, 1881-11-06

The following; is the report Of William II. Gem
my, Chief Teucment-flousc Inspector, mado
Yesterday to Commissioner De Wolf, giving
summary of the work done during tho past six
months BY the officers under bis charge:
cacAgo SoF so feaf & Ssrewith De- I sn1ml a. R
summary report OF the work performed by the
Trncn1ent- HUuse Inspectors during the past six
mouths ending oS M Ench hotSar thar were
two or thirty families occupying It, ana no c1-
nminations have been tnadc Of any premises
unless there were az least two families separate
Is Occupying them The reports show total Of
5,4tI; tenement buildings examined. containing
t6, 1853 rooms. occupied b4 1'-5tl tamil1es; CONSIST
Inw 1gt5}s persons. Notices were served On ~
OWNERS Or agents OF tenement buildings. l.5j3
complying with them: LII addition to the above:
nrctn,s.s wbich we're defective. either in plumb
lug, drainage, light. or ventilation. More tnan
one tl:if Of these special examinations included
residences owned by occupants ,Yho requested
this department to nuke thorough examinations
anu to suggest necessary re'ned'es. A..
The inspection ot tenement5houses t IN has the
never been attempted anywhere else III me
United States. if in the world; alu@ with nc
d2rc5 rs, p1. nalntien or IN The tenement
houses districts, tue above showing OF TUG "oEh
perl ormed has worry a=recably surprised us, IN
i've inspectors and but Que Office clerk. This
report does not include all the tenctnent-houses
in ttle city, but rs the ordinances require an ~!
Shops etc, during the year. our squad has been
ordered to nuke such inspections. beginning
the Isl OF the present month. l would suggest
that the public be invited to report to this de-
partgnept all unsnnitnry cOuditlons OF tenement
houses, that VIC n1ay ut oncc takv proper action
IN the observations furnished by Joseph
Grueuhut one OF the Tenement House Inspect
ors, in addition to tho above hu alluded to me
diversity Of American home-life iu tenement
houses citing first 1.-The HcEurvage' n5
sample Of elegance, with its l50 rooms IN nTc-
while among them are only ten chi!dre1: ~
twenty -four families in tho CorTith Block state
and Quincy streets, there are but three cnll"
drcn 1.-The American tenetnetts. nc suys,
.nre in the FIRST Ward. where families Win
children are not wanted The tcnemont-aou5es
m wabash Michigan, and other avenues are, rs
a rule. sort Of coGperarive-rc renting establish
rnents. one purty taking a building Of TWO to i've
stores and sub-letttng To us many single
persons or married couples as may pe
convenient There are from two to sixteen fam-
lies in some marble tor instance.
FIRMLY hotels where the OCCUPANTS have their
own furniture. but cat ut the common taole "
the housc This kind OF cooperative uFinR IS
r..ttinr general since the rise Of rents on tue
svenues aud even on State street. The must OF
1I,ese ho,1scs we're originally nctlt for few
ft;r double and treble the lumber OF families
wt,Ici, afterwards occupied them. apartment
ho,1ses for large numbers OF tamllte9. nave
bocn built within a few years. aud au uoll1ntteo
humber could be filled as soon as put Up, es-
pecially on State and the streets east OF IT,
1.-The rotten rows OF old buildings. shaneles,
and relief heds in the First and Second /" aros
are owned by non residents largely, and also ey
such men US jerks, Marttn. Dickey, and others.