The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
UNCLE SAM FIGHTS RENT BROTHERS

RIDGEPORTS WORKERS going get relief from the ID oppressive housing conditions here and the proflteer ing householder is going be forced to lower his rents or lose tenant days board of survey from the U S Bureau Industrial Housing Transportation Department o Labor has been making of the situation in Bridge port
 s hoped to increase the number of operatives In Bridge port factories doing govemen work 150 Of this Der desired enlist the services of between OO and 900 women already residents of the city An appeal
 made these to leave their household pursuits the been done by the of England who have entered the factories to help end the war.
 The survey the conditions Bridgeport extended the Shore line from New Haven to South Norwak and on Berkshire Division far Danbury It was found that there 5000 available within easy reach of Bridge port and at prices that working at average wages can a ford pay much lower than they have been cha ed in Bridgeport proper.
 In Danbury 365 vacant houses to be had at low rentals The board will recommend the putting on of extra trains with stops at stations The Danbury tram Will probably make stop at the old North Bridgeport saon sue benefit of Remington Arms workers and platforms will be along the railroad line front various factories that workers be carried to the factory doors.
 ap the outskirts first is the slogan of the members of the survey central will probably be opened within fortnight which will be in charge of competent who will open receive applications from all who desire rents that conform to their earning and will be the business make possible for all applicants to be located properly from economical standpoint
 The Times able to say that the survey found throughout city tenants fairly treated but also found profeering that almost inhuman at the conclusion that the married who obtain factories not the foaters the la the oater whether married single but that oater generally class of semised workers with fac tory experience and in most unmarried.
 for many workers leaving Bridgeport is believed to be the failure their part to where the good the they had before ing here
 The board found that the traffic situation bad in Bridgeport because of the fault of the company much is due the peculiar layout of the city, where the bulk of the travel centers at point congestion and slow ment of workers during rush hours
 It will recommend radical traffic changes and the things that will probably ask for will be the installation of the
 agge system whereby each of the factories will have their help report for work and leave the factory different times It figures that if the help could report for duty half hour shifts viz 6:3O m. m. 7:3O m, and m. there would not be the stampedng that exists today when all fac tories begin work at practically the expect the report the survey will not indicate the need for the the Department of Labor of the opinion that the morals of the workers under the barracks system not good under housing system It is practically understood that the survey will recommend that Bridgeport be allowed for new houses and that is well pleased with the Bridgeport Housing company that this company will probably have the handling of the with stipulation that the limit of prot will be six per cent If this margin is acceptable large number of good clean and houses will be erected placed at the disposal of Bridgeport workers It believed that with the amount of that the Bridgeport Housing Company will furnish in connection with this proposition from 800 20O0 families will be provided with crate rentals that will force down the prices rents being charged by profiteers