Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-17

and physical condition of the stun
dwellers of Richmond invited Richard
Armstrong. an architect with many dis
tingushed letters after his name, to
prepare a report on the area in ques-
tion This is what he said
Artichoke Avenue--All very old and
dilapidated, overcrowding being abnor-
NAL
Red Lion Street--Old houses let out
In nine tenements, The staircases are
totally dark and there Is no sanitation
or water inside. the water closet and
water tap in the rear being common to
all.
Prospect Terrace-Condemne years
ago; still inhabited.
Castle Yard-Very dilapidated Here
l6 adults were occupying three rooms,
all In filthy condition.
DON'T WANT TO BE IMPROVED.
Most of the jewellers in the district
nave become so Injured to the filthy
surroundings that they do not thank
any one who would direct public at
tehtioh to the vile conditions under
which they live. Any stranger prowllng
about the place Is suspected at once
as some one who Is going to put
something In the papers about them,
ana his personal safety depends TO a
great extent upon his discretion.
one man, who might be described az
the nabob OF the Kings Sums" has
INHABITED the same rookery In Artlchoke
avenue for 30 years and Is nightly
proud OF his home 1--WE n house sir
that no gentleman need hesitate To on.
ter. he said az he led the way into
iow,ceiled rooms, In these four rooms
hardly eight feet square, the couple had
reared a family OF children, the last
OF whom was married in the tiny front
room only a few weeks ago. on the
side OF a wal which shut out most
OF the light from the back of the
house, the husband hung n few pots or
plants and rambling vines. the one spot
OF green In the whole district, which
he called his garden.
The writer was urged In see the
beautiful rooms we have upstairs. I"
and TO please the expert in clean
dwellings he risked his neck on a dark
staircase that Is exactly rs inches .wlde.
The two rooms above were about the
size of those below, and although
clean In comparison to most Of their
neighbors' the air which filtered in
through the narrow windows from A
yard filled with refuse was sitting.
The man insisted that he kept but one
lodser who was satisfied and COM
Portable
The rents are collected weekly by
Richmond estate agent and the
amount paid into the deposit account Of
the privy purse, as the kings money Is
called. at the kings bankers. II Is a
frequent thing to see the contents OF
the home thrown into the roadway by
n licensed hailiff employed by the agent.
A few DAYS ago the writer saw the
furniture Of one house occupying n
prominent position on mud heap out
side the door. II consisted OF a tin can,
n washing basin, a broken wooden tub,
rush basket three broken chairs. a
table made of soap boxes. broken
iron hcdstead and rNo dilapidated mat
tresses one dollar and ftty cents n
week was the rent demanded, and as
the out-of-work tailor and his wife
who had lived In the house were un-
able To meet Il out they were fired af-
ter weeks notice
The Manor Of Richmond is the result
Of an Investment by George ", and
the reiRnlng monarch has been lord OF
the manor ever since The whole NJ
Richmond town practically belonged 10
the crown. but much of II has been sold
or let on long leases.
As improvements arc almost unheard
Of In the kings sums. when the old
buildings collapse they stay down. The
photograph Of the house 10 let was taxi
en- shortly after the last tenants had
followed their goods into the street,
and shows plainly how the kings
agent boarded M the dingy broken
windows and locked the battered door
until another unfortunate should ap-
ply for the key,
Queen Nictoria's private secretary al
ways made il a rule never TO submit
any communication TO her that would
he likely ca cause hcr pain, unless Il
concerned family matters ar affairs Of
state and Il ia understood that the
poor among her tenants often suffered
without any Ct their grievances reach.
ing her ears King Edward Is not like
~ 10 encourage this system. so Rich.
mond hopes that the royal Sums mny
be abolished when his majesty gets
time to attend to so insignificant a
corner OF his realm
II, Il. PARTRIDGE