The guardian., 1940-08-17
Application Out For
Housing Project
Tenants
Tenants

The applications will also be distri-
buted throughout the city through the
cooperation of both public and pri-
vate agencies. The forms may be
obtained at any fire station, police sta
ton, public library, or health unit in
the city, commencing this week. Su-
perintendent Arthur Gould of the
Boston Public School System has also
indicated his willingness to cooperate
with the Authority in the distribution
of the folders, and they will be
placed in the public schools when they
are opened in the fall.
In addition, practically every social
service agency in the city is co-operat-
ing with the Authority in the distribu-
ton of the applications. The follow
ing agencies have already signified
their intention to cooperate, and
folders may be obtained from these
organizations:
The Boston Floating Hospital, 20 Ash
Street, Boston.
Boston Provident Association, Win
throp Bldg, Z Water Street, Boston.
BOSTON URBAN LEAGUE, % Whit
tier Street, Roxbury.
Boston Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, 316 Huntington Ave, Bos-
ton.
Bureau of Jewish Education, North
Russell Street, Boston.
Catholic Charitable Bureau, 49 Frank
lin Street, Boston.
Ellis Memorial, sc Berkeley Street,
Boston.
Family Welfare Society of Boston,
Central Office, 10 Derne Street,
Boston (also district offices).
Hebrew Teachers College, IA Craw-
ford Street, Roxbury.
Jewish Memorial Hospital, As Town
send Street, RoXbury.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infrmary,
243 Charles Street, Boston.
Massachusetts General Hospital, So
cial Service Dept, Fruit Street,
Boston.
Norfolk House Centre, IA John Eliot
Square, Roxbury.
North Bennett Street Industrial School,
80 North Bennett Street, Boston.
North End Union, 20 Parmenter
Street, Boston.
Nursery Training School of Boston,
355 Marlborough Street, Boston.
ROBERT GOULD SHAW HOUSE,
Inc, Hammond Street, and II
Windsor Street, Roxbury.
RUGGLES STREET NURSERY
SCHOOL, lat Ruggles Street, Rox-
bury (after September 9th).
Roxbury Neighborhood House, 858
Alband Street, Roxbury.
The Salvation Army, IA Warrenton
Street, Boston.
Society of St. Vincent De Paul, 7
Water Street, Boston.
South End House Association, 20
Union Park, Boston.
United Settlements of Greater Boston,
20 Mon Park, Boston.
Women's Educational and Industrial
Mon, 264 Boylston Street, Boston.
AS additional outlets for the appli-
cations become available, public notice
will be given.
In commenting on the rent and in
come schedule, Chairman Breen
pointed out that it was a departure
from the Schedule now in effect at Old
Harbor Village, which was built by the
Federal Government under the P.W.A.
l1OuoAiS OANIo4OIIs do uloGlllS uISIlSu
from the present four projects which
were built by the Boston Housing
Authority under the United States
Housing Authority.
In the new rental schedule, Mr..
Breen pointed out that in each apart
ment-size group, three grades of rent
had been set up, so that families hav-
ing different incomes, but requiring
the same space accommodations
would have rentals in harmony with
their rent-paying ability. For exam
pie, three-room apartment may be
obtained for $1400, $17OO, or S21OO,
dependent on the income of the
family The highest annual income
for a family living in three-room
apartment will be $1,050.00, or ap-
proximately $2019 a week.
The same grading of both rents and
incomes has been carried out in the
rent and income allowance for the
other sized apartments, as follows:
Chairman John A. Breen of the
Boston Housing Authority on Aug. a
announced the schedule of rents for