Evening journal., 1895-01-21
THE NOODLE" DOOMED
Inspected BY the Building
Committee of City Council.
BUILDING INSPECTOR SUSTAINED

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which Were New to Them-Thsy
Unanimously Sustain the Action OF
Building Inspector Dohl.
AS result Of the appeal made to the
City Council by the owners OF property
In that part OF the Eighth ward known
as the Noodle, comprising novels on
Greeley and Decatur streets, the building
committee, Messrs Kirby, Tyre, Stats,
Msany and Donohoe visited the locality
Saturday afternoon They were accom-.
panied by City Engineer Wilson, Building
Inspector Dohl, Secretary OF the Board OF
Health Colquhoun and q reporter OF the
EVENING JOURNAL.
The condition of the novels, which
have been a literal pest spot, was a
surprise TO the visitors and they endorsed
Inspector Dohl's action In ordering them
cleared out The stable At the head Of
Greeley street, on the banks Of the
Brandy wine. was first visited This Is
owned by the Forrest estate and was
originally intended and used as an Ice
house. IL 10 now occupied by half a
dozen horses Although II has marked
twist or lean to the south, 1t was not
deemed to be IN really unsafe condition,
and the committee decided to allow II to
stand, provided the owners made repairs.
The novels were then visited. Inspec-
tor Dohl frat condemned the row on the
north side Of Greeley street which had
escaped his notice on his former visit.
The houses are numbered Nos 40, Al, AZ.
AZ, "A, as, 40 and AZ The numbsrs
already condemned are Nos 81, 90. 23, "a.
20, 80. S3, 84 35, SO and 81, some fronting
on Greeley street and some on Decatur
street, and which the owner James Car
row, representing tue Forrest eatate, says
will not be torn down, even though he
takes the case to the highest courts
These houses we're found TO be veritabs
shells, the outside walls In many cases
being rotted into punk. They rent for
from &5e TO 800 year, which AS not one
OF them can be valued vt over $50 seems
like pretty good Investment One
house Was found TO be occupied BY
white family, consisting Of man and wifo
and six children, ranging from baby
eight weeks old, to a boy about eight
years OF age. There were but two rooms.
dirty, foul-smslling, unvsntilatsd and
With but one window in each. The
room on the ground floor was the
living room. The furniture consisted
stood an iron pot, which held
judging from the smell a mixture Of
cabbage and onions. small cook stove
stood in the rear, while alongside of il
was bucket containing slops and gar.
bage. The baby occupied . carriage
near the stove Two or three old chairs
aud n broken bureau stood against the
wall. The children were poorly aud
scantily dressed, aud looked as though
their acquaintance with soap aud
water was very slight. Secretary OF the
Board Of Health Oolquhoun looked the
surprise and disgust he felt, and said /:
well, It's surprising to me that those
/ children are not sick" The man replied.
pointing to pretty little girl Of about
/ five years, 1--WE liked to have lost her
last week, but the doctor pulled her
through
II this room was a sight the one ovsr
IL, ussd for sleeping purposes, was a
re relation. Not a breath Of fresh air
existed there, and a pile Of rags on the
floor showed where the entire family
slept The atmosphere was close and
/ foul and the party was soon forced to get
out in order to keep their stomachs from
revolving An animal could not have
breatbed the fetid air and lived long, and
how human beings could survive It is q
mystery When asked how much
rent he paid, the man said 81
week, but added II have been
laid up with broken arm and
owe for q couple OF weeks" The
Board of Health will descend on this
house Monday. The children OF this
family are fit subj bjects for the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children,
aud Agent Stouts attention has been
called TO them. The father Is said 20 be
thriftless and neither he nor the mother
are ht TO have the care Of them. The
littls girl is quite pretty and under other
surroundings would make a fine woman.
There is hsld here for work and charity.
In another hovel, occupied by Oyster
Kate dirt and filth relgnsd. and chicken,
cats and vermin shared the miserable
rooms with the wretched old woman and
her son. Said ons Of the counoilmen, ~
have lived in Wilmington all my life.
and thought was pretty well acquainted
with It, but this goes ahead OF anything
ever even dreamed. II would be !
revelation to people living a dozen blocks
/ from here. / wish l had a camera here
to take some pictures Of these habitations
Of human beings"
The party visited the condemned sheds
Of the Diamond State Car Spring Company
but no action was found necessary as the
company will take the shed down anc
erect a hre-proof shed In It's place
Several chimneys on the works wer'
formally condemned and will be taker
/ down.
On their return the committee met IN
the Office OF the city engineer and unAni
mously sustained the action Of thu
building inspector in condemning thu
nineteen houses or shanties They mus
come down. There was no appeal made
on the houses on East Seventh neal
Buttonwood, nor the building corner o
those two streets.
The action of the committee in sustain
ing Mr.. Dohl is one which will meet will
the commendation of every citizen wit
has the good Of the city at heart.