The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-30
RENT MEASURE
AGAIN DELAYED
Council to Confer Saturday
on City Ordinance
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Hhhll ADJOURN TINS meeting, mooi'
added There was silence,
Tho gentleman 10 whom Chairman
Moore referred. and who appeared
aa chief advocate for the tenants,
was Roger J. Meakim. an attorney.
AS representative OF the Tenants
Protective association. Mcakim cited
numerous instances Of outrageous In
crcaHcs In rent
More than rs per cent Of the
memhcrship OF this association have
been ordered out OF their apartments
on November /. ana they will be
forced into tho streets unless this
council gives them relief by passing
this ordinance" Meahim said
Landlords have stood here today
and told you that no more apart
ment houses VIII be built In Seattle
II this ordinance passes. Why
haven't they built apartment houses
during the last year. when the de-
mand was urgent. and no ordinance
contemplated
Another complaint OF tho land.
lord II that tho original owner has
not participated In lease gambling
and its attendant profits That is
not true. l know OF ono hotel man.
agcr who has sui, leased his hotel
three times since last March, and
each time he has received $1,000 for
his written consent 60 the tranrac.
ton. And I've heard OF many other
similar deals"
Raises Laugh
George H. West. who told the
council that he had plenty OF money
and that his Judgment in apartment
house rent charges was second TO
none, raised hearty laugh by urT.
lng the organization OF an apartment
house owners association.
one woman told the council that
her rent at tho Quincy apartments.
T@i nth ave- had been raised from
So TO $50 In two years
Admits It's Enough
-Do you believe such an increase.
-75 per cent In two years. IL justi-
fable ?" Councilman Erickson asked
West.
We'll. RS enough West admitted
I've been paying rent In Seattle
for ~ years" said the woman tenant
who complained % the Quincy apart
ment house rental
why don't you 20 hack East.
where YOU bciongy- shouted another
woman"
Speaking % Easterners.- shouted
another landlord. II want 10 say
that they want twice as much bed
ding az westernerA I don't know
why this should hc''
why don't you give them hot
water hagn-- suggested voice
Pfrads for Hotel Mon
r. n. Rockwell. appearing for the
ri-kccpers' association. admitted
that there had been grave and -
riona inhumanitica IN this rental bus
lnes~." but Declared that the hotels
81 Seattle had not raised their rates
In the last five years. altho labor,
laundry and other essentials con-
nected with the hotel business had
increased nearly 100 pre- cent
1t isn't right and ~ isn't fair 20
strike at the hotel man over the
shoulders Of the apartment house
owner Rockwell said II say that
this council has no moro right 20 say
what charge hotel man may make
than II has 20 say what the Hon
Marchs shall charge for a pair Of
stockings"
George r. dc stciguer and Ira
Bronson. attorneys. also spoke
against the ordinance.
Tho session was enilvened. AZ one
point by n ,iit between Chief Assist
ant Corporation counsel Thomas J.
l.. Kennedy. author OF the proposed
ordinance. and Otto Rupp. chief
spokesman for tho Seattle Real Is
tate association.