New-York tribune., 1896-11-28

from the corners Of which start the stairways four
to each ]" feet square building Mr.. Flaggs en-
frances from the recessed courts opening the
street.
VENTILATION. BATHS AND LArNDRIEs.
In all of these buildings every room opens
abundance of light and air Everywhere there is
cross ventilation and plenty OF light. Every apart
ment. whether ii have two three or four rooms IL
complete In itself with its private water-coset.
laundry. tubs. etc. while special attention IS given
TO all the little human nature" features, such
closets pantries. dressers. mantels etc.
In the buildings of this company the smallest
bedrooms will contain seventy square feet of floor
area. and must be not less than ten feet in length
by seven feet in width and the smallest living
room must contain 1H square feet. In addition to
the laundry tubs in each apartment commodions
laundres will be furnished. equipped with all the
modern appliances and steam drying rooms. where
"a washing may be dried in fifteen or twenty
minutes
Gas will be introduced throughout the buildings.
The company will light and clean the halls courts.
system OF gas ranges. whereby housekeepers may
have fire only when and in what quantity needed.
stantial manner, the exterior architecture will be
made as attractive as possible. ana roof garden
The Company intends also to purchase suburban
sites conveniently situated along lires Of rapid
transit ana develop them by building detached
and semI-detached cottages which it will sell 20
the beterpaid class Of wage-earners on an install
The method of operation will be as follows: The
sites. before being absolutely Will sun
mitted to the judgment Of would-be rurchasers;
who will visit them and state whether they would
like to live there. A location which pIeases the
majority Will then be purchased. snncien'Iy
large area will be bought or secured under option
to build up quite good-sizcd colony. There Is an
important advantage in this. because the company
is enabled protect the locality from ausanccs
and anything which would have the effect OF d.
secure in the possession OF property which. by
the time he has II all paid for. will certainly have
increased largely In value
Applicants for homep visiting the cofnpany's onice
a
their approval The company when application has
been made for perhaps twenty-five or NIFTY houses.
will proceed TO build In this WY T. great saving Is
effected
TEN PER CENT DOWN.
When the house is ready for occupancy the pur
chaser pays 10 per cent down. and selects period
self OF his debt monthly instamcnis. The company
also insists that he insure his lie that In the event
Of his death family may be Of retaining the
home. The obligations OF the insurance policy are
assured by well-known lie Insurance com
pany. The premium payments are not onerous 10 the
borrower. The company attends 10 the payment oi
premiums. tina; all the wage-carncr has TO do = -
undergo proper medical examination. The company
regards this life insurance feature a. particularly
important and valuable. ii VIII therefore insist upon
insurance in every case wnerc Ii may b" Effected
BY this pan a purchaser may, In a reasonable num-
Der years his house and lot. in which he VIII
have lived the entire period and the amount be
only have paid for hi home but viii have paid
his daily travelling expenses MS taxes. lie ana hic
insurance. etc. and after his entire Indebted
the company is discharged he VIII have his
The Offices OF the company at No. 2Nl Fourth
ave, corner of Twenty y-second-st.