The sun., 1900-11-24
THE OvLRCROW DED POOR.
FyrFRTs TSfg ~ TNgwr>T StfIs
Avn RrurDirs ron THFW
Good rersmsns Cant Ne naiit On 7s'toot
Frontage. Dr Gould sa'. Mr Hl'' would
Limit Ihsit Height tenemsn,s BETTER
Ihan Ihr, were IIfen.inG NnrKestcd

Than thrt were Licensing NnrHes"o
Tho Tenement Uo,isc utntnia.ion hodn pub
liz henrns ~ tho tmt"d ,hJuit,"s Bpldng
Yesterday afternoon on II" General Evils
Of tho tenement House C'n.truotion -
tocial attention WI. paId 10 N" owls u dark
halls. zfuall alr.haits and dark rooms
Bt J. o. l.. Could wa- the fret wltness
Ne told of tho OPERATIONS 81 ~" 'iiy and sub
urban Homes ,ompnuy which was. he aid
earning for ~ stockholders p"r cent dlrld"nds
on AN investment oi s2on.opl IN model t"n"-
mcnt houses m the city Dr Gould sad that
it was essential IN the building of healthim
,en.ments to include sufficiently large courts.
by which. Dr Gould explained, hc meant both
court and air,haits lie said that II was almost
impossible to plan tenements which contained
sufflcienty lnrge ventilation and light space
on 25-foot front lots For thus reason the build
ing Of the best tenement houses was 10 be most
eSpeditionsly done .on large -cals. Ut
Gould said that tho present taxation laws
operated strongly against the formation of
companies for the building OF tencinens lie
exp laincd that million dollar house whlch
under private ownership would be assessed on
a valuation OF s550.po0 would be assessed on
the same valuation II 1t wers owned by stock
company, but the company would also DE
asscsssd FOR s4JO.ooI Of capital stock
bert ". Derorc.t. the chairman Of the COM
mission, asked Mr.. His If he thought the tene-
ment house airshaft was good thin..
Its good" said MIR Ibis. "as an acknow-
edgrnent b. the landlord that the tenant
has u right to air and lisht. II is nuisance
% a driving room for all sorts Of unpleasans
things IL 4. All aid to fire in climbing from
story to story and m invention OF the dew
for the conducting Of foul air and ungodly
sounds When the air and light space really
distributes air and light, IT Is good ulhs.
Bot when II lis AN airsha!t' IL is bad t!ihg-
a. bad as bad can be. Nv eNrcr.cnce among
tenements in the city in the last twenty years
1, that they are better. as far as as sanitary
condition and general cleanliness are con-
cerned: but worse. far worse. IN regard TO the
crowded condition OF them. Tenements are
built now with 30 many rooms and with 50
many stories that there ia hardly standing
room In the streets for the children. TO say
nothing Of the parents The crowds are st
fault for more things than can tell YOU. There
will never be decent government In this city
until We limit the sNe Of the tenements Our
streets were laid out for houses -iAtL feet hish'
they werc .laid ou' sixty feet wide Now
instead of ho,,ses two or thrs" stories high.
all the new teucmCltS arc sin and seven stories
hich Nero had a law that no house IN Rome
should b" more than IGs"ntS Lev & ie"r hEf, r,b, nero
Mr Ris told OF a mall girl he knew IL Kiyirg-
ton street VIII" told him that the sun had gone
until April Ho was asked about fire ESCAPES.
He said that he thought fire escapes should
be made as -tairways and NOT ns ladders, lie
appealed 70 ext hief lirgh Bonner. who Is
member of the commission. TO support this
view and the chief rcdded approvirgy
What do you think Of building fire escapes
For CODE ,lke. no." exclaimed Mr. Ris
IN ind cuatlon and sorne excitement. i have
'old YOU that an airshaft Il chimney for every
frr. The people might as well stay IN their
homes To- b" roasted ~ 10 g. out on gndiIon
Mr. ms said that he thought the building
Of -Jairways out.idoof,hc huildirg- ne has been
done ia some OF the model tenement houses.
was the hest solution of the dill'ulty Ho
advocated the licensing of tenement houses
nftar proper inspection, the license 10 show
the number " people 'hr house was fitted TO
contain. Mr. Riis tho, cht that prostitution
in tencr ent houses could be dealt with fairly
satisfactorily IL the landlord could be held
accoui ia j" for the number oi persons WHO
he Thought. would b" more careful to employ
efficient housek"ep-r~ If they We're 10 he held
II nnST o" hrrs %So dona "a in inch the hoss
An almost nominal !ic'liSe Zee. too, Nr. kiiI
said. would pay m Efficient corr' Of sanitary
.n6r toncmcn's with sixty INSPECTOR he said.
wa simply bowling farce.
Mi, Lillian ID. MM "l the Ir-sos' Settlement
agreed with Mr. EiI~ IN every ching hi!t a state
NON hc hHd made about hq'h'uh. NJ Eis
rad expressed the opinion that one bath tub
in house was of 10 uSc ~ al. h"cau>e no
body likes To- have his nnichhnrS keep tahs on
him every time - tales q bstn lie also dou-
r"rat"l IN" '"nW'sory putting ~ h1h IN
every toner Irut apartment. saving 'lHt the
tenants wsuld I>e tho tuns for the Siurag. ~
conf w Hla'S solution of the bath prob
In'n was for tho Ir.sent. the washing oi tho
babies in the laundry tubs. tho adul's bathi's
IN Public ha'h~
Ni>s " ald said that i tenement honso dvrl-
lors ever did keep coal in thei- bHtl'uh- II w1s
hecausn thov needed the warmth Of tho Cosl
moro than tho baths Moreover, nothing IN
her eVpsr"rce led ler 20 heeNe thai ihern
vas evor l"ore than ono tenement hnu>" in
which hathtuhs Ind been used ~ coal Loyos
Mise Valid was asked what sho thought ~ tho
work NJ the Health Ro0rd in spudinC sanitary
inspectors 10 'ennnomS She snid she vas not
competent 20 cypress nm opinion. since she
had seen only ore inspector in more than eic hi
ynars Of constant tenement visiting She Ind
duest toned Cl"von of tho nurans under her and
she sad that she understood that one Of thcrn
had once seen an inspector too
ERNEST fhgc. the architect, and the Row
Mr. IlSinC alsO gaSo TESTIMONY.