The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-26
Victim Of Take for .
Granted" Policy Found
Contractor Taking $500
Worth Of Sand from,
Cellar and Could Not
Stop Him.
Fifteenth Article and Set
Of Plans Presented
Herewith Show Com.
Portable Home Which
Costs Only About So, 900
BIZ Sophie Irene Loeb.

~ you had only Si,OOO ana wanted
home how WouId you 90 about ~
These are the questions that confront
have a homo Of HE own. having saved
C.Do cash:
What arraASsmsats oaa Z nsks
for gsttiag more money. hsviAS ~
other msaAst
Row nuoh eouid properly spere
from my ssSnings each month";
In sooordaacs with this, how
much should my LOT ooStt
How much should my builaiAS
sests
whsrs wouiA II ~ mess Desirable
- suilaf
what 10 the most direct msthsA
- begin immsdisss epsrasiens
In this series OF articles The Evening
World will present facts found after In.
vestiGation In the interest Of tho would
be home-buIlder. so that he may avoid
the pitfalls that confront the small In
weston. who can III afford to lose his
hard earned savings.
since the market 10 full Of various
materials for building. II y not the pur-
pose OF these articles to 20 specifically
into the merits Of these. but there will
BE- presented In the building pans ma
te1ais of recognised worth.
" 10 OF IMPORTANCE TO UN.
DGRsrAND EVERY DETAIL
OF YOUR DEED.
One q the worst mistakes made BY
wouid.bs owners u that Of not carefully
understanding every clause Of the deed
70 the property. The average iayman y
prone 20 take u for srantsd that he 10
being fairly dealt with In the purchase
Of the property. and pays Little attention
70 the wording ~ to details Of the deed
A. . consequence many things come
W later which he had not rsckonsd with
and he often Anes that the people he
10 dealing with are within the law
these particular parts. nspecialiy 10
this more often experienced BY women
buyers Of property. who. not being
versed In legal phraseoiogy. sign such
deeds. to their later regret
~ oHs woman wAo haA built .
hons stated 20 Ne, ~ Weula waxa,
q least, every woman bsfess sigA-
i13 a. agreement fer he transfer
Of yrepssty 70 make u her basa-
ness 70 Aavs explained 70 her ~
ssliaSis people every ssetaea Of
tAs contract aaA aay future cen.
plsations that she NAY sxpss4sAos
from then.
For example. was surprised one day
on the property which had purchased
to md several men engaged In digging
out and carrying away carloads Of sand
and soil. ! found upon investigation
that out OF the cellar alone they had
carried over 500 worth Of rock sand.
besides soil from the outside Of consid-
erab,s value.
~ also learned that they we're en-
tirey within their rights according to .
certain clause IN the lease to which
had not paid particular attention. This
clause gave them authority to take from
my property a. much sand and soil a.
to al IN other adjoining sections to Q
certain grade level.
II was absolutely powerisas 20 demand
any pay for this material taken from Q
plot over which ! thought ! assumed
complete Ownership when purchased Il.
Another thing. I discovered (thls be.
Ing . newly developed territory that
there were no street hydrants for Are
protection which would also tend Ia
drain OF water from the main pipes
and thus clear II In the house.
"Whsn I discovered this the company
said they were not ready to put In
these hydrants yet. and a. II was not In
my contract ! could not compel them to
do 30.