New-York tribune., 1896-11-29
ALL PRAISE THE SCHEME.
PLANS OF THE CITY AND SUBURBAN
HOMES COMPANY COMMENDED.
MORE pErArr.s OF THE PRAIsEwoRrrIY UNDER
rAKrNG-RRsrfTs IN FOREIGN CITIES
-,tr rr.porY HOUSES ~ LONDON

The plans OF the city and Suburban Homes Con'
pany as announced In yesterdays Tribune are al
ready giving rise 10 much comment. not only from
the people who will benefit most largely from the
Admirable scheme but from those who have given
much thought and time to the problem Of how best
TO deal with the condi' ons Of congestion that pre-
vail in many OF the most densey populated parts
Of the city Tho personnel Of the company Is all
that Is needed 10 assure possible Investors OF inc
security and financial so!dity Of the organization
which is trying 10 solve this great question. and
there are many who believe that the present propo-
siton Is by far the most practical In It's line that
has yet been presented to the city.
Although some foreign cities have taken the lead
IN this direction and have already done much 10 ac-
conplsh the desired results the pioneer In the field
was an American. Ills name was George Pea
body and through his efforts and the OF his
generosity than 3ocp5 OF the working people OF
London have homes that are both comfortable and
healthful. and that are. moreover, no more expen-
sie than they can well afford Peabody's pertinent
has demonstrated another thing. too. and that Is
that the plan. while In way II - charitable In tho
best way Is paying investment. To 80 great
an extent is this true that the capital so invested In
London has more than doubled. merely from its
own increment This practical and indubltable
demonstration OF the utility In two ways of the
plans OF the company certainly ought TO result In
its winning the confidence OF the public. In Lon
don the great increase OF the original investments
has been entirely devoted the extension OF the
system that has proved successful in every way.
But Poabodys action has not been the extent OF
the movement In London. On the contrary. his cx-
a,nple has been followed generally tina, there
probably are In the city itself about 10000 of the
poorest people who live In the best OF the MODEL
tenement houses, while the number that nave been
transferred to suburban homes Is too great to be
estimated Other cities OF Great brltdln nave aiso
taken up the plan. and some OF them have ex-
ceeded even London IN the success they nave
achieved. - , l., -. ,,,.
that the company has just announced 10 make the
model tenement houses as nearly hreprooi as pos
slble Each lOo-foot building VIII be divided INTO
four compartments by unpierCed ire walls that
run the length Of the building. while the DulICnS
itself will be built either Of irerroof or slow burn
II II should be noted that the company intends TO
enter into no competition with building and loan
associations for 1t Will not lend doiiar 10 owners
OF individual lots who desire TO build houses upon
them The site must In every case be chosen from
the land owned by the company .. -.
In the preparation OF the plans the company has
made a close and exhaustive investigation OF the
different sorts OF tenement houses that new exist
In the crowded districts OF the clty. Inc chleL
faults found have been narrow quar.ers, iach ~, VI
family privacy and the consequent influences LOT
immortality. lack OF air ana nsh'' anu an ut'Sl us
regard OF sanitary precautions VIII Win ,ne ni
ouent large death rate and the great ana oiihi-
presnnt nerl from fire. To obvate these obJec-
lions has been. in the MAN. the care Oh 'he coH'-
many In selecting the plans just cnoseh. -
Vhen and where the second DOCK OF tenement.
housee will be erected il as yet uncertain one OF
the most difficult problems that the company VIII VIII
have to deal with In the eNecu.ion oi Tvs pans ,nd
- en- vaIuab be and eagerly sought by invest
ors That il will be troublesome TO secure enough
land In any one place or enough sepataae p, ,, ho
Of contiguous land 10 a'o" VI ''"e Wv ~
pans Of the architects a.. r.. ..o ao.,x, 80
~ fron, elevation OF the proposed buildings was
iven % 70 Ernest Flagg. whereas IL belongs 10
LANES H.. Ware.