The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
| NINE BUILDINGS
To Be DESTROYED,
The Board of Health Con-
demnS Chinatown
RookerieS.
NOTIFIED TO VACATE.
Occupants Must Remove Their
Eff cts Within the Next
Ten Days.
POLICE AND FIREMEN TO AID.
The Chinese Consul Is Asked to Co
operate in Cleansing the
Filthy Quarter.
POLICE AND FIREMEN TO AID.

The Board OF Health took the China
town bull by the horns at the meeting held
Yesterday and decided to condemn and
tear down nine of the tottering and 1ll-
smelling rookeries that were inspected and
marked for destruction during Fridays
tour of the Chinese quarter.
After disposing of a number of minor
matters the Chinatown nuisances were
brought up.
Health Officer Lovelace submitted the
following list of buildings that he certified
were nu1sances to the public health and
and should be torn down without delay:
No. BIZ Brooklyn place, between Dupont
and Stockton and Sacramento and California
streets; two-story dwelling used for immoral
purposes; rooms are damp, filthy and unyen-
tilated; no water supply and no watercloset;
Chinese use roof for drying clothes; building
in danger OF falling down. Joseph Cuneo'
owner.
building rotten and only kept from falling
down by props; very filthy and damp, and
most of the rooms dark. Joseph Cuneo, owner.
Rear OF 719 Jackson street; one story dwell
sons; rooms dark, filthy and unventtlated; no
watercloset; surrounded by old and dilapi-
dated sheds. L. Gesberger, owner.
No 11O4 and 11O415 Stockton street, between
Pacific and Jackson; two-story and basement;
rear wall of prick, propped to keep from fall
ing; occupied by cigar and clothing factories
and basement used for sleeping purposes;
about thirty occupants; the ten rooms are
dark and filthy, without ventilation; plumb
ing in bad condi tion and not connected with
sewer. Owner, John G. Wethme1r.
No. 10 Brooklyn place, between dupont and
Stockton and Sacramento and California
streets, used as dwelling and woodward;
side of building bulging out and ready to fall;
house damp and dark; rooms without partl-
tions and the three rooms are occupied by six
persons; premises filthy and without sewer
RriOnOfi-
No. 10 Pacific street, between Dupont and
Stockton; lodging-house, one story and four
rooms, occupied by three persons; rooms dark,
filthy and unventilated; building OF wood and
il an advanced stage OF decay. Hugh Morrt-
Nos. 741 and TAB Pacific street. between Du-
pont and Stockton; two-story wooden build
fng with sheds adjoining and space under
meath used as stable; occupied by twenty
cluding ten children under IL years OF age;
there are thirteen or more rooms, seven OF
which are dark, filthy and unventilated; en-
tire building is in advanced stage OF decay.
Albert o Larkin, owner.
Stock ton, used for immoral purposes and oc-
cupied by thirteen persons; wooden partitions
old and rotten and not mt for occupancy.
No. S32 Jackson street, between Dupont and
Stockton, occupied as tenement, carpenter
shop and leather mahufactoryi surrounded
by wooden shanties; buildings are about ready
to fall and premises are filthy. NJ. Schuppert,
owner.
The board took the report up in detail,
the first building considered being the one
at 81 Brooklyn place.
Ali were familiar with its condition. and
DIR. Hart moved that it be condemned as a
nuisance and the owner be notified to tear
it down within ten days.
"Suupose he don't tear it DOWN." asked
Dr. Fitzgibbon.
.'Then we'll tear it down for him." re-
turned Hart.
!, =, kO1 do
"Well, we believe we have" said Chair
man Morse. Anyway, we'll test our
power
The other buildings were condemned in
rapid succession, the entire report being
approved. Should this raid go through
without hlndrance others will follow in
rapid succession until the quarter is in at
least fair sanitary condition.
Secretary Godchaux was instructed to
send a communication to the Chinese
Consul notifying him of the action of the
board. This letter was in part as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable, the Chinese Consul, San
Francisco; CdL-DEAR SIR: We beg to inform
you that in the performance of our duty under
the laws of this State we have been obliged
to declare the buildings ana premises de-
scribed in the accompanying list unfit for
human occupation and q menace to life and
health in this community.
We have notified the owners and tenants of
SdlQ premises budL tilt OCCupdulS u1uSL remove
therefrom within ten days from this date and
we request your good offices in the enforce
ment of this order, at least to the extent that
you shall inform all Chinese occupants of the
reasons on which our action is based, and the
further fact that they mustvacate the premises
within that time, and that such premises will
be destroyed in all probability
And as you are charged with the duty of
ministering to the welfare of the Chinese, and
we with the duty of preserving the health of
all the inhabitants OF this City alike we ask
aid in the infOrcempnt of Su Ch of
as will prevent either the greed of owners or
the carelesSness of the occupants in the Chi
nese quarter from bringing about such condi-
tons as are menace TO lie and health there
and everywhere in this City.
Though neither Chief Crowley of the
Police Department or Chief Sullivan of the
Fire Department will take any active part
in the wrecking of the rookeries 1t is un-
derstood that they will furnish the board
the necessary men and wrecking appar-
atus, the responsibility to rest ntirely on
the health authorities