The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-09

rns tsneqts spoke kindly Of their landlord and his
agent The sickness rate was small and the mortal
10y minimum.
me following reportsof inspectors on this class of
tenemenn are submitted
Inspector James asys:-"No lS5 West Twenty-slxth
street Is 1--WE story tenement house occupied by
ten families, including that OF the owner But Few
years ago this house was IN e S nearly Is
the hands or the present owner IL has undergone
thorough repair, and Is now model tenement Tho
tunity or exercising constant supervision over the
premises. The consequence Of this supervision Is
good order the garbage and refuse property dis
posed Of the cellar clean, and the tenants c0ntented
and kindly disposed one toward another. There are
several large tenements in the Twelfth district under
the care OF local superintendent, the wholesome
erecfs OF which are seen not only IN the condltlOn
Of the premises, but also In the social and moral
Inspector POST reports:-"No 4O4 East Fourteenth
street. front and rear; front building occupied oy
amount Of unOccupied yard space, which is inva-
rably kept clean and in excellent sanitary condi-
never foal S visa d Dirt ashes siops The
walls end ceilings OF the hall and rooms are always
clean. The cellar Is kept carefully swept ana gar
nished no accumulatlOns OF 1lud being allowed.
The owner of the premises lives Ia the front house,
and keeps up strict system OF policing. Eaca
OF his respective apartments and for TIE proper car
ryng away Of his ashes, Stops and garbage: no. coo
East Eleventh street tenement house, occupied BY
some eight or ten families, ls another very far ex-
ample Of the good effects Of local superintendence
Here there is housekeeper employed 20 exercise
OF the building The result excellent degree OF
cleanliness and absence Of nutsances OF every kind
Nos iso le s4 S 49, liz Sua street ne
from fifteen to eighteen families In each, are almost
perfect models of tenement houses In each OF these
there Is local resident housekeeper or supertntend
ent who attends regularly to cleansing aud keeping
clean every portion OF the houses ana yards Inc
inmates are Obliged a. regular Intervals TO sweep
clean the cellars and yards.
District Inspector Tauszky remarks upon the ne
would do Wen 70 initiate in this particular the Gus
tom OF the European continental house owners, VINO
.hansmeister' ali through the larger cities OF Ger.
many. These persons attend to the collection Of
rents prevent the tenants from throwing garbage
and refuse matter anywhere except In the boxes
or receptaces constructed for the purpose, attend
to the lighting Of the halls and stairways and have
u1vss se %nGsf e e
reports to the proprietor any parts Of the house
that need repairing or has has the authority nns
o order, a and @efrayns the ' expenses thus
incurred from the rent collected. II 1T were made
obligatory on every tenement house owner to have
an overseer to each house. residing on the premises
who would be responsible to the Board OF Health for
the enforcement OF the rules and regulations OF the
same 1t would greatly remedy the great evil which
present Injuries the health Of the poor and mostly
ignorant classes, OccasIoned BY their own neglect
and by shat Of the owners OF the same"
In comparing these two classes OF tenement
houses as regards tine sanitary care required BY this
Board it very naturally appears that nearly the en-,
the former class. In visiting them he
Is brought in contact s%os! exclusively ;s
an agent whose interest it Is to avoid
az far as possible mourning expenses. BE complies
with no simple requirement OF the inspector ana re-
sists the orders OF the Board as long Is he can In
the latter class Of tenement houses the inspector.
and through him the Board, have to deal with an
Intelligent overseer, VINO IL in q position to exact
Implicit obedience nom the tenants every ordi-
nance or requirement Of this Board. And as 1t is
clearly in the interests OF the landlord 70 improve
his tenement House property the agent found will
ing to execute promptly every requirement Oh the
large tenement mouse may be 30 conducted AZ TO be
far more detrimental than the most offensive trades
When neglected by is , owner soon becomes ,s not
pants, bat 1t dlfrnsea widely the elements OF
the most fatal diseases. The evils resulting
from tenement houses are not due to the simple ag-
gregati0n OF human beings upon limited area,
for people might remain healthy packed more closely
than in the most densely crowded houses ~ New
and suf1cent food and preserved proper ceanl-
ness. There examples IN this CITY OF 100 persons
tanning high degree Of health because the condl-
lions Of health just mentioned are carefully pre-
served In their homes y only waen .nese Son
simply for profit and without regard to the welfare
OF the occupants, that they become the great hot
beds OF disease and the sources OF our enormous
mortality.
In view Of these facts, the committee are Of the
opinion that the public health requires that all sene.
ment houses or groups Of contagious houses having
| the same owner, having accommodations for ten
families or upwards, should be placed under the su.
pervsion OF a superintendent housekeeper or over
seer selected and compensated by the owner, who,
as the accredited agent of the property shall be
held responsible to this Board Tor the faithful execu.
ton or the provisions OF the Tenement House act
and OF such ordinances and regulations relating 70
tenement houses as this Board may from time TO
time adopt.
The Alleged Violation OF the Quarantine
Laws.
DR.. Swinburne informed the BOARD that q writ OF
habeas corpus had been served upon Tim TO produce
in court on the 10th inst. the bodies OF the two men
who had been sent to the lower bay fopattempting
to board o vessel infected with yellow fever. He
asked the Board to take some action. A discussion
followed showing that the majority of the Commits
sioners considered the subject one that in no way
under the Jurisdiction Of the Board, unless It
be on a report from the Health Officer that by per-
hitting them TO come up the health Of the city
would be jeopardlzed The Health Onlcer declining
to do 80 the subject was dropped.
The hearing In the case OF the Board against the
New York Rendering Company, set for yesterday,
was adjourned until Monday, when q special SESSION