New-York tribune., 1879-03-01

Ccpd those OF plaHubON VI there were Only one tPnt-
mcnt-nousr such | have described IN Ncw.lork lts
fate would be sealed. Ought not then some measures
70 be- taken In regard % the 10000 mn brVtu -"'VVo
tiIuc, the vice aud crime that one hoesf
SPEECH or FREDERICK CoUDFRT.
Mayor Cooper then introduced Frederick Coudert
This cause. said the speaker appeals 10 alto the ch
and poor, young and DID, and especially to the kindly
sympathies of womanhoOG. We must realize the fact
tnat the young being raised in these tene-
m"nt-houses; that the children who are sUarmlne III
the 10000 tcnemeut-hOuscs OF The CItJ-thHt years
hence This race l. 20 rule our city ana country u y
mo'hcry to YAK about thtr educauOu' low cay 30"
expect 10 educate youth VINO, when hc Goes Eono'
c SEgi 10 and in f %IG S hell around h@ What can you
expect Of child with such sutrounfinsSt Ineir
schooling aches them only thar they NAV IN time Iue
the land They need Gods sunshine m4rc lhah 'eJ 40
reading aud writing. IAypi1useI Whcn th.y IuS
mohers they must have fathers and mothers who arc
worthy of honor. Then too, they would know what Is
MAKE u child's lie cheerful. Men flock in great
numberg TO the cities, and they always
out Sit' West. I' Wy Wy don't S ycS soi Applause
Men rrcgarions ana there Is an innate desire on the
accept this fact, ana do wnat We can TO provide foI
necessary evil II Is commonly gardcd evil that
your neighbOr bears and you don't lApplhusGl Inc
that here TO discuss IL to prevent IT, We must
agitate the matter az VIC are doing to'hisht' ana
measures must be discussed with eamestncss Aud
seriousness. While reading Goethe th" other day
thought that he gave expression t. the cry at comes
from these thousands OF tcnementhouscS when on ms
light" Great appiausrl
SPEECH OF JACKSON :. SCHULTZ.
Jackson s Schultz after relating -ome Of his expert
of several years amemoer Of the Board Of
Health said that he thought that practical step at
this moment Impossible, but with Tie opening OF
Spring Il remedy Tor the evil could ba applied. and
the people who occupy these wrochcd quarters
could be removed. He believed that much would be
accomplished ny the aid Of rapid transit Many or the
more respectable who 1--we IN the city would remove
,l.,
Would tax their p'aces an4 me Gr2TGed fhenSn{5 fh45
reform could never he reached until some plan
was devised which would effect improvements In tue
construction OF tenement houses ana at the same time
adopted IN Brooklyn. o. havIugh superintendent" or dhi
tor for each house to inIe rtspClnG lnt Inan'' oi
admirable one il was only by such practical methods
that the problem could be solved
JOSEPH II. CHOATE'S ADDRESS.
Joseph II. Caoate then spoke az follows:
Mn. MAYOR, LADIES AND GESTLENES: Having been
shut up for some weeks in the foul atmosphere Of the
Surrogatc's Court laughtcII l come here in sym
pathy with this great movement for securing fresh ir
for the great masses Of the people and In
passing / will express the hope that II any
committee OF inspection reform appointed by tins
meeting 10 visit and overhaul the enemen'house5 Of
this city the Court House may be overlooked Ike
ueweI laughter. Planned and constructed by that bar
rarous and Infamous tsime which ruled over tins city
some ten years ago. and which found It's corrupt founda
tons IN the very WoIsJ Of teuem"hthouscs which have
been here described seems 20 have mportc1 into this
one sin 10 strIrc all their worst devices. IHughlcr
and appau-cl The same methods al "rohi-
lecture, the same principles Of construction,
the same plan Of ventilation by s'oppase
llaughtcrl, The same organized system Of smell
. fauchtcrl; hat You viii not %" surprised to
an TIE Judges the bench and all 'hc mcmgI8 ~ th.
bar ar heartily with you IN this movement lau-teEl
| Nr Chairman, Ike th.sc great mas--ucctu4. Tor
/ NM % reform.
cither great inspiration by the name that j. over them
as" We lod ,rest Ineeng here when the honest mass
of tho people turued overthrow and succeeded In
! ready spoken. The honored gentleman who prcsides
hero at this meeting was one OF the rngieaers IN mat
municipal chair. al that one man can DO WI
these hOrId cFH- mat corrupt our muncIaHt{ H. me
! same spilt ia which you succeeded them hope you
tS p[ 81 he and society in which hat y stem
! which then overthrow took life lApplduSc
minutes hs furnished me with many formidable docu-
ments haL s.nt Idsa ol LgAi'ng tneH 10 y9a '9ne
marks. 3ugnt,rl Bat on the whole, will spare You.
! st.ii-t!cAus, and the great masses OF The people
! gather Ntte benefit t0m them, except - they
/ ou1bc ont of Tie mouths 81 Subsequent srcaeoIs.
Iaughtcrl Now, what interest have you B" he reform
~ the tcncm 'ui-Sou-e Probably not m"l' han twenty
,rtmry OF you esr, ever i'm t.Ncmout-a J.c. M
/ nose II /. patty sentiment In great city Ike
/ tiis wha.cycr co.c rus one hal, Of the p1pul..
iG i"n other h1r 'IG Bat it IS no Sentiment Is' sono
that II D. matter ot the deepest interest
10 every holder properU-owner 10 Coy Head of
I,uy o uf "A fanny IN nm, city. - tlt same
tc We are IA Danger It seems 10 me- Of ggcritus
f'6aoeat S T''S S1u.c. are not bad. Wien we les1
/ that 100000 people dwell m those GrrG.l.ous
methods tcEcmcut-hou-cS, We know ihat 10 must H-
! c!Ude 3grud majority oT tho mechanics and
skilled IAborers ana honest wGi iNn-m,n ana
women. u De Tor ihc io"tf SI' nay 7 ''''h'At j.
uaugmatcI those dens ana hoycl, thar conYar, % nm
ayoraEly With the p0-,u ana d"-", $50 Is '-d cow
yards Of this aud nelehborup states.
Wneu learn thai OF rue population Of million Or so
five wears and nat " these in die c.ery leaI
even without epidemic. and that 20 per cent o. those
i've IN these lower GRADES ~ trucm'n'hohscs. where
tho children DIE Ike sheep "tt'ckcd NitG muI-
rain. | know perfectly WI that my children
nr.d and generated tApplusel lhcIr IL l. that our
scarlet lever and dpmHcria. thai stu's u, Of our
nom In tae pnysrl condition OF thos' P"Gil' We are
coan '.'"r tnc S' moral r1G tone @ Of tie wlo'e oy
/ Aud GLASSES IT VA ,"h' ie-Pr'IT among t1c
tie state Of things tnat has ucc. d, >crb.d cou's
home 10 every one who las Wyuhns in bls or her
Island aud all tGc other pEbc Institutions of charity
th druncnrcss Of tus city linda IL nome These are
oso among the thl:t which tns movement -cch, 10
reach. do not hesitate to say tJat II The movement
that - um-ua'.d can be- caTI.ed 10 'uccy ,-g,
rc>t, upon tn- city viii begin to be stopped aId Mit
NoN. what are son going TO do about II, Nr Hayor
& use an Nprcs on uf one OF your dstlngu sh,I prcJC
t sy"P m L@S We fn have Tcy ' !pyISr S n lr @
that IIo uct look 70 the Iensa'uc for rle hugh
e-t puruoses oi reform. lLausht"r -uI tAey
m gut do somcthlns. 1 think tnHt they might
come 10 our all by emo cnc rules ior tie
construction Of teucment-uouscs. Ma~wurh as Com
gr,ss decides how many living being, shall Uc ,aIIrt u
flr cabin of un steamer 80 the Legislature may
possibly prescribe tne maximum o h'mg huaaa beings
tuat snail De- packed by EiGh, aud da' each floor
house which covers lot - Oj 100 iCat IN tLis city.
lAppaUSc
Bit there j. very little the Legislature can DO except
Or purpose Of the destruction OF these deus No 90
I mink int moral suisiOn Will touch th" owners
or tacs. HOUSES. ID not think that mass
meetings by th'm.eive, VIII to any hing; or
that lie urgent appeals OF tine press VIII
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