Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-01

cleaned out Nos. 42S and 426 I street, in
the same building, were found in about the
same condition, excepting in the latter there
| appeared to be some aort Of surfscs drain
from the vault leading in the direction Of J
street. Passing several other tenamenbs,
none of which are in the condition required
by city health ordinances, and blacksmith
shop, the
| NFSsICH BUILDING,
On the corner of Fourth and streets, is
reached. This was recently erected of brick
and is two stories in hight. In the rear are
several frame additions, the outside being
covered with corrugated iron TO comply with
| the fire limit ordinance. In the rear. and
disconnected from the building, is single
vault, about SKIS feet in size, without any
ventilation, and this is used by at least 200
occupants of the building.
The Messick building has several psrti-
tions running through IT, and the rooms are
subdiYided into stores, sleeping and gambling
rooms, by undressed board partitions, until it
is perfect honeycomb.
1t Wsh Lun's place. at 40 street, dog
was found inclosed in coop, the top Of
which is the cooking range, while under the
kitchen table were number of ducks in q
similar iacl0sure.
In the building adjoining the Mesaick
block en- the south Was found All
Fung, the Cbinaman with six fingers on
his right hand, who for years acted
| the California Steam Navigation Com.
pauy. Everything around the building and
| in the rear was found to be comparatively
| clean, and the drainage good, ss was also the
new building adjoining this on the south,
belonging to n. Greene Curtis. In the lat
! ter was found ventilation TO the vsulS, be-
ing the only one noticed during the day
| Directly in the rear of the aforementioned
| building was found a washhouse fronting on
the alley. In the back part of the place.
where the washing is done, is
MINIATURE "oHINA SLOUGH"
| On the borders Of which are two two-5sory
water closets. the vaults of which sr5 over.
| flowing and the stencil arising from the whole
would almost knock msn down. A receipt
for rent shows that W. G. Felch is the agent
The property on the corner OF the alley and
| Fourth street is in as good condition as Chi
nese tenements could very well be.
Under the sidewalk at the corner of Fourth
and streets, adjoining the Messick block, in
All Enclosure about 9x1S feet, was found II
Cinnamon.
On the opposite side of Fourth street. ad-
joining Servers livery stable, i a one-story
brick building, w. @. Felch, agent, with the
wooden vaults filed above the g,ound and
with waste water standing and running in
various directions in the yard.
At No. 1928 | street, under the sidewalk,
was found fire in q sort Of stone fireplace,
with Chinamsn standing over it cooking
something, and within FIVE feet was r vault,
the
STENCIL FROM WHICH
| Soon drove the investigators to the surface of
the earth. a Chinaman said ths vault YVES
cleaned two years ego, although il did not
look ike it. The next tenement is in ex
| actly the sAIae condition, excepting the COOK
/ ing apparatus under the sidewalk The
owner of this building is w. T. Frazer.
The next building belongs to E. P. Fig
This place was recently cleaned up ct the
suggestion of the Health Officer, ard the
landlord served notice on his tenants in the
basement that his rent will be s. month
more after to-day.
Adjoining this is building containing
two tenements, with vaults full and slcps
standing in the back yard. Receipts for rent
are signed " B. Kerdel, by T. Mier."
The next building Ne. 31S, belongs to Geo.
K. Rider. The vaults,
FULL TO The HANDLE"
And extending through TO the alley, are one
" mass Of corruption" as the interpreter re-
marked. George Smith owns the next lot,
extending through to the alley. In the rear
of the brick building fronting 90 | street are
five frame shsnties. The water closet is used
by about 200 persons, and should have been
cleaned two or three years ago. From this,
and the standing water in the yard, such q
stencil arises thai even the Cinnamon COM
plain. In this property several turntables
were observed, and one, when an entrance
was obtained through door with spring
lock, showed that The clay out" had lust
been removed. In the second story of No.
30 (Smiths property was found a patent
! closet-trsp, the only one discovered during
the day.
At No. 3OS, Fred. Loshammer, agent, was
found thres-story closet, aud it would not
be much of an exaggeration to say that it was
| full to the third story.
Nos. 306, 304, 302 and 800 are in two
story and basement brick building belonging
TO J. d. Tate. This place
CAPS THE CLIMAX,
Takes the whole bakery" or, in other
words, is the most obnoxious, dirty, foul
place in the rear that any one oau conceive
of. Language is inadequate to describe the
surroundings. The tenants ere loud in their
denunciations, and one said, Make ebly-
body heap sick,n
Daniel Msson's property, adjoining this
and fronting on Third street, seems to have
caught the same disease, and the owner
claims that the 9th in the unoccupied base.
ment comes from the adj Dining building.
There Is an area of perhaps forty feet square
covered with stsgnant water and mud. The
water-clOsats have long been out Of use, az
they ere shut cut from the balance of the
world by this mad-hols. Mason's property
across Third street is in about the same coa-
| ditioD, IS far rs health is concerned.
The property on the southwest corner of
! Third aud | streets, comprising Mes 99S $40
and 9l2 Third street and 2lS, 220, 90. 224.
2243, 226, 22S, 22S5 aud go street, belongs
to Richard O'Neil, Csdwalader & Parsons,
agents. In the rear of this Is large area, in
the centsr of which stands three orr four peach
trees loaded with fruit. The ground is so
nearly covered with stsgnant water that
boards are used to walk on. For the entire
property there is
ONE LARGE CLOSET
! With four entrances. This must be used by
200 or 300 Cinnamon, and had the vault been
cleaned month ago it must necessarily need
it again st this time. Innumerable tan tables
were noticed throughout the property.
The building No. PIC street, owned by J.
D. Tate, is in just little better condition
than his other property above referred to.
At No. IA the closet is 10 good order, but
water stands in tbs back yard. The vaults
in Nos. 212. 30 and POS sll need cleaning. as
also In the building adj dining, for which
james n. Porter is agent.
Chinatown a. present is filed with idlers,
and many bsnoh was found occupied by
opium smokers. One Chinaman explained
that great many of the men sre awaiting
work az picking hops.
Notices viii be served on the agents and
owners of nearly every building IL China.
town. and a general renovsting viii take
place SIS coon as the Hsslth Officer can en-.
forcs the ordinances. A dozsn health off,
.or,II rnE bean Eha Mao in kha
required by the health ordinances, snd tie
only now apparent remedy for this evil il
thas applied by many towns and cities
throughout the c1ast-declars it public
nuisance and e5mpal tho Cslestisls to take
UP their sbode outside Of the city limits.