The New York herald., 1866-08-05

between Rector and Morris Streets 20 be almost
entirely given over 20 the region Of foulness
and impuriiy. 1t is one OF the lowest pur-
ieus OF the ciy. Children may be seen wal
lowing In TIN s,aSnant gIossness Of tho CUTTERS The
garbage boxes are unemped; the sickenng detail Of
filthy ana oyercrowded that has already been
given is found and the offensive eiuvum ditrses
itself throughout the atmosphere That peculiar odor
Ia only found where the laws OF health almost
tirely neglected. dsnfectans are used 10 nen-
traizo its effects and prevent the manufacture. and
spread OF disease. On
STREET
Is elk story brick bnding occupied by nineteen fsrn
lies In the cellar is open sewer which has not
descent enough main tho street to carry
of its feculeDi and fostering contents At No 90
JtkEs
In cellar below the level Of the ground and occupied
as lodging place for no ess than twelve persons giving
bat hundred and seventytwo cubic feet OF air
each person The ventilation is poor there being only
two small windows ana doorway admit light and air
The four story tenement house in the OF No. 40
SUFFOLK STREET
is occupied by sixteen families. Tho ceilings Of the
rooms low; the halls narrow and dark, with
ventilation The cellars Uttered with dirt ashes and
nj ght soil space The end Of the building iscovered
with dirt and rubbish thrown there from the windows
above. The front yard has stagnant standing in
It continually. The basement OF Nos l46 and l4s
LUDLOW STREET
Is IN condition that cannot fail 70 invite zymotic dis
These doing business in the vicinity say that at
OF No. les
occupied by seventeen families averaging six persons
10 family. To the same general arrangement OF small,
dark rooms often described is added tho fact that
the sewer the sink in the yard is broken in the
cellar hoodpg the latter with Its contents The
house s in an equally bad state with but slight vara
tons. Tho cellar OF the house at No. II
DRY pocK
is flooded with water with drainage There is tso
story frame building ~ No. 25,
STANTON sgEET,
occupied by ak families IL should be considered IN
tenantable, theIwndogs out and the roof leaks
while tho premises flihy in the extreme. 0a
yEssKY
is two story building, with attic and basement used
for sleeping for the servants OF hotel Ffysx
persons nightly crowded into the building which
beautifully accommodate more than ouehaif tho
number In rooms twelve persons sleep in bunks
placed one above the other against the walls.
AT Nos. 5, 7, 0, IL and 13, the samc street. the
houses DID, iIthy and ovarcrowded; each person
having nut two hundred and seven'ytwo cubic feet OF
ar AZ NO al s,ooxn .vvxrz
the drain pipes of tie houses broken, and the 6h
from them runs over the halls and ro0Dl5 and hnaly
percolates Into Inc basement The cellar is filed with
rubbish and garbage The pipes through the house sit
aasr TWENTY THIRD STREET
are also broken and tho result follows in the
last mentioned The yard OF tho premises situated
at No. COS
Is filed With stagnant water, manure, ashes &c. Nor
sre the upper wards OF the city exempt from these
.'plaguo spotso which exert snch powerful influence
upon the atmosphere and consequently upon the health
Of the negbboriood In which they are located The
l.@,ra N...s
wEsr YHiisrY SECOND STREET,
have yard between the -four hoaSes, in which stand the
houses Durag the warm weather the cfiuyun arising
hcrcgrom Oils the houses, and ~ natural consequence
ny of tho residents are sick Tie cellar OF the housc
wRer THrETY-sNrn srRmr
is nearly full OF sa2nant waor. The house occupied
by Az fann "a some Of whose members are sick.
III, rear ~ the house, on the o', is slaughter
house. which ofa stagnant blood and water stand
ipa in pools IN the yard frora which most offensive
stencil il emitted Tie wells aud ceilings Of tho tenant
shouse situated At No. 30
sEvKsH AVENUE
covered With dirt aud grease The stairs arr hthy,
and sacnan ws,el garbage and ashes reta undisurbed
possession or tbe yard 70 cap the climax the building
i ed tia each occupant has bat irea hun
rci and ATTY cubic Feet OF air 70 breathe. The cellar OF
wIsr roRIy .rourrn srsgEr
IL covered OF least foot depth from the leakage "
sewor which ares from some obstruction or defect ia
It's construction The ioai air from this cellar psrvadcs
the adjoining dwellings Notwithstanding tho procaatol
of the agcat 70 nail NJ its only entrance ihers ID
shanty At No. GlG
wssT roB9,sKyrSrH srgrEr
occupied by six persons which ton sent
way by twelve the other II has 10 window either for
light Ventilation The adjoining Yard i very hhy Ga
FoxJl FDrR STREET,
between Eleventh and the dock. the CUTTERS
nlleo with stagnant water and gaIiage which, BY =
front o row Of dwellings. The ciuyum said, by res
dents Of that Vicinity 70 he AZ Az tines most sicKen
ing Tho basement Cf No $40
EsSE THIRTY sEcoSh sE4i.sr,
Is occupied by two families, consisting of twelve persona
The back at tue yard IN the Of the house being tho
highest whenever rains The surface water, together
With the ath fIom the firs in;c Che basement
Inere being drain 70 carry u on the water
stands undeI the basement aoor continually 10 depth
Bu, the very acme of ths record regarding tenant
heuses s reached nj No $50 East ihfysecond -irset
where e s;aauant under the ground Door of tho
building T. so deep thai hc door leading thereto has
been nailed up, hy order oi tue agent q pfer ~ rs
,iit'rfa ~ nc ocgHrda's tyUR bang dr. oasd.
Ihc condition of NE adjoining house No Ss2, Is al
nOss bad and enuyium arises from the fccnicnt
macs beneath Il which erysdes both houses 80 that at
times tho tenants are almost driven out OF doors
These instances no; iaolsied ones they are
but too common. Pui turn from The hercnlcaa
ask ~ then enumeration ~ the kindred subject OF
stsrGaTLs poysxs,
which II loss numerous not less Offensive n t,s
senses Of cli9sbs less detrimental 20 their health
than arn the tenement houses Tbese houses arc gcner
ally situated that part Of the city which y moet
deIsev pot,uaied-ofcniii1es ia old shsnies ori9
nay intended constructed for sich purposes, and
usually kept anything but clearly 1nere are some
where BY constant attention 20 cleanliness the
ofensyane1s OF such cs,allrbments IL misaiodi bat
the nature tic business Is such that y ought not 10 De
tolerated within the city limits. Ia meet instances
however total dlsV gard seeiD TO have been had Tor
the comfort The lives of the citizens ia Their vicinity!
BY an Injunction tho Board of Health were restrained
from intercrny with Their business o., = : 70 o. hcpea
that public opinion vii be expressed strongly against
them % hanisa ttcl, q. east from The heart 81 Inc
city. That the readers of The hSaiLp inay know whsl
nuieaEcCs fostering their mdst tho following bret
description of o the offensive opes s givon:
Al No. 2ls
sorF sTAEEr,
Betwctn Prince and spring streets, IL low dtapiia-
ted sauy. opening directly upon the street, which y
used for aau ghtcrng sheep Tho blood and hlth runs
through the no1r ntn The earth underneath causing
very offensive od0r Thore Is another such establish.
ment the other sdo ~ the street, which, u possible
Is in woree conditions; The blood running into the
paved yard aud sntng down between the sones
but the Gltlesl rsre ia the Fourteenth ward may ne
found az No. 2ss Mott street, near Prince street where
tagnant blood sisrds ia the yard In pools, Win deeo.
posed ofa and yerlnn IN all their disgustng dctaiiA