New-York tribune., 1885-01-14
certainly shall not leave NewYork nnE worI Inss n

hieb have besn engaged in this city for seventeen
years Our church Is now getting in.O ss,h nv
tory condition. am on the best Terms S witm tormsa
congregations and there are too many Ties Iormeu
In the best years of my life to be broken hastny:
The call was entirely unsolicited; earhed rcb urS
Sunday that committee frSm h she ona n that thew
desired to learn if l was open 10 & Gn'i. "a from
gratifying 10 me, coming unexpecteaiy anu In This This
the largest parish thst our tbspe S%"f' numbers 500
families and has handsome edltce. was a, saidd
pleased with my visit Not much mas Hcsn sa,u an,
about the matter by my cnurch' cecauso ~ ID q" ~
expected to them as to me-"
CARING FOR THE HEALTH OF THE POOR.
DISCUSSIONS BY THE TENEMENT-HoUsE CoMMio-
sIoN-rHE RECENT TYpHUs OUTBREAK.
The Tenement House Commission on Monday az
special meeting discussed the report to be sent 70 tne
Legislature tomorrow. Recommendation " III
crease the number of sanitary policemen from tnI.y
to forty, and to limit the duties of the men 10 tsmu
.lcnt-house and lOdging-house inspection, was sup
ported by Mcssrs. Esterbrook, Vanderpoel anu az rs
child. General Shaer argued that the SERVICES VI
the men, in carrying notices. MAKING arrests t anu r
watching places where nuisances exist, are 700 I'M
pOrtant to be given into other hands III. M Hoi T.;
also spoke of the usefulness OF the sanitary ponGo IA
searching public records and In guarding places pncS
where cases of contagious disease are dscovoree
1t was decided to make the recominendatlon Will Will
the understanding that the Board ot iieaen W.
to ask for further increase OF the SANITARY poNO
force. .,. ,orso.
The subject of ventilation in old tenement ,%
was brought up by recommendation 10 o1.onu .r
halls on all floors to the external air inspsctul
Esterbrook thought such plan wonlu no' 10 go
sufficient for the ventilation of inner bedrooms ne
thought that the halls should be la d dr31 or
the roof and that air shafts ought to be useu o5
the ventilation of bedrooms. Professor AuIel @ s"iu
that tho bedrooms in many tenement-housees WIZ .;
too small to be further limited by the introu9otii"m
of air shafts. His substitute. recoinmeuuaiIioaa a
that all bedrooms IN tenemeht-honses po i 1uPp M
with direct light and air according 10 pans ap-
proved by the Board of Health. was adopted. A..
Tha called witnesses 10 IeSIlN
regarding the recent outbreak OF typhns lever M IN
the city. NJ. S. Thompson. owner OF thc houso 10
557 West Thirty second ST.. said "On account oi
the character of the tenants much trouG,e oad nad
been encountered in keeping the houses III Hoou
sanitary condition. My directions 10 my I agehas 's
have been to carry out the wishes OF the Doaiu VI VI
Health. Most of the tenants IN tne nouso s'ap asp
Italians Mcnamara In whose family typhus ioVer
first appeared has been janltor OF the house;;
There is vault in the cellar which has been empteu
more than once each wear. ! had to ouv the prop
tect myself against loss. l have not visited the
bnilding within year" III
VI. b. Baer the agent of the house sald h tGIt @ a,,
orders of the Board relative TO the house had been
obeyed Sets of rooms in the house rent from 10 DV
to 81 a month There had not been any ' spec,a' ,t
amount of sickness in the house before tne ,a Iu !.
break of typhus fever. Whitewashihg oi ""'iS 10
done at the expense of the owner. ,... e.ao
The Board of Health yesterday ordered the frame
building No. 1SS Varick st. TO be vacated wltuin
ten days. Dr. Day and Inspector Hughes, VINO lau
inspected the house reported that II was III CON
diiion dangerous to life by reason o genera uIal
idation and want of repair. There rs nsn nathet i
on the first floor of the structure and scverai lau-
lies live on the upper floors. The building Deiohgs
TO tine Trinity Church corporation. -,,,
petition signed by several owners OF properly
was sent 10 the Board protesting against the pro-
posed erection of an extension to the hve-Story
tenement house No. 142 Seventh-St., owned py
Charles Starke. IT was said that Mr. Starke IN
tended to cover his entire lot. and by that means
cut Oft light and air from adjoining houses. Inc
petition referred to Dr. Day.