New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-19
WHITEWASHING TENEMENT HOUSES.

WHITEWASIIING TENEMENT HOUSES
HOW WORK MAY BIZ GIVEN TO THE HEADS OF
SUFFERING FAMILIES If ONLY THE NEcES-
sARy FUNDS ARE FORTHCOMING.
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The work Of the East Side Relief Work Com
rnittee is only limited By the lack of funds to
tend IT, and while the need continues and Increases
the committee cannot believe that men and women
who ask only for the opportunity to work to sup
port themselves and their children VIII be denied
II by the people Of Ncw-York. The committee is
employing more than 1900 heads of famies-that
is 5000 men, women and children are being main
tanned each week by the useful work Of the natural
breadwinners of the families. The following ex-
tracts from the weekly report Of "A subcommittee
show the usefulness of one of the branches Of the
work of the committee, which might be extended
almost indefinitely:
The Sanitation Subcommittee on Whitewashng
hcgs leave to report progress as follows: The in
closed letter of commentator from President VIII
ssS9 Si February ITO MISS Edith Kendall
and the Rev John b. Devins. Sanitation Bureau.
Fourth-st.. New-York: Your communication Of
February 10 IN respect to the sanitary work of the
the general plan of giving employment to the needy
and at the same time improving the condition Of
the tenement houses I'm this city is greatly COM
mended. A coat OF lime applied at any time 10 the
surfaces in tenement house districts. including
rooms. halls, courts. alleys and walls. and especially
shafts is valuable disinfcctant, secures clean
illness. and thereby promotes the health ANA com
fort of the people. The owners and occupants Of
tenement holis viii doubtless welcome yoIr efforts
for the sanitary improvement OF tho rat'fau of Of
the poor, and your important work should receive
the earnest and charitable support OF The char
table. With best wishes Tor tnr .uccea., OF soar
committee in It's practical charitable itnd sanitary
work and fully approaching its value"
Several donations have been received, one Of s.
from landaly highly commenting the fact that
''workmen. instead OF being compelled TO beg, are
permitted by the worthy body you represent TO
earn the money given them"
Tenants are very grateful, one even telling our
SUPERINTENDENT, You are making q palace Of our
house" "A Tenant writes on "a postal. Gould or
would you send some one to whiteWash "A wall fac
ing our house in the back. IL would make our
next door Is done, and IL is nicer. should and all
our neghbors would be thankful 10 YOU"
We have 100 men at work now, but must cut down
our force unless larger appropriation is granted
than heretofore. Scores OF our men are turned
away for lack OF funds We have on file anDca-
tions from 100 painters waiting III We get
money enough to warrant employing them I'VE
have applications from patrons for places for sin
another 100 men, We have 800 days work arranged
for ahead. II sufficient money can be raised for
the future we wish 10 extend the work bv degrees
until LOO men are employed. The possibilities
seem to grow ever wider as advance and the
suffering and the number OF applications for work
Increase
All checks should be sent TO Charles Stewart
Smith. Treasurer Emergency Fund to Give Relief
by Work. Fifth Avenue Bank.
JOSEPHINE SHAW LOWELL
Chairman East Side Relief Work Committee
New-york. Feb. H. 1884