The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-01-23
900 NeavHaven Families Still Poorly Housed REPORT Shows

A total of 1885 workers
families are housed i'm New
Ravens three lOw-rent hOus-
ing projects, which are 100
per cent occupied, according
to the fourth annual report of
the New Haven Housing Au-
thOrity. Some 5000 families
are still badly housed, the Au-
thOrity states.
There are three low-cOst housing
prOjects-Elm Haven, Quinnipiac
Terrace and Farnam Courts under
the jurisdiction of the Housing
Authority. The report deals with
the lOw-cOst projects. The local au-
thOrity is acting also as agent for
the Federal Housing Authority for
the 3OO-family West Hills war
housing project.
The total actual cost of the three
IOw-rent housing projects was S.
3O4, 7O3 or $IOO,ll6 less than
the estimated cost given i'm l041,
states the report.
Another interesting fact of costs
show that 1,035 low cost families are
now housed in decent, safe, sanitary
and attractive homes at a total cost
per person of $3.50.
HOPES JUSTIFIED
THE story of low-rent housing in
New Haven continues to unfold in a
manner that justifes all the hopes OF
the earliest housers," afirms the re-
port. DAILY, since the first tenant
moved into Elm Haven on Sept. ~,
1910, and through the period when
Farnam Courts became occupied on
July II, 1912, the Housing Author
ity and the public at large witnessed
an accumulation of evidence to prove
the economy, practically and wisdom
of the complete elimination of all
areas of bad housing"
The need for more housing in
New Haven continues and will con-
tinue until the 1000 to 5000 re-
manning families who are perma-
nently residing i'm New Haven and
who are now badly housed, the re-
port states.
While it is a report of the three
low-rent projects it includes mention
of conditions resulting from the war.
Elm Haven today is largely a war
project, housing hundreds of defense
workers. Increased wages paid these
workers by war factories early
made it necessary for the Authority
to revise its rent schedules to provide
for larger rental payments and a
consequent reduction of the subsidy
at Elm Haven" said the report.
EARNINGS STILL LOW
Despite the tremendous upswing in
industry the average income of the
487 families at Elm Haven, accord
ing to the report, sremains at a COM
paratively low figure. The average
earnings of the 318 colored families
is $1,254 per year; of the 169 white
families is slightly higher than 81 $780,
The lowest annual family income in
this project is $552. Highest income
is $780, The average rental is 1886
a month.
The average income of the 248
families in Quinnipiac Terrace at
the time they were admitted as Oc-
cupants was $l.2IO and the aver
age rent paid was $24.4l a month.
The lowest income was $3.50; the
highest 81 ,548.
At Farnam Courts the average
yearly income at the time of their
admittance was 81 200 and the aver
age rent $2487. There are 333 fam
lilies living in this project. The lowest
family income was 1896; the highest
$1,675.
The housing authority is COM
prised of C.-E. A. WinslOw, chair
man; George W. Crawford, vice.
chairman; William Nj. Hotchkiss,
Elizabeth G. Fox, and State Senator
Joseph T. Rourke, business man.
ager of Local BOO, Electrical
Workers.