New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-16
MODEL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
ONE OF THE NINE READY FOR occU-
FANCY.
ACCOMMODATIONS PROVIDED ny THE CITY AND
SUBURBAN HOMES CoNPANY-Mss ELLEN

,ccovvoDA TONS PROVIDED ny THE CITY AND
srnrRsAN HOMES coMPANY-MIss ELLEN
n BAILEY SUPERINTENDENT.
Tho mode, ,enement-houses OF the City and Sub
urban Homes Company In West sixty-eghth ana
sIxtv-ninth sts are fast approa ching completion
one of the nine houses IN the group II no" ready
for occupancy and the first tenant VIII move IN
to-day The remaining eight houses VIII probaoy
be ready for tenants about the first OF next month
Miss Ellen II. Bailey. who is the superintendent
OF the builders is probably the first woman TO bs
intrus,ed with the management Of such venture
She Is kept busy every day these times In showing
the apartments 10 prospective tenants and In ex-
planning the advantages they possess -.
The buildings extend from NO 2I' 70 NJ -"
West Sixty-eghth-st.. and from NO ~ 10 10
900 West Sixty-nnth-st The location Is believed
~ bo ono Of the most healthfu in the city. IL 10
on high ground and a few hundred feet from tne
Hudson River only a short distance from 'he
SIxty-sixth-st. station Of the elevated fo'" ~.
Broadway Columbus-ave.. Amsterdan-aNe. h''
Boulevard surface lines. and only three long docks
from Central Park. The tenements are designed 20
place within the reach OF people OF limited means
homes that will possess the advantage Of all sani-
iary and comfort making recommendation IN Inv
buildings there 373 apartments, ana ." NV
ground floor there are five stores Inc apartments
have from two to four rooms each and the fentsl
runs from 81 - to 81 a week according to size ana
the location
One OF the creates, advantages possessed By the
APARTMENTS is that there ls not room IN them
that does not have plenty OF lght and pure air
This advantage is secured by means OF an Ia
genious arrangement OF courtyards that accom-
pshes the desired result without wasting great
deal OF space.
There nine main entrances 10 the apartments
and from each hall there are Two sets 81 staiFcases
that lead respectively to the front ana rear apart
ments At each entrance electric bells ana
speaking tubes that run TO each apartment, Inc
staircases and walls of the halls are made OF hre-
nroof materials also the partitions DO.
tween each apartment. In the basement Oh tach
house are shower baths. laundries ana stean-nry-
ants without charge. All apartments are Hgntea
by gas and fitted with dumb walters tnat run -
the Easements. and with speaking tuOes tufossh
which communication may be had with trades
piled TO each apartment. All halls and entrances
are heated 10y steam and the plumbing ana ant
tary work IS open and thought 10 ne psrlecI
Tho hasemeuts and cour.yards aspha ted ana
communication is had from SNty-eghth-st. to
| Sixty-ninth-st. 10y means Of an arcnWay.
The house at No 22D West Sky lnth-st If 70
be reserved solely for the occupancy 81 women ou'
n there ia not enough demand for this sor' ~ oc-
| cupancy IL will be thrown open on the same con.
/ dillon as the other houses. The buildings are OF
! bufY smooth faced brick. with Limestone rim
| mings and are six stories high They are NOR
oughly fitted Win nref-rap'S hfih preN''t ii"'s-
| ing appearance. ,,. ,,...
Company are: President f. r. l." Gould; vice
| Boa rd of Directors r. Triton Cutting treasurer.
| Charles stewart Smith: secretary. Arthur W NIL
| bury; directors. Joseph :. Auerbach p l..
| could Charles Stewart Smith. John ID Crimmins,
Adrian Iselin r. Cornelius Vanderbilt. n o. Mills
| Alfred T White W. Bayard Cutting. Isaac y.
| Sellgman and George W. Young