The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07

are forming. and options on land suit
able for the erection OF q model settle
ment Of suburban workmen's cottages
have been secured. one company is for
the purpose Of acquiring the land. the
other win furnish the funds for con-
struct!ng at the outset ten houses Of
various types on the general plan de-
scribed.
The companies Mr. Morrill, is now busy
ing himself with Intend 90 sell The houses
when finished, though later the plan may
be for the permanent holding and renting
Of the houses. The rents. Mr. Morrill, is
certain, viii be far lower than anything
now charged I'm the crowded. iusanitary
tenements In the middle of the CITY. AS
options are stiu pending and efforts are
being made 10 secure additional property
on two sides OF the proposed site for the
model community. its exact location cam
not be divulged. but Mr.. Morrill, said
yesterday that il would be in The OUT
skirts Of Washington. located with par
ucular view TO enable cottage holders 20
reach their places of employment with
out trouble or delay.
But the economy or the new houses
does not begin and end with economy Of
construction The plan is 20 have the
houses so that the occupants may utilize
every possible expenditure TO the utmost
so that cost Of living may be reduced in
much the same way that the plans call
for reduction in the cost OF building.
Even the item Of water saving Is pro-
vided. From the fat roof the water win
all be caught and carried by pipes built
in the concrete 20 tank I'm the bath
room on the second floor. This water
rnn
ought 10 give a great part OF the water
required But the cottage holders viii
not be left 70 the mercy Of the elements.
for in the kitchen beside the range Is
? Force pump capable OF filing the tank
-. the cost Of a little evcrtion.
Heated from Kitchen.
This sort OF economy continues through
out. The house is heated from the kit
chen range-the living room by actual
contact with the back of the range. the
upper chambers by the simplest install
lation. Coal is hOisted into the house
by q swinging davit, poured into a
large pocket, and from there allowed "a
feed into the range by the mere power
OF gravity. Besides the heat from the
fireplace, the rooms have hues about the
smokestack, thus forming the best OF
natural ventilatOrs.
Important among the sanitary provi-
sions IS the fact that the concrete con-
struction. with rounded corners. allows
the most thorough and inexpensive house
cleaning. All that IS necessary is for The
hose 10 be turned on the rooms previous
~ emptied and concrete floors. concrete
walls, and concrete ceilings make the
drying out afterward, thorough and
speedy. Especially 10 prevent any faint
Of dampness clinging about the walls
they are made hollow. so that they dry
thoroughly.
How sanitary all this is considered 10y
those competent 10 judge is evident from
tho fact that at the last Tuberculosis Con.
gress the little model Of the house now
built was awarded the first gold medal
Models and diagrams ~ the new struc
ture are now on exhibition I'm Boston
but II is an assured fact that Washing
ton will have the first actual example.
OF what the new architecture can DO.