New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-24
Hilly Opposes
Limited Rental
For New Homes
Committee Chairman Agrees
With Realty Board That 1t
Would Restrict Build
ing and Aid Cougers
Housing Farley To-day
Prizes Awarded in Competi-
ton TO Decide Best Way
TO Remodel Tenements

Whatever else the Legislature, at its
special session September 20, may do
in the way of enacting housing laws,
Arthur J. ". Hilly, chairman of the
Mayors Committee on Rent Profiteer.
ing. urges that no restrictions be
placed on rentals for new homes.
It IS his idea that if the authorities
Of the state and city hope to stimulate
the building of more apartments thew
must first assure the investor that he
Viii be left entirely free to deal with
his property in the matter of rentals.
He points out that with more dwellings
gong up. measure of competition
vii be introduced and the gouging
landlord be deprived OF his most pow
erfuI weapon-the lack Of other quar-
ters to go to.
The suggestion was first made by the
Real Estate Board of New York in its
recent report and will be backed up by
Mr. Hilly at the conference on the
housing situation called by the Lock
wood committee for tomorrow at CITY
Hall
Restrictions on Alterations
Some other suggestions made by the
owners are regarded by Mr.. Hily as
purely selfish, and will be bitterly
fought by his committee Particular
objection Is taken to the suggestion
hat the rent laws be so amended as
10; 70 apply TO cases where the tenant
has been advised four months prior to
the expiration OF his lease of an in
crease in his rentals and fails to &C
eept or reject the new terms within
thirty days
Ny Hllly asserts that if the tenant
were unable 10 meet the landlords de-
mands this amendment would give the
owner ample opportunity to find eX-
cuses for getting rid OF the households
and "stinglng' the newcomer
Nr HHiy says. further, he is opposed
20 alterations except where they &C
tuaIy help the situation. He refers
TO the practice of tearing down good
housekeeping apartments and recon
structng them into two and three room
on-nouse keeping suites He suggests
thar the Tenement House Department
De given proper authority to restrict
such alterations. so that only such re
modelling be permitted as Will increas e
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S''ooo fFizes Awarded
Awards in the $1,000 architectural
competition held for the remodelling
o. d typical New York tenement block
70 make It decent place to live in
were made Yesterday. The competi-
lion was under the auspices of the
joint Legislative Committee on Hous-
ing and the Reconstruction Commission
@: the State Of New York. The prize
winners we're announced at the head
quarters OF the Architectural League.
1l5 West Fiftv-seventh Street.
Sibcy G Fetherston. of 1O1 Park
Avenue and Robert Gilbert Ecob we're
each awarded $1,000 Murphy &
Dana. Of 3Sl Madison Avenue; Eugene
Henry kiaber and Edward f Wash
burn. OF 101 Park Avenue, received
PRES Of 5000. as did also Sibley &
fe'nerston Tor a second prize. A firm
% tNo women architects, Schenck &
Mead, of l05 West Fortieth Street, won
$50, while the firm of Ford, Butler
Oliver, of 10l Park Avenue, was
awarded Il similar prize.
Abraham I. klkus, former chairman
OF the State Reconstruction Commits
SION, presented the prizes. While the