The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-07
RELIEF FOR OUR GHETTO.
PLANS FOR IMPENDING BARONESS
DE HIRSCH'S MILLI0E.

pAOO, 900 Of tho Money IL Herc-OrT This, $780,
600 VIII ne spent IN Thinning Out the Con-
Eested Jnvish District On the Lower Rest
side-The Rest to Endow n Training school.
During this week the trustees Of the Baroness
dc Hirsch charity fund for the bottorment OF
poor Jews on the cast side expect to
active work In the distribution of the money. A
draft for S4O0, 900 was received last "Wednesday
by Myer s. Isaacs, President OF the fund. The
draft comprises money to no devoted 10 two dis
tinct objects. OF IL, $25o,oOo wiz be expended
in an effort to thin out the crowded tenement
district on the lower cast side and raise Tho
standard of living OF tho unfortunRtcs who have
been forced by circumstances 10 herd together in
such numbers ns TO render lie almost unbcara.
bic. The other 100000 will go toward the eroc'
ton and endowment OF n manual training
school for Russian ard RoumGnian Jews.
The Boarl of Trustees having this work in
hand Is composed OF Myor S. Isaacs, President;
Jacob S, SchllT, Emanuel Lehman, Julius Gold
man, Oscar $. siraus, Henry Rice, James II.
Hoffman. and A.. s. Solomons, all of New York;
William d. Hackcnburg and Meyer Sulzebcrgor
Of Philadelphia. There is also an Advisory
Committee for the training school, consisting Of
Mr.. Goldman, Mr.. Straus, Mr.. %solomons, Julius
Johnson. Albert X. Wolf, Milton Schnnier. J.E.
g.. Walden, who is TO he superintendent OF the
school, and Louis Wasself, who is to be his u.s.
sistant. The first task will lie the selection of q
site for the school building. Three sites are now
under consideration. They are all north Of
Fifty-ninth street on the east side. The trustees
will decide next Wednesday or Thursday which
one II most available and will then let contracts
for n $50. 900 building.
The disposition Of the $3.50, 600 fund is going to
require moro time. Need of 1t is pressing, but
the manner in which it shall be expended to OBJ
tain The best results ia n problem yet to DO
solved.
This $3.50. 0OO,' said Mr.. Isaacs yesterday,
is tho first instalIInent OF u 81 DOC, 900 fund
which tho Baroness dc Hirsch intends giving to
help relieve the congested tenemcnt district.
IL has been suggested that we build n number of
tenements upon an improved plan and move
families into them, but this plan has not been
discuss 1t. think that probably we may do
that after u time. For the fine being, however, I
think we will have to confine ourselves to moving
families from unsanitary to larger
and more healthful places. In doing this we
could pay them so much q month. thus bearing
tho burden OF the added cost. Another plan
which has been discussed is moving those in
and small manufacturing towns, where they will
have the benefits OF pure air and an opportunity
to earn u living. Where there Is AN inclination
to agricultural pursuits. farms can be obtained
with money advanced from the fund, and mort
cages taken on the land to secure payment.
We hope TO husband our resources as much
as possible and make the fund interest-bearing
to a certain extent, although necessarily the
greater part of II will be spent outright. When
this first installment is expended we have only
to notify the Baroness as TO our needs and she
will forward money as it is required"