New-York tribune., 1896-03-31
NEW HOMES FOR THE POOR.
A SCHEME TO BETTER THE CONDITION
OF wORKINGMEN.

WEALTHY NEw-YoRKERs INTERESTED AND AN
Outlay OF MANY MILLIONS INVOLVED
MODEL TENEMENTs TO BE ERECTED
The Improved Housing Council. Of when fSicharu
Watson Glider now in Europe is the chairman
ho. h.d many discussions and consultations over
tho nroblem OF revolutionizng the tenement-house
svstem in this city so as greatly to ameliorate anu
improve the home conditions OF workinemen. NE"
OF wealth such as August Belmont. '" hasa.'
Cutting Charles T. Barney, Charles stewart "n''''
Fulton Cutting and s. D. Babcock. nave oee"
interested in the subject and plans have peeh "aoe
for building number Of model tenement-houses J."
tho ci,v soon at an outlay Of many million do'iarS'
Many wealthy New Workers who VIII lena money
m the enterprise have been Interested heretofore
IN the Association for Improving the 'onu''o' u.
the Poor the University Settlement ana Kihureu
organzst,ons The careful investigations "hlch
have been made in the great cities of Europe nave
convinced the members Of committees OF the tou"c"
that in the building OF the model tcnement-houses
in this city safe per cent investment can pe
offered to capitalists. while there VIII DE
,mnrovement in the conditions and morals OF the
laboring classes as a result of the enterprise
The movers In the new enterprise nav" 'e"O"''
noint at which they to issue two circulars one
addressed to capitalists and the other to arch'ecs
In tho first circular there will he general outline
Of tho nlans for acquiring building sites ana con-
structing the model tenement houses the h'cuS Vi
the workingmen and their families will be descripeu'
and the financial conditions will be made clear IN
the second circular architects will be invited 10 SUD-
nit pa ms for the model tenement houses IN conform
uv with conditions which to be observed IN all
cases These conditions deal with the provisions ior
better light better ventilation and more perfect
ga nitary arrangements than can be founh III or
dinary tenement houses There are TO pe perl"'tt
means of escape In case Of fire. ana each sci OF
rooms must have at least one room WIN "ihuo"s ;
overookjng the street. The circular TO the aren't
tects will point out many defects III the oriiNaIy y
tenement houses which must be corrected tIi-
vacv Of families in the improved houses VIII De IN
na oht aimed by providing separate entrances ana
starways for limited number OF families
Those in a position TO know about the wofK OF
the Improyed Housing Council say that cap,hl 70
buy the ground and pay for the erection OF one bock
Of model tenement houses In the city mas peeh
pledged. , - ,,a,oa ,ya,so,
Glider chairman: W. Bayard Cutting. Ncc.chair-
man. Charles Stewart Smith. treasurer ana "lIilhm
" Tolman secretary In the executive commtiee
are u Paddock X. Fulton Cutting. > Nicholas
Kane Isaac y. Selgnan and General Charles W nv
tier Members OF the committee on fhonei sphr' =
men,- houses are Joseph s. Auerbach. A " IilbHry'
s ID Rabcock Charles T Barney. august h"imon,'
n " Cammann. ". RGyard cutting MISS tditn
Kendall Edward Marshall. j. B keVnoids M'rs .
Phelps stokes and George W Young ne com
mttee on separate dwellings consists OF Felix Aaler
Francis V Greene. 7 f. McSweeny. Henry Lewis
Morris DR. Albert Shaw. Frederick a. snow ana
" D. II Washington.