The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-03

translated lberslly, not literally, means ono part
fact and two parts fiction.
| Improved Dwellings for the Working
Classes
BY the latest advices from England we observe
that the British Government has insuguraied .
movement, for erecting improved DWELLING. hous .
for the London working ,lssses. In view Of the
fact that NV York 10 ztfi cited with tho sane evil
undor which London suff r., the proier, slludea 10
is scarcely less Interesting 10 tie people Of our own
city than to those OF the British me,rop,li,. The
evil Of crowded. and pos,ilence- breednz te-emeut-
housegbas long been subject Of anxiety and soil
citudo on the 1T Of the English philsnthropss
and many attempts have beon made 10 mitigate tie
evil. individuals and companies have erected sub
urban dwellings, TO some extent, for the working
claeJss and o,hsr plsns havo been tried tut
while these means have shown what 1nijh ne
done, no general plsn has ever been made prAcu
cal by which TO grasp the greN evil boldly and
pluck IL up by the roots. II now appears how
ever, tha. the reform journals Of LonIon-.he
suSs Of the B-t'sh metropolis --hsve succeedei in
swasiug tho attention Of tie G Jverumen, V tho
ssnement-housc evil, and the prospect for an i'm
provement in the condition Of tho working classes
Ia highly encouraging. The London TINS ~ the
18th Inst, in an sruele upon this subisi. says:
alderman wArKELow bas suggested that the
Government should auIhoriz. loans for this pur-
pose from tie Public Works Loan Cummissi0ners.
The loan would 10 issued under The condition that
tho profit TO DO derived from the investment should
be limited ~ per cent, 10 ~ 10 preclude any oh
lection against the public funds being employed
Tor purposes Of private profit. The loans more
over, would only DO granted IN cousider alton Of
large private Efforts and tie buildingsto he erected
would lie under proper supervision, and would 10
Contributed upon recognized principles Tho
Treasury, II was stated Saturday, have sccep ell
We proposal, and the Government ~ Iledy ed to
apply to Par lament for the necessary powers 81
tie earliest possible moment in the ensuing session,
We think that IN the face Of the urgent necessity
we nave described, this decision will be approved.
We regret 1t must be confessed, h. ses It thus dis
hncty admitted by " persons who have most
eTcftsi thetnTclves on this g. 'c~t tat
| sLry demand cannot DO answered BY private cu-
terlr'se; but II such 10 10 case, tho necessity
seems crave enough 70 justify tho assistance OF 10
government"
II will DO soen rom this extract hat tic British
Government hAs entered heartily into thus proje /,
and will putt into prGssical operation as soon as
| tie sanction OF Parliament can he obtained. THIS
places she matter beyond doubt, for the now Par
Lament Is 10 largely ministerial that the requisite
permit will certainly be granted Houses for the
working pooplo Of London will be erected, thcie-
fore, by the help Of The Govcrnnon, money, aud II
the project is properly carried ont, there can 70
no doubt OF It's success. WI c,nuo, New YORK.
profit by this examplof Like ,he London InEa
we roSret that $50 nccsssary domaud cauuJt te
answered By private enterprises" but this seem,
10 be a fact and we may rs well recognize II ss
such. The srN has Ia orcd for years u iaduco
philanthrop1.s capitalists aud citizens generally.
to take action upon this subJec, but nothing prac
,ica has been accomplished, except to show the
people the necessity Of doing s0methinJ.
Everybody adm.,s the importance of re.
lisy'ng tho working cl'sprs from the nc.
cessliy Of .nhsbiling their present Ion,.
up tenement houses, but an apparently insur.
mountablc barrier rises up between the knowledge
OF the evil and Its remedy. We believe The plan
now inaugurs,ed in London to be Tho most feasible
and practicable that can 10 offered. Capitalists
viii not TAKE the matter In hand because they can.
not see Tie dolsrsAn cents Of prodt phllinthro-
pls's are too apt to DO absorbed in visionary 70.
forms to accomplish tho purpose proposed, and
therefore we see no better plan suggested than
that which experience in London has shown to 10
the tes.. The Legislature has authorized tho city
to provide funds for making nearly every manner
OF "improyemenL" and why may II not authorize
an appropriation that Will encourage the erection
OF suitable dwelling houses for the working classcs
according to the English plant