New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-19
Nrw.youk pNnN rnIDUNn SATURDAY. NovrNIDER 10, 1883

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Cnse of bo finds that hongb tb0reare scoresani han
d,eds II su h1eee no he bbs yisod there n not one
model lodging house for tho poornot one for tho three
hundred and Zen Thousand immigrants who yearly conc
from Europe u, tho CITY Of Now York bhinc'
shame he uuconsciously tutors 10 himself And o.
tho hundreds WHO hovo amused wealth, by spccua-
ton. 10 there not ono with souI sublime to teach The
poor how b. I've not one 70 protect the ignorant AMI
desolsc immigrant from crime and pollution bis ar
rival on our shores and 10 direct him from bad com
pnny 70 tho paths Of rcettude and rcspectability
What Is tbere-ruuinates thoughtful country
cousin--in this human heart that makes 1t breathe
such fire OF cgotsm round it, and find grandeur Oone
in witnessing tho social nferiorites Of It's fellows
Our country friend who has 80 given US his first i'm
pressions OF New-York life, we think is right We
deem that the time has come when the rich magnates
especially the foreign merchants among us-should
systematize plan by which the immigrants to this
country shall be respectfully lodged at cost prices and
that employment be systematically found for them.
We must have the Maine Law to shut up the seven
thousand grocery bars in this City and we should have
a moral substitute for sbom.
We have been prone to look to England as the head
quarters of popular suffering and arstocratc trucu-
lence but without assuming any apology for English
shortcomings It is simply fair to look at what is now
doing in London in regard TO household economies for
the poor well for persons of moderate means and
see if cannot profit byimtatOn 1t has been Prac-
tcay proven in England that for the small sum of ten
thousand dollars-E2, O00a model lodging house ca
pable OF accommodating no less than ninety poor families
at rents OF one dollar week each which after payment
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would leave return of 10 per cent. on the $4,000 The
Commissioners in the Parish Of Westminster, intend,
according to the powers vested in them by the last
Parliament to make extensive provisions for the poor
on their estate In addition to this however they have
already opened noble avenue called Nic0ra-st, ele-
waiting it eighteen feet above its former level, and
erected splendid structures along it. These model
houses embrace the best conditions supplied By the
dagts of Paris snd the fats of Ednburg, aud other
improvements oil both introduced by Mr.. Mackenzie,
and they are sought for eagerly by the class for which
they are designed They are part of New London and
naugurate new era IN popular architecture, if it may
be so called These houses are magnificent in their
exterior. and have every luxurious accommodation
within at about onesixth g. the required for the
rent of house in the arstocratic quarters OF the
town An ordinary house lot will accommodate six OF
tie new dwellings Each dwelling varies in extent OF
accommodation from nine to twenty-five rooms TO suit
families of different means and numbers, and in each
house which Las frontage oil 100 feet there are four
teen distinct dwellings Each family enters by
the common hall and staircase which, instead
Of being left open to the public, is carefully
closed and guarledby the porter, who gives admission
nd Mi The ivNolinoa ~ NOT only Nrp-nrOOI huf
sound prOof-an advantage over the lodging house
which every unfortunately experienced in lodgings
will be prepared TO appreciate The accommodation on
each fat is ample, including the complete suite Of
rooms, dining breakfast and drawing, bedchambers,
bathrooms, stOre-IOOms and cellars. great advan-
aee ia also derived from shaft for supplying fresh
air to the apartments continuously or as the want oft
may be felt and also from shoot down which sweep
ings and waste of all kinds disposed of without
being allowed to accumulate. There Is also lift for
heavy weights such as Goals, marketing, and so forth
The owner of these houses has the further advantage
OF being able turn the key in his patent lock when
ever be plcases, knowing that his house is securely
watched and if he wishes TO leave for the he
may depart with the same feeling of security. The
Westminster Commissioners have already expended
81 5COCC0 in the erection Of these substantial and
magnificent structures.
We trust that few at least of the expensive build
ings now contemplated in Now-York may find subst
tutes in such houses the abOye-for people of mo
derate means. as well as others equally comfortable
but less costly for the poor The economy of such
scheme and the profit of the investment must be
equally apparent to every who will examine the
subject properly