New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-15

There ia gus throughout both stories, bat no Gro
ton; spring-wator is procured Of excellent quality
and in abundance, from pumps in the Immediate vi
cini;y no family hefesbouts having to 80 more than
% rods at the furthes and in most instances not more
than half dozen rods for water. There nocelar-
or Easements to ,hese houses. Tho clubhouse is 1t
the far end Of the yard and Is divided into two or
more compartments, one of which is for water
closei and the other for storage Of COAL etc. The
tenants find their own gas.ixtufes as is usual, the
landlord only putting in tho pipes. There are, Of
coure, 10 bell, speaking tubes. The closets ob-
Jet Of deepest and most eager interest on the part OF
all the women folks1 are plenty but not large.
Tho back yard is ample for drying clothes aud The
POETS for the attachment Of clohosres set by the
landlord The lots are all fenced with neat but not
expensive fencing In thin house the from; bed room
and tie parlor are fitted with marble mante pieces
and with Summer CRATES. Between the ceiling AM
the roof there s space OF two feet there Is sky
ght and done-lisht, by means Of which the upper
hall and the stairway are lighted. There are five
houses of this sze NOW completed and three or four
more will be ready by the ld OF June, and possibly
by the lst Of May.
House No yet Que hundred and tenth stIest. ih,
Dloomusialo hoGd. Rem, = 30
This is bni.t on "a lot 25xlO0 feet, aud is story
and a half high, built in neat cottage style. On
TIE irst floor are paror dining roon and kitchen.
On tie second loor two long bedrooms. The
tain body the buding is isx2o feet the Kitchen,
an extension, is I0xl0. No gas.
Heu.e No - Wot One hundred aud twelfth street. Rent
so ter snnum
10. 2jxioO, fenced, etc.; house 1890; parlor and
4. e., nj
fioor, two bedrooms; thus giving four roous and
biz Of garden ground for rent less than half what
would have to be paid for tho number Of rooms
Of tie same si1c in the ltbiost tenement houses IN
the city.
Tie houses wo have thus described arc types Of
the various Glasses Of dwellings in this vicinity. Il
i, most gratifying thing TO be able 10 state that
other capitalists are turning their attention 10 the
matter Of providing cheap and comfortable houses
for the middle classes aud for rer'ons whose means
are limited, but whose love Of ole4lnoss order and
excluiycness is strongly developed and is entitled
70 as much respect as though each OF them could
count his dollars by tens OF thouaands.
A houss below Foricth street of the size ard con-
vcninco of the one we have described rs 10 lot for
$40 would, il in locality equally clean and deara-
be command rental Of fom $500 to siO0 The
SO house could house Of tlAt aiZe be found in such
street. would not DO let for less than $!OO There
are few or none Of houses Of these sles IN tho lower
part OF The city, 30 that f. comparison Of prices can
not we'll be made. However, we well know that of
tho Thousands of people who live Ia tenement houses
in the city, hundreds would at once fly to such houses
~ we have herein described, If the houses only e
isted in sufficient numben TO accommodate thea
Tie rush for such dwellings is tremendous
There il one point We have omitted 70 state
Tnese cottages far up town, it 10 true, tut
they ure accessible by tho Bloomingdale stages (ase
10 centsl aud by the Second and Third avenue ears
fare 8 couisl which leave passengers within Ices
than quarter Of IA mile 1t is aso expected that in
ihrce or four months the Eghth-ayonue Railroad
win be completed to this point, so that passengers
eau by shat route como within . couple OF blocks Of