New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
DRYING OUT SQUATTERS.

DESTROYING lHE NOVELS on THE WEST SIDE
ELECTED FAMILIES MOURNING oyER THE
RUINS.
The owners of West Side property in the
neighborhood OF Central Park have begun work that
has been contemplated for some time For many years
that portion the shanty district" OF this city which
extends from Flfty-nnh 10
aoag tho line OF Eighth and Ninthaves. has been the
source much annoyance both TO the propery-owners
ana residents Within lew months the subject has
been especially discussed, b. tue holders Of West Side
property, Of united movement for the removal OF the
novels The first step IN this movement was taken b. H.
H. Camman, OF No. Pino-st who instructed City Mar
sha Matthew T. Beirne 20 give sufficient notice 10 the
owners Of bowels upon his property and n IL not
needed To proceed 10 demolish the buildings The Mar
shall served upon the occupants, the lst
ms early rs Nav last. but attention paid to then
On last Monday morning. accompanied by six assistants,
he began decisive work
The first huts TO be demolished at Tenrhave. and
Eightyecond-st where there two shanties close
to a row OF brick ats owned by Mr. Camman. The Oc-
cupants had removed their goods, but the shanies s
stood They were quickly down and the Marshal
proceeded Tenthave and seventy-ninth-s, AT this
spot was collection OF huts joined together aud
owned Ivy John Bhernes. VINO with his wife and five
children occupied oil them and rented the others
Wuen the officer and his posse approached. several
large dogs rushed toward them, followed by Mrs.
Bhernes who was much excited After the dogs were
driven back promised by the Bncrnes family THAI
II the Marshal would wait q day they would nave a
place. The time WAS granted, but when the Marshal
arrived a second time little had been DONE and he
proceeded to demoush the buildings.
TRIBUNE reporter visited the locality and found
Young man. a son OF Mr. Bhemes Dournfuy cOniom.
plating the pile boards and plaster which had been
ms home "They didnt give us time 10 leave" lie
said 1--WE had no wagon ana no money, and we
couldn't have moved anything last night II "a
fhend had not helped us Lawyer tod us that they
couldn't tear the roof from over our beads but they
Onr boards are all broken up now ana not good
building again. They don't seem 10 gave the poor
people iny We couldn't sleep in the streets and
hal place go 10 We've worked hard for over
years 10 h iild this house,"
irg resuryeyed and the shanes upon II are o. be- re-
moved Immediately. In Eightieth-si, especially, ap.
prarances Indicated the need OF a change Along tue
side OF the ROCKS on wHlch tle hoVes are QUIZ ana
upon the sidewalk beneath. were old bones bptl's,
broken glass aud quantity OF deciyed substances and
refuse which gave iOfth most disasieeaoe odor Ey-
OF tt were seem however, dOout several or the
houses IN front o. one under mai nee IN space
scarcely -four feet square ana on ths eOse OF me rocks
was a KOSris group OIL Lincoln. Grant and stnton. IL
had cracked jar ior pedss,a, ana was W,alherwon
On the Of another house, low. dncy One-s,ory
bmldIng. neat bild-house, white aud representing
An old wei dressed German found in the ncghbor-
hood said to The reporier: There ish't SOU ter be-
tween sixty-eighth and One-lundred,and-tenih-si
They al pay reut have lived here for thirly-two
years and own land here. but would not dposses
shany tenants 1t Is aehainc TO treat tue poor people
So These men have no more regard for them than Tor
Indians. III the way they prosecute them"
Mr. CimmaD said to a TRIBUNE reporter that was his
intenfon II possible. to rid tne whole neignborbOod
shantes. He did not anticipate trouble from the
pants his opinion being thar the example already given
between first and a. aud Elsnth
tofore published. makes II misdemeanor punishable
by fine or Imprisonment. nrude squat upon lands
WITHIN b a or aSorpy Whom THIS a. me
added Mr.. Csmman that we propose to enforce. Be
Sides Superintendent Dudley mas promised that he
Will gran. any further permits Tor the erection of
frame buildings on the. west Side"