New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-07

petition TO those limits has been disastrous TO good
suits, but the committee certainly has done good work
with tie materials 1t had. Tie rst aud most Important
Condition security against IRE, ana ther adoption
of tae plan Of central reprOof stairways Is vast I'M
proyenent After that the importance OF the conditions
varies with the opinions OF men, We might regard domes
tic privacy Of the utmost vae and the next person who
came m would tear away the partitions ana say These
persons must have light and air even II they all
sleep IN room. The result Of this competition has
been t. show that il utterly impossible 10 build per
Rect house with proper sanitary arrangements IN tho
limits II city lot That fact mas been proved IN Lon
don, after innumcrable experiments during the last
knowledge By adopting LhElIsh methodS, "ncn are
applicable to this city, or we can struggle
along with experiment. through a. long course curse
OF years, In the vain fancy that we have
all the genus ia the world Tie houses bullt In BROOK
lyn by ~ l. White have been iashioned Sier ine oeSt
London models. ana M my OPINION embrace many az
rabc REQUISITES Tor hcathiul ana cheap homes Tor me
poor In those buildings every room has dect sunlight
ard air. ad The tenants ENJOY me os per ccl domestic
privacy Besides these advantages they have rt-pruOr
sairways, which would stand. believe, II the resi- OF
the bindings were DESTROYED, monuu'hI 10 tne
OF the tenants II We could only get away from
this restriction lot something In tho way Of pro-
gless might be attained Many propertyholderS have
more than one lot; and besides. 1t is in
credible that capitalist seeking investment in
building tcnrmcnt-louses WOud buy only a
single lot ana that surrounded by buildings.
The very conditions OF the competition we're unnatural
difficulties OF the Committee OF Award. more practl-
cal scheme would result, am sure, In more compre-
heusye and successful plans"
.Jonn b. Snook who has designed a large number Of
tenement-houses, SAID that the additional cost % the
dreoOf stdirWays and OF some Of the other superu0U
conytuIenccs would prevent the practical adoption 81
any OF tine plans approved by the Committee of Award
'Tenrment-hOuse property used to pay large dlVi-
d.ud5" said Mr. SncOk. "hut the revenue from TINS
class OF hOuses has declined with everything
else. 1 doubt greatly If q house butt after
of these models would far income on TIC cost
The value OF lind rcnders It necessary to economic
every foot OF space in order 10 make the properly pay
about -, 900. aud OF thtS model houses would
carry the investment above S2o,Ooo, price NIcn
early prccludps a Thought OF income This dumbbell
stye OF structure has been attempted here Inc HOOSe
veil Hospital had some similar houses bu!!t rev years
aro X. "A u
that they been vacant great part OF the Time
on account OF the high rents necessary rom thelI large
cost. Tue designs very sood, Dut rally 90 Iot
see much difference between them. or mat they are
much better thdn the present si}lc or house. All tuse
fauclful arrangements worse than useless; th,Y
might be cOnveneuces to some persons, nut 10 tehe-
ment-house population - -
they might be kept in order, perhaps, II there was
janitOr 10 each family"