New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
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were adopted factories being excluded al
together from some sections Of the city
whore their presence would interfere with
rational development.
Among tho German cities which nave
adopted the zone system may be mentioned
Frankfort-on-the-M Main, Munich, Cologne
and Mannheim. Frankfort the Main, by
way OF Illustration Of the degree of detail
into which regulations go, has three zones.
In the inner city buildings may cover from
one-half To fve-sixths Of the lot area ana
have a maximum height of about sixty-lve
feet. though usually their height may not
exceed the width of the street upon which
they front by more than six ana ohe-hal
feet. The outer city is divided into the
outer zone and the inner zone. In each Oh
these there is a residence section. mixed
section. In which both dwellings and Iac-
tories may be located, and a Factory sec
tIon. In the newer sections OF the CITY
buildings may not exceed I'm certain sTeelS
two stories and the mansard in height ana
may occupy only from 10 to 30 per cent OF
the lot area.
In order TO stimulate further building or
homes the Sulllvan-Brooks bill for reduc-
ing the tax rate on buildings to one-hall
the tax rate on land in New York CITY is
before the LEGISLATURE This is OF especial
interest, particularly as the rate continues
to show a tendency TO FOLLOW the olher
items OF the cost OF living. This Dill pro-
noses, beginning with 1913. TO reduce the
rate on building 10 per cent annually untll
1917. when the rate on houses Would DC
onc-half the rate on the land. Some OF the
advantages claimed from the operation OF
this bill are tho encouragement OF mouse
building and the discouragement OF lano
boIding the stimulation of the replace
mont Of wornout tenement houses, the en-
rlovment of idle men, the prevention OF
idIeness and land speculation, the improve
r,ort of housing conditions through the
oner,nc I'D OF the suburbs, the reduction or
sio,ress mortality, vice and crime, and
,ba s,,u which the city now pays for chari-
table relief, and a loss of only 20 per cent
=, tho future speculator's profit in land
values. which, it is stated, averages per
aa,,t a vear or more than SlOoO0o,OOo.
Nearly ninety per cent of the inhabitants
NJ New York live in houses owned Dy
others than themselves. owing to increases
g., tho cost of living large numbers or per-
enc ore obliged to content themselves with
smaller quarters than they once dld' or 10
,ako Iodgers. The lodging problem Is
"a one. for II means when three-room
a arartrnents become lodging houses the fam
,Iy nrivacv is removed, and an environment
oorducive 10 immortality is provided. Three
=. sour folding beds are often found IN
tho living room. This tells the story. Some
,,,,,es the beds are occupied by day lodgers'
-. ,yeu as by night dodgers. Dark, ill-ven-
.',a.od anartments, consisting of one room
ononing on the street, or court, and TWO
Ill rooms in the rear, hardly large
Ugh for beds, cost minimum OF $50
month. This rate according to inyestsa-
a,an Is nearly one-tenth more than In
r,,,,sburgh, and more than one-fifth higher
nan philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago.
Among the Illustrations of what may be
- N do away with bad tenement house
a,,,ons Is the new Vanderbilt tenement
,..',sc erected in East 18th street. fronting
-, Iohn jay Park and the East River. 1t
,,as inst been completed at cost of APP
Ultimately n~a 81, 10000, which sum was pro-
p'Sad nv Mrs. w. h Vanderbilt. Although
,tare is no cleaner more airy, more sani-
-. and lighter apartment house in New
york city than this. 1t is expected that It's