New-York tribune., 1920-07-13
+ Lockwood Replies
To Chittick s Attack
On Rent Measures
Author of Ambient Prof.
iteering Bills Says Land
lords Who Profiteer Do
So in Defiance of the Law

Senator Charles c. Lockwood, whose
.nti-rent profteering bills are credited
With having stopped a great deal of
eousing, paid his respects yesterday to
richard O. Chittick. of the Real Estate
Board. Mr.. Chittick in a public state-
ment. had charged that the shortage OF
houses was increased by the Lockwood
measures.
aThe public should know said Sen
.tor Lockwood, "that this is the same
Mr.. Chittick who is associated with
william P. Doyle. who brought the bill
10 Albany last winter. which aimed at
undoing the work of the joint legisla-
tive committee on housing, and which
vould have made a mockery of our
huilding laws and permitted compar-
st;vely few dishonest landlords to
scuee helpless tenants.
"Mr. Chittick declares that the rent
laws make all landlords profiteers. No
one knows better than Mr.. Chittick that
rrofiteering landlords are profiteering,
no. because of any law, but of dis
regard for it, These rent profteers are
the only landlords who need fear the
laws which Mr. Chittick condemns, and
tie fact that they are daily hailed to
court. under the provisions of the laws
in question, is sufficient proof of the
need Of these remedial measures, which
we're recommended by the housing
committee.
Says Chittick Opposed Relief Plan
Senator Lockwood said that when he
tried to put through the bill exempting
incomes from mortgages up to $40 900
from the provisions of the state in
ccme tax, so as to induce investors to
place their money in mortgages, thus
making available more money for hous-
ing. Mr.. Chittick opposed it.
Senator Lockwood announced yester-
day that the joint legislative commit
mar, will meet Thursday noon at City
Hall 20 consult with judges of the Mu-
nicipal Court. to discuss new legisla-
ton with view to asking Governor
Smith to call an extra session of the
legislature.
1--WE should not wait until next Janu-
ary," said Senator Lockwood. Eve
should get at this at once. The anti
rent prohteering bills are merely emer-
gency measures. They do not build
houses. Only money can do that. And
by passing legislation to induce inves
tors to lend on mortgages is one CT the
ways of making more homes"
Curran Against New Courthouse
President Henry H. Curran, of the
Borough OF Manhattan, who wrote to
Governor Smith asking him to call an
extra session 10 relieve the housing
situation, yesterday refused to vote
favorably on the contract for the pre-
liminary work on the new courthouse.
All other members of the Board of Es-
innate, with the exception of President
La Guardia. of the Board Of Aldermen, 4,
who was absent, voted in the affrma-
tive
u think that a decent consideration
for the people would be to look to the
building of houses instead of taking up
millions of dollars to put up a new
courthouse" explained President Cur
ran, in voting in the negative. "There
is no imperative call for this court
house, except 10 suit the convenience
of few judges, whose calendars are
daily growing smaller"
All bids for the initial work, except
ing those of Rodgers & Haggerty and
Wells & Newton. were rejected. Re-
yised forms providing for alternate
bids for granite or limestone for the
superstructure were approved.