New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-20

that time in the Garden waiting TO DO sen, OF Wee.
by the different hines Of transit While the COMMITTEES
were examining this locality, they the interesting
spectacle of large number of emigrants landed from
ship which had just arrived. The bark Dorett, from
Bremen, with geo passengers, WAS lying AZ anchor in
the stream, and stssmtug was bringing emisran:s
and the baggage ashore IN OF two parsee be-
Ion gipg TO the Commissioners Instead of thirty or
forty fierce pulling, and hauling and ,srtyiny
the poor Germans they were seen, a. the barge an.
preached the shore, quietly gazing on the new aud
striking scenes before them aud doubtless enjoy no An
iicpations of future prosperity and happiness in the
land of their adoption With the modas operaadi of
the reception and dspO,itiOn made of enigrants on
their landing at Castle GARDEN the public is already
familiar IL is sufficient 10 say thai the plan has been
extremely happy in its results and the protection it
extends 10 poor foreigners, 1t has already proved
most benefcent institution. IL IS SAID THAI e. leat
three quarters Of the emigrans arriving a, Castle Gar
cen never see the outside gate but pass directly to
their destined homes in the North. Etst AMI West.
The house No. 81 Washington street attracted the
especial attention Of the Committee. IT'S an Old build
ing about by 30 feet ia dimensiors and three stories
high and is owned by Robert Williams The first hoor
is occupied sailors boarding house, aud the others
by Irish families In the gaet, which IL reached from
the floor below by sort of ladder, were three fam-
lies. One of them consisted of a poor widow and her
child The widow pays % month for her room, and
last Winter was obliged TO sen her bed and bedstead
to meet the demands Of the landlord, who refused to
reduce the rent an iota She is compelled TO sleep
on the floor. She said that she bas been engaged for
the last four years by of the banks in Wall street
to clean and take of their building. The root of
this tenant house is miseraby leaky and those occu
pyipg the garrett are fiequeny drenched by the rain.
Tie total rent of the house is $50 per mouth.
The Committee next proceeded to visit the teue-
ment house No. I6 Trinity place, formerly school
building. There were fourteen families of seventysiK
persons on the premises Each suite OF apartments
consists of one moderate-size room and two small
bedrooms Some Of the families keep boarders,
charging one shilling per night. One widow woman
has nine boarding with ber and al lodge In the
one room and two bedrooms. THIS part OF the street,
shaded by the noble trees of Trinity Churcby yard is
very inappropistey occupied by class OF people
who seem to have an affinity for filth and disease, and
who have frequently been largely the victims oil
infectious malades.
In the course of their the Committee Inspected
No. 1871 Liberty street, No. $50 Greenwich street, Nos
10 and ls Leonard street. Nos AZ and a same street
the tenants in both places all colored; No. II Worth
street rear Of No. 81 street. corner of Harrison
and Staple streets, and No. 34j Greenwich street In
the rear No 81 Worth street found rinous old
wooden building, one part occupied by family and
most of the under portion used promscuousy as
prvy by persons entering from the street The place
is rtpul I've beyond description, and calls for the
instant action of the authorities to abate the nus8uce
Many Of the tenement-bouses insp. cted yesterday
are in equally cepiorabe condition - any yet
seen by the Committee. If these gentlemen faithfully
exercise the trust reposed in them, they must report
most bord state of things among the poor IN this city,
which demands relief in the shape of immediate and
salutaiy laws.
The Committee win meet again Thursday next.