New-York tribune., 1879-03-01
TkNEMENT-HOCSE EVILS.

GonWIN, FREDERICK COUDERT, JOSEPH H..
CHOATE. JACKSON :. SCHULZ AND OTHERS
! ACoMNITTEE FOR PRACTICAL WORK APPOINTED.
large meeting was held in Cooper Insti-
tute last evening in the interest of tenement
house reform. Mayor Cooper presided and
made brief address. Among the other
speakers were Joseph II. ChOate, whose re-
marks were received with much favor Jackson
;. Schultz, who dealt with the practical side of
the question; Parke Goodwin, Frederick COudcrt.
| Rabbi Henry ;. Jacobs, James VI. Brown and
+. l.. Shafer. On the platform aud i'll the
audience were many wel-knOwn men, who
appeared to be in hearty sympathy with the
speakers. a committee was appointed to con-
slider the means by which a reform in the
! tenemcnt-house system could be accomplished.
THE AUDIENCE AND TIE SPEECHES.
In response to call signed by many we'll
known residents large meeting was held in Cooper
Union last evening In the interest Of tenement house re-
! form. Among the sgners Of tue call were Hamilton
Fish, James A. Roosevelt, Royal Phelps r. stuyVesan
Adrian lsrlin ir, Charles SOuthmayd, Joseph Selg
man. f. d. Morgan. c. Vanderbilt. Cyrus W. Field, Rob
ert L. stuart Christian Herte, stewart Brown. George
| :. COc, william SteDway, j. j. Astor, Parke Goodwin
Arthur L"ary, :. J.. NJ Barlow, james wick Lucius
! Tuckerman, W. +. Dodge jr., william O'Bren Judge
john r. Brady. G. J.. Tiffany, Fletcher Harper, Post
| master James, II. l.. Pellew and others
The general discussion OF the evils OF the tenement
house system IN the churches last sunday seems 10
have aroused deep interest I'm the subject, aud tho
meeting last night presided by Mayor Cooper, was
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| r 1nnon -, r' t ,,,, ot,r ,yo, ho
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crowded occupants There fully 1900
persons IN attendance the yccs interest shown
! an" "'o '''''"I "'u' ''sS'' WIZ ','''' 80
applause Ou tue PIati"tu anu III 'u' d"i'oHc' "'i'
many gentlemen wen KNOWN I'D INC lto'eS'lohs poil''
ana business among whom were the Hoh 1ohh Jay
5 pa,1, (r,, ,,n-ie CoIytn Thatcher N Adams
T'n,.oI sl,,,,r iI.nr, r.rp, rosc n { loarr and
others The addresses Of the several speakers repre-
Seutel in true ght the urgent need Of
| that would relieve the denscy crowded houses OF
the city, and suggested some of the steps thai
necessary TO facilitate the adoption II these measures
among the recognized laws OF the land Mr. Cboatc
no reason WHY IL laws were enacted To prevent the
oyercrowdlny Of steamers similar laws should not pre-
vent the tar more dangerous aud dcmoralzns over
crowdlng of teuementhou-cs. jackson = Schultz dis
cu>se the practical side Of the question: maintaining
nat the reioms could be carried out on strictly business
PRINCIPLES ami with profit If Landlords could only Tea"
ze mar there was demand for clean wcl-ycntlacd,
1' i '"' ,"' ,','oa ,,,id or,, torcIi,, r,.
| sunny an" meaning "o''o' - '' - -
ture of the sduaor aud misery OF tcnement-hOuse was
Drawn Inv Parke Godwin; and other speakers dwet on
W., - ,,,,ar,a,s aud ir, f,ct NJ all who have
! me duN OF huh'n''"I'"'S' ''' ." '' " ~
the future welfare OF the cF ot h'aI' 10 un''0 IL
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| Mayor Cooper announce" 'n"' ie"'! H. INV 80
act a. secretary. Mr Peew then read list OF seventy
Two yce-prcsdonts and thirteen secretaries, who had
,,s.i ,lsr sy,,,otlv with the object for which The
,c,, called twas announced that several gen
tlemcn among whom werc Judge Noah Davis. ID. Wills
r,,,os ,rs pcv Dr. Bellows Judge John r. Brady and
-, rtt huttUp "A
IN ,ttend They ali sympathizcd with the object of the
Gathering and sent words OF Toward the close
OF the meeting q resolution was adopted by when a
committee Of nine, to devise measures to carry ehc
mem 'o"s siU,,r ] 'J - Wills I,nf. TrcdcTck W
st"yris CorncliWs Vrnd.rhiIt. ". ". Aston Jam,
Ca ltn, CHARLES =. Day, r. J. Auchm"'y henry E'
! f'''" ana l. - I'Pi'n'
htMAEhS oi MAh'" tV"''','
On taking charge OF the meeting Mayor cooper u"u'
7o''' "' ''' .' r.,,1, a.,i,c "a =, docs I'm.
! 'Hc HP'"N''' VI '"'' ~ ,.. , . .,,.. 90
health "' large part or tho population of our city Is
..,,. .rrc s,,i,l and moral aspects OF The qjr.-
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| u"H are '' '-'I'"' '' ',....', 4, g., ..,.,.,..
or tenement houses arc bult auI Cohuuctcu Is N'''7
81, H. r lur, 10 take eo.l..lucc OF tIBt fac; bIt $50
! '' '. ..,... t.r .,,.,. 80, ,oc bui.Ie,s and
must h'"IH I''"hs "nu"' '""' '' ,' 80,
must rccoilcct That III tho past We nave "'''"'"
/ these faulty tcnement-houscs to bee erected VIII
! ouf u,ofcsL Tie time. however, has arrive
vue remedy should ho applied Hgppuy th'' gurS
f tt a. o uuccr with p0lltir., class. or with
, t. t .,.s .r.pd Iuf n H. ole IA which u'i ere
1,t,r,-t,d purpose % present au
i fct. ON thi. subject or 10 suggest any remedy
.oy, M, Tor other speakers who wII addlt9s jou
iiIs evening" eau ouy say that we canrot IN a mo,
m,nt expect 20 chance the habits ot thee P,oI anu
r,uf ROT tyu,,t to Interfere UWarran'ahy Win any
vested rgut-. But ctu do much u We ""rh lh tHc
elt waj to iucrclsc our SOBER Industrious, lhi''HE
| population.
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thiuk, " AsmOdcu~. or the De'd on Two St"As' AN"
| t,.u.b | forget the contents. remember that the
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Of ali the houses m urltf ihd II my NC N'" "'