New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-07

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The Of prostitution and inet by rcviSns thai
oriy sufficient number Of rooms OF room properly
into sepsre apartments saa be rented to oine ana " P
The prevention Of Drunkenness by providing for every
a eileen sno comfortable home. a,
owner of the house in Elm street, and the VeroGt ~
the CoroHer's Jury. lie stated that TIE houses ht
the rich built for themselves were tho only VEL the
houses 10 the city. He concluded py ProPo''De
R.,Ssd That % pIosgsse
the neOes airy reforms q Te GseNsw w
PssorSS That that Committee correspond wiz ,espccyely
s1o Of The tenement houses men paw paw va
phisnthropicslly planned and o"i' !" VIZ
Rsd That COMMITTEES confer with S the Member.
e@sla,ne in regard these required Ieoim IN our
Community that laws shall be passed pro S ' set o.
woIsn d nbnm any which efecuay sappng their hber'
vel e 1s hs secure 70 the industry which
tot much pure s v Ucn conner ana snS ny
Of aborng entitled unless our Constitution
and y so an ss, ssS On tine s Psp an
pojnted Mr. Fry, Gen. Pihbury and Mr.. Mac0mber,
az the Committee named in them.
Mr.. DuGANSE stated that he had had considerable
experience in endeavorng TO get legislation this
subject. There was a bill which covered the whole
subject now before The Legislature He hoped that
immediate action would be forced if necessary by the
rames Of thousands lie wanted something to come
from this me. slug which should aid him in his efforts
10 bring about better state of things. He had placed
an ordnance covering the municipal portion in the
hands Of Mayor Wood and it was now under the con
sideraion OF the ne ads Of the city.
Mr. BOISE stated that in Paris every proprietor was
compelled before building TO lay his plans aud pro-
posed materials before a Governmental Committee,
and he could not proceed with his building until that
Committee had given him permit This was we'll
but sucn action must apply 10 future buildings and
something must be done with tenaDthouses now all
OH na
gerous than this. The iremen at this before the
bell struck, and the police from the Metropo
itan Headquarters. No tenan-bouse could De under
more favorable circumstances than this for saving lie
There were many others which he thought much more
liable to take FIRE, and from which there was much
less chance of escape. He thoIght that law probib
ting bakers shons and quor stores under teneme Mt
| houses would be the simplest and most eficaeious
| means Of decreasing the danger.
man stated that he was a baker under a tenant
house. and he thought the Insurance Companies might
prevent bake beneath tenant-bouees if they chose
JOSEPH HOxIE, esq., spoke of the inhumanity of the
| present method of building tenant houses. He hoped
that another Committee would be appointed to collect
| relief for the sufferers by this calamity.
Messrs. Joseph Hoxie, L. l.. Macomber, III. G. Val,
Thos. BOese, and Daniel Carpenter, were appointed
| such Committee.
Prof. GLAUBESsKLEE stated that German Commit
tee had been appointed TO receive dOnstons for the
sufferers by the fire. and he suggested that this Com
| mittee should act i'll harmony with that.
| Mr.. HALLIDAY stated that present relief had been
at1oTdedto those VINO were 10 lnineula.e want. Two
OF three hundred dollars worth of garments and several
hundred dollars in money, had been cent TO the Five
| Points House of Industry They had complete &C.
soupt of all the families saved, and of the amounts
they had lost. Many Of the families had been able TO
| continue their work Immediately.
| Mr.. BARLOW stated that these all honest, hard
working pc ople, and they could their living; all
that wanted to be put into condition where
| they could go to work again.
| Mr.. CARPENTER said that there was nowhere any
power TO order bulldog, no matter how unsaie it
was to be torn down.
Mr.. DUGASNE gave some OF the details OF hls bill
| now at Albany.
Contributions will be received by the following
| gentlemen:
JOSEPH HoxIE, No. Wall.st.,
| THOMAS BOISE, Board of Education,
| DANIEL CARPENTER, Metropolitan Head quarters,
| s. L. MACoMBER, No. l66 Elm. st.,
Ii. G. VAIL, No. 15S GTaDd.st.
| Mr.. BARLOW stated that 5000 III money had been
rent to the House of Industry, and Mr.. CARPENTER
that he had received over 300.