The evening world., 1891-12-01
They WILL FIGHT FAY.
tenement Dwellers Complain
Again Of His Soap Works.
Vile Odors Threatening the Health
Of a Populous District.
Tho Health Board to Be Asked to
Close the Factory.

ats like backing a man Of straw against
man OF iron," is the way Mr.. J. oBrien, Of SO
Monroe street, expresses the futility Of the
EFFORTS OF the people living In the neighbor-
hood OF Fay's soap factory at 92 Monroe
street, to get rid Of the abominable smells
which at times make the vicinity almost un-
\ nhabitable.
"Mr. Fays o rich man; he's worth mill
ions," continued Mr.. O'Brien, sand we're all
poor people living around here. What can we
do9 The Board of Health sends a man
around, and for q week tor two, maybe, the
bad smell Is stopped, but II soon breaks out
again.
Hes got too much money to allow Of q
night against him by poor people being sue
ceesfui. 1t somehow happens that the Board
Board OF Health men get around when the
smell isn't 50 bad, and l suppose IT will
always be &C."
ia Health Inspector had visited the neigh
bofhood yesterday afternoon, he would have
found cause enough for complaint. Clouds OF
steam laden with vile odors, blew out OF the
big open doors OF the soap factory and flled
the dir WIN nauseating smell.
1t is SO at least twice week, an EVENING
n nwohIb reporter was informed and IN the
aSulnmer the stencil Is even moro terrible. now
1.-THE doors and windows OF the thickly popu-
Dated tenements can be kept closed, and some
<Of the smell barred out. But in warm
Sweather only poverty makes the vilo odors
5bcarablc.
"Yes, 1t smells rather strong this after
noon. said Mr.. John cooper, OF lo1 Monroe
street, but you ought to come around here
on warm, muggy day, when the wind docs
not carry 1t away quite so fast.
"Then you would wonder how the people
around here live with such smell filling
their rooms. It's no place Tor sonp factory.
1t ought to be located at Hunters Point, or
some other place where " wouldn't be no.
ticed.
"Why don't the people move2 That's what
Fay says. Let 'em ail move away and he
won'i growl. But they can't. They've got to
have some place to live downtown. And 1t
doesn't seem just right that one man
should force thousands out OF the neishbor-
hood 50 that his business could go on untn-
,crrupted, even though he Is a millionaire
and they. too poor to i've in more desirable
/" It's little odd, but stern & Co. weren't
allowed to run soap factory down In Rut-
gers slip" said Mr. \. Busch. OF 90 Monroe
street. They didnt stay there long. al
tho Ike IN the neIghSorhood.
"Of course Fay's factory has been here
many ychrs-since 1919. believe-and the
Smells have been somewhat lesSened; but
they're pretty bad yet, must say, and the
.ighborhood would be better II the factory
was away. But what are you going to do
about itI"
That seems to be the prevailing feeling
in the Vicinity. For some reason the people
thiaX that appeals to the Board OF Health
arc useless. The result Of their complaints
has caused them to draw the conclusion that
the health laws are stretched when rich
mans oneaSe Is under consideration. ..
"Whcrc is there another such populous
nefgnborhOCd In which similar nuisance is
tolerated." they ask.
"Mr. Fay has become rich making soap,'
said Mrs Cohen, or 80 Monroe street. mot
a bar OF his soap is sold In New York, UNDER
stand. 1t Is all exported. Certainly his prop
erty would he IN, no valuable II 1; was occu-
pied by tenements, and 1t Is reasonable To
suppose that Ie could conduct his business
cheaper In = place like Hunters Point, where
other bad smells have been banished to. But
he won't sell AID he doesn't stop the smell.
"CCmpIaint after complaint has been sent
to the Board OF Health, but they don't result
In anything. The smells stop for awhile, and
. then when the agitation is over the factory
sends out smells as bad as ever"
There ls talk among the tenants now OF
getting mp n petition asking the Board OF
Health to declare the soap factory n nuisance
and order II closed, as was done IN the case Of
the Standard GaSlight COmpany'S works,