The sun., 1916-09-25
TENANTS DENOUNCE
BROAD CHANNEL co.
Declare Corporation Is Not
Complying With Lease
Made by City.

The Broad Channel Corporation OF 81
Nassau street. Manhattan. Of which
Pierre Noel Is president, the corporation
that holds a city lease Of some I,1t7
acres which 1t subiets to dweliers at the
water resort. was severely denounced at
Two meetings held at Broad Channel
Yesterday afternoon. The meetings were
held by the Broad Channel Association,
Y. which hilbert henderson Is president.
ana tho Shad Crcck Association, of
which Henry wenk Is president.
The statements made nj both meet.
.ngs were almost exactly aiike--that the
Broad Channel Corporation, after get
Eng a valuable lease from the city for
tn,rty years at n rental of from sl6,57
per acre at the beginning to $33.73 per
acre during the last Ave years of tho
tease. has given notice that IL purposes
20 increase enormously tho rentals to
householdcrs.
II the company were living UP to the
conditions imposed by the city regarding
inc matter OF improvements there might
possibly no be NO much objection as
we now feel with respect TO the proposed
rental Increase" declared President Hen
derson. but we are getting nothing
and tho conditions are being made
harder for us all the time.
Can't Drink the Water,
"For instance. the company is required
by the terms of its lease TO furnish
water. II does furnish water. yes-bu,
nobody "A drink 1t. We cannot ever
use 1t for washing our clothes. as 1,
turns them all a rusty brown. For
laundry purposes we have 10 use rair
water. caught In barrels from roofs
while We have to purchase our drinking
water in cartons. We have only Of
Lights. We have no sewers. These are
some OF the fixed disagreeable thing.
with which We have to put up.
persons erecting new houses arc re-,
CURED to install plumbing-although tn,
water can be used only for flushing pur,
poses. and the charges for permission &c
install the plumbing. aside from tn.
plumbing bills. are But the,
must be paid II the houses are to b,
occupied"
1t was stated at both meetings tina
h~ouseholders who paid the city sax
yearly rental prior to the assumption o,
the landlordship by the Broad Channe
Corporation in May. 1915. and who's,
leases will expire in May. 1917. have
been notified that their rent will b,
raised TO $50 f?r all plots Of IS By Zoe
feet or less.
All land ia excess Of that sized piot
will be charged for at the rate OF TIVE
cents a square foot a year, Some Of TIT
plots are as small as 90 by 40 or I;
feet. These, too. II was stated, mus
stand the increase In rent to $50 d;
year. Persons engaged In business mus
pay 800 q year for their plots.
Comparison OF Proat.
The corporations maximum paymen'
10 the city Is TO be but S33..3 per acre
said President Henderson. There ar,
sixteen lots TO the acre. II would seen
that there was a fairly reasonable prof
TO the corporation at the present rate'
we pay. Sixteen times $50 are $3.50
That is the sun the corporation gets
and 1t pays the city only 1913 for tn
privilege Of collecting that amount
Doesn't that appear like a rather goo,
thing:
And that isn't all. TIE corporation
instead Of spending money In MAXIM
the improvements required by the cit.
lease, bends all It's energies to making
new land by pumping up sand iron
under the water n filling In the loy
ground. AS soon as land Is made !
causes houses to be erected and sold. ant
hen leases the land upon which the,
stand.
There are over $50 houses right her
now. not to mention h houses at TIL
Raunt and Goose Creek. from whic
the corporation receives revenue"
II was decided at both meetings (
have committees see president Noe
and. II unsuccessful in having the rem
increase plan changed, to employ law
yers - fight for them.
by concerted action" said Presidcn
Henderson. I've car force the corpora
ton to %rcl!nquish Its plan to raise tn
rents. or to live up to the very letter q
Its city contract, and give us the in
movements therein provided"