, 1869-03-21
Three General M Cfowded iato One
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10 ire Etitor : 1.-THE n. y YORK Rvs atu1 P:st:
The sbandoned dwellings, OF tbs rich In the
lower part Of this city are Tor the most pars
.ctrTerted h'o barracks tor tho poor. Ihis
c!asa OF property diniess from the ordinary
ttpemept property In this respect: the4e
the cccuparcy Of one family. The r0oms ara
large, ant when thrown open 1nd aired, II Is
possible when occupied By oCe family, they
made both commodtDus aud healthy Eesf.
dtr ees- But when occupied ~ At pr sent,
they bt come lever uests OF the moat dat ger
Gus character.
uCppL1Sa THa sE1ss IN BEpcuAxBERs.
It b not inirequent that m ordinary three
story dwelling, With two large and TWO
En- al hAlt rooms On each door, will accnm.
nodate t1Rht ard even ten families. besides
slowing away two Or tbree families in the
g1lrets, and g. mA1y more In the b .crnent
ard cellar. A tamllv composed Of threa
generations Is Often fou. sleeping IN lha
fzme ro1m. 1t pixht The beds arc distributed
on the hotr to the extent Ut it, cspacltJ, and
all the menbsH, C. imposed Of both sezes
nos md ~ e:ss,, :ss sqDt % I'd ..: 9S viz 4,
bave Worn during The day. Th1a procass OF
slet ping or resting proceeds moulh after
month until typhus Of typhoid lever makes
" appearances. and the apartments aso tlnsl-
ly pac.d III DER tres1meEt bv the Board Of
he ), lte of aasirs urlfi uoftie.i by liz death
,sshtI that too many peopls ars ding "a
That h0usc.
wnols aE Pos.1pLz ron rkart1xxcsY
II NiL bc noticed that alt the cooking,
washing, ironing, DO, nnst he dune Ia cna
room, ard 1t often happens that The fteut OF
back parlor OF onr OF ibcae Old rca,dct ceal
suhdtysoed b. dosrd partillobR 70 a. 10 &C
c0nDEd.te iour istpfliEs on aur. From
the btruct urs OF these IL elcrts It Il Itt}fhx.
t!hls to pfrIserly vettllstc them. parltcuiarly
wher occupied ~ here described. Now, tho
piscttcsf tuzecs:icn comes up, What cao In.
dtco th'ss pdsr famiiiss to thus occupy
| spsfttuenss which n,ust be both lncobvrpi.
cnt md unhesl:hyf My answer Il. Hroan,c
| pf fhatT rkcsrness. md berau$o 0t ths Ia
duccments Atld out BY tut " midd1omrn."
INN rtkkntSn tf TnE nrirtkss POOH.
,~se Il IL; III .1s e. ..nt off, " bs.sse e ,o4;. 10
may csli thu nno wholesale aud tho o.ll,f fu.
| tai ~ :ni tlopcfa. W@ hxYs In thiA city aer.
tFsl h',n. snh lrdtvtdus1s ~hoee tole butl.
| ntss Il n to thus ,raho aud thon auh.iot a1su.
doted 6wC}llG&h. Hone Of taoss ixsttun
Amor. I. IL wlthlu ths knowlndgs IT lhu
| wait<Y that = yery large sn,ount of property
In tho fourth, atstnth and Tenth Wu{Ls
bAa Tins lallrn fut1 tho hands Of tnosa spro-
hfzfoss, and bulldil r. that wvEr ltascA las
1900 s'd 4 .0o stc sub-let fot u 100 To aven
SL5to. When houA. thu, hcoomea shr
pFope,ty Of thesd exturtionsFs. wllhous Id
str1eti,,ns u 10 ust, fur period Of y.arr,
every nook Red corner. even IL TIM Woud
sbeds 10 the }aId. arc maie 70 Yield Income
n hnmhp tsbita'!ona.
-, nETAILRl4a IN nuAAI MISERY.
These arc wholesale mcu but then VI
hhve rttaft dealers In human n1lsery. mai
lltile H1arc veuturs some Or fors nutte thai
bis 70 low counrymeu will Lease Gue ii the
largo dwell1et. aud Atler Appfopssstiue
apacs 'asrxc enough for = wn1skeJ conhses
and room Or two I, r bis own family, vii
e1tor' from hts friends VINO occupy The re
mait der Of the house euough to pay hl
VI ole rent.
there TWO cls.ses absorb very nearly al
the tenement tunp1ty OF this description
ard 1t h within bounds TO saT that they tax
from their poor. unfortunate victims full
| twenty per cent.
ereal owters Of ali propertY are not tn
immediate landlords. aud do not receiy.
more than eighty per cent Of the rent paid
tbs NURSERIES OF CRIME
Genessl1y thIs properly Is Owned By partie
moved up town, and not caring to rent IL
spzrtrnefl:s, take this method N relieving
themselves Of trouble. The have little cart
about the structure, ffncs they exooct In !
,eE y'ars the ll'Iie property will be wanted
Now It must be sser that this who1a system,
both il an economical ~ i ssnit r. point u
Tx v, IL I b, ctiopable. For zbtle IL toEc.i
e1traordlurry rsuts from the very p.,orest o!
our population: and ends to their dclEada'
II, y, 1t listers lever meats, which atfecs the
leajth OF the whole city. which TO sanitary
! regulation CT cafe can entirely patvept.
TIE THoGLoDY1R POPULATION.
Three years aG tn, re WAS poputs'ton Of
0,ua tby actual enume5atlonl living below
tee surface OF tie streets mostly below
Grand street. IT Is now claimed that TIL
nun ber hss been reduced one half. and pres
tnt Efforts arc dnsc'ed+ni It's further reduc
l1cn. But what Il the au2xcr OF . >elia
teha1t ord red to vscate? Where shall
fKo " "I can hardly Iat the dollar o veel
charged me here.h How an to ray the
etaretd no statts - Practically It has ter'
}iHealsh have nrd.4taker.~ Mon -becarse q
rhe vaht Q, power, hut bcesuse Of the: hu
nantt'fs of the quektiods which Rntc. h
coneiasIon n, trst 70 long - this class q
houscs arc used ioE this purpose, and A.
controlled By these m:6dleneu, there can b
bo hope for an Improved eslisafv conf il
o1 the city in toe peiehboshood afflicted b,
this clas1 OF tenement properly. ]. 8.