Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-04

period of ten years in quarterly in
stallments. The company retaining
title, paying the land taxes, water
rates and fire insurance and charging
the tenant s22 a month for rent. The
houses taken by outsiders were taken
for $500. A number of other schemes
have been proposed for relieving the
situation, but the one in which real
relief can come is to provide more
homes. Inspired by the critical
housing conditions that prevail, plans
are being completed for a Gown
Your Home" exposition to be held
in New York, June rs to July 2 and
every factor that enters in the
building of a home will be covered.
The reasons for this unprecedented
state of affairs all over the country is
the same that Perth Amboy and the
Metropolitan district knows. Building
stopped during the war because the
government requested it and because
prices were so high and labor and
material impossible to get.
While the prices of material are
still high. and may go higher, there
Is no shortage of labor and the wage
scale On the construction line is not
higher than in other forms of indus
try.
The situation. summing up, comes
to this. People must have homes,
whether they build themselves or pay
rent. The former Is the Independent
way. With loan associations and
banking institutions in Perth Amboy
cooperating with the "Own Your
Own Home" Campaign II is easy to
get money to start building your
home. The balance can be paid off
the same as rent m then In a few
years to come. those who had the
courage of their convictions and
put up a dwelling, had something to
show for their money rather than q
lot of receipts for rent paid.
The local situation is this. Perth
Amboy, as. an Industrial center is
growing daily. Not very fast, just at
present, perhaps, but 1t is forging
ahead. FROM the present outlook
the signing of the peace treaty, while |
still being delayed, will come in a |
few more weeks. Then, according |
to experts who have gone over the
entire industrial situation a great re- |
vival will come in all lines of indus
try. More men win be coming to
Perth Amboy to work in the many
They will bring their fami-
lies with them and the population
of the city will be given another big
boost.
But taking that situation for grant
ed. where are those men going to
live. For example. if one of our
plants found it necessary to
or, say 5000 men this week, these
would want homes to live in
with their families, but where?
In order to keep up with the rapid
growth of Perth Amboy the dwelling |
situation must be given serious con- |
~sideration. Plants have been added
additions erected, but the housing has
not kept apace with them. There is
no use trying to bring more Industrial
plants to Perth Amboy unless pro-
vision is made to shelter the workmen |
and their families.
To help the situation to a better
standing it behooves those who have |
been planning to build their own
homes to get the actual work Of con- |
.struction started. Then the homes
which they will vacate will be ready
for occupation by n of the many
families that are looking for a dwell
ing place. In this way the prospec-
tive builders will be accomplishing
three great goods.
They will own their W homes.
They will better the community in
that way.
They will relieve the housing stu
alton.