, 1881-07-31
The Plea OF the "Poor Man, q
Miserable S11bterfuge,
only Worthy of Demagogs and Real.
Estate Sharks.
br1ck Cottascs Are Practically as Cheap
as Wooden Ones.

than for frame. The real economy for Il
man Of moderate means, rs in fact for Al
builder, WIS TO use brick. 1nsurun
would be less and there wn,id
m cost for r,;,t;n,- pos;1as +,,s
franz. W. i,,;,'p;nn g ,.,a's ns''''es ~ ~. "a.
i'"ulc bubtlng .Oesean 10 let
repairs intEree or four years. and CONSTANT
deprecated iu value after that time.
rcuiy to rne nuestinn nc tn ,vha,har 1,a ~,
op,osad II tha ,,a,v -,,,,,;n.noo A. 1,,..',, ~
c1,,,nI ~ III '.w" Jiu1ce a. ~: Lt,aH e
II ~ E,v;,cfn nst;nst ~ ths 49, ~ ~ :
os hric ,nt3sv, i fsuaixu :, me nrst e. 60
fn, fr,, ,,t ti'.,,,'t ~ :, sat;tel al!a
mt ,"nn,;1 hl ':'id;ra -. ~" ~" po!cy W "
# rho ,..nn, ,,;t1 n;'i, .4S Ise y. oLact
adrants srs - hr;e,- oy ye,ir Tluh tho te 5tei
never thi,lk If usin% anythin;5 a1sa II "oa4 Sa.
r"nnc;i ,n,. "b,n%a " thn ne.GuGee ;Vt! into u
nanrs A ""' '''''1's'e - S@1e e.A1s''l's "ie ofe
Raner G Hi, h,d mt hal. ,,,, o,.,,..;,,
in huillnr nr ' nf ti,o i <he.,, et 10y lvt
d;scussinn h " era e safist;It Iia c1ef that tS n
iny1na woI t;n T. - hs i;ars, G.a. 10y " moIh
hn;a s.an ~, ruuM nlsu !Eto Hls interest 10 US
t;rey ,GK III pee fa ne sasf 1t seemed an eI
chanre ~, nrdinonr, t;,.I hae ona :,
tn imnrnva tha ci1~ ,n ~ .,'o 90 mnu.
t'gr1s Trs,t e. Fo1+x e,;a = ,,,a. ,,,.,,., tin
ohnnt the nronosa ar,i;o .eooIaM ~ ~ a.,
;nt,.rsst ~ ~ ta I'i,o1;no inta oGg ~ IL tut
the fact that brick cost ony % ir'e @ more ,ea anr
+t,o+ ~ h.;oi- oa+to ~! - - -.
of nronarin in ffoe "a "Huiu t increase lne eaat
- y 1"4 n1o1e tnt1ll "oooen one"
"HEELock :cAEf
old not hesitate to say how they stood on the
new ordinance. 1t was a delusion and a
snare, ana although it was temptingly baited
VI, WITH 'the good OF the poor llall,'"' they
hoped tue COUNCIL would not ,be, foolish
enough to bite. The TRIBUNE had shown
that there was hook disguised i'll tlis very
p!ausinie lnoIsel, ana It would be bad job
It the Council Should get the hook Fits
Eilis; inns hrm was DISPOSED to estimate
Inc diffefelice between the first cost Of brick
and wood at 20 per cent. but after that every
1nnlE was III 1avor OF BRICK.
y: p. taprooke had not given the conl-
pafatlve cost any conslderauon,r but was
opposea 70 any dlckerng with the existing
ort'lnai1Se. r. n lt
T.. +: Thomas said the construction Of frame
f;1. ,f - ntopp1n ~ ~ o,.s VI s,st llsnt ateI ue
!1re VI io'l, ai1u ne was mol posted on their
tlvoaote cost u9w' u response 70 tne ques,,
or;no ou as ~ WIZ ha ~ i tniougn1 9l ue progressed
ionsiD ts'' >4'4tf1eo' 1'lo'ea-
j. v. Wadskier thought n hrick cottooa
would cost only Is per cent more tllar a
great deal more to the owner. The RI renorter @ m
asked for lis Opinion @ on .'m enc new OF ordinsnce @ t
and AIr. WAdskier REPLIED. .Nfy oni,,ion 4
what / should think every sensible mans
would be, I am unQuaiifiedly OPPOSED to any
Pushing Ills INQUIRIES still further. and
passing from these arcIitects of I,;rG stand-
ing, who have grneralIy had io do viii, tha
Of larger buildings only to lie
smaller builders. WHO are more familiar with
reporter was surpfised to ind M ihat fheir cst0 s
mates were even closer tllan NJ those eiTen
a5oye. and that iustead of % snvin" 1 Isl ,S ,ha
.ost Of a bricI cottage was IN or Is cent
greater than ulat Of a wooden one, they put
3uilder, who las lad GOOD GOOD deal Of u exneri, @rI
nee in putting m IN IN M houses % IN % he soutLwest- M
,rn mart If the city. 0 ''o'A"e3s
!" You want to strlp this question of every.
hing except one essential tiiing. Yyon want
tated yetiust exaclyy a. wv, wat i thn 1J n"iIs if ~
lilferei1ce are between a frame and n hrick
ottape of ponal dinens;nne Nm, tal,n H.
Iiasra1n voI lad ~sstnrdo%, num annT o
otIase Of about twenty ov twentv.sir ~ !Eha
nly real difference in stlch structure he
ween Brick and wood Iies % IN tie % shsi Ii"-e W
~ ..,11, ,so -,l''1t, n1 49,, ~. ,al .ne snei'
IN THE FOUR OUTER WALLS
IL one case tiiey arg OF wood; III the other |
aey are OF psick. Brick IS now about Sl2 a /
acsem ~ aho,,+ 'asH ~ oon 1n Ky val. u VIII
hit amounts tn San Rrnn, Ruu, s'tG!t tGnt
ONT on whatever Vnu do to vn"r
ne. Tie ooring Is te % same ~ Pr vIb ho1 HHoGa ~
oors. the windosss fte niastnrinr ti,a Ia +ID
are and thu roof Now 1st wanf .t, yo d'e =, taIa @
erstani that nj this fine ro,,r wooJan 1Ja ~ n
Dsts lust abonf As mnrh as liza In hrnt stva1 nnn
az T;,nt snan1s 1;tt,a ,,.9e o uich ,,;.?. ?!'s
et # is fact. H,ve ~ vo'. q. ;dao oo" ,,.i'at
fmbr costs nav? ho w. vo, 5 Enow sqI tha+ mnne "a,
nn boards haya iumnad from, s,1 ,..s ~ ~ el. iat
ar to sj7 this vaar % 80 and u ~ ti,st tHst
mensfon stuff has cana IN ~ 10y, uhu
to sI5p Dn vom tnnW tIo+ ~ i,,,n,l ao!n
1antjtirs rf fhis stmff las ~ ,a ,,.ad ~ 4
ecti0n of ynur woodpn hnI,sas: thot H. ue
eat deal more nf # hns to n', i'n Ts,at s'ta. u
ooden s},rij than in - hrf u sl'o,,5 4ea n,a ~ q
.al ,nnre has tn he usaG for fhe s,,,na.t a.
r. ronf for instanre rhan aTfppo,. aftpdp, 49,, !. ~
0o,teu Shell is finished vo, ba,a ~ 3uut ~
- coats RI na;nt ~, tta 3ou Hase =; 70 pul
~, ,.t.t.. the ewar. W ~ sn1 ru.S!ae III o1uer 70
la.'. ;..o "oth. 1V w ali tllsIL at lne
efe'i g ;st etuo ,t1t hlahes your WOODEN shell
Sc just ABOUT as much as your
lch one. At Lle rate at which lun1-
+ is jumping, it won It bn very tnnp |
fore the wood will cost more than t1,a
ick. Now am not saving auytllinr Mt 3ii
mt fntnre eronomv ETervinnr int,.a ~ ~.
II !. pn,d Ihict. hr;c1- ,,,li -" a. nIio"S
~ - 7ro..ns. 49, ~. @ ~ "nit, 10 coitpAlcu
-. = - pE.Su "oouCn o4te, saves 1t!ei III
".n'e-. et3poue h"""s t'laI ale of1ck +
LASTS LONGER THAN THE WOOD,
4 costs nothing like as much for renairs y