The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-13
Total number of people in the city.


Neither the law nor the instructions required the as
sistan marshals ascertain how many heads Of families
owned the houses they occupied but the inquiry
generally made by most of the assistant marshas at
solicitation and although the result of,this inquiry may
not be strictly accurate ii is not far from correct
pears from their respective this subject
that about 200 families only OF the 1856 900 and
over own the houses they occupy, and consequently
there las 900 families living in hired houses or
about $50 00 out of population Of sl4 600 1--we in hired
senements and only "a 900 in houses owned by
themselves
The value Of the real estate on this island
by the for the last year is about 800 600 GOO
though il is the opinion % these public officers tha.
this valuation is full twenty five per cent less than the
true ossh value may safely call il $500 600 600
About four hs of this amount may be assumed TO con-
sst of mp owed property having tenements erected
IT, This would leave about $4O0 600 900 worth OF real
occupied either residences for business prr
poses the chief part of which rented to $50 coo f
popsrlation. At ten per centum per arnum-perhaps
fair average renta-te annual Of the property
owners Che industrial classes Of comparative
Is limited MEANS would be $40 ooo Deauc.ing that
proportion ofrea occupied by the them
Selves there sin would be at least $50 ESQ annually
paid by the Industrial classes to capitalists in the shape
of rents This large amount OF money annually paid by
the lakoring classes TO comparatively few property
holders should cast for them homes 80 which
pure is admitted. Instead of this the air in
tenement hcoses nearly resembles that in vault
Naples, called the Grotto Of the DOG = from the bottom
which csfbonic acid gas emitted In such quantities
tba. animals live in it but short time. It's
is derived from the fact that dogs die quickly in it,
though the person who accompanies the dog fhe pre-
attitude will not suffer directly. The
theory Of this that carbonc acid gas heavier than
pure air, and does not rise more than two three
feet from the bottom so in tenement houses, the
carbonic acid gas thrown out from the lungs OF its
inmates occupies the space nearest the foor though
oher IL purites rise TO The ceiling Small children who
live from day 10 day occupying position within two
three feet from the floor OF the necessarily breathe
OF the carbonc acid gas than the grown members
Of the family who occasionally get breath Of pure
air in their outdoor exercise As have not exhausted
the subject and cannot in single article, will take
to refer to again, in order that its deep
portance may be impressed upon the community
We will briefly Of the facts stated above
Europe though it is 10 DO regretted that the facts
deducibe from census properly taken seldom
laid before the people our will the people
OF the United States at least 600 and every
fact legitimate inference drawn from them is fur
nished for the benefit OF sanitary science the expenditure
will be a lavi.h waste of public funds.
The following tables viii exhibit the ratio of dwellings
to the number Of people in OF the large cities
Europe and America We take the latest statistics OF the
cities named though in subsequent census
has been taken but the facts require pub
llshed-