New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-10
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TENEMENT-HO ABUSES.
A TALK WITH RICHARD WATSON GLIDER.

SOME OF THE THINGS WHICH THE COMMITS
SION HAS FOUND OUT BY PERSONAL IN
sPEcrIoN AND At ITS HEARINGs-A sUG-
GEsTIoN TO THE TRINITY CHURCH
ConPoRATION-THE INSPECTORS TO
CONTINUE THEIR WORK.
The Tenement House Commission appointed by the
last Legislature t. inquire into the nature and cnar-
of the houses where the great majority OF
the population is obliged 10 dwell. and to recon-
mend such remedies in the course of their eX-
perence the members might deem necessary to
meet whatever abuses would he encountered, has
finished the work of taking testimony. IL only re-
mains foi the committee now TO formulate Its re-
port and recommendations. which must be IN the
hands OF the members of the Legislature when that
body meets January l. In addition 10 the testimony
which i; took. me committee mad a corps OF in
spectors employed. who made personal cxamna-
tons OF 1000 tenement houses in all parts OF tee
city. the largest number being on the downtown
East Side where the population Is denscst. The
last sitting of the committee on Friday, when
some interesting facts brought out abou. the
property Of the Trinity Church Corporation
1t became known during the examination that
this wealthy body owned tenement houses waere
the conditions were not exactly in accord WIN
what the rules Of the Board OF Health demanded.
and in other 1t owned the ground which had
been leased 10 persons VINO put up toncmenthOuses
taa; were permitted - DC ovcrcrowded. and fur
nishcd examples Of the violations OF law in other
respect.
COLONEL CRuGERS STATEMENTS.
Colonel Cruger. in behalf of Trinity Church Cor
poraticn. sad the stand that that body was not
in any way responsible for The condition OF build
ings on lts land which owned By others, ana
taai In cases where 1t had refused to comply WIKI
orders OF Board OF Health in regard 10 water
In m mel bt he
because II DID not believe it Necessary. He stated
further that it the policy OF the corporation to
pull down old buildings which II owned and put In
their places modern tenement-houses and hats Tie
said ;hat the Trinity Clurch people had expended
81 ooc eco in improvements OF that character during
tho last ten years.
Richard Watson Glider. who Is chairman Of the
committee. when last evening by a Tribune re-
porter. SAID that although they had been up 10
their eyes in work during the comparatively BRIEF
time the committee had 4; its disposal, members
could not 20 through anything Ike the complete
examination and ovcrhauiing which such big sub
cci demanded Nevertheless. said he I'VE nave
learned enough in the short space Of tim" that We
have been getting a the facts 10 reveal 10 us "
condition OK things in the aforementioned lie OF
this city parts OF the city. when does not eNst
oven in some OF the worst naris OF the great Eng
llsh METROPOLIS. We have received letters. too,
from people who have been called as witnesses.
but who began to look up the location OF the prop
crty which they own in tcncmcni-house neiSnoor-
hoods and finding r. not In a proper condition.
pramls. To- see that matters were made all right al
once
RAPID TRANSIT WILL BRING REFORM
Remedies sucn rs that arc oaiy tentative rene
dies. OF Course" he went on. and 30 not 'N-
poe; iaai there can be- any sweeping permanent
change for the better until Il thorough system OF
r,3ld transit g. c.;ebli- nei and the p7'jec'"I
bridges oyer the North anI Est rivers hnv" be-
c1nc ac-ompll shcd facts. sui. much good mas been
done Sd llr a1! n the recommendation, NAcn w'
snail mako Z, tho Legislature arc embodied IN law,
! feel certain the area 81 Improvements "iH be- coz,
siderably ,yiicncl and the good results attained
wi.l be-. u, more apparent and NOR" permanent.
Mr Glider H. somewhat modest about MS own
share ln the work. and u Is only iair 10 h1h I'M
as chairman ~ The committee he "a- one 81 VI.
most earnest and urclcsf workers. ana On NAM
occasions w"nt with otf"T m"hhefs % w., W, ~,
mitcc bat NOR" frequently alone. M, t"r M,
! oui tne spot no" matters WcfS, pui."s stnJ
cours. OF the examination on Fr.l"y. ne hshel
Coioncl Crugcr whether b" was connected win ne
Trinity CHURCH Corporation when that hoiy SOFA ~
john.s PARK in the ncighborhood ~ Canal-st uion
~. ,r,i.cl th,f he va not You see" said Mr.
Gulcr # couil not pursue that line OF soning
mat ;, vas In favor ~ small parks a. conv"hioni
places throughout the cry 49, hi i''ihr no. -"
selves Instead % having - crowd the stir"', Sll
s.IcwAlks "a l. AZ present the case. ~pu'n az"
chuarcu could Ikca!se exercise themsclyc- some
81 The most crowded tencmcn,s In Network nav"
been
meriy occupied by -. Johns PARK
one OF THE WORST ~ THE CITY.
"Xo ., Iaighi-si We found To be one OF the
mast crowded tenement houses IN the c!'y. having
4 populaiIou 81 abou, 20 persons. aHi one OF inc
heaviest death rates ~ any IN the city. We i'nh1
that although the place. which consists Iehiy Oh
four houses IL six stories IN height there were no
| nrc-cscapcs but the owner has promised u pu'
them up Immediately lie said on the stand that
or
houscs bu, when pressed further ne nad to
admit that this opening was always bo'he' UP
with bcitlcks and thisgs Of that Eind. We want
10 educate citizens - haV" some ''N'c ''''''
which Will make for cleanliness and health ana bT'hs
our great metropolis eventually - that proud posi-
, ,o ou,h, IN occupy a. one ~ the healtniest
and cleanest and least ovcrcrowded cities IN 'ne
world" .h,~ ,or,c. Mr.
q Ii,r sald further regard 10 the TRINITY 'hu..n
Corporation that he thought II "ou.n nu a." ,,N mo
Icnt nlan for Colonel crugcr % organize wIht ~
,,nuli venture 70 c,ll volunteer committee ~
Mo WI, I famine ali the aforementioned property
r'nicb th,, body owns or tenement houses tAai are
hiIli upon land which II owns, and ina; on tc ~,
uh,cb i6"v would gather something Nigh, be done
~hicb w,lld lead to 4 permanent abolition OF the
worst features Of the tenement nous" system 49,,
H. Glider cited some interesting examines OF u"
,,,uncr in which he and his companions were re-
cely.i when they made personal ihSpeV,.un W. VI
bouses ana expressed ms aston shment Al now com
in,cIv Scvcr,I rtcs within this big city might he
r,und by any one who took the trouble 10 nahe d
few hours tramp through the East sue III p %,.o
la s1l he ''thc people thought We were rus
| slan soldiers come To make arrests, anu I ~
actually t. crouch with fear as soon as We aau
scn,cI ourselves so accustomed have tncy become
| to the crnilng system Of our own Guy sosc ~
mont and its AGENTS. not To SPEAK a. an -,
m"rsecntion when they underwent before vcn,urini
=, come n this land OF the free. Places oc'ul',
| bv Americans that we visited were hoi 30 - ,
J ,nsncrtinn for the people were proud ana iilic
mnnpGcnt though poor and did not care TO nv
their privacy invaded 30 nteresIeu uo ,"e in the
:" ,rh rhs, now. although no longer employed or
n,lI by the committee they nave iccIncn s,rrts
,crilar inspections OF the enement-hon ustiots
-, "inferva1s and TO what extent '.s Jaw ,, =,
being complied with. and to what extent ,nr have
49, % imnroycmcnt which owners nave hnu' nis ,
bee, obsc.cd And they have formed among ''' 1h
s,i,,cs a regular organization Tor Inc lui posci ~
$50" " "a r,oSn,inucl in closing. II think IT Will DC
Sn,d ,b,, when our report Is In the hands 81 .n1
IubIc, CoInI'I.' ufh he limited means