New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
IN A MODEL TENEMENT.
WIDOWS AND BACHELOR MAIDS ARE
THE PRINCIPAL TENANTS.
A LANDLADY PRAISES THE sELF-sUPPoRTINd
WOMAN AID SAYS SHE IL HONEST


reu roof gardens have been more attractive dur
ing the last summer than that Of the model tene-
,nent-house in West Sxty-eighth-st. Every apart
nent in this house has been filled throughout the
season by women. Without design or purpose on
the part Of the stockholders or managers. TINS
model tenement has been occupied almost e1cm-
slvely since its opening. last February. by women
widows AMI bachelor maids They largely
trained nurses private teachers stenographers and
not few artists the northern Hight being particu-
larly desirable in the sixth-story apartments Mucn
cordially exists among the tenants. and they nave
not been slow 10 utilize the roof, which commands
an unrivallod view Of the Hudson and catches
every breeze that blows. Hammocks have been
/ swung rugs spread and dvans inprovisec. until
the Hanging Gardens 81 Babylon might not blush
to he compared with this New-York one.
we could Ill.," said the manager two similar
buildings from our waiting list Of women. so sue
cessful is the present house ~, ,,,
The collector is woman. Miss Beakman
success IN selling the houses OF the tlty anu
Suburban Homes Company led to her present pace.
our best tenants the selfsupporting won,
en-" said Miss Beakman TO "a Tribune reporter II
visit the apartments once week, and each tenant
i is value for value received and always pay
/ promptly. Generally. they invite M into thcir
apartments on The whole women like the hes OF
| n woman rent-cClector. Her presence does not ne
cessltate change OF toilet which the visii Of man
Ing during the hot days OF the last season. when
neghgee toilet prevailed on every SIDE Ia tie
Sixty-seventh-st tenement. which has some thiee
/ hundred tenants families ~ from two to FIVE mem
bers the women frequently are reluctant W ict NY
| In They have the money ready and hama IL out
! through a small opening OF the door As q ru."
such tenants prove undesirable. ana soon move oui
They know they are untidy. ana shrink rom CIV =
| cal insucction The woman rent-collector has Il
gree SrSa To nf bdb H a r and enSn but the
who assumes The duty must have consderahl,s, OF OF
the inherent missionary spirlt-OherNise II VIII Or
found any thing but congenial WORK
4 WOMAN RENT COLLECTOR.
Miss Bailey, Of Boston, who collected rents in
London under the octavla Hnl method and who is
now employed by Mrs. Lincoln. one Of the largest
| ienement-house owners Of the Hub naugurated
! the system now In vogue at the model tenements
! She found rcnt-coectug here extremely arduous-
! much more SO than In England or Boston.
| The model teucment- are six stories hlsh mere
| are no elevators and the collector must cnmo up
/ aud down every staircase once week. sometimes
! oftencr Each tenant has a book whi"h the cor
/ lector balances each week. as does the grocer OF
hakcr with whom The tenant may nave an h'cVunl
! 10 receipfs are given for rent paid This system
enabled m. tenants TO Cvade tho war tex 'atS anH
dogs are NOT admitted. and babies are not tncour,
aged Among the present 80 tenants IN DpI
| houses there scarcely more than one hundfec
! ~ would rather have my house hlled with self
slpportirg women" said "A landady oi lorly yndrs
experience. than any other class OF women me
are a. d rule. prompt and sure pay. lhey nave d
keen y Justice and heir hone"iy Is Hmi ~
peachablc No woman has so SURE an dPIIeNId' ~
~ IN. valu. OF "A dollar the woman VINO work
OR II and knows that her board and lodging at'
dependent upon her daily earnings u she nap
| most self-supporting women have dependents
b. unable 10 meet her board bill she Is genTraiD
ready 10 make every and any sacIlncc 10 Zen u'
/ ! have Yet 10 NEE, a man In arrears VINO wVu.t
give No A cigar q newspaper. drink or the slght
est necessity or luxury In the Interest ~ his ac
couur with mis- laudlady. Civ" me- the self-sup!"rt
inc woman overy time She Is worth dozrf
women 81 elegant leisure who would not scruple u
evadc a board bin 70 crafty dress or pleasure