Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-03-26
LONDON TENEMENT HOUSES.
u.w. That Govern Construction In That
City.


First Of all should be mentioned the
provisions for the two great requisites
of light and air The buildings VIII
b. four and five stories high. n each
building must ne separated In all dlrec-
tons from any oppa-ing buiidInK ~
IN open space at least equal 10 ~ own
height IL was with the greatest dif-
arulrv that the Sew York commission
secured the passage OF an act limiting
the ground area 70 b. covered 70 - per
cent These official London tenements
will not co.er more than IS PER cent
% the building lots.
WabisabIr rooms must not be less
than eight fsvt six inches in height
Rooms mrsxt have efficient ventilation.
the principle on whieh 'back-to-oaek
hou--s are built being carefully avoid
81 This Pr-cludes the CONSTRUCTION
IT a building more than two rooms
,I-~p. rf such a rule were enforced in
N~w YORK.. the city would be revoll-
tionizef The aim Of tenement house
architecture IN America Is 20 get at
east two. and perhaps four, families
IN each aour % 3 feet width. The
LONDON houses. as a matter Of fac.
viii 10 only one room deep. Living
rooms in them must b. Of not less than
feet superficial floor ARA Bed
rr.uis must he of not less than 81 feet
superficial floor AREA nor less than
seven feet nine inches wide Staircases
must have horizontal ventilation Dir
rect ~ TO open air. corridors must b.
reufilas-d on the open air. s~tairvases
and halls must be lighted dav and
night The last-name,t regulation is
Is ith a view - prevent the immortality
md frequent accidents which lack II
uht IN such places Is known 10 pro-
iure in tenement houses \ proposed
statute calling for light after eight a.
m. until ten .. m aroused much 0pposI-
tiru IN Albany
After light and air. safety from fire
may be regarded n the next essential
IT mosiel tenement house construction.
he London Law provides that all walls
~halI b. 81 ~drr-resisting material.
anti that MI s-tairvssss must b. fire.
proof. aud 80 separated from apart
ments that they viii not afford 4 Hue
fur the cunsiuct vt fire from onr floor
tn another. as 81 often occurred in the
tenemsntso Of New YorS Bat the county
council has EARNED that il will pay
80 90 beyond the law. and tn make the
buildings absolutely frrProoE The
first cost Will be very HtSIe
grrat~r. ami will BE- flr more than off
-et by the decreased cost Of repairs
and the GREATER pernanence Of the
buildings. Without going into techni-
rai details OF construction. il may b.
said the stasrNays are Of iron. stone
ani crm-nts that floors are built with
ron gir,l~rS anf hrirk arrhe>. that the
wnosirn surface - lanl on solid crment
shat as little woodwork j. used in the
ruams a. possible. and that the plaster.
even Of the partitions between rooms Of
the same apartment j. laid on irun or
wire instead uf on wooden Iathing OF
the buildings completed il : no ldle
beast for thu architect 10 say that a hr,.
might BE- started in any room without
~ndaHg~ring any other room. The cost
~ repairs - Thus reduced to a minimum.
and the life Cf the buildings Is increased
until u Is estimated az 80 years. simply
heratuSs il seems absurd TO name a
longer period. ~ a matter of fact. the
buildings If u~udiSturbsd. will praeti.
ally last forrVer-Ed1yard Marshall.
u Century