New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-26
SANITARY COMPANY.

tn. psro,ts NJ Se,ue,nt Lord of TIE Sanitarv Com
pany in Eew-York, and Of Acting Sergeant Boice OF
Brooklyn, herewith presented, exhiOn nnc1 Oh tne
benefit hereafter 10 be increased derIvabe from tne
labor of this divh ion Of the force. The New-forK
rerOr shows there have been 562 cases subject 10
their supervision acted on, consi ting Of overiowing
tinks, filthy houses yards cellars areas &C., unsaie
buildings, &c, Of which Hl OF the nuisances were
abated by the department, and 3,72l by the owners
under the orders Of the department There were ,OiS
steam boilers examined, Of which number % were
tested by hydrosate pressure and screen found to be
in such condition require immediate repair which,
under the order of the department, promptly at
tended to by the owners. The squad also inspected
1917 slaughter houses the condition Of nearly all Of
which is reported TO be unsued, in location and con-
structiOn for the purpose TO which they applied
There also inspected S6l tenement houses which
are located in but four Wards viz: FIRST Ward 253:
Fourth Ward, 456; Sixth Ward 562, and Seventh
Ward $50 tenement houses inspection the
First and Fourth Wards made only for asceraning
the of escape in case Of fire, ventilation, general
sanay condition, and population, which in these two
Wards show that of 100 of this class of houses the
means of escape il bad in 900 of them which are pop
ulated by IL SSl souls that 232 are badly ventilated
ard 30 are in bad sanitary condition The population
in the whole 7O9 houses amounts to 1853, TO which
should be added the cellar population, IN all sorts OF
buildings, 2 100 souls in order that it may he seen az
glance how living human beings are packed away.
The measurement of the cellars TINS occupied shows
average of about 30 cubic feet OF arspace for each
rerson. Tie examination OF the Sixth and Seventh
results There in these two Wards ,l52 tenement
louees with population of 81 ,06i OF this number
the means Of escape bad in 72o houses having
population Of 24,64S; the ventilation is bad in 32i
houses having ~ 1872 populations the sanitary condi-
ton il bad in $50 houses. having the population of
20 SIS SOULS the cellar population in these two Wards
amounts TO 1912.
Exact measurements were made Of the apartments
in these houses by which it appears that 4S5 persons
live aud breathe in apartments where the number Of
cubic feet Of air-space is less than 200 for each udvd
ual that for 229 persons, II is between 200 and3OO
cubic feet each that for S,Sl7 persons 1t is between
800 aud 400 feet each that for 69iS PERSONS it is be-
tween 400 aid 500 feet each that for 42I persons il
il between 500 and 700 feet each and that for l6i
persons, is between 200 and 1000 cubic feet each
The average quantity Of space each person permitted
to have in Which to live, il not much than that
required between decks on an emgr2nt chip, both by
the laws of Great Britain and of tleUnited States.
The Legislature at its Last session provided that fire.
proof escapes shoudbe constructed In connection with
dwellings intended for more than eight families, here
after to be erected but has left the existing buildings
unprotected This may be a remedy for the new but
lac application 10 the old ones, and 10 long Gu
pdity permitted unrestraned to dispose of the lives
aud health Of the members Of the community in the
manner that NAV seem hest for its own interest the
existing buildings will remain without such improve
nent as humanity and the common welfare require.
IL s therefore necessary that these provisions OF law
should be made TO extend to buildings already IN ex-
i,ier6e within "A reasonable time, to be specified And
at the tine let something be done to preserve
sut cient supply of the free air of heaven in
well as old buildings, for their occupants
The Brooklyn report shows than 2,O30 cases have
been acted on, embracing filthy houses sinks yards,
cellars ciserns cuverts &c; of which 202l of the
nusances were abaed by owners, under the order OF
the Department, and only nine obliged to be
alated by the Department This speaks well for
elf in Brooklyn, and shows that, in general they only
require TO have the proper complaint made when they
promptly apply the remedy.
TELEGRAPH.
The telegraph department has renderedsts ordinary
amount of valuable aid The whole number of mess
saqes received at or sent from the Central Office alone
amounts 10 81 9l during the quarter beside the very
large number that have passed from station house
TO another The circuit is now complete to every sta
tion-houfe In the Metropolitan District and is direct
between the Central Office in NewYork, and the office
of the Inspector in Brooklyn. Not many instances
of getting out OF order occurred, and large proper
ton of these that did occur caused by outside
circumstances over which those in charge of the ap
taratus ard the line had no control.
PROPERTY CLERK.
The report of the Property Clerk presents satisfac-
tory condition of things in that Office. During the
term 564 lots Of property have been received of which
1899 have been restored 10 owners the value Of which,
as given by the claimants, amounts TO s51,92 81.
The sale of unclaimed property, under the 18th
ton of the law Of 1860 which took place Oct. TO-
welded TO the Police Life and Health Fund Sil4 80
am happy to be able TO testify TO the very excellent
nam eF in which the business of the Office il at present
conducted. Manifest improvements have recently been
introduced which must result III advantage to the
munity. Very respectfully,
JOHN A. KENNEDY Superintendent
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