitions.
Mr. SPERRY said that he had as tenants, and i2 of
them would sign the petition.
Another gentleman said that be could get IS sigma
lures.
Mr. SPERRY was astOnished that landlords mani
tested no more interest. lie had walked twenty miles
% get up that meeting, and had expended So So Inc
expenses of the room would be ten sbliDgS more.
Mr.. JOsgPH +. BRUSH said that tenant once came
and staid month, and when he went away left cot
20 keep possession Of the rooms. II was q long time
before he could find the tenant, and then the fellow
was 90 mpudent as 10 ask him to pay him for moving
away. lie had to get judge to serve paper on the
roorns which cost him 81 50, and then it eight
days before he could get possession After that the
tenant wanted him to pay dollar for the key
Numerous other instances of wicked tenautry were
related, and the nattentiOn of landlords generally 10
their rights was considerably depored.
great deal was said about the msstatements III
the papers in regard to rentraisng and the landlords
concluded that they had insulted the reporters, and
would do better to treat them with courtesy and ex-
plain their plans to them hereafter.
Tho proprietor of Washington Hail. in Elizabeth
street sent in an invitation to them to meet there
next time and they concluded to do 1t aud save the
ten shlings