, 1874-06-07

1915
Improvement southwestward --- his.
cellaneous.
vonEBATH HOMES FOB MODERATE
MEANS.
T., Chicago there are thousands OF peop1e
,hor the expenses and difficulties Of American
housekeeping have driven into boarding houses; !;
men are
KEPT rooR
hr The cos:lness OF running four-sto1y swell
fonte more mothers than we know are broken
:, hea'th and happiness By the perpendicular
6,,dger7 that five flights of stairs necessitate,
.ra ere. in consequence, the slaves Of their ser
rDts svarms Of children are growing up ig-
cc1snt Of the true meaning Of home, and de-
r15ed Of the growth that is possible only in its
stnosphere; how many landlords there are with
houses wholly or partly tenantless, on account
d high rents, only the agents could tell, and
they won't; clerks, business. and professional
rea. come Of the best political elements RIO
t.ye, 70 By hundreds to seek
INVOLVEMENT HOMES
en The confines OF the city, or in its suburbs,
ts;ause they cannot afford to lire in town !;
sres Of atore-lofts are vacant within stones
throw of the business. tho amusemente, the
society, and tile protection Of the city; valuable
lsrd equally near all these is lying unimproTod
because more stores are not wanted and nobody
.sss what is so desperately needed; every tax
carer is being bled to death for the sewerage.
es. water, pavement, grading, and improve
nent Of ten times the area that is actually
pecessars for the accommodation Of any popula-
ion Chicago il likely to have in the next ten
{.a1B, conceding the futfllment Of her widest
t:eauls.
WHAT ARE Tou GOING TO DO ABOUT IT
Bald homes that people of moderate means can
.1ord to use. Initiate St. Louis in the one
PARTICULAR. il no other in which she has proven
tsrse1f superior to Chicago. Put up one and
tso-story houses to accommodate those who
board not because they Like it, but because they
e1unot afford fashionable tenement; improve
iie lots With houses in which several families
Cay live distinct and independent, and economi-
n suites OF rooms. Is there any sense in sub
hitting to the inconyeniences Losses, annoy
,nces, and even social and political disadvant-
..sas e1tailed ,! : such Y system when they may
r. easily escaped ??
In previous issues. THE TRIBUNE has dwelt at
lsigth upon different plans for obviating tho
miserable deioieucies OF the domestic building
c! Chicago, which are confessed On al eides.
The most prominent Of these we're hIr. Josiah
Qaincy's scheme for q cooperative workingmen's
xttlement, in which each should have home
IN somo convenient suburb, and the plan Of Mr.
Austn Of this city. for cheap brick dwelling
houses. This morning ne present third sug-
restion It Is tho erection Of houses for multi
ps tenancy
APARTMENT HOUSES,
9. fats aa they are sometimes called. These
LsYa this immediate commendation. They have
teen in successful operation for many years in
he largest and most luxurious cities Of the
xorll. They yield great profit to the owners and
great comfort to the tenants "a strange con-
Iunmation, and one impossible under the old
l.shionedsyEtem. They ysaTe the fathers pocket,
ae mothers back. and the children's souls, and
lethrone the usu1per OF the kitchen. They are
.legant, private, and cheap.
Abroad, the problems which are now begin
ming 70 press upon us, long ago received this
ea!utlon. In Berlin, Vienna, Brussels, Florence,
houses. In his work on architecture. Mr. Jen-
uey. Of this city, Bays: =" It is q popular saying
that the French have no word for home that
u.v be true, but they hare two words that e1-
press it very vel, and what is better, thousands
of persons that in large American cities would
ts forced to board,
Is PARIS HAVE HOME,
I'D live better and more comfortably than we
do md for considerably less money.
In Paris, the apartment house is the rule
tas isolated dwelling, called hotel, is the excep-
oon. The advantages Of this system are nu-
nerous !; the proprietor obtains much larger
rent from the several families than he could get
tEuu houses built and occupied in the ordinary
*as: 1t furnishes convenient houses in good
iocaEaes within easy distance Of the places OF
oasness Of the markets, shops, and amuse-
nents. Il permits enjoyment Of the adyan-
t'ges Of the city with the least possible incon-
fenence- It Is sometimes stated as an objeo-
aoa that one does not like to live in house NTH
ches people, and especially up several fights Of
E4fs- 1hs objection is rather imaginary than
hsh r. Each apartment has it's front door, door
tse1 md halls, as distinct as the several
noases II block; the staircase is broad, we'll
nsnteo, and easy to mount, and far more private
San the Erect it really represents. It is far
rs ess laooflous to monnt three, four, or five
.scs q stal1s than to ride mile or two in a
fto fIoIoea 9o1se-car, and then walk two OF three
Ioeks- Living On the third story Of an apart
@snt-aouse Is far less laborious than
-, LIVING AL oEEB 4 ATHREE-EToRI HouBK,
na f.r less laborious to the women"
,, Uae q tho first American experiments In the
eslunent 1ystem was made In New York twenty
~ 4Ro N small but handsome house erected
rooster street, on plan furn1Bbed by B. Il.
= ~. ~ Elmllar house in Hudson street, erect-
- s.oos tos same time, offered complete facli-
H. ~ uoaest housekeeping on separate noors:
t.M -.He aoates we're eagerly taken BY families OF
!! .sa ~ means, who could not afford expensive
i Sa9~oi 0t0 we're Etuh4OIe 64olEAA W NJ
| Is1at1cssstle. ~ The Hotel Pelham in Boston WAS
sstss apartment house instituted in that city,
= nx1Aaf1E THAT HAs DEcoAE FASHIONABLE.
saaes -betkely House, the Hotel Pelham. the
I S,Sl oo5ston, Hotel Hamilton, and the Hotel
traa., tsaa.Sne, and great many other Of the finest
rsu'e1 In Boston are NOW built on the apart
Pm, with ten or twenty suites Of rooms,
E.ea To hrstclass housekeeping at 1essona-
! s1eases s1Ea Tho stuyvesant Buildings, opened
-. ~" md 1911, situated, one in Eighteenth
i +. ~ sao tbs other in Thirteenth street, welo
i III w apartment houses OF the modern sort
I ~ a AeT York From the first, they have
= r.a.i alled with fcst-class tenants and have
~. ~ apartment OF different character is de-
r,s. ,uea os Mr. James Richardson il recent
j r,ea article, to which We arc indebted for
j n.n;; mserestsng facts concerning tho apart
i ~ ~ aouses Of New York
~ ~ - hslght Houee. corner OF Fifteenth stfeet
1atn Avenue introduced q
j r;A pCb1lo KITCHEN AND DISING-RooM,
4 Ed.ss1er os1er features, which give it position
4 lsr} between an apartment-houEe proper mud
4 tr.etn3 hotel It has Eva floors, divided into
han:.I h;! .ia1nlly suites provided with everything
t:ase Tor independent housekeeping, and
j H. suites for single gentlemen Each