, 1881-01-18
Wretched Condition of a West
Side Tenement Block.
Ono fostering Mass Of Abominatton-
Much sewer.Gas aud No Water.
Disgrnceitll Neglect md Criminal
Indifference on All Slles.
Additional Gases Of Small l-Po1 Reported
Vuntilating the Sewers.

rn,n,,xp vratnrlnv = rnrmo, ronuIuint i,v onn
of tlr t.,,',,,ts tr Tho Dnyny Ick, Nos. n 10 .5
Mnli.n,, atfrrt. tlut tho u.tnry coulIton Of tho
sa,nn ,vns nnvtlin,, hnt wInt n shnnLl to. RI.
unr,sr wns .nt f., ,nohe mn Investigation at Tim
Mace. and. in order TINT tho strung common
.a,s,, ~ ~, ,-nn,,.t ,,,,,,t In .n,,,ct,,nnt nj
,ese ~, . =. 'no !n.,s ns'ooo w u" .hn 'nc
lcnl in IN, ho WIS renscl to 10 ncconipa-
ntc,, by DR., r, D. Williams, OF No.
s9 ADcr'lcan street, ono OF tho loaatns
sanitary sctehtsts OF ChicaRo. anu m expert III
nuaa 3 ,cta,ts whieh sro Of to tue
nnnI,, y, ,no oa,",n,,',t,. ' " o ~ >A'
"e"''" u r,.,, ..,u e.''.,,. n,,.. NV. ,, .,,r
charged TINT tho condition Of tho block was 80
unnrnlthy tint t,,orc VIVA r,oal,iye ,lunror az nm
o,'tdctnto resulting from tho sewer-9ns which
pcrsaac'l its apartmcnta.-a danger which was
t%s y no ss foF of Sono
WHEN - oceaea eIt'Fe'y Dy !ao'!es nayo oeon
not frozen Ind hoen cut OF for sotno reason ] ,ln-
known to tho tennnts, who wcrc obliged to bring
their supply VI tho clement from tho basement
OF TUG bs:sldlng.
Accompanied br tho san.tary export. tho ro-
@ fonr.s,urv IT r,,c1uro rn,nlng wont n,onr Mo1I.
49,. s.s..s ",Ias.. s...at .s,' -. ,..'s Ill ;,
visit to tho ruo,n III tho top story Of tho build
Ing, occupied by tho tunant who had mado tho
cunplAtnt.
The Indy stated TINT sho had resided for some
months N Inc una % sno naa
Us ~. WIN ma -. a! ,s" Esou, "er her
hccn nrgl1,aiiy Constructed for t,iico purposes,
@ toa uss9 ss y s the rpp s no
doubt Of tho truth Of this portion ut tho luly's
stsps shs Ioctor md rrpsrtpr m lid ha thPcnc Tire thar
WHY nt,t,t1K a collection OF children Of ali aRes,
and Tho lAi.ing abovo prcscntc4i tho uppcarat,ec
o1plainc.l thut upou tho top story Mto.tc no less
aid tint Il ,ras from tho watcr- closets,
sinks, Ctc., which they ,iach In cuu,tnon,
thAt tho danger which slp had described In her
ws sa ss ,h%s
u ehnrgo OF tho ronfns or the unhealthy cUndI-
tim of The block, b,,t that complaint bud been
iii M s,prIy of watcr UPON % tho % oor lisp tic purtic. tic
iarIy ob'M;xiaus places airealy mentioned were
tt,o s"tni nhsct'co Of wnter thuv baG beeomo 40
positively vtip. Anothor thing too which added
10 ti.e'r unheallhIncss WIS the fact tlnt
thoir Observation-Disclosures out Of tho hSiisGs,
dumped it Ut night Into tho sink whero it 70.
linn. " "0
iiuyuR heard tho 1ady's arraIeumcut Of tho
ts eK iha r ss tse bee e.
| tor istil hls I,usu to Kood pirpose, and pro-
ns.,ncsl Tilt IL tho vllo stouch whici, pcfvatiea
IL ne u'sl'u1u'saeo
FOUR MAIN FACTO1as,-
TIM c,,or of frcahly fried on,unn that Of fresh
mint. tho stencil IT oniy r-drro1ilt,used
f,.,,I SIsehnr~s an, wt,rst nf HI fi1s ii'lfnia-
takcnble smell Of I,urs aud MnaduitoratU.l
snver~ Una. Iiy dttit pf a yery caruful
rss laasai arsIyss tho reporter was o,siblcd in q
ailort titnu 10 distinguish ouch Ut Ehoso s,nolls
i..,tni m nn1 s,ii,ioctni Ia MI Tnmloasantiy
c,ose fnycstinntlon,
ria ~ "onIIfinn ~ tha r,sce wus cycn yl)cr tbnn
TIN, sienut,os mrIsinr fr,ns Il would hnvo sug-
uestcl. Tho bns.s. which ind tl,t Grpm tlushel
6y Tia c,onusiIlv oiDnet,f for n fortnight. Wuro
"y1,w'5n H. snc nincca ri,nnnv nr"s viii ctIr.
r,,nffnN. n, mi TIM son,n ntbnr msaf1Il rnrtbnmwnro
| an11,an|n,os 1H % ssor, "ner,stntt sSifh iilth
:! 'rha inni,s hf nnn,rh !" thH Doctor e1-
| ,,nni .snnf us i,.,c, nv fi,H ,ve"tInr lSnons IA
IT, ~ 'pS thsr" ~ III. n snca n,svr ~
from Ihis Condition 1t vtYaIrs. The rcal ovli is
hno o ~, ~; torc a"d ~ III. .rs IL e,ncr"tci
ioSer towi, ia ii tho * System 81 draisisKo than
r., s,,,r ,shtc}, .hc ,odv Ind cemnIn,ned of
VIM Ss., nntn,s intn, il Ior,, IN S.,t III acscrln
ts, IsV ~ t sa ' 1 t,o .,,stoc ~ .v ,nass
~ au " liz ,i. n,sau @ "rrot ~ fn,,a % H.