New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-09
the wall and in 80 dark corner that match had
10 be struck To see them. A red-hot stove was
within few feet Of the hunks.


Inspector N owen a civil engineer, living at NO.
West Fiiy-sxthst. He has completed the DOCK on
Avenue-A and Frst-ave., between Fifth and sxth-ts
and engaged the square oorderet by Avenues
and b. aud Thrd Fourth-sts. Most OF the tene-
far inspected the latter district were FOUND
N pretty fair condition. The tenants are nearly all
Germans, with few Irish.
No. AZ AvENUE-B The property OF Robert Paterson Is
an old, ihpidtted tenement The rear walls OF the
house irontine the street and those of rear tene-
meut on the same LOT have a rickety appearsnoe
There only -four families in the front tenement
but there should have been none at all. Az aceu-
mutation OF Rubbish ii lei the area and assisted the
vaults which were iu q condition 100 foul 10 be d.
sciibed. in producing az atmosphere Oh '1 ne ,n0S
slckening character. Ths'nsp ctor found the sew
erdge connection of tne vaults entlreV enoAeu up
which accounted for tbeir condition. Narrow IA P
aliey leads To tIe rear tenement Inc vaults o. tn
front tenement already mentioned are slua~u
directly in ront OF the doors aud o9iy Few eg o
distant Fourteen fami les, Consisting OF t"ehlS-lNo
adults aud twenty-nne children, I'VE IN the rear
house.
No 80 AvESUE-B is owned by Mr.. Donohugh II was
oiound % be In very bad condition. s,a3 pre-
fourteen feet back OF an extension On If anuTe
being allowo1 TO remain against the s.yo, nd
d"or in the resr is deprived Of the proper
quantity Of air by skyhgnt projected ron Ins
The matter was remedied In way they SAID they
would have 10 seek new quarters
GROSS VIOLATIONS Of LAW.
Michael Shelly who lives in siXty-thrd-st., between
Ninth and 1euth-aves, has completed ABOUT tnIoe
fourths Of the square Ayenues-A and b, between
Fifth and sixth-sts The houses in this district are I'M
Objectionable as rule but here and there black spot
has oeen found.
No. 7s AvENUE-B is a four-story tenement, owned by
Lena Adier, and occupied by seven fanlles nine
adults ana eleven children. The bedrooms of trls
house. which only 10 feet lhches ny Q lect
taon. In addition this great lack Of air the Oh,
apidatcd condition of th- ceilings permits WAFER 10
run Gown from tue floors above. lheie arc ui.eth
families, Oh plentifuliy PROVIDED WIN children, ID
the front and buildings The vaults are III 4
bad condition, and add to tae general discomfort OF
the pace. A., s.,.,, q, , ,
Story building. The cellar here was founu 10 De
only ak feet height and full OF bad odors Water
from butchers ice-chest ON tile ground door tric-
killed. Gown and made the door wet ana generated
foul air
ton of The vaults which close against the WIN
dOws of the first floor Complaints were made by
the people living this floor in regard 10 the close
proximity OF the van Is. They were obliged they
said, TO close ali of tue windows TO Keep out the
stencil aud with the external thus cut off II was
SO sitting within that 1t was almost impossible TO
breathe. III other apartments the very limited &C
cOmuodations were found 10 be shared by half
dozen dogs.
HOUSES AND YARDS WELL KEPT.
George W Gay C. E. OF No. 245 East Fitty-frst-st,
has nearly finished the section between First and Sec
ond-aves and Fifth and sixth-sJs He has found the
tenemeuthouses in that section generally wholesome
and in good of repair. Few cOntain more than
twenty families and the yards are usually well Kept
and neat, ana nearly al filed with flowers. Ihree
houses were IN a very bad condition.
No. 331 FIFTH-sT. is wholly unproyided with pipes
from the SINKS and vaults aud offensive odors MI
able ladder TIE closets have ventilating shafts,
aud are IN a bad condition
No. So FIRsT-AvE has rooms on the first floor which
have windows and very small doors The yard
rlthy condition.. and the closets are below Its
level aud are not ventilated in any way.
No 325 FFTHsT Is not tenement-hOuse but is In so
bad condition that the Inspector thought best 10
report IT, Itls occupied by three amilie sand three
single men, 1t Is directly over stable, and another
saole adjois It, Neither Is clean, and the foul odors
arising 10 all tue windows OF the house render it un-
fit for occupancy
IMPERFECT VENTILATION.
Dr. J. F. Holmes, of No. 21O East Thrty-dfth-st., is
inspecting the block bounded by Second and Tnlrdsts.
and First and seoond-aves The houses occupied
mainly by Germans aud little fault DO found with
Them except as regard ventilatng shafts. Only
about one-thrd have shafts from the vaults, and in
SIN smaller number are tue waste pipes Ventilated.
ana FIsave. spreads many bad odors and Is too close
to the rear iscs. but tne cemetery on sec9nd,st.,
breathing place and permits the access OF plenty OF
yentilator found in the centre OF house
No 80 THIRDsT. Is not tenement-h0use. but on the
lot, which one OF the usual size, 25xl00 feet,
three houses in such close proximity that of
the three Is wholesome. The front house has three
Serving %RG BAKERY An S a s sf
yard only nine feet deep, back OF ". is stable
rated only by another yard of the same as the
former. is another three-story house. Here the
extreme Of the lot 10 TWO OF the yards
other pigeons and rabbits kept, evidently fed on
fth and garbage, that iu all three is very
foul.
HOUSES UNFIT FOR OCCUPANCY.
Dr. W. N Campbell. of No. 1872 Second-sve, has a bad
district between First and second-sves and Eleventh
and Twelftn-sts. Iii this block many bad features
the wors, Of which to be found in the following
houses;
No. 1888 ELEvENTH-sT il large house. and Is we'll
tll.tted, but III the the lot are nO
less than four other houses OF which much
be sad Very little space is left Tor yards, and the
atmosphere Is very oppressive at night.
No 335 ELEVENTfIsT. occupied by tenants who
10 lave 40 desire for cleanliness. The ceilings are
only Z feet inches in height, aud the
small. The cellar, which Is filled with dirt and foul
air, n occupied by eight persons IL is divided into
two apaI ments, front and rear, by partition df-
fordlng no communication, ana there is chance
for ventilation. In the rear room three children
have died within year, and another Is near its end
No 32712 ELEVENTH st. is rear house, rather two
rear uouses on one lot reached by Oil auey-way
THESE will undoubtedly have to be torn down. for
Their condition Is past remedy. They inhabited
by filthy women, who account for their WrctcAed
condition by the fact that there Is water the
premises with which 10 cleanse themselves. Some
OF the rooms al ca only by nall doors less
-four feet high.
No 3So ELKvRSTH ST (rear) is filled with the disgust
Ing smells OF "A soap factory adjoining. The Occu-
pauts are obliged to keep Their windows closed at
night TO avoid the stencil.
No 34l ELEvKSTHST fills the whole lot, there being
DO yard Whatever III addition to this, none Of the
ceiilngs OF the required he ght, eIgnt feet