The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-07

THE MONTH.
District. Physicians. B 30, Es.O 1 No
First.........J. f.
Second....H. NJ. Harvey. ....No report.
VACCINATION.
Seven physicians have been en-
ployed to vaccinate the poor of the
city since the last meeting, but as only
three of them have yet reported, the
number vaeeinated cannot be stated.
TENEMENT HOUSES.
invite the attention of the Board
to the unhealthy condition Of many of
the tenement houses, some OF which
are pestilential dens, unfit for human
occupancy. Those on Lots 20 and so,
and the corner OF. 81, Old Plan, are a
nuisance, and a Sinking, loathsome
disgrace TO that part Of the city.
The long frame building formerly
occupied by the Government. on the
south side of Water Street, between
Oak aud Mulberry, is unfit for hu.
man occupancy, withits present filthy
surroundings.
Shall these aud large number of
other tenement buildings be suffered
to remain fertile sources of disease to
the unfortunate poor who may chance
to occupy them? There is no excuse
for this condition of things. Prop
erty has its duties, and these are
essentially related to the we'll being Of
society. 1t may be directly loss to
the owner to require him to put his
house In a habitable condition, but
what is the loss to the tenant? He is
defrauded of health aud the ability to
labor, and has thus fixed on him the
doom of enduring poverty. Not only
this; but he is but too frequently, by
this means, dead6ned to the virtues of
civilized society. While the lives of
many are destroyed by levers and pes
tilen tial diseases, others are spared
from disease and left a prey to the
vices of degenerate society, and early
become public burdens, and too FREE
quently public evils, Female chill
dren brought up in such miserabl-
dens but too frequently go to repiene
-ish the ranks OF them degraded
and abandoned of their sex, while the
boys are often willing recruits to city
prisons and county jails.
Legislators may institute Criminal
Courts, and CITY authorities may
organize expensive systems Of police,
yet drunkenness and crime will work
at them so long as miserable filthy
tenements exist.
Shall not the hand of kindness and
justice be extended to the poor of
the city While this might save
many of them from worse than death,
it would greatly diminish the public
expenditures for their relief by pro-
noting their health.
a. THE CANAL.
That part of the Wabash aud Erie
Canal which extends through the
city has been for many years a nui-
sance and 4 fertile source of disease.
| would respectfully suggest the adOp-
ton of the following orders:
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD.
Ordered, That the water remaining
stagnant in that part of the Wabash
and Erie Canal. extending from the
junction of Tenth Street and the
Boonville Road 20 Seventh Avenue
be, and it is hereby, declared a nui-
sance aud source of disease to the
citizens of the city, and that the
Common Council be requested to
cause that portion of the canal to be
filed up to the grade Of the city.
On motion of DIR. Bray, this order
was unanimously passed.
DR.. Casselberry then offered the fol-
lowing order in relation to tenement
houses: 5ah +t4ili
Ordered, That every tenement
house appearing over crowded, or in
a condition uniavorable to the health
of the occupants, shall be examined