New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-14
A SANITARY Com mission Waaied.

To "a. Editor Of TIE n. T. T'ibuhe
SIR: Having early done what felt 10 be my duty
in directing the attention Of the suhoe. ard citizen. 10 the
importance Of some preparation. for the approach the
choers and having succeeded in eciiing d.-usou IN
regard to the dwelling. Of the pooI In New Yoi have now
70 ask Of you the favor 20 give pace 10 'ne 'o'
columns
IL certainly IA strange fact that should have lived "a
th time with all the existing evils IN connection It'll
;enenen,s accessible the and no supervisory power
have been orins,ed Alno,, the only ,ing the Law now
provides Tor ia, bldns shall be consifue'-d Of wood
man may build be pes..s, where he please "hai be
pes,es be plc4eoi, Keep hs budins a. te pese' 20
matter how filthy and Grain il 40 much ~ he rc.ss aho
with ju., such tenants he pleee' h' only Ie,trclons
being against building with wood Health ne moias sf az
Thoroughly ignored n they OF the least possible mo
rueni There not shiiu man IN the y or sn1 s
would pronounce tins a rrea wrong Inc isn o. % '%n'
neglect hs, n.arly half million oi people arc ,ihs IN '
and cond ous utterly 'uoveTsNe oi we .
health life aud morals a. 20 mstn every one CRY o AZ u
,ertiou. do not onehs!i their ushes
ior 10 leurusge convey all the truth. ,.,,,.,.
What Ia most inpers.isoy needed io iho anu G
want, of our city Comison simisry con''utod and
appointed Police Boad with III ne Por.r necey
T. Soa rel snch chunsc. m The buldu -'b') 'e,o
a. NAV he nec..sary fof he sdssion Of sht ahd ar ana 10
pohit the urhc construction Of blidug, Int' Ooth OF
bnd ,ng now In our city whore human being OUGHT
20 De allowed 20 live spd is Con.on thoeid nav p.I
10 prevent the occupancy Of 'uch ,siert' 30 az ns,'
connected with the dofociss Of the people .. ,ne
lighting Of the s,sirw6y and balls o. tenement bon.e ntn
feescapes &C.. should be referred 10 then' VIVA 81 ,s
r,,r "a enable them do. have done everything S'
needs 10 be done 20 protect The life, hesth ana "ons % "
c he enarffneuts 70 TIE should be sought
t .ou he Lezsstuys the earliest period OF as coming
session All ,hf would be most .eou'y needed .nu 'nyo
we been done 20 years ago. bot no" enph"'a now "n
~ ~ oles 70 in-t ready invade om crowded "fecIed
,oosi VIII cot tie Go,eruOr and Legislature give us uoh
t, r1,e ,I., as viii mako proud Of them a.
,ye arc of our Police Board and H. wors
or pre.eu laws aud Board. O. Hsatn are .tsn. Ls't
1r In an extreme case applied 10 Mayor ouniher ana
, cfred b, him The Resident ftysician' enne WIN
In a. fever nest " here .nte family were prosIa,ru'
nm W - 80 ,se,. vim would die The doctor sad there
@ e- m ,L.,, ,gs no power vested anywhere 10 pre-
vent H. The Board o Health could DO nothns' 'S"
our Board Of Health haze done nothing. 49,, -
God helping me will ak of the Lep,iG'uie in W. W
beginning their session to do just what my ,h
% e tbe i've or .iS hundred thousand people who sre ny
~ ~ ,,.t manner NJ TO pollute their hearts and greatly
M ~ , oyyn lives leaving s,eT them uiist'd go"
,nn,cd ro.ifri,y Petitions 10 the Legisii'ni. on ~
v} b.. ien at prominent plJoos through 'hr c,S 1.,
IN i.w days a., ,.s i,..th.f