, 1881-02-06

is seldom seen in the vicinity; that the
seaFenger has been seen around these
premises only once during the past year, and on
this OCCASION be brought WAS by the persistent ef-
forts OF the tciiants who uUt,detl the Depart
ment with postnl- cards bearing series Of COM
plants IN reference to the accumnlating gar
huge and the great number OF defuact cuts, rats,
and dogs lying about the alley at the river.
TIE NENr BUILDING VISITED
was Nos. Sc and IS Quincy street, double frame
STRUCTURE occupied ms four tonenents b. some
rits1 ~ box drain into the privy vault and
then into catch basin, and from there into the
sewer There are no traps in the waste wastespipes 's5s
leading to the sinks, aud although there seems
to he no complaint OF the conditions within
doors, the odor without is said to BE- horrinle m
bsS IL Is Tse yaat ast i sa
the first time within four years.
Il Is here, in this street, where the Health
work. The s people " Of, II both sides Of the street
are loud In their denunciauon OF the Health De-
partInent- They say. and the senps or gnfbaxe
garbage has lot once been removed anywhere
along the street since last fall, and It was only
once ur twice during inst summer that scav-
euger visited the street, One bog CT garbage
has stootl, TILED full 10 the bTn. before No io5
ever since earlx fall last year. and it stands
there to-day d monument to the eIhcleney E OF tne
eighteen or twenty people. The sewage ts car
ricd down on the outside into drain leading TO
in Nos o. to lV7, two double frame tenement
buildings, there are some forfy-two Or three
people. 1nany of them children, and the SUR
ind the adjoining premises, from No. %
to No. 1V7, the yards are undivided
and are used in common bs all The tenants. At
the reur are situated tho uut-honses four IN
number, placed over one general vault, TWO Of
which belong t. the premises fronting On
Adams street. This Is also The situation Of the
tcnc1ncuts,-that Is, the vault is In common with
Adums street The economy of The several
owners Is nude apparent in the fact thNt the
sewage from these several buildings enpttes
directly into catch-Uasln, one for each OF the
double teueIncnts, which is not provided with
any form OF wnterseGl, and this Is connected
with the vault by IL oox-drain. and FROM the
vault the contents are conveyed by drain to
tue Adam; street sever These eatsh-oaSins
tween the stairs leading to upper rear tene-
men msnts Ihey frequently MI up and over.
1s a1 the boast On a" mone he tsan
one occasion the uight-soll has backed up
through the drain into the catch-b basin. and
ing. Although man is engaged BY the owner
keep the sewerage in order, it is alleged thttt
be does as little as possible und that tue neigh
bnrs, after standing the stencil as long as they
can, take turns in cleaning out the drums lead
lug to the vaults, as well us the blsins them
selves aud that I'll this way they fnanage to ex-
contents OF the vaults are removed is by tiush-
ing: The contents of the catch basin are pur-
tally c1cnned out, mud Il stream Of water from
the hs'dratr is carried into that and another d.
reetly into the vault. and by the combined effect
Of the two streams it is in few hours declared
to he in al sanitary condition. In reference
to the st.aveuger, one Of the occupants
stated that she had once coule to an understand
ing with II scaven@er who had promised that, It
she would have her garbage ready in box be-
fore her door, he would call regularly und empty
It The lady said that her part OF the contract
was Immediately hIcd, but the scayenger never
came again. and hnally the box was broken
down by old age and the garbage. What there
WAS left was scattered upon the street.
Again. in front Of No. l5S South Desplanes
street. On the opposit side, at the intersection Of
quincy t9 street, there stands ~ m box that was
that scuycsgers never come to remove garbage,
bntthe Health Department regularly attends to
the removal Of the ashes.
It is curtain that in no section Of the Ninth
Ward is there Shown more neglect, or Is there
less attention given 10 snnltar1on, thun is here
given III Quincy street, Just west OF Desplaiuos.