The New York herald., 1878-11-04
A CHANCE FOR THE MUSCULAR.
THE HOUSE IN FoRTY-sIxrH STREET WHERE
TiNANrs HAVE THEIR OWN WAY IN xvAnY-

THE HOUSE IN FORTY-SIxrH STREET WHERE
TlNANrs HAVE THEIR OWN wAY IN xvARY-
THING.
In the HERALD recently appeared extraordinary
story of q house, situated AZ No. 307 East Forty
sixth street, which is apparently without an oMner
and whose combativs but lucky inmates live without
paying any rent. II shown in that article that
tho house in such . condition that tho Board OF
Health should condemn II unit for human habisa-
ton HERALD reporter iaely undertook to ascertain
the generous landlord agent might be who al
lowed these dsordery people 10 live rent frec, and
hts inquiries met with success search IN the Tax
once revealed the TACT that one John O'Con-
nor, Of No 34a East l09th street. was de
soribcd The booKs as the owner oil the house
In 1878; but the last payment Of taxes made by
ex-rolce Justice Thomas A. Ledwitn, who. on June
2 1875, paid $23S Tor the OF 1874. tho house
being assessed at So, 500. At the of1ce OF Mr.
Butcher, a lawyer, NJ No. Murray strest, was
found Mr. John d. Farrell, Mr. Butchers clerk.
II viii be remembered that Mrs. Mccormick, tho
housekeeper upon tho last visit oil the HERALD re-.
porter, saia, "rhere was agont, Mr. Farrell, Uut
he said he wasn't going TO bother any with the
property" and wnen sho asked him what she had
better do with n. house. no replied, "Do the bsst
you can, MrG Mccormick"
Mr.. Farreli laughed when he was asked about the
house
he, "and finally gave up the house IN diss ust. be-
cause couldn't get any rent out Of IL was agent
for Mr.. Leuwth.'
''Couldn'l you have tho people dispossesseas"
TOO EXPENSIVE TO EJRcr.
Mr.. Farrell treated the question great joke.
ssO course. and did; and u cost msre money In
sJecting one party alter another Than l got in
rsn,. Two families 1 .jsoied oosI mo 50 apiece, aad
their SUCCESSORS ddn't pay cent OF rent etthon IL
TO let them live rent free than TO got rid
Of them"
"a Mr. Cotton, and no gave Il up In disgust, too.
I'm nan nnplA thapA
house in all my lie-hgntiag all the time They have
stolen the water and gas pipes aud SOLD their, and
they hawaii even any water, and II has 10 be ietcncd
from block away. used 10 get perfectly sex nj
tho art and nlth 10 tho place when visited II.
.What would tho tenants give u reason Tor not
paying their rent when you called Tor ~"
'.w., you'd go in snere and nrss Of all, the smells
about twenty children would get around your knees.
The isther would bo drunk and out Of work. tho
would say they either 'siok starving dts
possessed one man, and you never saw such naby
place as he lot bshlna hlm. He had ,hs biggest pile
OF ashes and 0ith under ms bod. Oni belsve the
place 10 caied, House oil Blaze az least, thsre IL
q mouse OF that name in tins row. l put out Moaon
tons. and when came back he had moved IN again."
docs Mr. Lsdwan still own tns nouscY"
ssNo; Il was ioreciosed undcr a lgagc TO Mr..
Daniel keil tho carriage ufscturer, Broadway,
near Forsv sixth street, and suppose tif NOT
risnce that l and Cotton had.n And with a serio-
comic expression Of disgust. which was innaiisly
amusing, MT. FarTou Saiu, 'On. It's OIL NO usel"
.'How much aid Mr. Ledwith pay Tor the houseW
"Ho bought four along there, and think hs paid
from $35, 900 10 $40, ,000."
"spisnaid bargain, waAn'tn"
.'Oh, mAeniaoenIn
TO EcoxoMfxE RENT.
Mr. keil was not to be iound yesterday; but 10 10
evident inst whoever has the nominal ownership OF
the house has utterly gwen ny any attempt to COL.
iect rents. As Mr.. Farrell, who may bc presumed TO
he authority IN this case, ssyA at 10 cheaper TO let
the tenants i've rent Tree than to sjscs them But
lest readers OF tho HRRALD may also desIre 10
embrace tins unique opportuuIty OF living rent free
this CITY OF hign ana cxortionAte rents, let them
be warned that, as Mr. Fsrroh declared, at takes
muacle 30 1.-Two tnorc, Tor, rad he, y1u "wouldn os
IN thare tl this evening before you had nght" here,
then, IL chance arey offered people OF plenty oi
muscle who want to economics Ia these hard timss
tho i'm portant item oi rent.