Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-03-04
NEW ANGLE TO THE
HOUSING PROBLEM
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John s. Berry and wife live at 1929.
They have been unable to find any place
to move, and nrc going 10 store their
household goods and hoard. Robert
Burton, living at 1924, has bought that
house and will remain.
Harry Mckinney, living ~ 1922, bns
family of five, including himself. They
we're offered the house Mt $500. they
state, and while considering the proposi-
ton, learned that it had been aold to
another party. When they went 10 that
part, 10 buy It, they learned that the
price had advanced 20 s3,70O. II is said
that 81, 900 il being asked now for some
Of the houses. Mr. Mckinney and his
family have been unable 10 make any
arrangements as yet about place TO
live, and nre very much worried. His wife
has been going from real estate Office TO
real estate office, but without success.
Rufus Hutchinson and wife, Mt 1920,
have secured place on du Pont street,
and will move there on the 25th.
Harry Albee and wife and four chill
dren, living at 1918, have to move and
have nowhere to go. The house they oo-
c,ipv has been sold TO another marty
They do not know yet what they will rio.
All they know for certain is that they have
TO get out Of the house they now occupy.
William Wather, living at 1916, has
TO get out also. That house has been sold.
II is understood that he and his family will
move 10 the Sewer Hotel, on Market
street above Eighth, with which he is
connected.
Ross Scho6eld, at 1914, with a family
Of four, has been unable TO find another
house but has TO get out Of the one he now
occupies.
George II. Larish, living ut 1912, and
who is employed mt the Harlan plant, has
four in his family, including himself He
has been unable 10 find any place, and
will send his family 10 Philadelphia until
he can make other arrangements.
Conner Srrague, four in the family,
lives at 1908, and has 10 get out by
March 25. They have been unable TO find
any place Ia go, and do not know what
they will do.
Joseph Knox, living At 1910, three in
the family, is preparing to break up house
keeping, as he has been unable 10 find
house They viii have TO store their firnI-
ture and board.
has three in the family. She has bought
place at 1903 Union street and will move
there.
norm SIDES OF STREET CONCERNED.
On the other side Of the street there are
twelve houses of the same kind. The
two at 1901 and 1908 have been sold, and
the families will remain in them, it is
understood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dougherty, living Mt
1907, are preparing To get out. They will
either go to Philadelphia or board They
have not definitely decided. The house at
IL al. a
they will remain.
Charles III. Mason, FIVE in the family,
lives at 1911 They have been unable to
about eleven months, and was unable 20
take advantage of the offer 90 sell to him
They have To get out, but have been un-
able 20 get another place.
Winfield Campbell lives at 1913, with
eight in the family. They cannot find
another house TO rent, but have 10 get ont.
" .lliam Norman, with seven in the fam
1y, lives at 1915.
Charles Lamb, ut 1917. has no place
TO go when he IS compelled 90 get out Of
the house he now occupies Frank Paris,
at 1919 has made no arrangements for
the future They have beei>.aable TO find
a place.
SOLD LAST DECEMBER.
All these houses on the two sides of the
streets were sold some time ago To Caleb
l.. Burchcnal by W b. Lerdcrman and
|. NJ. Lcnderman The amount involved
in the transaction is not known. The deal
was made last December
Mr.. Burchenal this morning said that
all the houses had been sold by him or
for He said that all the ten
ants in the houses had been given on
portunity to buy. and that the property
was we'll worth what he had asked for it
s. 800 q house.
Some Of the tenants bought, Some were
not able TO buy, although very liberal
terms were offered by Mr.. Burchenal, he
said
Most OF them have been bought for
and the new owners are wait
ing to move in when the present tenants
get out on March -.
The trouble the families on Laurel
street are up against IN finding place to
i've shows that conditions IN Whining
.on as regards housing facilities are as
pad rs ever There seems to be very little
-elief IN sight, as building operations now
going on are confined to business prop