The New York herald., 1922-04-08

THREE MOVING DAYS
PLAN FOR NEXT FALL
idea of City of 5000, 1000 Held
to October Ridiculous
Says Van Man.
WOULD CHANGE LEASES
Sept. 1. Oct. | and Nov. | Ex-
piration Dates in Pro-
posed System.
WOULD CHANGE LEASES

A concerted movement BY all the
agencies affected by moving day conges-
tion to spread the terminating dates OF
New York city housing leases over about
three months has been put under way, II
was said yesterday with more promise
Of success than has attended similar
efforts in years past The proposal.
which was considered at a meeting at
tended by representatives OF real estate
interests, gas, electric light and tele-
decorators and others, is to spread the
expiration dates over at least three
months every fall
John G. Neeser. president of the Man
pany, and Walter c. Reid of the stor-
age and warehouse department of the
Lincoln Safe Deposit Company sponsored
the movement on behalf of the storage
warehouse men, while Charles f. Morris
of the Metropolitan Storage Warehouse
Company and president of the Van
Owners Association of Greater New
alton OF the moving van men,
The idea, which has received the in
dorsement of those back of the move, is
TO arrange a system by which housing
leases of $4,000 a year or less would be
made to expire on September / each
year; those from $4,000 to $4,000 on Oc-
tober 1, and from $4,000 upward on
November /.
THE idea OF a city of 100000 get
ting up and moving on the same day IS
ridiculous and antiquated," Mr.. Morris
of the van owners said yesterday. "The
public is entitled to better service than
we can give under those conditions, and
our industry should not be subjected 10
the exactions required by those condi-
tons 1t Is a movement for the benefit
of all concerned and should. since war
time conditions have been removed. re-
ceve the enthusiastic support OF the
public"
eff the suggestion to distribute the
expiration dates of leases In some such
way as has been described is adopted
the situation might be very materially
improved" Mr.. Reid said. The low
priced apartments are needed early
through a desire to get located in time
to start the children TO school. The
medium renters seldom return to the city
DelOTt OClODtT anu tilt OtLcIo i1lSi AZ
the season.
'Some such arrangement would be the
means of distributing the work Of the
furniture mover. the painter and other
houseworkcrs over a period OF three
months, avoiding the present great rush
about October 1. II work could be dis
tributed as suggested smaller equip
ment would be necessary. This would
mean lower cost and better service all
along the line"
The New York Furniture Warehouse
mems Association has taken the matter
up and is planning campaign with the
cooperation OF civic and Industrial or
ganizations to accomplish a change OF
system. II is pointed out that the Chi
cago Real Estate Board has a similar
plan under way, but is even going New
York one better and advocating four
spring and four fall moving dates. Pres
ident Morris of the Van Owners Asso-
citation said yesterday that upward Of
90 per cent. of New York's leaseholdsrs
who move do so on or about October l
because of the uniformity, of the leases.
Another meeting for further discussion
of the subject and proposals Will be
called probably early next week.