Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-17
LEAGUE TAKES
UP HOUSING AS
FIRST SUBJECT
National Municipal Body
Opens Twenty-sixth Annual
Convention Here.
SESSIONS LAST 8 DAYS

The part the government, national,
State and municipal. would play in pro-
viding adequate housing facilities, was
discussed at the opening session Of the
twenty sixth annual convention Of the
National Municipal League at the Clay
pool Hotel today.
Thomas Adams, town planning adviser
OF Ottawa, Canada, spoke on Canadian
Housing Progress Under Government
leadership"
THE title of this paper suggests the
relation which the federal government oc-
cupies In connection with the develop
ment Of housing by puDlic enterprise IN
Canada during the last two years" he
said. THE federal government endeavors
to provide the leadership, but leaves the
responsibility for actual operations, with
the minimum Of interference. to the prov
inces and municipalities Such leader
ship as is given is justified by the fact
that the federal government has pro-
vided the bulk Of the money used for
public housing. AS, however. the prov
inces give bonds for the repayment of
that money, with ) per cent interest dur
ing twenty years, It Is proper that they
should have the utmost discretion IN
using the fund.
TELLS OF HOUSING
LOANS IN CANADA.
In Canada the control Of municipal
and public health matters is almost
exclusively provincial prerogative.
When the Federal Government drew up
rs housing project II limited the condi-
tions on which Il lent S25 100000 az 8
per cent to the absolute minimum necea
sary 20 secure that the money would
be used for the class for whom Il was
intended. namely. worklngmen and prin
dpally returned soldiers The term
'workingmen Is Interpreted IN the broad
est sense aud the aim IS to grant loars
70 any one whose Income does not eI-
cesd $1,000 a year
1T was merely intended" he added.
TO make up some Of the shortage OF
amount provided for that purpose has
proved Of great value during the diff
cult time of transition Bullders are
getting into their stride again and the
shortage In many cities Is gradually be
Ing overcome That, however related
purely 70 the war shortage The great
housing problem which we had before
,he war stiu remains % be solved. ST.
though the Government housing scheme
has been valuable in showing the direc-
tion 10 which q solution can be obtained
4 ne &tL#AAe mas HeGN 4Hktf 0thtAAAFA
IN previous articles aud papers and Z
viii give the merest outline IL the four
conditions attached % the Federal Offer
They are
i. That the provincial government
prepaIe a housing scheme giving the
standards and principles on which they
will relsud the money re- municipalities
or individuals
That fhe lo1ls shaH rot exceed
from s. 500 TO Ss.500. according to . speci-
fed type Of construction
DOES NOT MEET
ALL PROBLEMS
3. That the money ssau be used for
building houses on land owned by the
province, the municipality or Individuals
erecting houses for their own occupancy.
"A. That the money shall Dee repaid %
twenty or thirty years. according 10 tyJe
OF construction"
After touching upon what had been
done under the Canadian housing scheme
be said that 10 WIS not designed. how
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