The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-11

OF referee confirmed and Judgment OF divorce
granted. Custody OF children awarded 10 pialntin.
BY Judge Ingraham.
IN the Natter OF Norman b. Griffin, a Lnnattc.--
Application denied.
SIXTH DISTRICT CIVIL COURT.
The Raid ON Tenement Houses.
Before Judge Thomas H. Lane.
For some time the Metropolitan Health Boara have
been in the habit Of bringing their complaints
against tenement houses in this court to recover the
penalties provided by the law for its infraction.
Over thousand complaints have thus been nled In
this court within the year. Many probably more
than majority OF them, have been amicably settled
the owners or lessees OF tenement houses COM
planned OF either remoued the nuisances charged
against them or making the improvements de-
manded and by paying sufficient sum to cover
costs and satisfy the law But large number were
either persstently urged for adjournment or other
wise delayed, and but in comparatively few cases
judgment was obtained. The Board seem now de-
termined to ''clear the CALENDAR and make room
for another large number OF fresh complaints.
Hence upon the opening Of the court yesterday
morning, no less than 405 Of these complaints
were called for action and were disposed OF
as follows:-Two discontinued by the Board; % were
settled by the defendant paying voluntarily the costs
and penalty, ranging from $40 to $780, l52 were con-
day OF November, and In the following Ga cases
judgment was obtained. The list appended below
gives the names OF the defendants, who are either
owners or lessees OF tenement houses; the location
OF the buildings, the cause OF the complaint and the
amount OF the penalty indicted. in the cases which
Of a similar nature; IN few only the complaint
rests upon the omission Of putting up fre-escapes.
several OF the charges are made for letting lthy
cellars for DWELLINGS, practice among house owners
which ought certainly be frowned down for in such
call 90 ia an QarQn
cumstances may spread as an epidemic over the
whole city. The present activity OF the Board in this
habitatiOns Is certainly commendable and they
should earnestly persist in this work. The following
Is list OF judgments rendered yesterday, IS men
Patrick McElroy No. l24 Second avenue, cellar hlhy;
o. McCovern, No. 452 Second avenue, ventiating
dows second third and fourth oors settled the same
James J. Phean, No. 4s4 West rwenyhth street,
som windows seconds third and fourth hoors and no vent
A Samuel n aV PSps West Nineteenth street, no vensa
'0 F Sa Leporn building No. SIS Yves.
street. no windows in bedrooms on second and third
WIN Primer, boiling ofa and bones at sl2 and Ga West
s. Farrell No. III Ninth dirty walls and cell
Cynthia wilson, l5s West Eighteenth street,
Iad making snsn @ street. NO tran.
som @ " Nineteenth street. NO raD
Anne ISd~h No. as West Thyihrd itrssi no ranson
.s5 closet,
'esas
roof Closets NOT raned -: usrm.n S
Kneise, No. soI West Forynnth street, closets not
Mrs. r. Denning, No. 81 Eleventh avenue, no .rna.om
properly connected with and basement walls hlthy;
j. HeaIey No SIC Yves. stree. hshy closets
Noonan No Harrison street, closets pro-
Unknown Gohn Fiaessl, No; lsi Greenwich street,
Patrick Gssrd.. washington street, nl.hy closets;
cssaIne LIVINGSTON, No: = Yves. Broadway cellar Rented
.s se.s rented
as : dwelling; Judgment $40.
D. Wilson, No IS King street. no .ran.o widdow,, ahy
closets, cellar Improperly rsntsd dwcins judsmsn,
VIM ceary NO. el and % Charlton street roof leaking
dirty walls proper baa e judgment sIoz
John sehx,ns, No. is0 King street, ventilation
Fields. No 81 Attorney street. ventilation top,
ysm 5spsSAsner No. IL Division street, ssy c..r
David Jones, No, g avenue c, no .ransom windows,
ns o 81 s street. no .u.om
Windows hlthv closets; Judgment 3l0
james Boyd No Henry street. roof leaking, csspool In
william Close, No go East Houston street. nshy cellar;
William simpson, No rs Eas. Twelfth street. no ansom
sSs No Windows
no john RSsn s no ventilation on roof
FsIp isins, No. $40 sixth street, ".nsom window'
HcSuisy No 80 East Broadway, roof leaking nlshy
AOrah.m segsl No. 50 avenue Q, vsnilaiOr roof
John Eesy No Iss Cherry street, nl,hy closets essspool
W:n ss ss Grand street nhy yard ua.
o'Brsn, No. East Broadway proper drainage,
Daniel GoSsne, No. ssG Madison street., no 1anson
MAJ. Green i4 Madison street, no. properly drained,
r. H. GibSoSs, No. 70 Greenwich street, leaking roof;
Thomas iedwi., No. ". Eleventh avenue nAy closets,
TSo'aas 4 EsdSiss 10. " Eleventh s1saas Jane eS.Ss:
Frederick slense 44s Yves. arss street.. no tran
GspsT q ~ Ta req street, NO
windows, ventator roof obstrucsed sewer; judg
Mn. \. xcoox.n, No sos Ninth avenue. no ,r.nseu
window no venta'or on roof, which was leaking; juds
H. Csmmsn, No. ia Leonard street, NO vsnsila.Or on
Michael Caller No. I7s Essbssh street, proper drain
drsy No. Is Mulberry street. proper drainage; iudg
Joseph schmidt No. IS avenue B, no vsnsia,or on roof
na John Die. o No. ia Forsyth street. ahy wall.
n ssPals nsss street. :n.on win
Mrs Cushing No. Pearl street, root sakinsi judgment
John BslermAn No. 4s East Twenty NTH street. tran
John Quinn S Es No.
Mrs Jeanette saenser No $50 East Twen,yfra street, no
transom windows. ventiator roof; judgment &j7.
- Settler, No 232 East Tweuy-hrss street, same charges
Anne Leary No b6 East Twentieth street, charges
as above and cellar flihy; judgment 81.
COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS
Before Judge Russell.
This court met yesterday the City Judge presiding
Assistant District Attorney Hutchings appeared for
the prosecution.