Show us costs lives year yearly ly it i C V ti IVING conditions are such in L manhattan that the birth of a child Is a serious menace to the prospects of the ordinary laborers fam ily ly and a second or third child often brings disaster to the home this statement was made before the committee on oil congestion of population in new york by benjamin C marsh who has sometimes been called tho the professor of hobo 1 mr marsh has studied tramps and beggars I 1 by living as one of them new york city must plan for the autu future ire continued the tp eaker or the increasing toll of death will compel a i q planning of the tha city that will cost incalculable millions already because of nf the congestion of life la fia manhattan lives are arc willfully wasted every year by tuberculosis few cities in the world present so BO imperative h a need of city planning as new yo york rk from the standpoint of health it Is significant that the city has a higher death rate than most other great cities the rate here la is 19 in berlin 18 in parts paris IS 18 2 10 and london 16 9 10 because of the high rents in new york it Is generally admitted that a man must get at least 1660 1666 a week to marry this amount Is necessary for the aver average cage family of five the rent of the poor is all out of propof proportion to the earning power the study of tho the recommendations ot 0 the mai ors alty improvement Improve munt commission for new york by the widening and extension of streets shows that tho the changes will apponi nate mate simply for Afa manhattan nhat I 1 in addition relaying sewer s systems ys in manhattan cost ful an additional 1 I would not be su surprised it the total camo to 70 |