The Appeal., 1902-11-08

j., A particularly interesting feature of
the Carnegie scheme provides that twenty
years occupation of any room or num-
Ve ot ee w far @ tng of b
life, but if he should wish to compound
his life interest. the trustees will consider
they will pay him accordingly, but MO
tenant can transfer his interest otherwise
than to the trustees. The root idea here
that hs for is VIII
him from the WOrkhouse In his declining
years. If the exigencies of his occupation
should render it necessary for the tenant
provided with accom- accommodation in any any of
snt. ana should he tFustes5 be Unable
sum proportionate to that which he would
be entitled to had he completed his twen-
ty years occupation; but no considera-
tion would be given to any case where a
tenant would show a desire to return TO
the slums inside the stipulated time. -.
. The houses will be constructed M l., m9stly: tl
man and panish pans tne as shows in the
illustrations most favored. Great, tene-
ment blocks are not CONTEMPLATED.
A Democratic Body.
The Workmen's Housing council, which,
to it's own surprise, has been selected by
Mr.. Carnegie as the probable vehicle for
his new line of money-giving, is strong
of time and thought to the abolition of
London slums. Most of it's members have
been workingmen. Its chairman ever,
since 1t was vas organized, three M years ago,
son, who gets a modest income as Secre-
tary Of the Barge Builders trade union,
but who has long been powerful member
of the London council, and was for two
years member of parliament Another
member is Robert Williams, who is recog-
nized here as the chief architecrural au-
aSadx
in the body are borough councillors and
similar officials, whose duties have
brought them into contact with the big
!, Although good many members of the
housing council are members OF the Lon
don county council, the two bodies DON
dwellings,, and some of the points Of their
difference are instructive The housing
council says that. the system adopted by
the county council Tor acc aceommoaar,ng m assai,1a
ton of slums is a willful waste OF pupl1c
money. The county council decided that
the people must be accommodated as near
eriElnaiS ioeated ana to satisfs
they have been obliged to buy up brew
cries and other huge business premises m
the very heart of the city at exorb1tant
prices, and thereby creating e new sum-
In many cases next door to the OLD one.
In every case the buildings created py
the London county council are surrounded
by slum property quite as filthy and dl!,
apidated as the very property the council
saw fit in the interest Of SAINT alton to oe-
stroy.
! Big Costly Schemes.
7 For housing 1856 persons 1t cost tne
| county council as much as $425,O0O for
Hand and buildings. They now nave IN
course of construction workmen's dwell
z=-1gs WHICH It Is esrnnaeeu WIN cost over
$40, ,OOO, 600, and which will accommodate
about 5000 persons. The housing coun-
eil, on the other hand, say that Mr.. Car
negie will be enabled to house the same
number for $4,000. eco in more attractive
and healthy y%surrodnd1nSS at a consider
ably lower rental to the tenant.
| The London county council are at the
1 moment erecting Workmen's dwellings on
the site of a brewery which they recently
acquir ed. They will accommodate only
| tenant will have to pay q higher rent than
| he does in the slunns. from which the
council will evict him. This building is in
the very heart of the city, surrounded on
| all sides by#slum property of the worst
description and which harbors Hooligan-
! ism of the most violent type. The housing
council can show that for the amount the
county council is spending on this site
they can accommodate 1000 persons and
| provide superior rooms at half the rental
the London county council will be forced
to charge. The housing council maintain
that so long as part politics dominate the
1.-THE party in power Will be forced to show
y high Aercentage Of profit sor all It's un-
Idertakings. and according to Its present
constitution 1t can never hope to solve the
Frightfnl sOyercroyv dtnx.