, 1879-02-14
Model Houses for Working rcopls.

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With the idea OF improving tic character o.
tho tcncmcnt-liousc, tlic Plumber dWi 'sd" M'y
Engineer offered Tour prizes, amounting TO ~
for The best designs, wlllcll wore to luilil Iso
following Demands: SECURITY against co1ll!asiF
ttuu; distribution Of light, ventilation, otaa.
of each suite of rooms, nlltl publicity VI agea
to them. convenience OF arrangement, AMI, iAs,
lnrx,wuslyu,icss. The designs wcro 70 10 msas
for lot Is By 1U0 feet, n,l tho drawings ~ ~
marked with selected word to 10 Msed tHo,r
tinguish ono doslsn from nnot!'eF' lhe tu.o n
fnE yvntloIlcn hre to Aet Hs the Cosh.nltr.sc =.
Award: Mr.. II. g. Hatfield, Prof, G. +; tn.n!s
ler, the Rev. John Hall. tho Rev. lsenf} H.. ~
Potter, ul.tl Robert Hue, ESD. From feaoiaa
these names IL may readily hs '.ta .ta
TINT questions other than, those o. ,,.nt. NJ
physical conditions Of ihc dwcilers IN tenssus s.ss
iosvs uru to 10 considered, tho moral poaS,s H.
lcl,g ono which cannut 'e oTerlooks'. Ill, ;a,"!, u
IRON ,l,e wretclrd ventilation, Witt WIS ), :,
tcl,rmunt.,Uuscs from tuully to''stfla'.o", a.
stu!s Of men, women, u.iti children ~ ~ +,
How is It possible fer poor man ,asfadntso .snn a. Of
more oi olhrr tun,i!Ies dwell, to prssea'e III Iu
ronryl aiosicsty Ia continually shorRea, ,n! ~ u
one noiut eeclusion, OF tach suite OF inuns III,
about as important point as any o. !.!s ,,t,on
tires which nre submitted for con'pe',sih lii
Fellow e ''aia a! "l Nnbcss Gordon l,a,o eerta'.,
awakened public interest in !tis Grsv b,,s
tlpn' M !ess thAn 1853 plaus nats I;
been submitted, and arc In position ~ oas hs-si i
ihe Lenvtt Art.Tsooms. When II ts rctleinu..o n
thut thero uro moi tnoru than l5o aEthitegi. ian.i
lis whole country, tho number ot p'oiras'o,D'. ~.
ucnple exhibiting Is Hl,stn large. !a'' II = =.
dcsirus urr t,,ycc yon,lll:; from f''''ra. :"
tltt iIl.As arc lulrty novel nlA tu4enons' IVA
Iatiou IL brought about III various wv III !ht
central shalt, side passage. or lsat ;afsr,lyt
latter being tl!H rarest. Sultio plahs W. md
apparently from ignuraneu tl toE..ss't ... 10 fts
others arc too expensive, there ucins ,hpt Of
suites Vi roons X frequent mslaAS ,.1 - !. iIrbt
huyluy sueondary lillst fur roosli tn"s snothtf
brought Into rom through gla:s s!a-;tr !Io.u m
chamber. Chances OF damp, VI lh'pu,, ~, ,l.h
Increased by this ,ncthud. Tor uhe5o ,no.t uv.4
clruuser as sunlight. Amoh1, u" ..'sr % se cited.
bic .!cscns that VI "Oxfgtn" Mn' a,iro Al l,uA,
which g|vcs four-story HOUSE, cCs c,t' tr1spgIt
with ROM for tweuty ta!lIlllcs ~ ~ faye ile
twn niu,,s III Strlycn untl "faci'l'llEs', ., hJ
wnrtny az mention that on ~ W -W,st y vii
mouth tic lcatlIng cIerSyinen pl Scm II The
prtueh aeFNnuus III tile "Aoia' N"''f
Iene.nrnt-llouse.h .,,,, n1yaptaget
'Fhat d house which combnes tue ,,a. nn." .mu bs
Of heult!l, u1, nost Estcesalll, w. efamliiea be.
built for working people 1lH tne! ,,ii,t:lol aud
culaes Ql,itu u,at.lltst lFo1h t1s1s 1.s,rncn ot
Il js plc!.s,ug to nOtiee tnAt ~ v".t,1,liltts
Robot Hos e. Co. haye nppolntsaa y ',,ntrr With
tn oruutnu existing hou.cs, and TO cn!ttou cont Of
builders oa tl4is tiost imp"rlaot qtr rouatrJ
their homes. Ills best 4rc.IlcGk ~, ~ nanes n
arn aInflnt tl,r exhibitors, nIil su.,,,.,s1 SUI" u
Yaux, Jortljne, aud P!Iriter afo 'aeN"
4ulpuK tho contributors.