New-York tribune., 1889-12-24
A MODEL LODGING HOUSE
THE SANITARY AID socIETY's "oRh'
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RELIEVE THE OVER
CROWDED AND UNHEALTHY TENE'
MENT DISTRICTS.


CROWDED AND UNHEALTHY TENE'
MENT DISTRICTS.
The new night lodging house "hich mas O.oa -.
.,rc,ed for the New-lork sanitary Ala oo0ie'9 "
Messrs weins,ein q Co. az No. "a D'Visioh-S" is
model dwelling probably uneXceIed oy any , '.a
,n.,,,,tion in the country. 1t has Just oeeh oPe"
vn,.,a with almost every comfort and con-
n,enc. The building is five stories high. iour Vi
h,cb are devoted to dcrnitorics and l4o inmates can
h., Nightly accommodated at cost OF ABOUT 'on 'o"
..cb with clean bed, nightshlr', pa'h' ioo"oi
or separate wardrobe for clothes and IL uesrcu up
~ core, and roll in the morning The house mas al
~ ..' -.e..r, improvements In plumbing ventilation
,. .,c b.sNes iron stairs and fre-escapcs 'front.'
and rear. ,. a., oo.sssrv
To appreciate its resources visit Is necessary
rs s.n,tarv AID Society during It's brief existence OF
. little over four years has given lodgings 10 over
100000 inmates and has now ACCOMMODATIONS su"-
Giant IN give night lodgings to over 5o,ooo a year.
The history of this organization Is remarkaoe anu
,s one of the most interesting chapters Of pracuca
nbilapthropic work ever undertaken in this CITY,
II becan its labors practically In February 1862
and concentrated its attention upon ue loh'n ""iu
who're In / $50 houses, dwelt 5O,ooo human oei"sS
1t undertook an exhausuVe -,
these houses and found 1900 of them occupled
.s tenements containing moro than thrce
Families each) and as sample OF the ovefcro"u-
ing II NAV DO mentioned here, that on one io'' -
nv o, feet in front and house were found con-
tinuousy resident 23S persons
poING THE WORK THOROUGHLY
Sanitary engineers and inspectors were employed
In not only a housc-to house bu, roo"- 'o-roo"' !"
vestieaiion This action was based upon the oon-
vlctjon that by this means the ac'uai sta'e VI 'r
action of the city and the remedy therefor would DO
discovered The state of the walls starwaSs, hre
,scapes wards. closets and plumbing was examiner
and a diagram OF each floor made the NUMBER
age SEX occupation and wages OF the occupants dS
we'll rs the number Of dodgers taken by the tehaus
an short every consideration with reference 10 'no
sanitation of these houses male matter OIL closo
scrutiny. .,
air space estimated, and startling picture Oh paoho
and impcrlIed humanity was revealed. Deiec's oi
structure neel of repairs. absence OF means OF ven
,u,,on and Of provislon personal Cleanliness lor
dsnosal OF excrcmental filth. bad plumbing anu "dn'
ef rlumbing-these and other evidences vi io"s W."
timed neglect of tenant interests ana inc ruos "
ordinary sanitation became striking VIVID ana 1relucn'
.noucb-but overhadowing everything else was the
overcrowdng. and to the relief of this lamen'aoie
state the society addressed itsnf particularly
pv Nav 1855 the managers without pay, hope OF
reward or other interest than the good OF their ieo"
men and of the City OF New-fork' hah acco"P"si'u
IN some degree the disinfection OF 'h'' ,a,
rs and before the heated term arrived
(chOlcra then thrcatenlnel, ihcS ia" ''N'N
the worst houses some of which were torn down u"l
insur,rated a systematic cleansing repairing anu
urainino campaign among landlords lesse,s anu
tenants. and on complain, of the Board of Iieai'h
that IFS forces were Inadequate, had secured by law 'e
reinforcement OF that body by twenty additional
sanitary inspectors.
THE HOUSE GROWS TOO SMALL.
To correct these evils night lodging house was
established et No o Doverst., which. after having
we'll served its purpose for four years has no"
heen nnerseded by a much larger more commouious
and perfoct structure. at No. "a Divlslon-s' IN 'he
very heart Of tn, Tenth Ward, monument of "hat
NAV be done by the citizens for the relief OF The sur
charged centres Of the city
The house IS now rcorganlzed. enlarged anu iciur-
pshed with new and improved bedsteads ana Oeuuihs,
and the number Of beds increased; the giving o'
regular meals di continued, and an efhclcnt super
intendent engaged; and at the present time l4o oeos
a, 10 cents each nightly found to provide suclcns
resources (ouside of the equipment tuno 10 piscc
the house ON a self-suppoFing basis
Tho following extract from the last report of the
Jodrne House Commhtec Messrs. Ntllaien van
Rennselaer Benjamin +. Pcixotto and DR.. "liham H.
Ross will be read with Interest:
We have now constructed reorganzed and reurnshed
new lodging how in the Tenth Ward at No "a DIVISION
st with accommodations for 140 lodges per hlghV unue
s. Rosenbu,h the efficient superintendent "'o IN
haen with us the last two years. The character OF inc
Ise-s continues to be OF the sober and orderly class
which from the beginning has marked this estaoHSneh'
con.st!ng of haIdworkng mon artisans ana 'noSe II"
g,cci in small trades The receipts are sueeht az 'e"
ccn per capita 10 render sefupportng ana us
bencfcent nstrumentality preventative oil oemor'"
ton and possible crime cannot be quesuohea
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES.
The following table will show the occupation anu ha''l
tho Iasfyp