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

cis bat drew on the purse TO the tune OF Il 500 OF
81 600 yer annum not only willing, but eager 20 ru
away tie superluous thousand, and content them
selves with houses for which ssO0 or $500 is tie AZ
nnsl rental; and so great is the demand for aiil
smaller houses 1T rents ranging from s5vO 70 SJOo
that there are not, in eligible localities IN the city
houses enough Of thie description to meet onequaItel
OF tie un1snl requirement.
But upon cass Of persons does the necessity for
retrencment u the mater of rent press 80 sorey al
upon mechanics and clerks who are rot able to pay
more than very moderate for house rent, With
out 60 materially eating into their scauy incomes as
TO entail tie sacrifice Of many comforts and con-
veniences. Ia very many instances parents have
been compelled to deny their children the education
TO which they have been accustomed, that the de-
Inands of the landlord may he met Though, thanks
TO our system Of common schools, the mcGe nsirpc-
Jon Of tie children by excellent teachers Is mater
Of 10 expense the purchase Of books and Of re-
spectacle clothing becomes burden too srevous TO
be borne, ohc suDeradded 10 tie loss Of tie earaiags
Qf Ae etlldrea which, though slim and scanty, are
oftentimes, in these days. absolutely required by the
parents 10 keep the wolf from tho door. The trials
of mechanics who desire houses or rooms at rents
varying from so TO $50, and yet who, fon respect
for themselves and their families desire TO avoid the
dirt and The foul influence Of the bad neighbors they
are certain to be called 10 meet in tie tenement
houses, care ptiable in the extreme We have re-
ceived a weD-wItten letter on this subject from an
intelligent mechanic who thus sets forth some features
Of the ease:
To he Edify, Of THtM J. TJiJvHe.
Sir: sfn q mechanic and wish 70 rent few room, 20
live in clean attractive well ventilated and ia decent
ueighboThood This would rance very trivial
affair G.d el..g eed, without Writing 10 isgfpsp
Il Is so. however. take wife ray ann tnd We
rally igrn knock ring a. te bfst house ennounciEr
apartments 10 Yet. and ;he landlady AFTER delay tv-r
minutes house condescsnds To- sPpce Wnie ste
been collecting sufficient energy 10 descend The fsair
have been tausiSd by the bns'k eye Of aagbi ana d
boy who swinss upon the doc! knob fay modosty We
wih 70 SEQ ycnr snTti.ehts Madaie ne ohy amer is
" Got sny cndf'L II We are 20 iorrpa", Of urif'rha,
tie may be 20 be unprofed with thbt rAcul-
baIce fhs fae landa6yl win sndgilgy ccOn us mp ue
siloay ana dirty staircase cIhiDDr 10 passage pair c
eoo They conss. Of what sie u pleased 20 coll Tco
and two bedrooms" The ~ pcrhaps ten BY twelve
ana the u"oio0t 10 on tAe man, piobapy 'c W t''h Nc
AK, Ia difmay, 70 seo ue other BEDROOM s-d
requested 20 see i in aperture opening rom The large
room. id ofhcr being four feet wide b. ge fec long I9E
ce stllf a;A cn.GcIoHe h.tHy snd iDi. g. "ith az
oJor o. foul linen pcsncang the ws, aud Tie 50. sis o
reds u icoOAcd meals haunting granny aud
rsck-ihr modest of A8 per curfrt month - lsie1
agiee call ersu, descend he airs 10 tie flesh
sl! RT these 20 othefs % al classes aid con
itona The only difference oeiag IN te intensity oi the odoe
Goan and tdy ,s, bot red nsgbtoIhoOdhyc fOoins
ont and back alor two basement md orc IN attic
ins rent r'oh ~ anotli-fthfd story, ,oc. lnai
rooms but witt the advantage o hot and cod water
Price 800 So sI to cut long story raort would
hAe :" as you who knows 'RtytAiug, Low poor
psog, are 70 live 1eke tho q the mechanc com
hihs and ipsidenas and then whst there IL lei
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