Evening journal., 1920-12-16
TENANTS MUST
BID FOR HOMES
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by acceptance OF bids will be offered
individually, in which case the tenants
will be given first opportunity 10 buy.
In case the tenant OF house and
another party should submit an equal
bid, the tenant would be given the
preference. The Board Will sell the
houses on the condition that II
party other than the resident makes
the purchase, the resident must be
given at least three months notice TO
Yacate.
Admiral BenSOn's Letter.
Admiral BensOn's letter in full, is as
follows
"a duly received and have carefully
considered your letter OF November
30, enclosing copy Of letter received
by you from Mr.. Homer C. Simmons,
clerk OF the Council, city OF Whining
ton, urging on behalf OF the Council
that the tenants now living in the
houses at Union Park Gardens be
given an opportunity to purchase
| their homes before they are offered 10
the pupblic for sale.
me act OF Congress approved June
| D. 1870, known as the merchant marine
act OF 1920, provides, among other
things relating to housing:
section i6. the board is
authorized and directed to dis
poSV oi al sucn properties or the
interest OF the United States in
all such properties at as early
date as practicable, consistent
with good business and the best
interests or the United States"
The trustees OF the SHINING Roard
IN thelr consideration OF a pOlicv n
ne pursued in dispOsing Of the hons
ing projects controlled by the Emerg-
ency Fleet Corporation. have been
gllued ny their obvious obligation to
llquldate these holdings in the man
ner most consistent with good bust
ness ana the best interests OF the
people Of the United Ctates
Prefer To Sell As Whole.
The sales OF projects by individual
units Will necessitate a considera6io
seHlng expense and the grantins ~
easy terms Of payment subject to lo-
cal real estate conditions invol,ino
tne acceptance OF large numhe- M
hstalmelt mortgages. The collectior
on lne lnstalments on these mort.
sages ana the accounting incident
Iterelo VIII require .he mainten9ncf
OF an organization for tho nnrnoss
; over term Of years. ''' Po9'
FOR these reasons, the trustees n,o
! Ier 10 sell projects as a whole nro.
Nlded prices can be obtained thareso,
. approXlmating the total of nrjco,
which 1t believes 10 be obtainahle %,
tne houses II sold by individnai ,,nits
III has been thought wise there
Iore, as a first step, 20 advertise N,
sealeu Dlds for OH or part nf eacf
luuslhg project. II as a result an of
lvI - receiNed Tor any project OF such
, higher net price can be Realized ~
the project by the acceptance ~ IN,
!. bld than by the sale OF the house,
indiNldually, II will be constrained 4,
accept the bid. '''''ou u
Terms for Tenants.
Az the same time each tenant will
l. nave the opportunity 10 submit a,
k oHer Tor the house he occuples. AM
% ne VIII be given prior Consideration
n IN tne event that an equal bid is sub
o nlltted ny another person for IN
same property II a bid for anv nrop
20 erty from a person other than m
tenant Is accepted. the condition vii
DC imposed that the tenant must b
given al least three months notice 4
} vacaie
III the project Is not SOL In It's en-
tirety. such OF tho houses as NAV no
& be sold by acceptance OF bids will 4
all probability be offered individually
IN which case the tenants VIII b
given flrst opportunity 10 nurchase.
1T Is the desire OF the Board, I as
sure you, 10 give every considerable
a possible TO the present tenants consls
k tent with the intent OF the Act abov
referred TO. | will take pleasure I
informing you from time to time q
any definite action taken by the Boar
u respecting the disposal OF this Pre-
I iect"
Murray Denounces Terms.
Sentiment IN Council was divide
over the shipping Boards method {
sale. President Lyon hoped son
n wealthy. public-spirltcd either
would come forward. buy In all tf
homes and resell them on easy pal
\ ments to the tenants. C0uncilma
\ Mearns agreed such an act would
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