New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-19
TIE WORM TURNS.

TO the Editor OF The tribune.
Sir: Nav through The Tribune give slight sketch
NJ some OF the unreasonable conditions under winch
we are forced 10 livei The latest obnoxious or
dinancc Is the ccmentcd cesspool. "hat Is tue sah'
,orv value and standing OF this device which, IN some
,ns,,nccy IL IN no connected with the house by an
untrapped drain plpcl
ror several years we have been put to much eA-
pcnse and serious Inconvenience through the arbi-
trary regulations Of the state Health Board the De
partmcnt OF Public Works and the Aqucduct Commits
SION Now In spite OF vague rumors that unless we
ouetly submit to all mandates from the powers mat
no II ever there comes time when the property j.
,nnr.,sed those who have rebeed against these ex-
actions will receive but small compensation for their
homes silence Is out Of the question. low long VIII
one OF these ccmcnted denominations twelve fet deep
and ten feet In diameter, last family or SIX, WHO
have their laundry work done ut home ana VINO oc-
cosloually indulge In the luxury Of a BATH HOW
many OF these deathtraps can he symmetrcay ar
ranged In an ordinary quarteracrc village lot and'
when the ground Is completely honeycombed, what
will n be worth, and what Is then TO be done
Where there are sewer-pipes the only hygiene
method OF which are aware Is the open araih'
II this T. menace to the health Of the city, as the
ces,pool is to ours, let the property be appraised,
puid for and then dcpopuated We read with pity
and indignation OF the deploable condition OF serfs,
but here. within seventy five miles OF the metropolis
NJ the United States several hundred free citizens
tied to their property, which Is III most instances
their all and subc TO most Ubiquitous rsguaiohs
The "rlosct enforced several years ago. Is exceed
ingly offensive. man who can anord 10 keep
horse or two Is ordered TO give up using his stable
If the livery stable Is far enough away he may have
his horses kept there, at his own expense, when Is
twice as much his own premises The Keep
ing of chickens Is prohibited" fresh eggs" are pro-
cured through the city grOcers. Many more regula
lions could be mentioned which, but Tor their ser'o"s
influence the prosperity OF these unfortunate ma
tives,' would incredibly ridiculous. II the lana
over which the city exercises unlimited jurisdiction
cannot Immediately be paid for. let 1t at least DE- ap
bald at once. Should the property-0wners mere Dc
paid monthly and the commissioners; sanitary sns
nrcrs, deputy sheris, etc. be- obliged to walt three
or four years for their salaries. 1t would De only air
rSn o Of H se Pns Code
OF certain nalienable rights would be refreshing
ana but have lived under the yrannons oppression
long sn"uSn to isl % Npr n oS
THE NOVELIST BLACKMORE on FREE TRADE.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
sir: II. d. Blackmore. author Of Lorna Doone,"
though an EngllShman, IS not a Free Trader as the
following extract fran letter recently received by
one Of his American correspondents clearly shows.
After returning thanks FOR copy OF THE Farmers
Almanac sent him. he a.
"Alns that our poor farmers no longer require. or
could afford wholly does their money pass 10
your less dcmentcd country. rhousanas a.res ~
GOOD land In England have dropped ont Of cultivation.
so wretchcd the prices OF all produce under
Free Trade system And yet the poor do not get
the bcneft-or very little Of itn prices: for bread
Is dear with wheat at % shllngs per quarter as II
40 shlllngs which Is about the lowest figure at
which II can be grown with any profit here. The
same rulc applies to my pioduce-frut." (Mr. Black.
more, Is well knOwn II q market gardener, and, as
The Tribune remarked In septe mber 1880, now de-
votes more attention to his market garden than his
pen.") Tho public pay much for Il as ever
while the wholesale prices grow less and less"
The foregoing extract Is commended to the atten.
ton Of your Tariff Reform" readers who WILL OF