New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
Mayor Hylan Says Admins
fration viii Undertake to
Provide HomesforEvicted
Tenants for SUNNI er
State Is Making Survey
Reconstruction Commission
Investigating IS Typical
Blocks in Greater City

Tents will be placed on vacant lots,
II that VIII help curb rent profteer-
ing, Mayor Hylan announced yester-
day. The city will undertake to pro-
vide such quarters during the next six
months for tenants forced from their
homes
Nathan hirsch. chairman of the
Mayors committee on rent profiteer-
Ing, received from the Sinking Fund
Commission yesterday complete list
of vacant buildings owned by the city
and of unimproved lots on which tents
may be erected for the summer
In announcing his determination to
fight rapacious landlords with all the
means at the city's disposal Mayor
Hylan said.
Mr.. Hirsch has been in communi-
cation with representatives Of the
army and navy, who have large num-
Der of tents, cots, bedding and other
necessaries OF camp life. He has been
assured that the City of New York, in
this period of stress, will be per-
mltted to use these supplies. Governor
Alfred l.. Smith also has offered to the
necessary bedding. 1t is the intention
OF the city government to resort to
whatever means is necessary to curb
the operations of these rapacious
landlords and put a quick end to rent
profiteering
Sympathy for Landlords
"Ihe Board of Estimate has great
sympathy with the owners of real es-
the burdens that have been placed On
real estate. We succeeded this year
IN reducing the tax rate in all bor-
oughs at least four points This is a
direct substantial benefit to every own
or cs real estate in this city II is prob
able that large majority appreciate
this, but few are taking advantage
~ present conditions to cxtort un-
heard-of sums from tenants whom
they believe to be in their power.
The committee is working slowly
aai carefully. Conferences have been
ned "lth judges and representatives
81 tne bar, and have no doubt meas
gres will be evolved which will be pro-
posed TO the next Legislature, which
siu prevent a recurrence of this con-
dition. | sympathize with the land
lords, but we shall insist that the land
owner have some sympathy for his
tenant
In The Bronx nfty-six tenants OF
apartment houses at 210l to 2109 Har-
rlson Avenue sent petitions to Mayor
Hy,an and Governor Smith asking re
lief. They have been notified that
they must sign leases for two years
At reatal advance from 33 3 to sc
ger cent.
Two Children Evicted
OF the ten evicsions, one was thai
o. Rachel and Sidney Slutsky, aged Il
and o. respectively, Of 500 Stone Ave
nue., who were dispossesscd while THEN
father was ut work. The mother il
dead. The children came home from
school TO cook their lunch. Before the,
could haya their meal the movers came
and took their furniture to storage
leaving the children TO be cared for b,
fricnds. Dayid Rosenberg Is the land
lord.
Orders to disposses 1866 tenants in
Brownsville came before Justice Cor.
ncIius Ferguson yesterday, the largcs'
number In the history Of the Seventh
District Municipal Court Thirteer
more came before Judge William Nipe,
in the Fourth District Court. Unless
landlords and tenants effect a com.
profaiEe, a total of 179 families in ths
HrownsyilIe section of Brooklyn will be
elected to-day. Arrangements have
been Fo@de 70 aceomro odate In nearby
sfethodigt Episcopal churches such
families sa have no other place TO 70.