New-York tribune., 1867-06-12

tenementhouso o'' tbis' soIIe % feet is borrowed
or he court Upon what Is eft the rooaeSs and
1 u ere e ear 20 in All neighborne structure w1n do
front OF 30 and depth OF 80 Ieeg he on tum,es The
trees ne f he First Ward however was tenement
house situated IN S ccbs"d of three build
irr. viii court between them one was d ,1I, V 3n
tls WAS tho third, which faced on Wcssi
Tbe dcnt Of the lot from the iace Ot 1I, le I n"t
bnii1E ~ tcc fnln winch the two court, must oe ue
cteJ The HOUSES were p icet M,uc, ' % i bo,Sas
n 10 and ~ families. Tcic hau pet Houses
cohtat ~ more families rooted IN than here, hut
Ina MAS about the toughest case OF hi' Mnon ~ o n IN
tinv nf fo concern is taken into account M od ~ ~
Ifc ouality more than made up what IL ia'Aeo III
qIenfe1 Row is the classic name OF place on Green
~ shoye Caual-st by any other name IL wouu SI,eu
as sweet bat by no otter name 60 eGn & ~ p cr % this de-
crbel fhe several buildings when eonG uiuv @ s httcr
sinn ZION are swarmug with tenantfy Ihsy no pSl,c'
ventilated than some Of the places yc% snG not t
bnt this is fact for which creunstahes ad ' ~ nnf
mnst he credited for tho heghpofH1ou s ye
so thcky set that tho wind cannot oeshonS i"Vo 81
I Ittnn % Row ms IA row. but there nre places IN kOltch
Row where the fresh mir aud bright sunlight never eovs
Ticre was "A cellar, for Instance, wblci Hau h'stnc,
jnict nor outlet except the door which shut, Level
with the pavement but WITHIN %SE , W. ars ra1Sing
fOIn four to seven years, were pay nb ,ip "a
me GOO" to "cconn of her domestic affairs She generally
was out al work during the day. Dut ths WIS Sv, Va
holiday and she keeping IT. with no chhdrsh nnyn
% YES nome 10 work she shuts the cellar door locks
the Youngsters in, aud has the SAT- lheoh vi LIE
Vill find them there Mich se Coli's "hO. ~,
such haaton as this. damp ce,nr M Mc 1 AZ, % nv ,hi
Inc cloerd without excluding both the Sht anu an ''
P W 6rr statistical account Of few Of the worst
p,accs in the city, samltauly speaking No attempt 70
describe them IN detail has been M at'vHi oi
except at the risk OF rtpetilon "s % ,,t ~ ~ al
upon tho ground with %bnlisng % on ''o damn dIIT
building on the rear with court DetNtehi "a a ua,II % W
pnsso % up the stairway 70 which hght anu ~. uo Ell
dom "Gniegd t n,c SSSr fro hydant cearways
opcning into the court, and giving OUT rank qhhse
,n attention: nth and Tag ana squalOT, ana YOU nave
"a bricf description OF tCnemcnthOuS. inS w eC"ti
Ally So oven now, after tho Board 0 health IaS pce m
tcr;t ON bcttcrnc the condition Of these houses Crtd
allie nttrmpts are frequently made by WnteWashlng tu
similar nm rcsr "ont rs Satisfactory as that achieved
by the authorities Of Connccilcut Town t3wh Nho uue
Vns deemed unsafe by giVine Il new coat OF paint
The officer under whose guidance thcst Nla WIZ As
conolloh hh H. ,s 80. gvc ycors siuce continuation
of ibc g0d twok OF the Board, especially nce they are
empowered to take caro- Of all unhealthy places ahn uhu
the property pay the bill It Is eAreeled VIZ woih s,,
over the cyud tho good report as 90 'nelt ieIoN
Is by means confined to those visited anu IlOi OIL
L,rc II tuy ersa hetormcnt ich has been Cieced
In the very heart of the ciy, euch cOhlhueS rs to
Five Points are cleansing out thcr Nolit eh'rc''rs'
replacing their Old tenants with a new ana
improved population The worst cases @ ana 9rugt Gus vs.
TONERS are thus crowded out, and 81 20 the suburban le-
treats In Mackcrcyle; or build shalfy' ana Keep y
cont ON the rocaS In Central Park or 90 up to the sa
a. rcsts Of tho city; ont into the country as they ho
unrcuucntly DO and work long enough 10 earn suncht
money reyisit their od haunts e9fago IN spree pas
country work again 1lis the change 1 lVP9hton ~" vi
tho better IN one locality . not always betnc ~ o
tie Points, Is range OF ATOMS l~oP'' y! we ivn
EFT females OF Ncw-ioih ana, III Paeea, ih'a 80, ~
.EewYoIk can ouly bo cogcciuI,a .Ia % 'ns 'V,,
tcmplaed extension OF WoitiS a. st2 ,ns soo5
10 show that these Improvements arc prohahle 10 e
owners of fhess houscs ~ well advantage To tbgse
dN~tll n
Mulberry 81 may DO lncutohcd The agent cl ihs pr'p
stv had resisted the operations 81 the Hoard did mot
OF he agents OF fhiss of property uni c lOund tal
resistance WAS longer "pncclblc Whcn ne Mcnl 10
work aud did his work thoroughly. The cNpense oi lc
ir,,rovcmcuts waa about $500; but hc exhibited bis
rentoll Of f522 per month 9s nn onset 10 ti2o per no
been cfecicd The officer ,cOmpalQcd of garbage as ht
ahoundiug nuisance OF the city, and niue oDtINu'
tends 10 dosc tue statement The street. n the vorat
cd,tion ,oLc t,e most extensive display 81 Curagc
aud the Board last year ordered Tie uraImo'i,n ~
day filing the mir with conaion. ana oozn dscl,,s OF
various kinds iu,o the CUTTERS on Rosoyell on Waci'
from West Fourteenth West Thrtirh garbage was tho
prevailing nuisance yesterday aud especially on oicl
aud grows worse with every day of sunshine.
The operations OF The boar s Hsn hIst ooniueo'
aud even the people they were labonng 10 btnch id
,nca ahd aDfu I 'n h ~ h.iicr fecng and the opera.
f0ns ~ Board OF Health leave us everything SOod 10
hope for from their works
TIE pEABoDYrTENEMENT HoUsEs or LONDON.
4 rrcent letter from London describes visit to one
of thc,yc tsruCturcs already in tc soon % hc de-
voted 10 tie comfort and elevation of the poOs ~ that
aiy through the lnunihcenl fi OF pr Geoise Ien1"1y
OAc serious question discussed by The WHnIfcfs 81 ho
trust whom 10 include in The phrase lc poor IN
the application of the Peabody bequcsi~ Aficr careful
ftHecu"n they Io"ivcd 10 cohino lhI 'lt.nn, III VI,
Hfst instance 60 that section Of the pbofous poor Who
G,eug I"o,'io1 80 % a,o' ~ { tn,ettS N r,
able rates. In healthy locations Ana ih' cuort oi inc
trustees 10 prevent thcteucmouts from becoming merely
establishments for heNJeci poor j. obvious n aIi th,lr
arrangements The impossblly Of inlnne good tene-
nicns at reasonable rent, u~hs swarm OF humanity
has thrown the hbollng ts- lio tA' Nll.9t t1ils "i
vice, dscalo and fifth; ana no sure ce, has been 70
teuevolcncc meets a least pant o this demand with
o double advantage Of providing good tcnomenis for
they pay TO the general fund. to perpet.
uate tLc good work and 20 Increase the number OF
son estimates that, f the money thus accumulated
t. honestly administered for 300 years 10 viii havcaccu-
dusrious poor OF Ldon. mat this (. not oXtraya
e;ii& expectation be shown by simple calculation
given with tic regular accretions from the moderate
rents The prcnfcs at IsDSt0n consist Of four blocks
Of buildings comprising In all l5J tcu'ments nccomno-
or e bniIdngs crclsiye OF Tho sum paid for The land
amounted 20 $1,000 The principle and organization I'm
ond Ventilation have been insured wh the utmost posi-
Bic care the instant removal Of dust and refuse Effected
BY means Of shafts which descend iron every
corridor to cellars IN the basement whence IA "
lighted with without any cost 20 the tenants; water
every tenement and thore are baths free for a who
dcsir0to them. Laundrcs, with WTingng machines
ana drying lofts, at the service Of every inmate who
Is relieved from the Inconvenience OF damp vapofs
their apartments, and the cOnequcnt damage to then
furniture aud bedding. Every lvingroom ktchcn is
abunGanily provided with cupboaIds. shelving and other
conYcnicnccs, and caclrcpaco includes boiler and an
But what grailfos the tenants, perhaps more tha
any other part OF the arrangements, the ample and
airy spaces which serve az payerounds Tor ther children
where they always under their mothers eyes and safe
from the risk 0LsIassing carriages and laden carts
At the present moment owing 20 tho vast changes IN
the metropolis by which the houses OF the laboiing poor
accommodation for them has been greatly increased IL
Of course In different localities but on an average,
the weekly charge for single OF very pdor de
scpon Is from ~ Cd TO 81. about 75 cents American
mOneyD for two 5s S. 0d aud FOR three, from
G. Cd 10 Is KmL tln test OF rCnt MOrha 80 ahc