, 1881-10-23
" HARD" HOMES.
Where SeSvcr- Gas and Other Aborulna-
ffnnM fafu

Where SeSvcr-GaA and Other Abornlna-
tious Reign.
The work OF tho Tenement House Inspectors
last week included the Inspection OF us houses,
containing 2.45o roons, and occupied By 6i3 faul-
iiiss continuing 2G49 persons. There were tiity-
six notices served and hfty-seyen nuisances
aoAtea- Among them was the repairing OF tweu-
ry-sax defective drHlns, the making Of three new
sewers, and the perfccting OF twenty-sevcn
cases OF defective plumbing, twenty eights
privy-vaults, and st1 filthy premises were
cteaued. There we're two water closets yenti-
lated. four catch-bHstns built, auu four houses
calcniaed. The following defective premises
were reported:
-. SECOND WARD.
No 1875 Cfnrk street, owned By George 4.
senrerns: tive'frnuo shantses on one lot, lsxl5O
feet containing twenty ruoms, and occupied By
twenty tive persons. Tho walls dirty and
tho ruot Is leaky.. The yard Is filled with nth
std 'gaFbage- The. roof Is without ruin con-
No. 1865 Clark street, owned by 0. L. Smith.
frame OF i've roculs. occupied by nine persons
pipes ure broken, the ruor leaks, the wallis are
dirty, the sewer IS cnukcd. and, the place is in
SUCH general CONDITION of dsiapidatlon that it
Is unit for human hnbEtation. :
No. 2sB Fourth avenue. owned by Michael
DIVER: Il frame Of four rooms occupied by sig
wallis are dirty, tha roof lcuks. ind ttere Is tut
Of manure and xarba9c in the yard. There Is
Sons, under which Is u pile Ut manure and
pond Ut staynAnt wAter. i barn in tile rear Is
nls'> in filthy condition. and there are heaps OF
manure in the alley and yard. Sir. Dfyier also
owns Nus :aG anu is. adjoiatng, where there are
overtowtng prlsy-vaults-
Nos. .:i:i, ss.S5, and Isl Tnird avenue, owned by
Henry W. Martin. three old rookeries contain-
ing fifteen rooms and occ,lpied by fourteen per
SOUS The plnces are untitled for human abodes,
becnu5e the pulabtnk is defective and poor, the
privy-yauir full ana offensive. the wills dirty,
tue water comes In through tho roof, and,
further. because Of their general sunbledown
character aud btd sanitary condition. ..-
No. I'll Third avenue, owned BY same party as
above, TWO frame houses. one In the rear Of the
other, each continuing SIX rooms The front Is
occupied by i've, aud the rear by nine persons
Hive fnmilies IN all TIE plumbing Is poor and
INADEQUATE, dirty walls, nlld leAsy roofs. The
sumo person owns No. .eSi and No. 2n9, where the
same defects are duplicated.
No. 2di THIRD avenue. owned by Mrs Mary
Irwin; tenement or seven rooms, occupied BY
fifteen persons;, The house ts "vercro'stsd. and
some OF the ceilings only six feet high. The
alley in the Ii very hIrhy aud there Is stag
nunt water under the house.
axeut: i frame of six rooms, with four-rooned
slanty in the rear. The front is occupied by
The plumbing is lealsy and bud, and rhe dran-
age, is pour. the sewer being stopped There Is ,
pool of stagnant water under the sidewalk:
No. l30 Fourteenth street, owned by L. Franz;
4 frame OF seven rO0ns. OCCUPIED by thirteen
persons. The plumbing is poor nnd zthe priyy-
vaults full and offensive.
THIRD NAlsU.
No. 1877 Clark street, owned By c. i. jerks;
two frames Ut eight rooms, occupied by thirteen
persons. The places are reported Us beinu two
rotten shanties. united for human haoitluon.
low wooden basement on It. The plumbing:
drainage, ami surroundings are bad. The roof
is lcaKy, the walls dirty. gnd the privy-vault fuH
ana oyertiowing, and horribly offensive
FOURTH WARD.
No. 5G9 T1rty-hrst street. owned By F: ".
Clowry. a tenement of ten roons, occupied by
niIle persnns-s Sever gas peryades tue premises
because Of uutrupped and leuky waste. pipes.
FIFTH WAEp.
:: Nos. seoo3l TO 1866 Fifth .a1enue, owned by E:
Hudson: renenlenrs OF thirty roon5 occupied
by thlrtr-four persons. Tie nrainage IL de-
fective, ,i1d the priTy-vaults flii and offensive.
The houses are not connected with the street
sewers, and the STUFF flows in front OF them,
where it lies stinkins i'll the gutter
ELEVENTH wAED-
No. s54 West Lake street, owned BY q. r Han;
a tenement Of Iwcn.y-one rooms, occupied BY
fourteen persons. The wastepipes arc un-
trapped and sewer gas persa'tes the premises:
No :si;a West Lake street. Street s. Co., agents;
a tenement o. seven rooals, occupied by thir-
teen persons. The plumbing und drainase are
both detective ard the -c!nsets noor, oat
are unrrapped, and tho house Is flled with
sc~er-g;s. .. .-..->.
No. :ii2 West Lake street: z. Il. Hall owner:
No. ::;iE. owned by the satne gentleman.
No ..l .iilsaui.ec avenue, owned Ly Charles
H.
cupied by twelve per3ous. Tho waste pipes Aro
uutrappet. uud '.he sewage runs Into IN open
box drein. The privs.-yau!! is full and oAensive.
The root lenks, the walls are dirty. and the
whole pince Is contaminated with severs1gas.
No. T:s3 Milwaukee Ayelaue, Owned by Franz
SchurE: !. tenement OF eleven rUot1a, occupied
by eleven peraous. Tho uuis are dirty and tho
roof lcaky. ..-...
SEVENTEENTH WARD.
10. Sc Ontario street, owned bS Mrs. Bridget
Fi:tin; n tenement of twtuty-three ROOMS, uc-
cupled By tnirty-rve persons The sewerage IS
defective, AMI the waste-l'ipss untrtpped- Ihe
ro.,f LEAKS. anu the place needs n general c!euu-
Ing up aud complete slnitAry overaauituE
W. Lib Ontario street, 4. J. Stone ageut;
tenement oil twenty-tne rooms. occupied ~
rw.,,ty-f four persuua. The plumbing is tudi aud
the waste pipes are u'ttapped, one OF them pe-
lug also icAky.
Nu 40 La Snlle ayenne, Harding agent: ten
eneut or thirteen rooms. occupied b;' e:Gnteeh
persons. The plumbing ts poer, and the water
closets are Ind and unveutllutsd- "
No. 80 Ontario Street. owt.ed ty MIS- t.szzie
Ryan and j. U'Mniey; Il tenement Of loerteen
ro.,,na, occupied ny fifteen persons. There Is
no ,us.te plumbing. TIC premises are hltns'
and tho privy-vnu.; fall ind Offensive
THE COMMUNISTS.