, 1881-01-30

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sanppta1 ahd only steady saeeession Of minor
i,aprfsot1ed poison bad been released. One et-
fcct Of. the eDullItton was the:alnF OF tho base
VIE 'oe ay
,aa,on .tat Of Nater and OF the
p The FAULTS: : Il ;;z;1e III, :r1:u,lnrxe :.
,aoted in tho othet, houses. were present hsre:.
Wases assr p.nss @ AID Sc soil5iPes through whls6
the sewez- gas bad a most favorable opportunity
It Us way all over tbs house. :Jhafszit
h6 ssa task be Was Nsafey 81
1aoy hhd been frequently nearly "overpowered
Il nng 1So ss1 house In the row he oatcheaen
Ind been quito recently cionned. ind the only:
noticeable piece OF plumbing iu the PLACE WIS y
ejphon which had, bean putinto the outlet otlha
had called this Ssitnf-pipo,H and be, re-
marked that it was we'll named, as, while the
basn ha sent forth terrible sme 9e o
stencil was doubled In force :.:: -. =:
On the whole tho condition of the block was
edies II necessary @ would be sho REMOVAL from the
cellar. OF the catch-basins. They should be
placed In the yard, and should be OF at leas.
tho houses where catch-basius were 10 stngu-
lnriy vile condition, the tenRnt-a boarding.
house koeporsatd fhat her "failX~ T consisted
] resulting from the cooking for so large nun"
ber OF persons ia necessarily very great, and IN
this place the basin should ba cleaned at least
| every two months. Instead OF only about once
x brief visit was paid to a tenement house on
the west aide Of Green street, Just north OF
| Madison street. auu under the shadow OF the
Darey Block. which some days ago recelved f1o
benecont atenaons o. an 1s,Gd san sam
| feet lower than the surrounding territory. the
| low-sized frame building was decided eye-sore
the s ha q poa ond 1t
! provided for tho tennn:s were amply cyl.
denced by The presence % upon thn ground go o. o.
/ waste vegetables, coffee grounds, empty cans,
| and varl-colored splnshos OF slops Converse
ton With an Intelligent tenant ct the he tenement
| ton TINT tho tenement was occupied by ten
| families, with total population Of forty-three.
Tie tennnt said that there was no sewerage fn the
@ iufor,nasion nut witch By virtue Of previous OBJ
| sThis land hes pretty low the Doctor re-
marked: hoy esx is 1t under your house IN the
| always full OF water except in the very hot
@Docs the water smc1t?'
Of. yes: quito lively; In the spring and fall
:" Eyer have your garbage removed?' :..,
"oh, no: nobody eyer touches it; 1t just col
Four very di1apidated outhouses supplied the
natural necessities Of the forty-thrce tenants Of
| the place. They were looked into A look was
fali buck upon tho still useful. though 50 hack
ton" 80.
aon streets Is tho Parker Bloch, a handsome stone
| faced brick block, occupied IN the two lower
stories by stores und offices, in the basement BY
stories 81 roomers. The block Is q large une,
and ttst otal population cannot be Ter from Q
o oa d. TIE eoado es s n 3D.
| gun in the sccund STORY OF the building, whose
offices are largely occupied ny gentlemen. of TIE
attention Of the Investigators iu the direction Of
| the two water-clnscts on this door. They we're
| found to be in adisgraccful condition The fetd
| them, and the stencil which tilled the apartment
they occupied was appalling, Old, out of ortler.
unc1eaned. they could not perform the ONCE r. r.
twin manufactures of deadly gases which found
their way into the hallway. into which the offices
| Of sink in The room the unmtstakable odor OF
sewer-rns was uppurent. There were no trap
pings In the waste~pipe below, and the emana-
| lions came direct from some Kitchen catch:
On the. floor above. where s9ne thirty young
women had rooms tho was in 1e eer5
| f11x. tie sumo conrenicnce Oh thetioor above,
alao occupied by: roumers. WIS very imperfeetly
in tbs: service. only occasionally rcaches the
| place, its condition WAS anything but healthy.
Euno Of ting sinks on these foors were trapped,
and beth they and the V H'ater-e1osets !. sz:
-. WERE prDoLENr OF sEwEH-GAs.
-"Your :alosets nre tn, very bad SHAPE. ,a1s re
cGafFe 81 TIC Upper doors. ~...,,.,
well; yesa they are FOR fact. ne repiieaf
1 sometimes spend houss IN getting things out Of
the. sotl-pipes. You SEE, we have good many
Pns 9s5s ana eftep s sn I zosf @daa is
ehueks i iR ee!s rwst9ke s9 ea
s's At xss ns na snass In the base
| meut ut the building t1at the worst was dis
I covered, An oyster. saloon on the corner was
first Investigated. Nany tempting aigns. settlng
forth the tempting blva1ves in appetizfnx shapes
I anu at very reasonable prices, met the ere que
there was tbat ID the atmosphere OF me ptaetH- ppt
| which aroused the wonder that any one could
SUMMON the strength Of stomach to eat in the
gested to him where first to l,ok fur the source
| OF: the stencil, and hiseye falling upon usetut
sign upon the western, ,wn4I Of the place, he leo
sidewalk. The appearance Of the waser-cosets
here found discounted that OF the very shucktn2
couple WHICH had been seen On ct ne sse9na no9r
II Investigated the Invitations to pies" ar, and
Istews'' ind " rnws" which bedeckcd the walls
Of the restaurant seemed a mockery OF the hol-
lowest DESCRIPTION, ind the sight OF 4 very de-
cent old geutlem an sitting within twelve feet Of
the abominauon and getting asay sa1 hsarty T. with
serve bali a pie With which to enjoy the
stenmtnr cup of coffee before him.
frrf.s|stiSly c.,!!ed to mind the old saw which
contrusted the blissfulnesa Of ignorance with
| the futly Of too much wisdom. The condition or
the CLOSETS explained nway only one eertnan @ n n
orcdtaut OF the compound ameH Which hlied the
place There wore stu to DC sxpiaiined !, m, me
the f1oor Ut the place. especially IN the k1tcnen
| 10 dc rear, the rurton condition or the flooring
| becn1ue apparent ut oyery step.
| ~ should like to be able to looK unuer tnis
fooring. the Doctor remarked. II believe 1t
You'll flu1 10 difficulty in doing thai" the
cook replied. 81 THERE'S lots of rat"holes con-
! Yenient-, -, ,.,4u,. eoa,
! was rI{llIed With them. A candle vas procnFee
| aud a few Of the rnt-holes were investigated
| tt,e prurlnd being about three Inches belo" tne
| foortpg It gtistened brightly under the lignt
| rays, 4 stick was shoyed into it. It SANG 70 tne
| dcpth OF about five Inches, dnd returned coatee
with gray slime, tdenticay Similar to taat sn!cl
h;,d covered the sticks thrust.into the residence
"This stnT beneath the floor is sewer Nth
| the Doctor remarked. '"Tho whole onildint