, 1881-06-26
CITY SANITATION
The Tenement-Iouse Inspectors n,
earth More Filth and Rot
teuness. =
Chfcaso's Streets in Deplorable ma
j. Disgraceful Condition OF I'm.
.., cleanliness.
Three Mora Deaths from Small-pov-:n.
Volts Dilly-Dallying with
Physicians.

WoH's Dilly-Dallying with
| Physicians,
FILTH:ASD RorTESNEss RUN R,o,
The report OF the Tenement-Housc Inspectnr
for last week shows that they examluod ~
houses, containing 2,.03 ronms in which rss.s'
'3t families. numbering 3,:sss.. person. Tha..
were sixty-one notices served and nTty-one nv,
sances abated. The following IRE some or @ ,hs
| defects which were rcportcd: '
| Nos. Il, &c, H. and su Van Burcn street ona -,
Third avenue, owned BY L. Lancaster, auro.s
| ILL.,, Il brick block, thrre-story aud baaama3s
continuing s!xty-elEht rooms, in which live esr'
enty-rhree persons. There are three full es,oh
basins, and stagnant water, and sewcr-vas ar,.e.
from the basement. They are all busnsnsss
houses ~a4-
Nathan Davis owns the premises Soy ~, an,
26f Fourth avenue, In which there are stIrv,aao ao
rooms. occupied by sixteen families, of
eishty-two persons. Of which torty-etgft
rrapped- The Sewer needs cleaning, and ~
prlvy accommodations are insufficient rSa ~
yards arc strewn with garbage, and sewer .r4s 4
Nos. IS and ss'9 Green street, owned by Janss.
Drake, M. 494 West Madison street, two.s.ass
and basement frame, containing eighteen rooms
Is poor, and there are some six inches Ut stat
ing water under, the house. The prlvies are iulI
Nos GU una COL Blue Island ayenue. ovrat =
John Schroeder, Il three-story and baaemaHt,
brick, occupied by thirty-seVeu peonie, wss
have twenty-sl1 rooms to live III. The plumb.
fexgrs g Is p1Sr pns stp apd ae there gre Poo 4
hoor The privies in tho r6ar are full and reet.
ing, and the inside closets are unyentiiated Tha
waste-pipes discharge into wooden trough in in
No. ST West Congress street, Grillin 4 Da,o,t
agents The plumbing and drainage are poor.
There ure no traps, and stngnant water per.
Nos. l70 aud l73 Clinton street, owned bv Mr.
Wayman, two-story frame. containing a,ts+1
rooIns, occupied by tweuty-three persons. Tia
water Is outside. the drains are choked, and tia
priyies ure full and offensive, There is fui
vault, from which the shed has been reuoyed
and which is now, covered with q Shall
Of clay. The basement is below grade, aad
four adults live In a room twelve by ten fear
where the walls are back, and nasty slops lie IL
pools about the outside. Garba1e Is scattered
about, and the basement is simply unfit for
The same woman owns No. 1865 and 1853 Clinton
street, which are duplicate OF these reported
a6pve 50 fur as tha defects are concerned
ard The plumbing work Is poor, with IN up-
ward current in the waste-pipes- The priyies
are full and offensive The cutch- basins IN rno
b1ssment arc tiithy and uutrappcd.
No. II Leslie street is owned by Martin Bock-
stahler. Poor plumbing and untrapped waste-
pipes; sewer choked and Wtsttr under house. L
lnannre pile adorns the alley. In tho rear.
Mrs. Wayman owns t7t and 17G Clinton street.
and has much to answer for. The water Is out.
side, the drainage poor, and the priyies full md
offensive. The walls are dirty, and the plaster
No. SUI Blue Island avenue is owned hi
Michae, Crown, OF No. S45 Hue Island avenue.
The plumbing and drainage urc poor, and the
privies tull md sttnking. The wnste-pipes are,
Of course. untrupped-
No: SIS West Twenty-tirst street IS owned by
Frank Hankalik The waste-pipes discharge on
the ground under tho house. there being no
drainage wharevcr...T priyy is full and otfens-
I've.
M 6G1 Nineteenth stree: Is owned By Henry
Bodacker- There is no drainage here, the
plumbing IS poor, and the Waste~pipes discharge
III the ground
George A. Scarf controls the premises No. 500
,nnal street, where there is poor plumbing. and
he premises, the rooms sadly need calcnlining.
NO. 4 West Sixteenth street Is controlled by one
Kerr, No. 1G2 La Salle street. The plumbing and
W. The first toor is below grade, the wasre-
'ipes discharge On the grnuud, and the dr:ua Il
nnked. This same lnan Kerr also controls No.
: West Sixteenth street. where ull tho aboye-
uotcd defects may be found. with the addition
i large supply OF scwcr-gns.
NO. !EJ CAnalport avenue is owned by man
aacd Bnllerulan. Mo. 567 Canal street. Tbs
umo'us and drainage are poor, AMI the prlyics
nA and offensive. The sewer is chOked mud
tagnant wafer surrounds the house.
No. u Clytourn avenue is owned BY Charles
ANA~ O+A"'0'A5 - 10y pssoAs AAo aAE'C AJAX
o rrnps to any or the wiste-pipes ana the
rivy-raults are indescribabIy filthy. The
remiscs, in the Inspectors opinion, arc uuhs
or human habitation, owing to the location Of
he prtEy and the manner in which the CATCH
asn Is built. The priyy was probably inteudei,
riglnaily, us au ornament. tor it stards onty
OUR feet away from the front window. and the
,sult runs under the house. where Is locareda
OGDEN box catch-basiu, which is under tha
l1ddle bedroom, and the Odors from 1t perme-
to the Whole house. The waste pipes run
nyn. ut about the centre OF the house. into
OGDEN box, which runs to the carch-basin.
bout eight feet away. The kitchen sink sends
ut fearful stink. Of course, the children In
10 house have hna dlphtheria, and are generally
ck a good portion OF the time.
No. 1!U Division street Is owned by Fl. SchmItts
he wAste-pipes nrc unbroken and untrapped
No. l67 C1yb0urn avenue Is owned By Conrad
elser. The plumbing is poor, and the waste
pes untrappcd. while the privies are full and
IenSiye.
No :>4A North Carpenter street Is owned By
obert Huey. There is t1o plumbing whatever;
I'd tue drainage and sanitary condition gener-
" are bAd. The priyy il full and offensive,
Le contents running uuder the sidewalk, and,
top It I'll, the sewer Ia chokca.
NO. 2l09 Purple street is owned by man
amc Souter. The drainage Is defective, and
% prlvy and catcA-basin full to oyeriiowtng.