, 1875-10-21
Slows SHANTlES.
A., rnspcction Of Some Randolph
Street 1Io011erics.
n(,,ii,t Chimut}s, Sinking Buildings, Rotten
Boards, and Dangerous Stose.plpts.
Vat an Attempt Is Made to Allow Tham
~ to Bo Repaired.
Tim I,cnts That Arc Paid for Them.

Tim Hcnts that Arc Paid for Thems
IN Yesterdays TRIBUNE IL was stated tHat ALT.
,,;,h,e, Dsiley, tho building Inspector, Aad mot
onncaitio,, from Mayor Co1yfn in con-
Tla so"'o ~ sL...n ,,,,,,,, =, Az
dsmnlnR 'ne ~" VI iooSo''o' r, ros 49,, s.,
FLOW, corner OF hanuol pm anu Can@' 5t1eo'h' ~
Itch Sunday night fire took place. and Wtoro
Ns, NSs-e.r,oll Guild was burned to death.
h<'s" = ronortor NJ thia tournat eal,c1
lostefa., IT,. -.
min, n company with Als' II. Won iahsen, sur
-,,or md Inspector OF buildings, Who fs also
,,,tcal architect OF twenty.hlx years e1prrt-
Ia o7das thas Wv p"o"o '"as w os.. ,,.1t.
through THE TRIBUNE OF tho feal cohalt'on OF
49,. huillt1,an, which, to say tho least, nr0
.s.no ~ Chicago, nud In any ot1,or city would
dhs! ns.a1 ~ .tona o,,thor,t ,tor
not 10 ato"eo ~ ',' as" ~.
THE NASon'S ACTION EXPLAINED.
sail tr. Hai'or: ! TO not bIsre tic Mayor
n, his ncion III tho PROMISES. tuesday OK"
w n.,, st,r's nttorDc, cutlol ou Mr.. Col.
as'ol ~, tar.., ,,1,, ~. t,,,ort t,,,t In ,,,o
IN snd !ala W. ~ -. -. vi
llayur) s1in oao aatoo''f ~ wv ",o'1 tto VIZ
.h,,,er. M.JaMseaou was sought out, aud ho s,la-
..t,oa ,tr. l;onl In hts yiow OF tho case, and
.,,h., ,1,c oil ordinance was still in forco.
im ''4' ',,;s ,dvico Movor f,olv,, on,,o,,toa
0aoss n:..' .u' aa,,,t, .,, ~, M a,rar;"n.od
hutder to investigate aud estimate tho datnaga
Ine bs the fire 10 tho buildings Nos. %, 25l1li.
.sIs West Randolph street.
NH. H0LLirT,
though ho 1uag s'a solid man, dld not make. ap-
r.rcltlr, yory thorough investigation. lilo
mikes no montion whatever Of 2s555, which lad
btyu occupied nH a low dct Of prostitution by
female named h,sl'io Telfora. but goes on to sny
,h,t tlo bndingn ~ ana 10 wero only Damaged
n per cent In the aggregate ol their yalro. 11ia
% In tAco would seens fair eM,NEn. as unless
lie buildings ara dutaHEed over III rrr cent, thny
t,nook 10 condemned I'll tic grounds OF njury
b 61o.
lut On tho othar band, these buildings nro al
1e.dy condemned on account of detective fl''cs
ana construcsiusi. However. it IL nn"eeessasy
hera TO lus!hes di1ato u. opinions. but to give
ttzssption Ut tle tun,bt-down aLalsiaa as tho
}eeotler saw thah yesterday.
Turning do"n Tnsh haton anu gong north
oncsnal street, one IL Immediately Hsrn:x, ~ o
ns,ss .ha eonthcaat corner Of Kandntph. by q
nrlssy pair Of stara outside tho ieu,natts Of
mist EIs opco
rainIf-coSsrhtfETEn DwE1LlSt,.
Tho chimney isanh and tottcrh anu seems nl-
most ready to fall a. tho slightent rustic OF tho
Wind. Tuning the cusnor, one IL ustorad into
Tue sa!oon and ies.a .aurant OF 1lr. Joseph DiggIo.
rsfpectablo aud wcll.to-tio ltallhl,, wliuso
!,sher Lsa occupied tho l,lnto Tor over n't!o
yeas., On go'uE through this place 1t y learned
lis. III. DitElo would be glad y good building
hssbeen thero long time, he cannot afford to
tsaaton hit businoAH until conpnllcd to 1',pye.
Ths noor Of tic reAtan'an las Hunk fully 6
inches and each footstep o. 1t tallB on the
sDaiy boards rattlcs tho building as II moved by
N earthquake. Tho ch!nhey ilneH aro less
thai Ginches from tho ee'9!Hg. Tho a&o1e~p'pea
eo,er them. ard teru IL now only uug chimney
raed, and Ills
NJ so aEASs 4 SAFE one,
Tbs building was a. one tino known ns tho
Commercial Hotel. mud It IN not new thing to
bare It condemned. II hns beou declared I'LL
1ite some six times beforo, auu 1t laa endah-
eeted The lccaltv III many times by fire. yet alr.
Ssas, somo ut wnoso dwellings, arc rented for
he lowest and s'leat p'lfFoHca, through sone
Political influence. las boon cilAb!od to
Ills bal lofs Of money, said Mr. l}a1ioy, "and
he'll mako tlatd light to oent us b,lt tue aatoty
4 the West sila demands t4at thcac rookertoa
tlil be pulled down.
THE BASEMENT.
Next descend 'uto the basement Of this nisor-
tl.n excuse for house. Ins&ea4 Of being BRICK
nk pasposts to he, Quo l!.ads Ainssy 's-.nch
htA-alnost mocxory to call 1t by tllat name.
1bs cellar IL hEnkcn vim lcailinR stde-wals,
Isaa 10 aFop at 1ao lgtost eause; out o. tao
shal .sFe Gi'eo m t!le chanoors Of Justice, as ex'
Tnadaa by Mi. Sheridan. .-
Hero atovf.plpes wore run through board par,
9uoas but iew llchas from tho ceiling, lnti
w sa'inno}7.dod AaVo the ma5k, how could u
% called bY nutl nauiof A teW bricks
Mtosh soRetlier . little mortar, and then the
elnpe5 IL compisto., Wtth but litt!o eAoft 1t il
haay 70 Rp' ea1 tesoat!on and devastation b,
a. s.s % tae residents Of 1he West sldo, aud per
asps tae ehllto CITY. rms bu'fding. at ron
4sfe.
NC. 1Hlls