New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-29
TOO MANY FOWLS IN EAsr-sIDE HOUSES

from Major Billiard regarding the practice of keep
ery below Canal-st 1t was stated that fowls were
kept in large numbers in the cellars and other
rooms of eighteen houses in Ludow-st., seven In
Hester-st i've in Esscx-st., and one III Orchard-st
The fowls are killed In the houses. All the houses
in the neighborbood densely populated and the
inmates are not clearly. Forty-sx complaints had
been made against the houses In Ludlow
ct. for violations of the Sanitary Code
since January !, 1884, and many against
those in other streets After each complaint There
they were in as bad condition as ever. The houses
are now filthy aud well stocked with fowls Major
Billiard recommended that fowl markets be
established on the river front. His recommends
tons were approved by Sanitary superintendent
Day. l. was decided to have more rlgid enforce
ment Of the code by the sanitary police
The result Of the first weeks liouse-to-house In
epectOn By the sanitary Inspectors was gwen In a
report by Chief Inspector Morris rs follows:
or 237 inspected l26 were In bad con-
don OF SO private houses, 20; of factories 81 Of 8
lodging 2, and Of public buildings mot specl-
nont-house No rs West OncIIundred- thirty first
ct, containing eleven families and known as the Man
sion" be vacated within ten days
John ii. Arnold, a lawyer at No. zoo broadway, VINO
lives on tho Kingsbrldge Road behind the Home LOT IN
Late scavenger OF No. SO East HOustonst by empty
ing cesspool Into the roadway opposite his house
ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE UNCONFIRMED.
The large number of unconfrmed assessments in
che Office of the Board of Assessors has been a
source of trouble TO the city and propcrty-owners
on the unbalanced bid system OF contracts In TIE
Public Works Department, and us the courts had
vacated similar assessments il was thought use
less to attempt the collection of these lists i he
Assessors have been seeking soHe way out OF the
difficulty by reducing the cost OF the work 10
reasonable contract rates. AT meeting recently,
Mt which the Corporation Counsel was represented,
Al was resolved to make up test case
for tho courts, selecting for the purpose the AS
scssment List for Regulating and Grading Tenth
ave. from One hundred-and-tenth to Manhattan
SITS. In this the city will interpose objec-
ton to the proof that the cost Of the work is in
excess of just and fair charge. the purpose being
TO obtain decision as to the power of the
to make the required reductions previous to the
confirmation OF the lists. 49,
The decision of the court will affect large num-
Der OF assessments aggregatlng about $3,OOO,OOO
and over another 81 600 600 which is at present
held IN the Controllers Office as uncoectable by
tho city. So long as these assessments remain un-
confirmed the city pays interest on the bends wbieh
Wero issued in anticipation of the collection OF the
FOR theimprovements, aud Is serious embarr%ss-,
tnent In the sale of property within the area OF
these assessments.
TO RID THE TENTH WARD OF NUISANCES
General Alexander s. Webb, Edwin r. A. Selig-
man and Nathan Blur, Q committee OF the tenth
Ward SANITARY Association, appeared before the
Board OF Health,yesterday to say that the mem6ers
IF the association desired to help the beard IN
every way possible. They also desired 70 get IN
Formation as to the most effective work which tao
association could do in Kidding the ward ct
force of sanitary inspectors was too small. About
100000 persons live In inspection district.
After discussion of the bill before the Legislat-
hre to make changes In the tcnement-house laws,
the committee decided to recommend that the asso-
citation should use all possible infiusnce at Albany