The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-23
THE TENEMENT HOUSE ACT.
a hin that Interests Thousands Of Persons In
New York aud Brooklyn.


ALBANY, MAY 22-Thc act for the rcpu-
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i"'iou Vi .cuVIll'nt anu louH'hE nouses III ule
cities OF Now York and Brooklyn passed both
Uouaps mud pooa into efr,ot t,,r,rdiat,l,, tl,nt
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is' as soon Us II Is slghcu Oy the Governor. Iho
act provides that there must bo clear
spaco of nj lcnst ton feet botween everv
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tenement mousse hereafter erected anu
any other building on tho same lot.
II the snid buildings aro ono s,orv bipb above
lhe icNel OF inc Rtouhui II lhey are TWO Stories
high. the distance between must be not loss
linn of,oor foot. ~ ,tr,.,- e,.i,s iii ,or,,
Inn "i',," ~ !. "ioo SVoi 'eS n'Ku, '"eh'y
Ice' anu II more thhn thfce stories high' not
less than twenty-five feet. At the rear Of every
,cpcmont bouso horoot,.,r ,r,,,.,I ,l,,r, ,,,,st
, ~ "ou90 "o''"'.'t ~ 49," 'ieie ","S'
Do clear, open space OF not less than ten feet
between the tenement house and the rear line
Of tho iot h,,, ,,h,u ,t,.a,,h ,.,,,ta,i,, -
VI ,"0 ~ '"' ""on 'ioiout" Nen"'"''on VI
such open spaces can De othcrwise secured.
such distances may be lcsscncd or modified I'm
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sp'Via S''SoS w permit from 'hO Do"iu oi
Health.
No one continuous building shall be built or
converted totho purposes OF tenement or lodg-
ing house in the city Of New York upon an or
dnarv city lot to occupy more than sixty-five
nor 400, - a., -, 80 -, ~ 49,. - -
por I'm; =, t Wy saIu Iol anu w tno Same pro
b0rnn ~ ne 10y De greater or less IN SIZE thnn
provision shall not Amply to corner lots. and
a,i ~ TN, H., III 9t9eu spIcla cases ny
Every ' room W., in pP tcn OF ng bouso hereafter
stvs, -, VI ,YhN".t,u cNcpt rooms IN INC attlc'
Nv a. I've no, ''sS .hn Tkt iUt IN nelRnt irIIin
rao,, 10 ,h n,, cSl,,k MY nNcrg nn"ikaple
room i w tne nitIe o, such building must DC ut
LnS o,thi Ky III nelens uI9uEnout mo- Tess
e ,,h unu- nun tne area OF sneh room. Every
nucn .uuih must nave WlnuoW up'hlhR 10
W os.Ir hir; or over INC uoor peflec'y con-
ssr nVt I NchtlNor COMMUNICATING WIN hroom
nr '' ~ MlIi tu 9uter hr tne
,utca OF Willow must nc ~ least one-tenth OF
of the winJaw ira m,s, h room sne vop
". W ~ "' WIZ must po no, IeSs NUN
Wnnar boif me, T d,Ne w oon huu tnn9
upnLr h'is must De uhuo SO rs 70 open me lull
tbon ioo unI'n' Fn"in OIL Tess nr1a
taan tvu supeIin'ai loe ~ II dpes not c9inmunl-
Sn.c uIrvvuy "aIh tne eNlPrhal ulr, anu y WIN.
ow ~ Vpcn .Ivpince; must hhVe an ar snh l
p AonSSnE I ~ ihe Iooi or OtierWlse, hs tn9
boses ~ borda an nnay bresc,lne Dut ln al
VV"uIs's htIIeHiiteT erected IN lne Guy OF NV
lntk. whlch shall be- used occupied. leased, or
bah,na To- a vnonlent OF lOuEn housel Every
wi,h ro1 laa ha a a. est on winH0w,
~ sa i1 vn sqnnre XXI, hunl.t,ing likn' hnd
~ I'll, nitisu1 rom ie pun,S strSet or tne yhIu
Ia,i hn oi1, uhess lii y a. ahn Neiu
n nni, SUM DC ptneIwise pr9Nuei IN manner
III aai, Itp0h pan approved pS INC Doaru OF
"v whn.. $500. A., H., -. 1T,
,o Mnitehever inc sanitary superlntendent shall
vertly mat any tenement rouse or, room
tnerein - so oVercrowded mat thcre shan De
n~Iue1 ICES Inhh oQ1 GuDc ieet OF ar 70 eaeh
ogcupant Oh hucn nullulng or room, mo board
OF Health may. should i deem il wise or
necessary. issue an order requiring the
numper OF occupants OF such building or
ROOM 20 oe reduced 30 thht inc inmates
nay hot exceed one person 70 SIN nun
yreu CUBIC ,ieet oil AIR. The reduction must
pc made within ten days after notice 10 the land
iotu. Reht. or occupant. In no case must there
ne more persons occupying tenement than NJ
VIZ rae OF one person 70 every thirty square ieet
OF the tenement mouse let whenever there are
moro than ten families IL tenement house
were must bH lanitor or housekeeper. II tho
pTrltu q, neatn 80 require. ILL.,. H..
ING .board % Health must collect a license
! rec ol - hnnuhly lof every tenement mousse let,