Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-10-06
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observing the maneuvng Minneapolis city
public housing this reached
conclusion majority
Of building houses for tho almost 1000 low income
which need them
very beginning of the program various council
bsrS have played politics with the program II difficult to obtain
cooperative between the council and the Housing RS
development Authority because the authority refused be ham
strung
city council members who
didn't want TO cooperate with an independent body such a. the
authority Their apparent there would be small
anybody getting gravy of the type of
which the authority 10 made up.
Thousands Minneapolis recognize
providing public housing like returned veterans have been
public housing This has not been vocal feeling
mistakenly city council interested in aleAtng the human
misery Of housing lack would not make political football Of
housing
housing families whose than $50 week.
conducted we'll financed against housing develop
campaigns largely appeal
and religious prejudice Many people who refused to petitions
against the finally Scceded when petition solicitors used the
and religious issue final argument.
The pity that Of the people who signed such petit
tons just few years off relief and public assistance rolls Many
Of them have had their homes financed by Federal funds Many OF
the slightest change luck would need the low cost
which the Minneapolis city council at least u of It's
bsrs anxious 10 keep out OF Minneapolis
big disappointment paper diSaffseton of Al
dsrman ossfe Eighth paved
way city request housing
authority sites In north and northeast Minneapolis
oKssfs living the he represents
number people who forced live SubsAndard housing
give citizens pointed
good applications file the eitys
lone federal housing development tho Sumner Field Homes from
veterans.
comparison motives of the groups which
either spsarhsad push the against low housing
against clearly that the former
group. almost without exception takes Sefsh stand
fight McCendon of the 18th
for housing even he recalled eoun
inspiring and definite Alderman Dale
stAnchsld Of Second Ward elected the council
A. liberal but has since Joined The rank. OF those who say they are
In
face couagous the which housing foes are putting
them
disappointment through housing fight
Stanley Anderson of the most and honest aldermen
the council Stanley youth must have known the dsad
bAndAd living Accommodations To find him the side of those
fighting housing which badly needed for at least $50 families
disappointing To this newspaper
Alderman Stanley religious
prejudice public realize this time
that the motivation behind PstOnnE residents of the Fourth
ward the scare schnues which petition solicitors used which
antNsgro and Ani.semete In character
Many Alderman Romeo RieyS stephen PAlmers
Stusnts living In sus Have they thought how these people
against available Many Aldermen
W. saOn and Ed~oOd SwNnsonS present constituents also
people formerly forced housing
bSsVe should public housing Alderman
Tute disappointing A.
he of thinking straight issues involving the
low income people.
The defeat Of sites Sept easily
retarng the that
pushed independent
oabre who doubt ahead and build
existing need whether the council wants
Happily the members Of the authority babes in the
They story and they decide ahead
build Of the cs tNrmndsd and thinking citizens will
applaud and support them
families who desperate need Of AIDE
QuAts the council and insist the II
against story
city voted against the sites need
housing SASo0 parttme ot
housing their problem simple Not
places cys poorly housed but they
every attempt
the Federal money which other cities spending for erection
hOmes spent city Of Minneapolis