, 1881-02-17


C111cAuo, Feb. 1i.-tlavinK rrnll with great
Interest tho results of your Investigations into
tho santtRry condition Of certuiu habltutplis nj
tho lowly, rs related III Bo1no Of your rrccnt
issues, would you kindly Rll1w nc to make II
few observations III reference tlIgrptu III ynltr
nil cnnfccs wrll-hc1nR- OF this cty
medium? Any person interested in tic wtsfhru
nf tho city cnl,,lot hut appreciate your lu,H!Hbiu
elI.rts ~ bring hbn.it IN eradication Of tp flus-
bc!ls OF sllseMso cxistng therein. 1'tut s,,ch
should .u utiowc to exist III nr af.fst Is III ise
,s!.!.'l f"ra s~ipns o,.t ut nc laiias ot-we,
aid other iarRo eItIos IN England n1, or,I!nat,eo
.xists 'yl'!e!. empowers tho cor,mrnton to cnuso
Il" saca c1,aa whs y "s ',s9 II ssS' hS oon ns fca Il
is lnetllcal oitlcor., be eieu,nctl 10 70 10
lrausat With danger . tic ipalt, II
inate fur tho viltllu uf suc, n,iso nr houses IL
bu defer,nlucd by arbitration. If such IL wiSo
M cts yn ~ npK eera speSfnt o cro r e t
Wctr,re q thn pour ~ pocket, surcty z s!tn!lar
s.tct,notit oiKilt TO i,nveM PINES N, tho llst of
M discrimination Is tOcrntr,t tLS rcGnr,s rights
md rriviicges} botwccu thnsu whu poascss and
tilnsc who nossess hot TINT which constitutes
While wo ilayu Roo.l renson to lt proud sf most
OF thuse magnificent cliilccs wl,eron tho btls-
mss 0f Tho city ~ carried IN, ind illsD OF tho
hunlrrts or pn,i.l residences which nt!arl, cur
Erlt,elp4l avenues ntl.i streets: Displaying n-
yny N much Of t,ose ovois {hoy aro rc,,liy
i.ntt,ing lnttcr' In which mast Gf 0,tr working
tnsA try III vnu to lind thu comforts Of IA ha1He?
No. Wy c,l1!not; nu thu contrnry. theBe wrrtcllctl
apologies for dwellings, stunt out I'll yiuDiny
cA,tri!st with tho r'elnra Last drawn is eyc-
snrs. t,nrr11E tho beauty Of this otherwise ,a,i
Ut rililn,lhr1pIc enterprise tcrei,l. When the
Ercnt AMERICAN philnnthrnptst, The Into George
Ical,fH'y, Eayn y intf: Miltlon sterling for .t,o
L"1ts,1t, it wns the opinion Of II Ercat nti,y pre-
tented knowing t'les tat Il wonl.l liz 'ltn,It to
!ina tcl,snts e,.o,is., ta ~ the nl!Aluss when
II / WIS Intended nrcserrl'Ig 10 si!cit IL th old
ind tu nuke ist, rnu, far TIM slew tnyv. When,
howcyur. tho building tMta,no I'LL fatt nrcs,IurA
ca,ont pM s5rt r wns t9 ss se Ga 70 p
IN slllw lluw fuElucltlls IL tho upiion generally
,SFts ho assss II Sas Il .s i n ,ts T3fkx s tsd Il
,Y;Ss''as; ;s %Ssi, i ss %s Ssyc%! i! sSsc,%:
aotwIslnx d ln 1,ttlol!u il; philanthropy ~ Il
turnigler, alNsc nlt IL fn!ktr. gave thor hi.l,-
,lreis Of thlsnl..'s Ior tho erection Of astnllur
largely tn tho general H'otl Ut tlut metropolis.
lure ~ y hint ,nr C,cng0nns Of II Peatlndy Or
nlnrtailzrd. Witilnut .loube wo l,nvu enough
establishments. Whit II hn.'n ti,ey ws,,, prove
asr s s" @ ~ Ts e Il Fr ',S tss .f
order, hut i!!t!itei to thltp ssirie+ where cschpJ
t' tilu possible event Of fire, would bo pr,letl-
cMlIlH.
ltn yn1 not think That sch III undertaking, III
ennltIl,iy with illn mloptun OF Ito measure
hcrcinhnfnrc Indicated. wnllll hs tuklnx two
tnl,1noIit nr tho in! which nuEht To bu wished
lur by every nno Interested III tho wctNrn pf
this city,-rnrfGct sanitary nrr.lngclnrnts,-ur,
Fut1tk LES r&,1vuc.