New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-21

ant who rebels finds generally that the ssa'e OF ehae
tons has been so nicely graduated that MS losses anu
expenses in moving amount to a little more 'nan ~
would have cost him to stay This process Is repea'eu
every spring. and rents are gradually aud surely G"
HANGED by tens and twenties and fties, until the ten
u Of ten Years finds himself paying from 30 to loO per
cont more than when he first took possession Inc
only hone Of relief is the advent OF some commercial
reyulsicn or other great change In the none!
market which is pretty sure to ruin the ten
an, while il reduces his rent leaving hm
With an empty pocket at the foot of the
ladder with no alternative but to climb the same weary
rounds again. There are whole blocks OF stores IN
the upper part OF the City Of which the rent has been
nearly doubled within four years while the valuation
IN the tax book has not increased one cent some
stores aud dwellings rent at the rate OF Thirty per cent
ner wear on their taxed valuation. One store and
dwelling in the Sixthav about twenty feet front and
two and half stories high is subject this year TO an
increase Of sir hundred dollars on the rent iSo OF
last wear The man in possession must pay thus enor-
nous figure or break up snug business which he has
built up by years of patient perseverance, we know
of dwelling which las. year brought Sl,oOo ou.
which now must pay $500 and of another which is
raised from $3.50 10 81 100. How any considerable
number of people can live at such rates, we cannot
conceive In fact, it would seem that no family can
now think of living in NewYork in any degree Of ele
papce On less than five six thousand dollars year
This enormous rise in rents, which makes New York
about dearest City in the world we believe Will not
80 seriously affect the tenements of the lsborng classes
We have made considerable inquiry in this direction
the result of which is that the average rise upon tene
30 frac .uailia
70 perhaps $40 to $40 per family, which, compared
with the additions upon dwellings OF higher prelen-
sion ard upon stores is quite moderate. Still this is
hard tax Tie dwellings Of the laborng classes have
always been rented at eXorbitant rates, consuming
every penny their occupants could possibly give for
house room. Besides, the abOrng population have long
since found remedy in removing to the many suburbs
growing up in the vicinity of the metropolis People
who are not aware of the fact would be astonshed by
tie swarm of yillsges that have sprung up within five
years, and are advancing more rapidly than ever
These villages are now to be increased by new en-
ieration from tie great hive People who have in-
comes of one two or three thousand dollars must go
TO the country; they cannot live in NewlOrk. And
unless remedy is found by building large houses in
plats. so that gentee family of moderate means can
Get complete abode at toerable rate of rent this
entire class must soon have ceased to reside in the
City We have often called attention to the necessity
of resorng 10 the system of domestic architecture
which is found so economical and useful at both Edn
burgh and Paris but capitalist has thought it worth
while to carry out the suggestion. The necessity is
now more pressing than ever, aud we hope that some
thing may be done Meanwhile we commend to the
digestion of our readers the facts condensed in the
instructive table which they viii fad in another part
of this paper.