Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
HOUSING COMMITTEE
HAS PARTIAL PLAN
A Six-ROOm Structure, Steam
Heated and Electrically Light
ed, That Can Be Sold for
about $500 Seems about the
Right Thing

An up-to-date six-room house with mod
ern Improvements, including steam heat
the best of plumbing. electric lights. gas
together with plot of land for small
garden, well-graded lawn and attractive
surroundings, in short AL the comforts
of home.' may soon be within the reach
of every workingman in Burlington. If the
plans of the housing committee which has
in hand the alienation of Burlington's
crowded housing conditions can be real
lied
This plan is by no means definitely for
INFLATED. But the committee has secured
the services of attorneys to draw up from
the many plans that have been suggested
one comprehensive outline of procedure,
which shall combine the best points of
all the other plans. and which can be put
before those interested in this matter just
as soon as possible. 1t is now expected
that this plan will be ready to be pre-
scented the early part of next week, and If
everything works well, 1t is hoped that
building can be started by the first Of
September with prospect of having the
first of the houses ready by November l.
The type of house which the committee
seems to favor building. after duly con-
sidering many different plans. is one which
viii NE eHtIIeiy up 10 Odte, WITHOUT COTl-
bining any eXtravagant features 1t will be
such house as a man in average circum-
stances would want to own, but which he
might not feel able to build at this time
1t is felt that in building 70 or 100 of
these houses, the cost can be greatly re-
duoed, and the houses can be sold on the
1t is estimated that S15oOOC will be needed
to start this building plan.
No definite plans have been made as to
| the location of these new houses. 1t is
probable that they will be located in diff
ferent parts of the city. wherever land
can be obtained at reasonable price,
rather than all in one section of the city.
Yet. II some plot Of land large enough to
accommodate a number Of houses can be
secured for a reasonable sum, 1t is quite
probable that this land will be utilized
and houses erected together. with diff
ferences in their construction, so as not
TO make too uniform an appearance. In
this case, 1t will be the attempt of those
in charge to beautify such home sec
ton as may be arranged for, and make
the whole section attractive for those
who live there.
All these plans We're talked over at a
Getting of the housing committee held
Monday afternoon in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce. John Walker Of
Boston president of the Vermont MIX
Chocolate company met with the COM
mittee and strongly advocated the build
ing Of up to-date. rome-like houses, with
everything modern, In order to create a
real interest among those who occupy
them to own their own homes
In trying to find the very best plan
possible for going az this building propo-
sition. the committee has been in COM
munication with large number of other
towns and cities where building is being
done on a large scale, and. as a result,
many plans have been submitted, from
which it is hoped to evolve q scheme
which will include the best points Of
all those submitted. Among the local.
ties which have sent in their plans of
building procedure are White River
Junction and Richford, and several cities
in Massachusetts,
1t is probable that, in this connection,
also, the Burlington Building Loan
association may take a hand in helping
individual parties to purchase homes in
the city made more attractive by inten-
sive repairing A general campaign is
TO be launched both to build new houses
and to enlarge those already built, in
order that Burlington may have as much
housing room as possible, and so that as
many people as possible may own their
own homes.