New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-25

Ward $3.50 in 1891 and 7s 1895 The rhf Italian nDr1
Statistics slowed. The death rate had Increased
slightly in the Eighth Ward. . ~, ruo.,,o,,,
wilsna i '.ta Lille Italya
In cply question he said nat me 0,y T my
to pnforcc personal cleanliness was 10 '9ucale tnt
people in the necessity OF preserving sool JANUARY
..Irc vow in favor Of public baths.
yes. / think they are most excell' institution
think few cents should he charge Tor D' ,h,
Pr, silcnt Wilson then SAID h" WAS 9 ophlph 'hd'
no cciar should be used dwe az d ba,f or
"rut If it should be 50 used sac me- nd f =;
Tho cellar or basement of tenement fnuseS Siouln
ho above ground. | also am Of opiniot that ne
he'ghi Of the gfsr ceilings F"""' 'e the same
in cases where owners q property did not con- IN,
plv with the regulations Of the Health Boaro tne
board issued order to vacate the properly; =
I'm ninety-ninc cases OFT Oh one TIL ~.
said. The owners give in and make the necessary
P'rcs:lcnt Wilson said the Board Of Health at
prcssn nj could not order permanent vacation OF
house and recommended that law br pars 49,"
giving it the power to make III" V'"'o" pc
Of Sop ns c6 6nys hearing
The Board q Health could make up u.s. Of me
tenement houses as TT fer hapita'oh "'"'" '""F
= think however" he went on, that the num-
Der of houses which should be permanently VaS" ~
I'm 1853 IA houses were ordered vacated but out
IF ~ r,,r,hcr only thirty-four were permanently
vacated and The owners of twenty iEht CT ms
complied aftcrward With the resu nay bousas
were permanently vacated
100 ORDERED VACATED.
..r, ,sot loo houses were ordered to be vacated.
h,, of this number only ten permanently va
cotod AZ tho owners Of the others complied Win
the orders Of the Board of Health; think rne
question Of plumbing. dranage liSht hiI unnar
ton sanitary question. ai,t sn .?t w ~
pr r. : Tracy deputy register OF tne lI ~ 10
Health WAS then called. lie sai tnat ~, are1
he,ov, thc Harlem was l3 2-l0 per acre Whllr 'ur
de ns,ty Of Paris - 2le per acre \ -,
Icnselv ,,npul1trd in he wor.l It's density WAS 900
per acre. \ district in Prague coh'dhi's "N''''
Two had density OF N ~ per ~ IRON, and
The total death rae where tnerc are Ito'' o." H.
rear houses in this city WIS 27%, according 10 lhe
witness and the death Iate IN singG nou vs. ,sah
o!1i p.r thousand. statistics showed t'at ~, ~,
rate was always greater where there "'IT I""' '
rear houses in the @lilc block. me VIII" VIII h,,'1
also of the opinion that the BOARD "i ieiI.l s"o ~
have tho power permanently to Vhcite hou-'S, II
said that the force of slnitary lspect''7 si,i'
increased IL mink. instead OF having forV-iour
nlic@ inspeciors AMI fourteen sanitary Inspectors
we should have foriy-io'r sahi'lry "Sio''o'' "'''
fourteen police .uspcc ors. ,,o, n,,,s.,
should ba separated from each other AMI that mere
ebou'I be- outside stri~cases. All commuiii 'atoh
between the cellar an! first noor should pe cut jill
C. +. ROBERTS ON THE STAND
Charles + Roberts sanitary superintendent Of
the Health Department. was the next witness. he
also was of opinion that the Increase should be IN
the sanitary inspectors and not IA the police In
ri mink" said he that the police inspectors
should De- specially selected for sanitary dut's mn
plumbers artisans heior' they Joined the lorGg.
The sanitary inspectors snoult also -, tI'S' ~
merit and should De ht'ci Tor thrF nut.' in,S
ness
Frederick T. Pierce showed his map Of the city
IA adjournment taken until Tuesday next at
l.3J ~.