New-York tribune., 1877-01-02
SHELTEp F0R THE HOMELESS POOR.

MIDNIGHT SCENES At OUR CROWDED STATION
HoUSFs-EFForTs TO SUPPRESS PROFESSIONAL
vAGRANCI-A REFUGE Provided FOR lhE DE-
SERVING rDuR
To The Eattor ~ Tte TrtGHne.
SIR: =, /. well llOwI. the statiOn-houses o.
this city ford shelter at night to homeless people.
Last Winter committee appointed by tie state Cha-
ties Aid Association visited Tie various precinct hons p
inspected ,he od GERS quarters aud collected what facts
could De relied UpOn the various people VINO
were the nightly guests the police. In THE TRIBUNE
OF March the results of these Investigations were uo-
sbed Appeared that in tie month o January, 1876
out Of total number OF BOTH statiOE-h0n.c dodgers
there were 20 920 rcyolyes," persons who were al
ways Registered at precinct tbe other; and th"
proportion was maintained during both tile winter ana
Summer months In Other words, during the Winter 500
or 800 individuals received lodging each night, and
these were largely "rcyOlyCrs or FOUNDERS, b'ggars
and thieves By day, living in free quarters at night
The dodgers quarters found TO be shocKEgy over
crowded and badly not at all ventilated. Respectable
deserving poor compelled to lie upon the same
rude platform with the dregs Of the city population
The scene at O'Clock IN these quarters fnl night
horrible In the extreme.
Two months ago committee OF three gentlemen oi
this city, impressed with the need OF securing some rad
cal change in this system OF recoy wing hOusclcss people,
obtained hearing from the Board Of Commissioners OF
Police and asked tat the system OF receiving Shceres'
was strengthened by the opinion of the police surgeons
that ic Practice OF huddng tos thor large number OF
drunken dirty, AMI often diseased wretches, contar
mated The air hieahoi BY paronen! In the same buidg
hat II cngcudcrcd yptol diseases and the cause Of
sickness anon c2icers aid men Tho Board adopted
resolution a0Idr,cc it p be circulated among the po
lice forte, by ySA4ch the adHttancc Of professional
tramp, rg cd p the ,5tt,un-honS2s, ana iher Al =
pirhc.i-ioH vagldnts WAS ordered iIom ana at'r
certain date Other pegs applying foi shelter AT the
precincts would b' passed Oh 10 proper iSiIpS houses
hcU S,Ic! should br furnished by private charity. IAis
order went iu.O effect the 'th 81 Hur' nbct us u-
mediate result wa 80 r. luce o." number o! applicants
NOV. g. Ylc ito sTrcSts Tor VagrHncy arose from an
average Of per day October TO 20 per uay in Noye-
There s.il remains 20 be dealt with in the police sta
tons OF TIE Iuust .ciy quarters several hundred
nightly visitors OF DrtL apAc- WHO form me Second OF
nDIi-iabUil c.,, Of taa hcuS, sS poor. To provide
ialu.C IL uI44- employ mcll. from su-rH tiltliOl
through s.,.n CtIGg accidental c.'Gs', have 10
Eomes, tt'r, mas. row he aiken. An ".t",itiioA,
known lie Ni,i.t E.iG., Association oi NeN-lmk
g. - hos 1'r formed, and 3rl has been uha,..d nom
Tie Excise Fund, IN the approval " The city authoTl-
ties, sju buIluU., haa been cured at the
opened N"uucndF Jan. 3. li:rc amp" acr"aliU)-
Gl;inu prov 6i'ri for Hii who require temporary
she ter So 30, aa,.'-l tAac,cr Ti,y viii be received
u they c"i .n 90 tc !HNf, Hcn- OF th' tA-luuji"n
and a-.. c., i"sti.u.e AND Aoue' - yl- rroNrS
trir cu' iarail5' No. t.heSN by tier ir"IS 90 per
fu3n, such labor viii l.. provided. Fpr thc present
only furnished with cards from the ponce pre-
C!nCt- will br lGr.lttct
Further Information viii he furnished to the publc
from aG,e 10 TINE. JANIS \. EO0shyGLT. President.
Henry l.. PEILEW, Secretary.
X. II. DENiT, Il. De-
JhNES &. DRAITOS, r,..o,,.iro
TEMPLE PRIME. Noihin'''Oe
tHuIP !. SANDS,
HeDr YORK, Jan. l. -.