New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-08
WHAT THE INSPECTORS FOUND.

DR.. w. b. VandeTpOel was graduated year
ago from the College OF Physicians and Surgeons, ana
his Office No. 27 East Twentyfourtb-st He Is me
son of Jacob Vanderpoel Commissioner Of Docks, and
has undertaken the hard work Of an inspector at Il
small salary the double purpose of useful occupA-
ton while MS practice Is growing, and Of obtaining the
very exceptional experience which careful Inspection
of the tenement-house districts gives. He has com
peted the inspection OF the block bounded by Ihrd ana
F0urth-sts and Avenues and b, and Is ready Tor
another block Tic following are the especially nole-
worthy disco yercs madei
No 1872 EAST FoURTH-sr IL owned by Joseph Kelley, a
LQuor-dcaler. AT No. 100 OF the same street. lruiu
winch a very bad smell proceeds from the closets IN
stories and basement, aud shelters seven families,
having IN all twenty-five children, or an average OF
dcrpoel OF the condition OF The cellar, when was
found in filthy condition The closets IN the yaId
were also in adisgraceful state. Gong 10 the Ded-
room window IN the basement, the Visitor recoHed
from the stencil proceeding from the cellar DtlOW'
NO 1914 East FOURTH-sT. owned by Mrs Bilerleln OF
No. 173 East Fuurtu-st This Is one OF the worst
houses the block. 1t is four stories and base
ment and the nelghbOrs complained that II Is ire
quencd by a class Of men and women who appear to
be tramps and debaucled women Of almost the low
est class. This indicates that stale beer Is sold on
the premises, or that something equally Dah Is served
10 attract low characters, but nothing OF the KIND
was discovered Six families live IN the mouse, num-
bering seventeen adults and eleven children. Ihe
basement Is very damn and nolsome. Inc rear
building ia inhabited by eight families.
No 1876 EAST FOURTH-sT. is owned by the same person
Two sick children were found IN H. Ten families are
living on the four stories, and comprise twenty
seven adults aud twenty-three children Inc yar1
was found swaTning with children. Tie closets ana
the basement very filthy, ana depression by
tine basement window was filed with rotting gar
bage. There neither sewer nor closet pipes as
the law requires. Three families in the rear build
ing nave twenty children.
No 226 EAST FoURTH-sT is a large ye-story tenement
house belong 10 the German Catholic Church OF the
Ho Redeemer, N the rear Of which 1t stands. The
church school for boys separates IL from an ther
teuement-nOuse of equal size. At the above number
there were thiTtyDne adults and thlrty-two cn10ren
aud at No. 21S, thlrty-two adults and twenty
children. Both tenements were found IN very GOOD
condition.
No 236 Fast FoURTHsT owned by Isaac Feig is good
example OF what tenement Should be- In point OF
cleanliness ana population. 1t seems 10 be IN good
order all through and contains SIX families Win
thirteen children.
No 155 EAST IHuRI-sT. belongs TO George Heinrich.
The closets. are IN the cellar, which Is badly Yen-
tlated. There is escape pipe. The closets are
used by the corner rum sbOp and by the ADJOINING
tenement. ~,
Church OF the Holy Redeemer, being situated on
either side of the chuTch. They are both IN good
condition and shelter hftytnree adults ana twenty
nine children. -,
probably he requested TO improve the condition OF
tins tenement Scarcely good thing can be said OF
AZ. The brick pavement OF the yard Is broken ana
suuken IN places, and water covered with slime
stands IN the cavities. The bedrooms are poorly
ventilated. frighjful smell arises from the cellar.
DR.. Muller, OF No, ZIG Second-st., wanted Dr. Van
poei TO inspect TINS hOuse as beng specially unwhole
some, He sald he had patents IN II and that there
had been great deal OF sickness among the tenants.
NO so AyENUE-A is n model tenement for cheap one
and is owned Oy JACOB Beck. lt contains hVe faml-
lies aud has very large yard. The house was found
very clean. A most noticeable ana Trustworthy
the LANDLORD carefully tends. This abounds with rdre
al