New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-06

can tell the population of these six houses. 1t is a
condition under which the apartments rented
that mo tenant is permitted TO subet any portion
of his apartments take any dodgers. without
the agents consent" but nothing in any statute
book Is more a dead letter than that regulation 1t
is Mrs Morrelrs conviction that every Jewish
tenant has at least one ledger. and speculation
upon how many some Of them entertain be-
wilders her There Is disposition TO wink at in
fractions OF the rule in these hard times. to the
extent of loIror. every little help to the
poor tenants income is worth consideringS but
restriction to that narrow limit is simply impos-
sible. Half dozen. who known not TO be
members of tenants family, may be found in a
tenement. but they are all vouchcd for visit
ing relatives friends. The agent may feel
convinced that they visit each evening, sleep all
night on mattresses covering the floor and end the
visit" when they go out "a work each morning,
hut the correctness Of her hypothesis is not demon
strablc by proof. one good thing must be said
'or lodgers-that they are the most frequent and
persistent OF the nine baths in the basement
successfully setting at naught the efforts OF the
engineer. who vainy endeavors to restrict the
Tubing to the legitimate tenants, in accordance
with his orders.
II speaks we'll for tho sanitary condition Of these
houses that. with all the overcrowdng which I'M
doubedly exists. there no bad smells. and the
death rate remains uniformly very much lower
than in any other tenement houses in the city.
his IL. OF course. mainly duo to the thorough
cleanliness maintained in all the public parts OF
the buildings and enforced far possible in the
private rooms. nut credit is also due to their
construction which nsures ample ventilaiio
throughout and sunlight in most OF the apart
i"enis. Should the company. however. feel itself
encouraged erect other structures OF this class
the present model will be materially changed. to
secure all the advantages now enjoyed and al thu
same time be supplied with certain desirable mod
ern improvements Lacking here. but common now
IN Inferior tenement houses Ashchutcs are needed.
Women will not willingly carry ashes and garbage
do"n four or five flights OF stairs. 1t Is easer -
Nnd that is what they do. to exaspera tinS
tent Gas In the rooms Is modern convenience
only In the halls the office. and in the rooms OF
one a'nan VINO mas had II 9ut IN at ms own eN
comfort. II not morality. would be enhanced. in
hghtcd all night oven {; only dimIx Instead OF be
ing darkencd at 10 O'Clock. when NJ gas is turned
The cookins-soyc water-faucct and sink in these
apartments IS in the principal room. The largest.
the outside or this sor, of lie as if that iocaton
would. for various reasons; be the preferable one
IN thal iignt They want me principal room 10 re
c"lv" friends" and would be content do their
shre~ily opInes that considerations Of increased
space FOR taking dodgers are existant.
Another thing the tenants want Is private instead
Of community laundry facilities. None 81 these
apartments has stationary tubs. But IN the base
water The objections urged against this system
me ana p p n strong the s?n t 2 DOR
keeping OF lite children whose mothers have to
wash There ~ no arrangement for boiling the
clothes. no supcrhested steam. but only not water
In IN" laundry And clothes c. mot bc LEFT over
night % soak In the laundry tubs without almost
absolute certainty OF their being stolen. for the
rsh,s OF properly AZ" not much respected IN THIS
Ttighborhood. The tenants know II Is healthier not
- nav" IN" steam of washing IN their apartments
bui 40 not care Tor mat. ana numbers of them
never 20 near the laundry. But constant vigilance
on he part of the engineer Is needed 10 keep ont
women from al the neighboring streets. who try to
get IN there to DO their washing.
TWO features OF the present houses viii doubtless
b" permanent. the hrlck-piy"d playground for
children on the roof and the kindergarten. which
has always about nifty pupils. nttlc tots from three
- six years - age. VINO are recruited not only
from tho model tcnemcnts bur from other houses
In the neighborhoOd well The little folks were
having their Christmas tree the Friday before
90 the houses. for III" purposes Of this article
brighter. happier and apparently healthier chill
dr'n could not be found anywhere.
duction 90 It's rents and TO change their system
such division viii be loss feli as drain upon the
limited resources = their tenants. and at the
time reduce the percentage u loss by non-pay-
II is much easier 20 suggest WAYS for improving
model tenem"nis than % harmonic" such improve
fnenis with tho requirements OF capital. and II can
hardly De- salI ,hat THIS experiment has solved
that problem satisfactorily In good times II would
no louht nay small return on tho CAPITAL in
vested in 10. hut 10 DO So the houses should be
well nlcl and rents paid promptly And II may
b" Vel for the company 20 CONSIDER. should y
enterprise would NOT b" likely % prove more
successful u planned upon a very much larger
portlonatei,. Boo block four times the size of the
present one. and II Is not improbable that plot
u GROUND f9ur times he az. ~ me comranys
u'illz'd FOR much better adapted building AT less
proportonttr cost Tn" greatly enhanced ai'an-
tagrs ~ m0d'ru.kri struciur" on that larg" scale
would. IN all probability. insure rs being 50 CON
siantiy wel nlei with tenants that rents might
be made very low.