, 1881-07-10
The Health Department Backs Up
the Legislatures Tenement
House Law,
And Will See That No More Sewer
Holes Are Used as Human
Habitations.
The Weekly Repart Of The laspettars Emp haslzes
tue keed Of Suth ReIorm.
Sensible Measures to Prevent the Introduce
ton of SMALLPOX from Abroad.
The Law Department 10 Decide Who Should
Build the Morgue-0ther Health Matters.


BACKING TIL: LEG GISLATUTeE..
The new State Inv regulating tenement aud
lodging huuscs went into effect on the lst inst.
auu Commissioner DE Wolf has completed his
preparations for enforcing it, the tenement
house inspectors having received instructions
yesterday TO commence tho work to-inosFo"
morning. Tho Inv itself has already been pub
llshcd in 1atE TRIBUNE, and there Is, therefore,
no necessity for repeating its provisions. inc
following general conditions" or instructions
from the Health department to its officers. how
ever arc new and will, if carried out, materially
assist In the execution Of the Inv:
Ventilation OF rooms.-Eyery habltable room
MUST have ut least one winlow opening directly
upon the street or yard. or uponn court or l'gnt-
Shaft. :.
Light and air shaft.-Eyery light and air
SHAFT for iubttahlc ruouls must be at le.tSt
twcve9 square feet in area for tnfee' story
house. Sixteen sQuArc feel iii area tOr Il tbuf-
stury hullse, ulld twenty square feet I'll urea 1oF
Il tivc-s1ury house; und in every cAse not less
thuu two fuvt wide In the clear. Shafts between
two houses and common to both must bc VI
double this AREA and not less tnnn to'fr iee1
wide Where tho stiles Of the shaft are allowed
By rhe Department OF Buildings to be cot4stroct~
eli OF stlctIilp they shall be extended ubovo the
rnui not less than three feet, be covered Win
giuss admit light and be provided: with OPEN
iugs protected by Stats So nrinnged aS tt auulI
air. said openings to he ut least equal III area 10
the ureu .,f the shaft.
Windows-'rhe windows Of habl1able rooms
which open on shafts shall be hung wit b weights
s., MS 10 slide vertically, each window to be nut
less thin twelve squire feet tn urea;
Ventilation Of water cr-clustts-Wuter-clo5etS
shull not be ventilated by Ii staff whicl. veu-
tl!atts hubitAbit rOnslls; ind where they do Hoe
open otherwise tu tho extcr,snt tr, they tHllst ne
ventilated by means nf separate sla1t, not
loss than three tcot III nFeu. to extend above ING
rout und IL bc arranged for the admission uf
light and air at the top In like manner as the
Vibrations and additious-No alteration in
tho light uild ventilation "f tho premises tor
which this permit is granted shall he t1;!dt:. ex-
ccpt upon the express written approval CT tea
Commissioner vi Health; nur shall any AdR-
tIuual structure he crecGed upon the lot except
upon such :1pp:ovt xnl spcc.,sl permit; M c, In
elusive, ot I'LL ortinalice for revising and con.
soi,latn9 the general ordinances of Tho City OF
every house shalt bc provided with good nnd
sufficient w;.ter-clusets or pr,vles, 1T Il cnnstrnc-
ton approved by tue Commissioner of Health,
and other suitable works aud arr:,ngc'nenrs, So
far rs tln,- he necessary, to insure the chclene
operation thereof: -,,
The following la the plan OF pluMulnS aP~
proved by Tho Commissioner:
Wnen The work is completed. and before II IS
eoveFy frun & X r tno iS sG ts oi nspue
Health will act upon It's final approval. All
defects; the work tu be executed In II thorough
and proper maHnur. All the p!nMoh1s IN 1ae
huusc SO placed rs to oe readily llsltsctcu'
Il, rry soil pipe and w,lste-p -p'pc Of iron ur ,cau
extending tnrtxh and ut least Tour icct above
the roof, OF undiininIshed size, and proviaGa
win su.al!e top or Gt Inc n1s1 'sif ,u ncn
to the font, aud provided with prnrer trap
near she street. and with an inlet tor
fresh air Just Inside tho trtp u, II sh2nla run run
der ground. These irt'u pines to be soni 1rce
fro.,i hoies nnd Of l,niiorEu Thickness ot NOT
less than cth "f ] m 'eM 'oF M tf 9'I!'g,cs am i,c
for /. diameter Of five u six inchcs. Before
they nrc nnec.csi they should he thorosi$hls
applied bot. or with some other equis:4irut suo-
si:t,ce. All jnints in the soil pipes ;4iiu waste
rlnus 50 cuske with lead, or with cement fll'tde
Dt il0tl litiuE5 aud sal alnmoniuc+ us 10 mahc
them imper.ne:ln!e 10 gases.
ijuust- arAus, other than iron. should have
twIct the internal diameter aud hait the gfa'!e;
cycept by ap,c al perali5sio1. When leal
ir"n ix pipe. thc Joint should he nude throorh a
metallic s!enve or terrti'e. anu c,!'Kca WIN
clu.c. and very t.lb U: set Of tubs separately
and properly traptcd. All trap: ventilated by
safe uuc. Il basin. refrigerator, other fix
tnrc, tirn.i iy SPECIAL pii'c not directly c,'n-
ncc.cd wl't any wasis-EipS: !iratn. ur sewer.
| spe,iul cis'ern. and nor by direct connection
! wl1h the city w:l,cr-snpply. M overflow pipe
| from cst,rn to bc directly co:,,cted win any
| s,nl-plpc, wt:teEipc. Or 1r:tlu. When tho pres
sure III the city pumping works Is nt s'thclcnt
1u supply the cistern Il pump shollI he provd-
! ct. Nu cistcrn for dr:1IkinE-w water T" fc !lneti
with lead. Wr.,u-it-irn:l, stt1l'1- lifted, glazed
| pl:,,5 4re the best Tor house drums.
| il IN Inspector secs violation be will serve 4
| notice upo1t the owter architect, cncosiHI q
| copy of inc 'stw 50 thnt be will know exnctlt
wu:r is required. II the owner or architect pnss
no attention IT, the nutce, he will bc sI1ntuonetl
! nrt.re tic Police Court. The pttitity Tor the
tlrs; oru4c is Il ti,,e Of from $lh0 tn 500, with
xiu nd,tiunal lin the cusc OF pi1nler} for every
! day of neglect, after conviction: and, for the
sccu!,l ufellsc, the plumber license l* fo bc re-
, yt,kud fo: ono year. with the the rs before ...