New-York tribune., 1867-06-12

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,fmber 1906 the Board passed orders recurring VIC 49,
70 fiesc d leISh Scndns TIC block Gesctd within
fye days after the service Of the order 70 thcso ru% ~
Beard was somewhat fetered, being VIII WY,
out money, and unable 10 ma a,o az" ~, Soipr Gl tho
work The recent amendments to the llealth law hoW
give the Board additional powers S6 o nropery
Thus armed. they again Issued similar orders on S aa
Scso NE, s4 Se an neeiecied Again on the 10Th Of May
aforVatug two months In the nope tt ma ds .e o
rrDmuloa directing the Sanitary superintendent 10 no
the work. unless within five days tgS oDsIns' ped
compiled with orders Of the Board These were
ON tc 2Sd of MAY but the 1s OF June no mOveMsht M
had been made in the direction or cieansiig - 1e
condition OF the houses was daly pec9inS carts
Winter and SprlE had been exhausted III iiuliSs ,o
TO have this aggregation OF nusahces Spac s & % "ccn
19Uts fy tle paIty who collected the rents eunimui
Camc the danger grew mere th'tgiE and nd about the
rcises became daily putrid decomposition lnoI
iap9 ni9 ~ c house. more abomnabc Then corps
OF peu under the direction OF tic sam, &
oJs Of lenners wero fist directed against the accuM
latiOns OF fth aud garbage IN tile celi's anu ,r
duty MAS not pleasant one; but the men worked vSoI
oiv and at the time of our first visit to the pichVs,
had removed at least four cartloads OF put,u @ d,"o
bS tbe vorSInen were obliged to carry opt IN buckets
because of It's Audity During TINS process one "a S sS
compelled 10 leave the work. We have no means o hnoW
Ing Che exact amount OF offensive matter carried eut ~
These housc. -Four uf them furnished SIX Oh clsu Vui
Ids of dccomposnr animal end vegetable material
taken from tho floors, and hcleath te % nUo'S oap ~
and as The block consists Of nine houses some
may b. formed of the habits OF we tenants, @ ,ons
OF refuse matter When this part or the Wok MdS CV,
Uietcd chloride OF lime was thcly strewn upon the
dnos and in the areas for tho purpose OF absorbing o
moisture and destroying tho Smells Inc lalus o' W.
bcuses and sinks were treated in the same manner IN
tbc moan timo other men were at work In tho haliS'
which were whucwsshod throughout, as were also he
&C. ar W. oe,ed by the Board of cah Nothing was
eft offend the nostrs and at the tune OF Sey"l
visit by reporter, mono of the Old stcnch nnneo'
but tho premises were, ia ponAt& & o. id hccn
fit for oeSpS1cy pau rsns In Of lc camfo2tahe existence made
possible TO the inmates The watorpipes ahd d'nagSS
tbrsc defects Viii soon be fcmedcd Unfortunately the
habits Of the tenants remain nnchanged. ii9 npnsv -
privacy isuuknown. Though not so bad IN icsPcct ol
overcrow,ling some Others TO which pubic aL'e1n ~
may be called. these tenemcnts are so atiahscu ~
make il dcnit 20 avoid the exposure Of sexual naked
ness Many Of the bedrooms arc utterly uaih "uu VII"
ON Tie second foor Of this block, and two bed
roomsone the hail. the other between tne llot % s
rear rooms rent for SIC month rear room ana hlii
bedrOom on the same floor rented for $40 month
The houses which contain six or seven ialhuiess
'" u ncriaps s 2oS each, or something over soo9
for the block liy his neGGG OF 81 sne bs ssce s
probably sacCeeds in deriving an annual income W $500
or $500 merely from collecting ~ the iel, 10 30 90 ~
80 different pieces OF property ne can tease houo loI
series of years, and transform those itchdcd inr one
family to tencncnts for eight or ten families II tnch
i@ allows he buildings to fall into decay, and persist
entity refuses OF negccs to spend dollar for repairs e
certainly renders ls own life exceedingly comfortable,
however rksOmo and dangerous he may make ~ iur
others In certain way, and TO certain oxtcnt ne ~
inerccs the cost OF living in the metropolis He makes
his terms with tenants, and moncpozes 80 bHny
houses that he may almost be sara 70 ooho % ie III
families pay fo the privilege Of pace they may Si
home. Domcscity Is destroyed, ana tlese toncen's
become mere places OF shelter 10 wRch ch9Itn 1a;
come when storm or cold drives them from tbc sl,t,F
from which the husband escapes when no cai Gi Guh III
which the mother fnds coInpanonshp only Win hith
SOME OF THE TENEMEYTHOUsEs OF THE CITY.
Whoever contemplated an inspection OF the City Of
fIom which diseases spring viii find TIE field cxten-
that he viii naturally hesitate beiort liking upon
starting point One Of our rcl0rtOiia force VINO undcr
took this tour yesterday started Oft with Oncer faimer
who was detailed for SPECIAL seryee ny Cap III ia T @ ,S
Journey commenced without the hesitation mutedat
ycrydoors OF the office Of the Board OF Health tone
enthouse at No. 249 EliZabethst containea - Iaes
lot of s. 6y ioS feet dimensions and was occupied by
colocd people. The condition OF the place was toeraby
fair and The inmates appeared cheerful. clean and con
! iented. The house IS owned by Jacob Weeks. At No
a. the same street there was anothef e s, o
No 2 Al No 2Sl Mottst one OF these houses contained
d IL dfggmes II Sex H1p A peIsfs M c1 Tel,aoS @ %s % aH f"
Of the houses mentioned. These streets MOit aud Eliza
and bad enough for any The streets dtIcd with
garbage and the tenement-houscs swarm with popua
tion which not over scupnOus about their personal
appearance: IL Is fair 10 preshnc, from hGr looks that
hey yoto oiicner than they wash, and everybody knows
they have no business 10 vote more than two ortllfce
times year A tTo-stoy wine-colored affair." at NO 2i
trance being Effected IL asccItained that the csiab
l-lIueUt Was in hOurlhhug condition, notwithstanding
the stagnaton so generally complained Of in business
circles The room was ten feet By twelve IN size,
contained small stove, few chairs. six eight women.
inquired he oicef About thats or foty Sir" replied
the ace.ious lady Of the house "Whose house is ihs
ana Mr. Duffy COLLECTS the rlut" the response OF the
iaeeii9s ~olnan Aforesaid AZ NO 100 avery &
good tenement house, wei hnlshcd, Is occupied by 2G
families, and comfortably clean. At house In Baxter
ST. sleP ay, IasIC% Saaway o iea & 70 cst ~ Goor %
sort Of umbedOwn journey 10 get down those stairs,
but in the little room TO which they led were dozen per
sons, young ana old patrons OF inc restaurant III any
specimens Of mankind can appropriately be denoDinatcd
of this den There were three beds slowed into the little
rOom and dirt concealed the floor Which covered about
in pont Of fact real estate The coored Sailors Board
ing House" at No q Baxerst is kept by landlord
specially excrts himself colored but his wife is white
womaa Of irish autecedents. The house was in very
the tencmeut house adjoining, which is owned
by Mr. Le%1 T3Rs ard which, covering
Of perhaps feet depth, contained 20 famies The
populace in ihis hive was of Mosaic cOmpeXon-biack
white, aud bandanna color. Old and young male aud
by 10 feet in size For such accommodations as these
$40 per month paid in the rear building 81 per month
in the front building, the price decreasing the hight
about s. per month At No. 81 Baxterst.. the small
rooms were filed with clatterng thrOng IL is the
headquarters Of melody. Here the Italian organ grinders
repair after the work OF the day Is DONE and regain
strength for the next days raid upon The town. The
alley leading 10 the building Of This place. and the
general condition Of the whole locality unplcasany
nasty hut here the OF music lived and moved and
had being, such IL was In apparent satisfaction An
alley leading from No. II Baxere TO No. 47G Pearls
narrow, nOis0me tlOrOughay, thickly pcOpcdand
Infested with stables which were built under the windows
Of the wrctched houses in which many people undertook
TO find home On tho lot facing Pcarst wcre 40 fam
es with boardcrs included averaging five persons
The old TOOLefy which CLAIMED Baxcr-s for its locality
contained 2j families each numerous as those OF the
Pearlst. front. AS going from W0rth-St. into
Mulberry, boy touched the officer upon the arm and
said the people at No &c Muberyst wished him 10 step
down into their cellar, lying there, dead.
The cellar Of the numerous od cling cellars which
fhaco lnp aOf fle audt