New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-08
NEH-YORK SANITARY ASSOCIATION

held last evening oil the Cooper Institute
Mr.. HALLIDAY. from the Committee on the cont-
ton Of Tenant Houses stated thai he hai put bis re-
port INTO perm anet suspe, making quite q volume
winch he presented 10 the Association. The book
gives 81 account Of the tenant houses Of the city, sh
large variety Of statistics II relation t. ciseases and
deaths connected with the jewellers in their crazy filthy
teneu ebts. The book was accepted.
Dr. GRIscos, from the Commit e Cellar Popula-
tom Of the city sad that il difficult for this CON-
uee ~ pursue their Labor IN consequsnce Of the h
they encountered. There are something ike -, 100
persons thus living under ground ia tuis city 10
staie which can scarcely he realized by those who 1--we
10 the sDDs hipersous who or sleep above ground
unlets IL De 10 a PRISON.
DIR. GRIscoA reported that the Committee on Ssa
taiy Legislation had been making progress; aud the
prospect Of sanitary laws for this city better than it
WIS est year.
DIR. GEIscos presented resolution 10 the effect thu.
the Leg stature OF this STATE is impers,iveIy called
upon to max some sanitary lsx whereby the people
especially the poor, shall be rescued from the grest
prevalent 10 this city. he sail tha, the NOR
tahty ID New York va. greater than 10 any other city,
DmiDg one week in August lsst there 40 deaths;
while in Boston there were 81; in Providence, X. l..
10 in Bro klyn, l6. BY these statistics, Providence
is he besthieet city known. In the proportion
TO population New York should have lost in tls week
only 224; while The number OF deaths actually ~as1l0
Anotbtr thing in NewYOrk is the miserable doniclsry
arane New-York has 10000 more people
thar Philadelphia, but Philadelphia has % COO more
HOUSES TIE thing called tenant house ia unknown
in Philadelphia; yet in Newiork 10 per cent of the
population live in these HOUSES tenant house being
uI derstood to a house with four families
in il. Yet New York has taken great number Of
acres to make Park, which the DR.. thought would
DO Of little sanitary benefit to the people iyiog in the
lower ps't Of the city. Last year he said there died
il NewYok Is 80 children, Ia, $50 under five years
Of age He asked that the Legislature be requested TO
give ONE ehDitary aid.
MI WEIMoRE desirsd the Associ alton rot 10 he mis-
led in regard to the reports in the newspapers of the
great Improvement N the sanitary condition Of the
city. Some streets have been partially cleaned, but it
is not true that sryresl improvement has taken place.
ard be wished the Association to 60 to work, and not
be nsed to think the city was really IN better
sanitary condition.
DIR. j. w. Francis said that the facts presented
we've eLoUgh to rouse the most ethsgc II was pltia-
bic to city naturally 60 healthy a. this reduced
TO such loahsOme condition. Tbess facts had been
familiar TO him for years; be had been into one room
where 40 persOns were living. The deplorable condi.
tion Of New.York IL known and talked OF everywhere
He SAID there was some improvement; Bond street
wss Dow svep. twice year instead OF once and he
WAS wiling TO give all the credit due. He urged the
importance Of having Sanitary Board of medical men,
who Understood hew to deal with disease. lie SAID the
Individual who began the tensDt'house business had
Inflicted wound the city which would take long and
iervept prayer Tor MIN to expiate.
Mr.. HALLIDAY said be had examined 20 out OF -
Wards. There in this city ll6 900 families, only
5000 of which occupy an entire house. There are
20 600 families who dwell in 900 houses, and some
80 eco families who live three or four families In
house. lie said be was glad to see 80 many OF the
clergy, and hoped to hear from them.
Tie Rev. d.. BELLOWS said it would not DO TO de-
spair New. York was q new city, and needed to be
tsug ht to do better We could not get rid OF tenant
houses but they must be improved lie cited the e1'
ample OF Paris TO show that tenant houses might be
regulated and made useful. We need more OF the
arlftouacy which God has established The head
must rule the rest Of the body. The people are so
democratic that they are jealous OF the rulers and
rulers allow the rens TO be taken out OF their handr
and care nothing for nOse over whom they are placed
lie was GLAD TO have the Central Park, aud did no.
how UGH 1t cost; money was the cheapest thing
in New York, and for Gods sake let It CO. IL II wiz
not reach the lower class IL will at least do the middle
csts good and if it Will do any body sry good, he was
glad to go He sad he liked TO see all good
things prosper lie urged the necessity Of enossns the
subject before the Legislature. The sanitary Society
must make itself known and iet In order 70 produce
lts effect.
The Rev. DR.. HAGUE expressed DIS concurrencs IN
the sentiments of DIR. Bellows. He said that 10 hsi
sometimes felt thankful when he saS an infant corpse,
tt al had lot lived 10 up amid the scenes ~Gefe
1t had commenced its lie. lie urged the necessity OF
harmony in tins wOik, and rou.i1g pubic se'uinsni IL
possible. He thought Mr. Halliday book one ot the
great agencies in this woik. e,
The Rev. Mr. SAWYER was called upon, but he said
he would rather hear from the medical profession; he
wanted the facts. ,e,,
the cholera started Oh the shores Of the Bsc, aud az
last reached America. Now IL has started again. and
We have already had one case at the Quaral tne
New York was never in q worse state than now, but
nobody stirs to make any preparation fjr "
Mr. SAVAGE suggested nst the practical part Oh tue
question effects the 0uHers OF tenant houses. 49,
Mr. s. s. RANDALL said II seemed one great clli-
Guilty was want Of knowledge On this SUBJECT people
did hot really understand the dreadful state OF tnings
in n g city, He felt confident II the oOJecS OF the
Association cot Id be known, the work could be DONE
He mid in the 800 schools educating l5ObO children,
there was scarcely one building sufficiently well ven
tilated. The thing must be agitated and kept before
the public.
The Rev. DR.. VAS DOREs said there was re-
Ipion Of the body and sometimes there was more 70.
hs ion in loaf Of bread than in sermon. lie wanted
to zee convention for the body as well as Tor tae
SOU.
MI RICHARD WARREN said it was not altogether
the fault of the people that they live in such places,
bu, they we're driven TO il By high rents; they were
vilr 2 10 ali in this matter If they had h chance.
The Rev. DR.. BELLOWS asked II 1t was known VINO
did own these tenant houses; he thought 1t would De
we'll 10 have such facts known. The teaant-hOuses
oupbt 10 be indicted nu5ances and ne wante1 such
men held up TO public odiup.
Judge QUACKESBUsH said 1t was very diflcui 10
tell who own sd the tensht-houses they are let and
,ubt 70 that there cannot much be done 10 that way
He said tie Association must increase, ani make itset
felt: ard then LET any party elect the men, and lot the
Society go to them in body and their influence would
be felt. 49,.
c,n,hips l26 ames belongs 10 OF the most repu-
table families in the city.
sitet remarks BY seyers other gentlemen the reso-
uioIs were adopted, and the meeting adjourned.
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THE NEWBORN BOARD or CURRENCY.
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