New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-24
NOBEL TENEMENT HOUSES
4 Woman Superintendent Who
Manages Large Properties.

A visitor 70 the small office which occupies part
O. the ground foor Of No. 50 West Forty-second-
St viii be likely 10 have his gaze attracted TO
several notices written sheets OF white or blue
paper in 2 resolute distinct hand. and pasted
about on the brass grfllwork and IN other places
convenient 70 the erranI eye These notices run
somewhat as follows;
The throwing % garbage or other refuse ont
OF the windows viii be followed by dispossession-
p. GEARY-''
The attention Of tenants is directed the regu-
lations Of the company concerning the uses OF the
durnbwaIters- Failure 70 comply with the regula-
tons wiu be considered sufficient cause for dis
possession. b GEARH-
Tenants VINO have been requested 10 vacate the
premises Of the company must Go so by o'clock
Of the day indicated. 3. GEARY-"
The position Of superintendent Of lot Of model
tenement houses must be an exceedingly respon-
siDle one" the visitor viii be likely solIIoquize,
and B. GeaTy is doubtless square shOulCered,
iroa gray individual with eyes Ike gtnllets and
q mouth like a wise, who would just lief turn
family the street eat his breakfast"
And il the visitors erraad happens 70 be with 3.
Ges-y, she mentally stl1ens her backbone for the
encounter.
3. Geary, as It happens. is not man al all but
pleasant faced young EngIishEoIlan, whose per-
sonal friends know her as Blanche. As general
superintendent OF four big model tenement houses,
she collects weekly The rents from upward OF
fourteen hundred tenants. employs all the large
stat % painters, engineers. plumbers. jsnitors
filters and such like who the company
payrclis oversees ne repairs looks up the refer
szst-- -<11acf-6 v5i-r -b .ir,7fl--sri7~ of he
immense property. II is unique position 70,
woman 10 hold. bur one. according 10 Miss Geary-
that offers q cOnEeIIal leld u The woman who has
The head and The constitution FOR H.
told q Tribune reporter. where worked Win
some ~ Mss DcIavla HIS workers Then, in
1913. when rhe city and Suburban Homes Company
9ll-t -ls trsI MODEL tenement mouse / ctLne 10
New ok. aud have neeu Titl the company ever
Avenue 4 and Seventg-eighth and seventy
fourra and Sfxty-fifIh sis with o4I tenants. a
property on West FOrty-unth-s--. with 81 tenants.
and this property on West F0rty-second-st. with
80 tenants.
SOME NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS.
The oversight Of large properties like this Is
occupation which many women might adopt ad-
vsutageously. provided they have q mind for de-
tails The superintendent must have good mem
or. Dr. rnethOdical and bustness-l-ke, ana never
feel that ,hs most Jriiing detail is unmportant
CT a nuisance. Versatility il. you can Judge.
a necessary qualification don't have 10 depend
On the word OF Z workman for can see for my
SELF whether the range is all right whether the
paint is OF an inferior quality. how given bit Of
plumbing ought 10 look and work, etc ,,.z
was calling UNFORTUNATELY a. her right elbow
othsr sns % zSo5'+ he vac car, IN IL Monday
week ana then the Knnzes are going 70 move right
you tel Dooley TO see o'clock this after
noon about that vanishing; it must be finished by
thought that was the matter with IT, l saw the
with her thats ali They're not the tort Of people
ne want in the house. and / was gao when we got
allow them back. and hope you viii De hrn i
perfectly yyhv she had 70 90 and why don |
he. but she hopes 70 work on your ceilings.
t5ea-y. hanging Up the receiver bqI cq44eGIlng -
one q my most important duties Each properly
door 20 door as we md his brngs Us into closer
touch with the tenants and me OK
when call the door, We are asked m ana n
that way we can see II the IelaTL = Tss -
tenants 40 not resent having call. and- as a
rue. where family takes it IN an unk.ndly spT1{g
be % n some instances the people IN an
work
INDEPENDENT AMERICAN TENANTS
Referring 10 the work in the model tenements
OF London, Miss Gesry said that there were many
marked differences between the London tenant and
the New-Yorh tenant.
People here are much more independent she
affirmed. You can say and do things 10 the
Londoner Of the same class that wouldn't be toll
Grated by our tenants here don't know that one
ought to admit such a fact about ones own peo-
Besides being more Independent. The New
lord and Is sitter about getting It -,
"Bf then over here that horrible moving habit
moving van. II is as much feature as the corner
fo- 2hev en- must i've. and they all do i've II
London people End IL something OF difhcrlty e
h 9I On 9Es IN ~ SeWYork the tenant lay
aoy esisn - the Iapsord and II the landiort
aoesn't follow II he picks up and gets out Sd.
make the besf tenants as they take the best car
of the property. are the cleanest and pay with IN
The looking up OF what just called reference
an Important part OF the gorS As bur 6
to the place where the family is living and So