New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-18
SANITARY COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Augustine j. III. Dnganno
testified before the Sanitary Committee of the stss
Sense, by reading written statement in relation 10
the bearings of tenement houses upon the sanitary
condition OF the city. The statement based upon
the investigations Of the Specia Committee II the As
semhly ON the subject Of tenemen houses in no and
1856. of which Mr.. Dugaure was Chairman. No
made the following suggestions as 10 the lessIaton
noe. ssary for the sanitary interests ot the city
LOWS PoFur In The fret place must suggest The
sbsog'e mP9snce Of redSn hs Ppoa Pp o, s'I'AI asH's
per, be allowed The occupation 9 .nSie room by pro.
hbng 'he pfosUous unsisg Of and coios 10 odsns-
houses nv uosps upon and AGENTS Of property the
OF odsrs distinct famies m separate apartments and u
,h,r Than The renec. by prohibiting The biting
Of under ground spamens tor lodging rss BY proudns or
proper supervision Of houses INTO 'ns
order suppress he common practices 81 prostitution oS
pursued by young females who iye Their oI he parPo'.
I-D,skNEss1he evils ofdsrkpsss sr'ipa from the van,
ofwndGw' odspt and dwelling a,uss. no;' a LAIN %
LEGISLATION The building of rows houses ossto oa or ;se
q such houses ~b only space between
feet wide should be forbidden ae etins fog
u.e as dark back th" Inter-
by long sh window passage nay.
observation-disclosures dwelling. can be healthy or 90
other which bull; with contracted doos
not pass at In Of ne egress for toe nAse
sns would be next to an impossb'y hsht or base 'ao'd
V-tIcx OF vE>rrt,rioS.-This Of cour,e the chief
natter Of sanitary regusonsir being, some old writer
saw. tb. d-h one feeds ON every minute Legsaion
sadug this rss becsu. ,pecuiors IN houses for the
poor will regard 10 venaion even isuoranee Of s
importance iii furnish them with coo.tni excuse for
neglect Positive directions the numb aud 10 s'ion OF
orrss air. and regulations coucstuins tho
use of 'hcds of producing drat through d~"lnf
ought In building laws The proportion 81 Gs
cse directly raoeshle 20 lmpure Atmosphere and ia genera
fatal and ought 90 furnish ample ground
for the regarding the We uaon ~ al
houses constructed adapted for tho residence of mixed
numbers. -
v CONTRACTION TE>,>r-HOusEsLssisia,ion 10 bera
demanded petavey The as u such house,. should o0
made common standard, hsh, OF ceilings
and runtr ought 20 be- ihsd aud empyn-ns
of materials resuaied BY law. Many tenant honsss are nl-"
shells of work with interiors composed ~ ght sthns'
and pine h.mock castings for partition walls stars anf pas
infsmmsble that the entire structure 10 ke uaii-
moth tnd-r.box.
VL-WA>r or WATER-IIere Is a pa.en. cause OF n.aIy
tenant hous. nu There IL water higher ihan mo
ground foor N. labor of carrying mp acsss aud -
rear apartments conssnt obstacle 20 leanlnes IA ensnts
Generally the hydrnt is placed In me common Ard or ares
and often IL located In the barroom OF grocery the con-
Even when pipes introduced the upper andugs hoo
10 provision made for their security sgnst damage aud they
frequently snd brt 20 the d.comfor. snd danger OF
The supply Of water AZ s tunes ought q D. mad"
imperative ord regulations concerning IL use engatei in a~
VII connection With suitable provisions tor
supplies proper means Of dansss should be enoined
from gutter roof gutter Of alley The narrow duets and
pine used by forty families should oo
upereoed BY strong concs Of ample damer well ~ash'd
lyhydant power and there ought 10 be- In the bsssmea. OF
every tenant reservoir depository Of garbage
Jrepsd from the upper stories which depository shod eo
accessible 20 be city obsl carts
The Commissioners adjourned 10 Monday nett.