, 1881-02-13

of The 6Iiors au"a VAIN ~ t9e noors they couplaI,
20 Que was found who could give nnv tia.o s!aks "a
shs Gondion Of the -basns. situate'a as hs Z
All expressed Il belief thut ueitier g.
] cleaned. e'er Deer
Tho latter, during the warm uao.,.
nalodorous to an extreme, and aro said ~ are
Source OF considerable A9 ~ ~ tde
ANNOYANCE TO THE NE10HoBR11oon
In the way OF general sanitation tho ~
tses neIng generals filthy, compant was ads
Slow NY tn .nl nepaetment On two Or three occaa
pnid to 1t whateveruntil finally after
enorts, IN otfcer was sent up to make m ,onaa
enon whlcn 70 a. resulted IN az overflow Of bef
along the upper floors to be more sparno ~ .h
demvert Or their gHrbage upon the area ha,a.ss aas
| tae surface water from Van Buren streat ~
continued to How down into these set.or'i has
ments, and. freezing. it bus formed s'id hca. base
OF ICE, = extendinE from the top Of the curb. SsK
stances. the surface water mineles viii ,h o l-
age. and having rotted away the too? il ia ~
70 send gu its noxious exhalatons into he It's lie
| ing apartments above. ' AF-
The Commission having received fnformo,ou.
faat ANOTHER examination was wanted at NJ %;
West washington street. rctraced their ~ s;eIs ~
| anu were ushered into tho basement heiotv sseps
! 1t Will be remembered that 1t woa In III. hu,
ing Mt tho west end-the block being owne1 - hs.
o,l non- n,-sesluentHwhere several persons have been
sick most OF the time during the winter. TSesao Tsa
are now three persons sick In the housn fna,,
zymotic form Of disease. In the sub-hssa,uusna.a ,un
a6e 1f9 Tbs frot aa to
ago, the tenant paying for JOB but be- aftsee
wards took it out Of the rent, under nrotsa,
ana as tne hnrn sssesal years
that was forced out from beneath the coy.r
HeneAth this burial spot runs the tile ead,,o
from the catch-bas,n to tho sewer; ndwav fr,1gs
the front wall to the catch-basin ia ssrnata9
diiupldutcd water-closet, which onena Jo,I
w,thout any trap. into the aforementt toned tiie
there Is every indication TINT The tie is hrnpa'
as as there Is at this point Sinking mass Of senI.
Sa sdoPins on ah fs eays ssk fq% d
The party wall. rendering tho sitnss1 j.,
ton even more disgusting than it other E
wise e. would be, and tho olors arc 50 sttauT
at times in 8o halls above, tho gas being con-
Teyed there through tho hallway and tit, fiis.
used fnTnace-hues, that it seems posahie nna
could actually W"
CUT IT WITH l. KNIFE.
Tho lease given In this instance stiDuIatas aafs
usua that The tenant has received The 1,r,isas ds
IN good order, and covenants to keep the sama
10 like condition ut his or her own expense. Hut
pe1ore tho lease was signed there was IN under
tenant, ia presence Of witnesses, that ererr eIv
service pertaining to the water gas. and sewers
age saoulu &c put into perfect order. As mat
Of tho landlord which he has not fulfilled ~ 1 fhs
present condition OF his premises amply COZ.
The tenant, lady, took the building With ~.
understanding that things should Ge mt n
order as above suited. The STATIONARY s wash. +.
basins tnS we're found to be cracked and she was
paid for BY her. the landlord refusing tn a1ow
1t on the rent. but he was finally Induced TO do
So. In short. IN regard to this building, the en-
and, until fixed, tho building should be con- con- =
detnned by the Health Department, who now
have the power to eompe! the owner tomako the :
premises sanitarily lnhabitable.
!. Man1testiy TINS Is case Of culpable neglect in
the matter Of proper sanitation, and is one of tha
several cases IN which an example should be-
made.
4 communication complaining OF tho foul
condition Of things In general in The neghhor-
street caused also revistadon to this uuarter,
and. in justice to the Department, 1t will b vel
TO state thnt since tho first visit OF TIE TR1nuyE
Commission health officer has pur in an up
there.
The ash-man happened along the same day,
and the following colloquy occurred: ''
,,,aa Mf; hyan' be Kind enough to Glenn ont that
.,!ndade, and did clane it out on the stcent
u November lust from stip to stern!"
Mutcly appealing tO neiRhbor, the officer
vas evidently nonpulsed when the neighbor
sked Mr.. Ryan: ''Do you not remember nv
skiing you to clean tho alley out2''
:. ludade ye niver spoke to me before, uosI to
The fact is, the man Ryan was nppea,ed to By
',e. ne neighbors in November last, and replied
nat II was not MS business, but anptner mans
no 1hat ne would be around on the following,
fol.day and would clean 1t up This il a nlis-s
ake, 1or the othcer Is alleged to have stated the
ther day that 1t was Ryan's business, and be
lust do It.
An Inquiry Of French family living in tbs
mes threatened 70 complain to the Health D.
aftment, put did not, because they did not
now exactly where to go to enter the co1a-
(ntnt- They remarked that
TIE ALLEY WAS VERY SAsrr, "
I'd that two or three dend dogs had been let
Ing around Ia the alloy since last summer;
lat the ash-Inan had not been through the alley,
nee early in the fall until within i few daya,
IT that he would not take any garbage, and,
though his wagon was partially empty, ha:
onld m only take shovel Or two Of ashes frum
Owing to the representation Of the extremely
agreeable temper OF an occupant Of Nd. u
lver street. the repoFtorial end OF the Comms-
~ thought It discreet to contne big iuquirtes
, reference to the place to the ,neghboEs out.
le, and therefore asked In regard to a reported
SO OF sickncss:happcnins in tho building. and
ls informed OF the following:
The lody in question, d former tenant, now
ing elsewhert was taken sick In the house On
g: u y; beforo this for nearly week, two et
[rd child Was taken with 1he sane disorder
lile the mothor was lying Ill. The CAUSE VAS
!rlbuted by the father to the odors enana1tns
lppcd waste-pipe that leads down through tho
yer premises into the basement underneath:
e odors are alleged to be very malocorous aa
the tine Of ' the %ss' chiiareus Hittsa sickness,
g building backs up Within a
= feet OF burn, and, fro1. the information
med, the premises must be necessarily very
ny: AS It corroboratiye OF this, 1t ts notable
It the rear window oppo5lt the second-boof
ding Is kept constantly open, a fuct that has
cited comment, together with tho moving IN
out of tenants, and has iclno few to be~
re that the conditions are horrible It Is IT,.
ed by people who IRE SO situated that ne9
,ht certainly know that there Is practically F
sewerage beneath the house, and that fne T. 1
misses during tho summer nre exceedingly
some on this account.
here are fifteen occupants in the building
nall two-story frame, with three rooms ''n Il
b floor.
ncc lust May one child has died IN the lower
ut room from dphsnera- The lesseG &C..
ylnE the two rear rootns+ has T. Child Wao =
lole1 with an ubscess that came 1mmeaiassy:
sr tho death OF the child who died !fon1
htheria. It Is said that this child Kissed t9o
easeu child and Wns immediately taxen scA;; ;
the abscess is thpughr to have tesutGSu'
'efrotn In conclusion IT is well en9uxasi eh
laps. to aud that the father Of this cnua - sa9'
who removed the doors and windows dusms
illness OF n Indy and Ter three eaIuss1 s
SC first enaoned) beonuse she cousd a1s x1y
rent IN advance, II physical !npusn.eess ssrearr 4
er the circumstances, And an losLAueaMsen nna
20 Hunnane Society might aase tnu9knt t9t - s1s +
he hard-heorted landlords an e1ceilca' Ga
lie. L
HEALTH DEPARTMENT ITEMS.
ts the intention Of tho autbor1tcs. a. soo@' ~
-he weather permits, to take spectueus
water from the luke between tho mouuLt.
riser und the Crib, In order 70 asS1 se..aae