The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-29
A LANDLORDS DIARY.
A Few Complaints One of Them Re
ceived In One Month.

| Ceiyed In One Month.
Somehow it has become an axiom that
a landior0 is always naughty, disdainful
and overbearing parsonage, rolling in
wealth and Ignoring the legitimate COM
plants of his tenants, says the Cincinnati
| Tribune. Butat lastthe worm-if hau ghty
landlord can he properly called worm
has turned and the other day wcll-known
| gentleman, who is so unfortunate as to
| be the owner of a number OF suburban resi-
dcnces, furnished the following leaf from
| his complaint book, showing the complaints
| OF his tenants for the month of October,
1t is pathetic document and il seems to
| show that. after ali, the life of a land
| lord is not one long round OF bond-clipping
| and financial bliss. Here are the com
| plants:
oct. MY plumbing is all out of order.
Immediate attention.
Oct. 2-Dumt- waiter won't work. Inne-
diatc attention.
Oct. 3-Roof leaks. Immediate attention.
Oct. 4-Cellar won't drain; water ankle
| deep. Immediate attention.
Oct. 5-New stove Innings needed. Imme-
diatc attention.
Oct. 6-Picce of plastering in attic has
fallen. Immediate attention.
Oct. PLEASE reset par!or CRATE. Immc
date attention.
Oct.s-Chimney won'tdraw. Sendupex-
pert at once. Immediate attention.
Oct. 9--Easc doors in basement. Imme-
diate attention.
Oct. 1O-Furnace won't work. Immediate
attention.
Oct. 1l-Laundry dryer needs repairing
badly. Immediate attention.
Oct. 12-Please paper dining room. Mote:
This was done a few months ago, but the
tenant finds figures do not match her
pictures.) Immediate attention.
Oct. 13-Gas pipe leaks badly in hall. I'M
mediate attention.
Oct. 14-Flease paint our front door.
(Note: The hoy Of the house has carved his
name and his bicycle has bruised it,, I'M
mediate attentioH.
Oct. 15-Our doorbeu is giving US trou-
bic. Immediate attent ion.
Oct. l6-Can't you prevent sewer gas in
washstand? Immediate attention.
Oct. l7-Send up carpenter to put up
weather strips at once. Immediate atten-
ton.
Oct. 1s-Electric battery needs looking
after. Immediate attention.
Oct. 19-Mantel tiles have fallen out.
Immediate attention.
Oct. 2O-Our fence needs Strengthening
up: my boy and his friends must have a
place to climb. Immediate attention.
Oct. 21-Our skylight leaks badly.
Immediate attention.
Oct. 22-Can't you sod the yard'
Immediate attention.
Oct. 23-We have lost closet keys: send
up locksmith. Immediate attention.
Oct. 24-Pantry sink has stopped up;
send plumber. Immediate attention.
Oct. 25-Siorm last night blew Off the
chimney tops. Immediate attention.
Oct. 26-Sash cord broken and must be
renewed. Immediate attention.
Oct. 27-Porch leaks: boys have been
playing ball. Immediate attention.
Oct. 2s-Broken light of glass on second
floor. Immediate attention.
Oct. 29-Lock on kitchen door broken.
Immediate attention.
Oct. 30-Give us another tree in front yard.
Immediate attention.
Oct 31-Can't you prevent neighbours boy
from running across our yard? Immediate
attention.
And at the bottom OF the page the auto
cratic landlord had written these words:
Dear Tenants: All the items above have
been attended to promptly and ] beg to
thank you for the regularity of your conf
plants. In order to make you better
satisfied you may put in Brussels carpets
on all the rooms at my expense and in the
spring l will put marble fronts in all the
houses and reduce rents 10 per cent"
However. after he had figured up his
years profits and found they amounted to