Evening journal., 1919-11-18
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RENT PaOFITEERS
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has been summarlly jumped from 50 a
, month TO s. a week, payable weekly.
Tenants Of these properties last
week testified that the roofs leaked.
The cellars were so full OF water you
could row a boat from one end TO the
other Of them," and that they were al
most inhabitable. Carroll w. Grinlth,
who is Mrs. LOebers agent said he had
refused to sanction any increase In the
rental charges, and that upon word
from Mrs. Loeber he had turned over
the houses TO Mr.. Dugan, OF the Dugan
Realty Company.
Mr.. Dugan was asked TO appear be-
fore the committee last night. but
Charles C. Kurtz. OF the committee,
stated that Dugan had informed him
that he wasn't going TO attend.
Mr.. Dugan declared he was In busi-
ness TO make money!" said Mr.. Kurtz.
Mrs. Mary B. Fisher Of No. 2JOO JEFF
ferson street. also bad been asked by
the committee TO attend last nights
session. but failed 10 appear. She was
wanted TO answer complaint OF Mrs.
Maize DonohOe, that she was forced by
Mrs. Fisher TO pay 50 more per month
for a home, at No. i0S North Franklin
street, than other tenants In the same
row. all OF which properties are owned
by Mrs. Fisher.
ITS high time these imposltlons were
stopped" said President Of Council
Lyon. The tenants In many cases are
not getting a square deal. believe in
the law. but in these cases there seems
to be too little law 10 properly protect
victims Of inscriptions gOugers and
profteers"
Councilman Murray, who is a mem-,
Der Of the committee, moved the COM
mittee request the Board Of Assessors
to assess profits from prOflteering on
the owners Of the properties. mo
mercy should be shown TO such own
ers." he said.
Mr.. Kurtz demurred at this pro-
cedure. saying such a plan would not
help the tenants a particle. but would
only serve TO justify INSCRIPTIONS
property owners in raising their rentals.
Yes, and the INSCRIPTIONS landlord,
spoke up William p. White, OF the COM
mittee, will raise the rent 20 per cent.
is raised 10 per cent"
Mr.. kurtz said a lot OF people were
blaming the high rents on increased tax
This, however, was not
right. There was some ground. and
good ground, 20 blame Increases upon
the greatly increased cost Of repairs.
jut the city assessments had been raised
very little and the city should not be
Of, Mr.. Kurtz said. At the
same time. he added. sight should not |
be lost that many landlords were rails !
ing rents without doing any repairs |
which manifesily was most |
unfair.
After hearing some more testimony |
from occupants OF the Peach street |
properties OF Mrs. Loeber. the COM
mittee, upon the advice OF City So |
Iicltor Huxley, informed the tenants |
they need not pay the increased rental |
10 Dugan because they had merely a |
verbal agreement. and that under the
common law their leases extended au-
TO June %.
There was one exception to this In
The case OF one tenant who admitted he
had been scared into" paying the in
crease of from 50 a month to 50 a !
week. The other tenants who have not |
paid. however. were told to take their |
regular 50 a month 10 Dugan on No
rember % as usual. and offer 1t to him |
N the presence Of a witness, not a
member OF their own family. If Dugan |
'efuses to receive it, they are 10 de
losit or hold the money for him and |
'efuse to give up their homes.
The Board Of Health meanwhile Is
Isked by the committee 10 investigate
he living conditions Of the Peach
street properties.
Humor was injected into the pro-
Of The evening by George Pet
rsOn, cOlored, who appeared to com
,lain about the house In which he is
living at No. 92s Walnut street.
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen" he
,egan. much as II accustomed 10 ad-
lressing a lodge meeting, Il live in a
wo-stOry brick house. 10 has four
Ooms and a shed kitchen, but no bath.
{ is owned by Mrs. William Frisby.
lay for It s25 a month, payable week
y-that is, / pay s. every week.
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, the
Oof Of the hOdse leaks, the water In
he shed flows in little teeny stream
bout the size Of lead pencil. There's
heap Of window glass out, and the
vail paper looks as II the squirrels
ad been running up and down the
walls for the last two years. Outside
t these things the houses all right"
George wanted a reduction in rent,
ONE repairs made and an arrangement
lade whereby he could pay his rent
y the month, "'cause that's the way
get paid" he declared.
Mrs. Frisby testified in reply and
uzzled the committee at first by say
ng she was lin law" 1t developed
he was a widow and her property is in
barge Of J. Frank Ball as a trustee.
fter a deal Of dickering, verbal ar
angement was made which may tend
0 satisfy Peterson.
A number Of other cases were set
led amicably by the committee.
ZAMPINO HELD FOR COURT.