New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-04
ANOTHER CA USE FOR PROTEST.
DANGERS OF A PROPOSED NEW LAW.
SHALL THREE-F,MILY HOUSES DE REMOVED

SHALL THREEF,MIrY HOUSES DE REMOVED
FROM HEALTH BOARD INSPECTION
The passage Of AS>emblyman Walkers bl which. Il
signed by the Governor changes the prrscn, tenement
house law. has already stirred mp considerable oppo
-itIon. 1t is expected that the hght AGAINST II viii b,
a vigorou, aS the made AGAINST the Central Parl
Speedway Act. Mr. Walkers bin places in leopard,
the health of millions OF people IN New York. and tn,
city Improvement societies. the sanitary socieiic,
ID" sanitary inspectors. and many others that if
Walkers bill becomes law 1t viii cause disastrous
suit, in this city and increase the death rate.
tenement hou~.. under the general law. (. build
Ing occupied by three or moc iamllc> and such place
under the supervision Of the Eoad Of Health. and
certain rules NUT De observed 10 prevent The bcnl,
Ing out and spreading Of dis'H-' II VI. walker
bin becomes 4 law house, where three flmlli,s i've
will be removed frm the supervision Of the authorities
his measure r.ids that q tenement house cannot ~
called such unle,, there foar moro famle- lv
Ing IN It. This being the case the sanitary INSPECTORS
and health officers would have nothing t" Say about
how a house for three fnilic- should Dee ventilated
ana llshtd. and more 9Th than r found IN The
homes Of Ihe poorer claecs would be allowed to ar
cumulatc.
starr lIovt Nichols Professor Guntcn. Justice q.
Wood. Charles +. Wmgntc. Mr.. clark Bell Mr..
VI. W Eaycnhin. J. Htdrcway TcT. slca0t and
other members Of the CIV improvement S-rty are q
few 81 the people who opppcd 10 the change which
H. prpo~ei in the present. tenemcn hou., law. and on
Wednesday al =. m. public meeting will BE- held at
the societys rooms No. l20 East Twenty thrst.. Ia
protest against making law Of the measure introduced
by AS,cmblsman Walker. Dr. Ro~,. ~ the sanitary
Aid Socety Professor Chandler OF Columbia College,
and Jacob A. Riis ot,ir~ who are active IN the
movement tO defeat the mcsil,rr
\ reporter FIR The Tribune saw Mr. wincaic. the
consulting sanitary engineer. at No. llp Pearl 81.
Mr.. Ris and Others. and good reasons werc given by
them 10 show why Walkers I'm ,hould not become
ii law. zone grat objection 10 the measure I, that
1t viii withdraw from the three family house. She
health and police supervision said Mr. Ills. "rh,
dlrtiest and worst houses In New York the thr'c
family tenements. II IN these houses according
to Dr.. Tracys report mndc two years ago. Tint the
death rate greater than In building containing
four families Then again. II the bill b.
CONES law. the rag business can - re established
In the 'fsmily house. and smoke houses can Dc
built in the back yard. There 5000 u the,,
honses In New York today. representing 5000 PEG
Pile and II the old law Is not enforced these thousands
Of people will be- deprived Of the visits and che advice
~ the summer corps ot PHYSICIANS The police en-
orceIncnt " the sanitary laws made IT unprohia
bic for the Of the Tire" family tenemcnts n
the arshnfs had to be kept in repair, the plumbing
had 10 b, kept In good condition. and the yard, nj
ways had 10 be clean It requires lltlc expense TO
observe all these rules aud that Is ahc reason an
effort is being made Ia rush the bill through
cannot discover ono r4lcrnhug featur, about Mr.
Walker bill said Mr. WinGite at IS certainly
scheme o. benefit frw. II IN some OF The three family
icnenen5 the health officers did not force the
pant, keep the places IRE" from nth and vcrmn.
rrstcnce would probably break out In the Stun, and
in the crowded tenement districts the conditions are
bad enough now. without making them any worse.
As,cmbyman WALKER bill means that the health
officers should not bee vlAut. and That IA" sanitary
condition Of New \ ork T. altogether tor good Mr..
Waller ccTtnnly has been III adv -ed. he would
iuIyc introduced u measure which. il II become, law.
win permit disease 10 break Oat ia tee cOwled quar-
tcI~.'
The sanitary Aid Society Will also call public meet
Ing protect against Mr. Walker bill becoming lnw.