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With the ap  pearance of the middleman, wholly irresponsible, and ut  j^ Google 10 HOW TlIK OTHER HALF LIVES. terly reckless and unrestrained, began the era of tenement building which turned out such blocks as Gotham Court, where, in one cholera epidemic that scarcely touched the clean wards, the tenants died at tiie rate of one hundred and ninety five to the thousand of population ; ivhicli forced tho general mortality of the city up from 1 in. WITH THE APPEARANCE OF THE MIDDLE MAN WHOLLY IRRESPONSIBLE AND UTTERLY RECKLESS AND UNRESTRAINED BEGAN THE ERA OF TENEMENT BUILDING WHICH TURNED OUT SUCH BLOCKS AS GOTHAM COURT WHERE IN ONE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC THAT SCARCELY TOUCHED THE CLEAN WARDS THE TENANTS DIED AT THE RATE OF ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE TO THE THOUSAND OF POPULATION WHICH FORCED THE GENERAL MORTALITY OF THE CITY UP FROM ONE IN
 judging from complaints made by a con- temporary witness, that the old buildings were " often carried up to a great height without regard to the strength of the foundation walls." It was rent the owner was af- ter ; nothing was said in the contract about either the safety or the comfort of the tenants. The gai'den gate no longer swung on its rusty hinges. The shell-paved walk had become an alley ; what the rear house had left of the garden, a " court." Plenty such are yet to be found in the Fourth Ward, with here and there one of the original rear tenements. Worse was to follow. It was " soon perceived by estate owners and agents of property that a greater percentage of profits could be realized by the conversion of houses and blocks into barracks, and dividing their space into smaller proportions capable of containing human life within four walls. . . . Blocks were rented of real es- tate owners, or * purchased on time,' or taken in charge at a percentage, and held for under-letting. ING FROM COMPLAINTS MADE BY A CONTEMPORARY WITNESS THAT THE OLD BUILDINGS WERE QUOTE OFTEN CARRIED UP TO A GREAT HEIGHT WITHOUT REGARD TO THE STRENGTH OF THE FOUNDATION WALLS AND QUOTE IT WAS RENT THE OWNER WAS AFTER NOTHING WAS SAID IN THE CONTRACT ABOUT EITHER THE SAFETY OR THE COMFORT OF THE TENANTS THE GARDEN GATE NO LONGER SWUNG ON ITS RUSTY HINGES THE SHELL PAVED WALK HAD BECOME AN ALLEY WHAT THE REAR HOUSE HAD LEFT OF THE GARDEN A QUOTE COURT AND QUOTE PLENTY SUCH ARE YET TO BE FOUND IN THE FOURTH WARD WITH HERE AND THERE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL REAR TENEMENTS WORSE WAS TO FOLLOW IT WAS QUOTE SOON PERCEIVED BY ESTATE OWNERS AND AGENTS OF PROPERTY THAT A GREATER PERCENTAGE OF PROFITS COULD BE REALIZED BY THE CONVERSION OF HOUSES AND BLOCKS INTO BARRACKS AND DIVIDING THEIR SPACE INTO SMALLER PROPORTIONS CAPABLE OF CONTAINING HUMAN LIFE WITHIN FOUR WALLS BLOCKS WERE RENTED OF REAL ESTATE OWNERS OR PURCHASED ON TIME OR TAKEN IN CHARGE AT A PERCENTAGE AND HELD FOR UNDER LETTING AND QUOTE
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