The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
MODEL TENEMENTS
FOR C|Ty'S POOR
Open to Those Who Arc Al
flictcd by Great White
Plague.
ENDOWED WITH s1,5oo,ooo
Mrs. William Is. Vanderbilt, IS
Founder OF New York Latest
Plilanthropv.

SHt'Hs on me East Side. .Our six
story tcmements arc to be opened OF
l'ceruary 3 For the erection OF thcy,
houses. Mrs William Is Vanderbilt,
81 endowed tho East E!v,r llumus
Foundation with sl5Uu. OUo The our.
rose Of the foundation was 10 provide
"7ihtn tho hear; OF the city. Tor
families susceptible to. c.. slight,
'inEed with tuberculosis, huinrs whcr.
they could i've under couu.uvms vury
like those proyiacd in tuberculosis
sana;orums tor those WHO can afford
10 SO I" snnatcriums
In all, there arc ISL fats, of from,
i've 10 five rooms. The rontai. whicl,
will include heat, electric light ana
hot ami cold water, rs from 1926 to
$500 per room per weok. There arc
LAO rooma IN the four houses. ana
I,s44 wiudows
The ienemcnts viii pay profit.
which VII he devoted 20 pniiautnroplr
work. with especial emphasis OH that
aimed at the prevention OF ,ubcrcu-
losis.
Most OF tho rooms IN these model
tencments h.vc balconies where cot, :
may he placed for on,-aoor sleeping
The windows have q triplica,e sasn
system, which enables them to be
opened one-,htrd wider than Tie two
sash window. These vi lows run
from floor to ceiling. so THAT plenty of
fresh air may reach tho dwcIcrS Tho
foors arc madr ut substance con
tanning asbestos and gum, which Is
dirt and germ prouC. and ye; has the
warmth and ic,l of soft WOOD. sue
lion ventilHtors, whiah tnr"c times :,
day cleanse the rooms az III air ana
drive fresh air from without, are az.
ranged IN tto Kitchen Of each apart
ment.
Tho sta'rways arc entirely open and
tireprocf. To enable women 10 rest
on the way NJ. here Is n balcony
overlooking: tho inner court ut each
turn in the stairs, Where scatS are pro
rjdcd.
The inner courts, with their passage
for liGht and air. are patterned at,er
tho model tenement houses III Berlin
and Vienna. Tho roofs OF the four
structures join, forming \ roof garden
'ittcd with sun parlors aud sleeping
spaces, enclosures for laundry WORKS
and protected areas where open. air
S,ndergartens viii be operated for the
Luhercular children of the tenants
Now we're going TO have cheap cabs.
In which everybody can ride, quite lik,,
the Loadoners, ell, what? You know
You've read those novels with London
81 ihs stHEc, "Herc the nero Is always
thowing the leading lady TO a cab. be-
cause cabs really ar" cheer In LONDON
don'tchetknow? And thats what wc
arc going 10. have. right here along
the Gay White Way.
They'll hc real nice hanspms and
the fare will be - centa a milo. or a
dollar an hour, if mllady would 20
nshopp!ns. And that, believe us as
ought 10 know, Will be- some reduction
in the tariff the Jchus usually charge
Complete falling on of fares is given
ot the excuse Tor reducing prices
Ficklc old Pop llnickertockcr has
been discovered making them 800 goo
Sycs ut another fair maiden, and Miss
Liberty, down OH Bcdluc's Island is as
FscV'sh as bear with Il sore toe 10.
years Miss Liberty mas been uirl.nr
with OLD Pa knickerhockcr. and
though, She had the old geutlcmp,, 50
safely landed. when along comes Miss
civic Fame, CO tchcs the old gents cy,
3nn does the leap year proposal. Miss
JlFlc lame, be II understood IS ,
bronze lady. just twcnty-twu feet tall
and perfectly proportoncd she's real
~ got swell figure y tin siihou.,,c
or her vas. Golstcd recently to tho
Fc0-foot high dome Of the new Mum.
cpal Building. SO the architects could
tee how the real dame would Ion,
when she mounts her pedestal. M,ss
civic Fame is Greek in face and form
-Here isn't much to say about her
costume, because there isn't much eos
tune 10 talk about. Though of tne,alIi,,
construction, 81 Is somewha, 0im.,
Hiss Civic Fame has her hair locked
with laurel wreath In her an,
stretched right hand She holds
more laurel, and IN her left hnnd ahI
Srasps mural crowd win fiv, nara
pets, representing, she is careful IN
explain, the i've boroughs tina, co r.
make UP Greater New York. Around
her feet play sportive doiphins. SHOW
hG that New Yorh IS prc-eminent az
seaport town Us
Old Pa Kuickerbocker. TOO ,s ro,,.
&pto business-ihat OF checkin, ha,e
hinhreil2s and canes. lie hasn't far,,'
CO out ihe privilege vet 10 tho tir
trust. but the grasp!ng old mjser Inn,
Do 50 at almost any old limo 4, =
matter OF fact. he isn't lem,r5Ir
t'ps' but that's 10 sign Ii. Wo,,IJ,,S
take en- III. &nicEcybucker n,,s n,,s..
"a hls Ghechro"n's ~ tbs ucw nbrar,
nLi1ihs' al tIiih Arcmu, euI Fortv.
sscoaa street which is one Of tn.
incest little libraries hcrcabou,. ;
Ing cost Pa something HE SO onn az,
something like that Ana Il Van =,
LILO the librar;. You've 70, 10 p.frn, -
the old gentleman checErcop, -. :,
easy 70 GEL ~ & broadway no;AI,
CheGA9oom without giving tic MIA,
there ~ as 1t IL to get ,ntc ~
library without checking Jon ro.,
cane The graT-whiake.ed aitcr6an,
take care OF that