, 1881-08-14
CITY SANITATION.
What the Tenement-H House In
spectors Saw During the
: Week.
Several Buildings q Disgrace to
the Civilization Of the ..
Age.
Contagious Diseasos-Eleven Deaths from
SMALLPOX :Yesterday-New Gases.

| SMALLPOX :Yesterday-New Gases.
During the week just closed the Tenement
House Inspectors examined 175 houses q
Ell rooms, containing $50 families Of 2.SH
persons. Seventy notices to abate nuisance
were served, and of these nuisances forty
two were abated. The cases Of defectiy
plumbing repaired numbered 81; defectv
drainage, 20; vaults cleaned, 81; soil an.
closet pipes ventilated, 2; catcll-basin
cleaned, II: catcll-basins built, 2; new sew
crs bullt,2. Three suits were commenced
for tile violation Of tene1ncnt-house laws
Two Of the cases were continued, and in thu
third case fine of $50 was imposed.
From the report of the Inspectors 1t ap
pears that the following described house.
are III Il friglltfulIy poor sanitary condition
SECOND WARD.
At No. 46713 South Clark street is frame
tenement in an oycrcrowled condition ait
unfit for habitation. It has dirty walls
ieaky roof, 10 sewer connections, and las
stagnant water under the floors and foul
garbage III tile yard. The vaults and closets
are IL Il filthy condition. c. l.. jerks is tic
| agent.
frame occupied by four families. The yard
IS illled up with all kinds Of filthy deposits
the vaults are full and offensive, and tile walls
are black and gritny, while the stairs arc
broken and unsafe. William Knoll is the
agent.
AL Nos. 400414 South Clark is I: three
story anu basement stone-front tenement oc-
cupled by twenty-tilree faulilcs, 7. f. Eming
being the agent. The closets are out of rt-
pair and offensive and the catcll-basils are
full.
A frame at No. $50 and So1 South Clark is
occupied by ten families. The yard, cellar,
and and area under the sidewalk are wet aud
itltf1y. The vaults are unyentlatcd and Of
floor runs down through 4 lcaky wooden
| drain. Louis AratIo is tile agent
| NO. ~! South Clark is a dllapidatetl frame
| store and tenement occupied by three falui-
| lies and having defective drainage and filthy
vaults. The waste water runs under the
house Where 1t stands i'll stagnant pools.
Louis Ar.ltlo is the agent.
NO. lSi Third avenue IS Irish. tenement
ventilated and offensive closets and dirty
Railways. e. l.. jerks is the owner.
FIFTH WARD.
A two-story brick st No. 2.07 Archer ave-
nue. las a basement floor that is covered with
stagnant water and catch basins that are fllll
the drainage generally bad, The house is
occupied BY three families and Mead IL Coe
At No. 2'ol Archer avenue. is two-story
brick tenement provided with one closet.
that IS used BY about fifty persons, including
the Inmates Of tile adjoining houses. The
result is that the vault las become full aud
very offensive. Fred Tang is the agent.
SEVENTH WARD.
Il two-story. frame ut No. IS West Thir-
tcenth street has full and offensive vaults
and defective drainage. The waste pipes are
not trapped or CONNECTED with the , sewer, .c
their refuse being poured under the floor
Three families live III the house. r. O'Calli-
han is the agent.
EIGHTH WARD.
The tenement row ut Nos III -i24 Van Bit
rem, is provided with poor plumbing work
a1u drainage anu very offensive closets.
Eleven families live i'll the row. F. Hutch
inson is the agent.
A frame tenement at No 57o South Des-
planes has poor plumbing and defective |
was1c-pipes, alnl the pipes not being properly |
connected with the sewers, half the retust, !
running oil the gro,lnd under the house. |
Three families live in the house. Mr.. |
.SiMonek is tho agent.
The twO-story frame at No 449 South |
Union street has bad plumbing work. defect
i've drainage, and all offensive vault that
needs cleaning and ventilation. The vault is
pipes empty OIL the catct-basin cover ami the
refuse then runs along under the floor
Four families live in the house. Peter Ora
ham Is the agent.
TENTH W-A1:D.
a one-story and basement brick and frame
has Ghoked sewers and fnl! vaults. Three
families live in the house. Two Of the cllil-
dren died of diphthcria, and their mother
died of congestion Of the brain.
FOURTEENTH WARD.
a two-story frame at no. 7'rell place has
poor pinn'blng-worlS and drainage. The
empty into IN open bUx-sewer,
which allows the SEWAGE to roam over tie
loor in all directions. The ccllal-floor has Il
lot OF stagnallt water standing OIL it, Four
families live in the house. Alr. MCCARTHY is
No. IS cnrricr street, a two-story frame,
',ccupied by three families, has poor
irAinase, ,,,, aud full and foul
sidewalk, where there is always Standing a
Jool of water that is Il disgrace to the neigh
}orI,oott . and the agent of the house is James
No. o Tell place is two-story frame hay
ng poor plumbing work, poor drainage, aid
Intensive vaults, three families getting the
'enellt Of the foul air and odors. James :
slce is the agent.
No; g Tell place is a two-story frame in /
antilles live in the house. Max Cohen is {
he agent
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
There were eleven deaths in the city yes : :
lluIH SIllll-InA} DCSlltS WHICH tilETE ! !
we're reported one or two deaths from tho +
anlc disease that had occurred late the day j
efore. The people who died were: Mary {
ieckcr,3 years OH, ut the hospital; Bertha Il
)a1nkc, ) years old, at No 1G0 Jane street; :.
emma Ilardtke, 2 years old. ut No. i =
'honas street; Julia Eeuuarc1, +
tars old, ut No. Is Eillln;l street: +
1ary 1lelmin, S years old, 1T No :.; :
h'pin street: Frank KrAjisk, = years old, ut s.
u. IS Fifth street; Mrs. Lila Bush, - years
III, at No 7c4 West Madison street; John d
asema. 20 years old. at No. 73 South Wood I!
rect; Frederick Sch;llher. Is years Old, at | 5;
le hospital; EnlnHt IIcnriclls 10 years old, u
the hospital, Edward Grcenebll,u,& ii =
ears old, at the hospital; John Novack, u; a
ears old, ut the hospital. There wercnine IT.
ew eases of s!llal!-aoN reported rs follows; | o.
Wn cases ut No. -; Salnltf street, one case
N. 3slG South Dearborn street, one Mt y
o. @S'33 IonOrt street, one ut no. Il; Cherry It;
rect, one ut 30. - Front street., one IL No o.
Hickory avenue, one ut No. :S?I7 Ashland =.
'cnuc. and one ut the corner of Dcers aud ~
punbns streets. Tile other nea' cases Of Sc
diseases reported were: Diplltile- II:
4 1T III West Huron street, IT.! Euckcr
rect. 141 West Ohio street. and 29j South III
alsted street; and yericclla ut 2,949 Prairie r.
'entle. til
YESTERDAYS MORTALITY. ~
There were sevent3-tiye deaths in the city
and SeycuIT-eiYIL hnriaf-u.rnlirs |