Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-30

NhstE AID AtiFeHrArLE UWlLt4kGs NAATfH
: The New orlesaa E47eia sags aEelliagq lhat cai
be let for moderate prise are much wartsl in ib,
city, aud enters into an argument 70 show capital
isis that The erection ofsuoh dwellings, would nay
handsome profit upon The iausimcni What n,
8ailetia ears Of New Orleans win apply with eqna
force to Nashville TIE masses here as well =,
there cannot afford oocary sac most coslIy kina
OF houses; nor axe they wiling to accept mer,
shanties They want comfortable dwellings whiel
they can sayrd 10 rem There is a constant sud
growing demand for such houses. and we a. ub, no,
if Eve hundred moderate sized hcus.s were erccisa
in The CUT KRIS Of Che city dorinc the prcsepr g
and winter, they would ali be taken next year The
want Of houses which men Of moderate aeans can
sHord to rent is great drawback upon the raj il
increase Of cur population.
Oar New Orleans contemporary places this quss-
ton before the captasis Of that city in this wise
Such houses could be erected in the outskirts of
the city and be mad, to pay handsome interest, at
least one per eebt month, and that ought to salts
fy any reasonable man. suppose lot TO cost one
thousand dollars in some places ii would not
cost muea more than hell of this and house Of
two tenements three thousand more, or four theus
| suN bOtdt COST. Leach Oh lnesC ttiEHltil4o Nthiu
readily command twenty FIVE dollars per mtntb,
which would give per cent PER month on The
capital, aud pay taxes and insurance besides. But
there should be houses erected Of cheaper kind
| ihan this, which could be rented for tweaty and
even fifteen dollars per month. Cosy and comforta-
BILE q nements could be built and afforded at this low
in sections Of the city, suburbs where Land is
cheap, and made attractive that they ulI, We
doabt not, be speedily taken. They. should be Gle
ystsd foot two from the ground, 10 admit
Of a free circulation Of air E1aeh should have a.
taehed large cistern. Next to pure air, pleEii-
fal supply of pure Sa'er is indispensable. We wish
SINE of capitalists would Investigate This mai
ter. We wish some OF them would erect to them
selves living monuments by providing hundreds OF
these pleasant little abodes for the p5or--which
would pay at the time fair per cent BON the
capital invested ard thus call down blessings upon
themselves while they yet live, as TO be sure Of
the thing
What is said here Of New Orleans may With equal |
force be said of Nashville; indeed We possess an
advantage in the fact that ground may be pusebas
ed here for q iras less than in New 0rlerns. The
erection of large number ef the kind Of build
ings referred TO, would do to promote the
prosperity and growth Of Nashville, by insit ng
among a thrifty and enterprisirg class of citi-
zsns. than any step that could be taken at the pres
ent moment.
While upon the subject Of cbeep aud comfortable
houses it may not be amss 10 Introduce word in
regard TO a matter which would contribute i'm
mensey to the comfort of city dselIings daring the
heat Of summer With the Thermometer at 80 to %
gre :, every o y wall readily ad nit that COM
f,rlably cool aud airy house would be au iuvaua-
Bile treasure, and, remarked by practical build
err it is somewhat surprising that in a couairy 50
practical as ours so little should have been done to
improve the prevailing method Of buldirg Our
houses. run up in hurry, on a cheap plan, with
the thinntst outWals possible. aud hollow psrti-
lions of wood aud platter at calculated u
sfOrd the best protection against thu extremes OF
our climate. They warm in summer cold in
winter Brick and stone are excellent conductors
of temperature, and thin walls rapidly equalize the
inside and outside temperature The hollow par.i-
lions always contain considerable quantity OF
warm air in summer which having not sufficient
escape renders ii difcult, even AFTER shower has
lowered the outside atmosphere, 20 cool the interior
of a house by opening doors and windows. The
first requisite of cool residence therefore, is sub
stantial thick OutwRlls, and solid bIiek partitions
Suoh walls afford not alone good protection against
heat, but also against cold, AMI for the same rea-
sons. The heaviest walls one Gees IN Italy and st
Wh,re for ordinary buildings seldom
less chan two and half feet for the main ou;wAlls
is adopted. In Italian and Russian houses The eX-
remcs Of temperature are never experienced dis a
Agreesbly, yet the lheTm1meter ranges much high
sr in Italy, ana much lower in ST. Petersburg than
here.
The next consideration is ventilation, which sub
ect but iuperfectly uniers DAD, almost wholly
leglee.ed in this country. Proprr ventilation is a
cAroely considered by lhO'e erecting private
lWelngs, whether Tor thsir own use or to rent -,
The authority already referred TO- says have in
Iced Increased the height of ceilings the dimensions
# doors and windows, but We have not "a yet intro
iuced regular system TO facilitate the circulaIi3n
If air. We make chimneys and aaes for tn elee
ual emission OF the gas smoke resulting fr,n the
process of combustion in stoves and furnace The
smoke rises because Of its being specifically lighter
han the outside atmosphere, AID the higher the
chimney the greater the difference, and the strong f.
IT the draugLt Why not apply, then, the same
ornci, lie TO the different compartments Of resi-
lences: Ii cannot Re expensive to construct along p,
tide Of the ordinary smoke ues, separate lucs for
he ventilation Of every room, hail. and entry in the
house The draught would be ihsoasible, lut would
nave It's effect upon the temperature ana sa,ubrity
If the interior. 4his principle is carried out G
srge and magnificent scale in The first class rcai {
leuceS OF Southern Europe. The cqmPsuillas, or 4"
ofly towers generally attached the villas Of la
y, aud the mnareis Distinguishing the rosidcnccs r
# the Oriental grandees, usci, besides serving
IS obserVatories for purposes Of ventilation. When e.
he lower windows are closed, Il 10 or cur b.
ug open, the towers will act in the Same naancT a.
huge chimney, causing free circulation Of air in
any story CT room with which il ia put in commun-
cation. These campauilas or towers frequently Z
introduced by American architects into plans Of
country residences but if their utility in the above
particulars properly understood, they would 4
be more generally adopted, and even city residences
Of the bitter class would never be without thpm