The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-11

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employed sueh language nor des; on the contrary,
rem FIRST tn last uttered Of reprosch against
the bArds. Respectfully your obedispt servant.
l. B. SHEPARD.
New York Tenement Houses.
A LOOK Through THE SIXTH wARD-COw BAY TIE
NEMENTS-A REPUBLICAN HALL-A FREED NEGRO
ON sLAvERY-ORG AN GRINLERS-A FAST HORSE
AND FAST MAN.
The Legislative Committee appointed to investigate
into the condition Of the tensn. houses OF New York.
met yesterday NJ II A. NJ at the City Inspectors Office,
to resume their inspection Of New York tenement
houses Hon. Samuel Brevorst and Hon. A. Dugsnne Of
the committee were present.. Aldermen Briggs and
Griffith, of the Aldermen Committee ON Public HEALTH
and Councilman Warner and Wbitock, of the Committee
Pub Health of the Counci!men in pursuance Of pre-
vious arrar gements In attendance to join the
committee in their tours Investigation. Some consul
tation took place as to the locality OF the city select
for the days visitation II finally decided to take the
Sixth ward FIRST, rs being the worst section of the city,
and at present from its being the opening of the hot
weather, beicR much safer to 60 through later in
the season. AT few minutes before II A. NJ the Legsa-
tive Committee and representatives OF the Committees
on Public Health from the Common Council. uadsr the
escort OF Mr R. G Downing, Superintendent Ssnatory
Inspection, and Mr. Joseph Corning Health Warden Of
ipspecuon labors in The sixth ward. The eb
sence Of carriages was complained OF by some of
the more pbegmsiic OF the party. Reconciliation to
pedestrian travel. the present occasion was ehscted
by the understanding thai hereafter. when more dis
tant wards we're to be locked through carriages would
mol be waning.
The, aTss, plsce vi.i.sd the old Baptist
church IN Mulberry street. the Five Points.
The edi6cs is Few building, and, with its modern
cspbcard sides and gable ends, shows unmis-
taxable evidences Of antiquity. and a sad descent
from the aoenn to which, originally dedcat
ed The entrances through alley barely three feet
wide There are ore hundred and three families in the
su dsg sy
py The rooms are OF different sizes, but Ill mseraby
dark and damp, and filled with nauseating smells.
drunk, tottering about with babe at her breast
born twas stated only the day previous The sewer
the water caused overflow in the yard and bassment
which, in places reaches the depth OF feet SnC
over Fronting the church and connected with 1t bya
eaoh they being built In what formerly the front
yard Ct the church In the Easements of these buildings
were threa rum shops and drug store. The stories
also pied by families oompacty Joined together
in psrrow apartments and paying rents varying from S.
the church, we're manly Irish.
No II Baxter street the next locality visited
This place bears eonspcuously the sign" Sixth Ward
Republican Hall y and Is somewhat notorious being
of the buildings visited BY mob and severely
taei in the Sixth ward riot it being the residence at
lessy bad encountered the animoeity tho great un
washed" of this ward. The building is . four story
structure ard with its wide halls and high frescoed CELL
irg elbows itself to have been building, at tme Of
more than ordinary pretensons Its glory has sadly
oepartea. Twelve miles occupy the premises, in this
number Of rooms with an aggregate Of IS persons The
rent moderate varying from So % to S. IS month
The occupants organ grinders, and all Italians They
showed themselves much bewildered the unusual
rusion Of vsters upon their privacy Ragged children
ard shaggy dogs .hrapk behind organs In one Of the
only twelve years old, eneiente. The basement Of
this BUILDING was rented BY colored man named
old negro was quite rociab'e and communicative. he
said he paid ST. month for the of the basement
and found the dancing arrangement on the whole re-
erative rattution. He had dances there nightly
and employed two vioiniats to one Of whom he paid
dollar night, and to the other dollar and .
made his morey BY the patronage Of his bar;
it being the rule for each dancing couple
take drink upon the conclusion Of dancing set
In ,his WY be msnssed to clear some So 60 night.
As additional source Of revenue he let dozen
bees, put up in the balls adjacent, at ling cash
LOGGER The beds were very filthy, snd lay in close
proximity. What was worse, the floors and wallis
were both very. damp, and with the subteranean
TO soy the least rather unhealthy lodgings Those
who could net get lodgings in the beds stated
ace. MN: dated win lying down place on the benches
thus renting and using the lower premises stated the
fact in addition to the above, that he formerly
Thomas Oakley set him free twenty six years ago. since
which time he has beee servant five years in the family
day, be slave Southern plantation than free mig
ger at the North SINE of the party Of republican pro-
clivy, found It difficult to gulop down this state nent
but the seriousness with which it uttered left
doubt Of its truth.
The next place visited was "a Baxter street, which
purpots t, be model tensnt house. The owners and
cupsrts decided improvement those previously
visited The building itsef contained l01 families, and
in acme OF the apartments there was crowdrg toge-
Their in quite limited space, OF more human beings than
could be justified by any bond Of philanthropy
In 37X Baxter street, where ,he committee next
went, decfration in the rent again. The rooms,
al fed talk ar damp and miserably ventilated.
No. SO Of The same street, rear building, much
building only Two feet wide in the widest place. and
nine inches vice 10 the narrowest place making egress
case Of fire. next to a. ri. mpos0.y The ceilings o. the
persons stated occupants The rent they paid varied
irem So TO Sc month.
moved from the last place, was next looked
a. This place is remarkable BEING the place Of Pete
williams houss. The basement Is at present
used for this purpoee Here admit'ance of one sh
ling is charged The proprietor pays s25 month rent
live large number of families, in and filthy
apartments.
AT Nos 81 and 50 Baxter street we're found two mser
able tenement houses of nearly kindred character with
the last tert MT feature presented In the fact Of
Of the basement. rooms being occupied BY and
three minutes and offered to bet 81 0O0 There
tases of the bet atht ugh the appearance Of the horse
cent LEGALITY would be under ordinance Of the Common
Gil, to Barren Island.
The next and fral place visited was the old North
American Hotel bu ding and the OF Bowery and
Bay ard stYest The condition and character OF the
cupants CT these premises NOT long since written off
~ length in the HERALD. In two Of the
wom.n lying beastiy drunk. In another, young
lady belonging to the troupe OF mocel artists at the
The COMMITTEES at Jourped to NEE. again on Thursday
whsn they will lock through the Fifth and Sixth wards.
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Personal Intelligence.
Professor Dmry has been appointed t. ansator to the
state Deparm At Warrington in place OF Mr. Louis
Tssisro
ARRIVALS.
Aihe Everett H,use-wm hunt Boston; Ihos. @. Loeb,
Rev. DR. st lady Brooklne Mas; Greene o. Bron
and lady New York; W. Harvey scher ectaay;
Gsr9en New York: Mr. snd W, Schrsdt wilkes
court. Ca Z. g. Rodwooi6 ISms; Mrs.; VIM Dshsne and
Mr. and Mrs. Pinhney wisconsin, Edw ID l.. Fuld New
York. D. Pat snd family, Mas A. Bassett Qew Loniea;
Miss Bsa EFT, DO.
At the Clarendon Mr. srd Mrs. olmsted, Philadelphia; Mr.