Year: 1879

AN EXPERIMENT IN BETTER DWELLINGS FOR
EXTENSIVE IMITATION.


The agitation in behalf Of an improved style Of
tenement house wherein people may live somewhat
better than after the OF beasts is about bear
ing good fruit On the east side of the city. i'll a
crowded neighborhood. where tho experiment will
receive fair test, order of tenement house is
In of construction, to be followed, it may be
hoped, by hundreds of as good il not better ones
The work OF erection began May at the southeast
corner of Monroe and Corears street. A lot OF old
rookeries which formerly stood at this point were
pulled down, and the ground excavated to o
depth of twelve feet below the sidewalk. Then upon
o foundation Of cemeSt and broken stone eighteen
inches thick and four feet wide heavy double walls
We're built.


The projectors of this enterprise are jackson s.
Schultz. II. NJ. strebeigh and 7. d. Thomas. Mr..
Schultz by means wishes it to be considered that
this is charitable undertaking. 10 such people
agree keep their in good order and observe
the sanitary rules Of the house sets of rooms will be
rented varying in price from So to $40 month. in
tended, Of course. for the artisan and mechanic
class. Should the building prove success others
Of like kind will be rapidly erected in other parts
OF the city, To lessen the cost of expenses for fue
and other necessities among the tenants co-opera-





among others that large supply OF coal should be
purchased ut wholesale rates and disposed OF to
tenants 1T q slight advance upon the cost price.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
The main 'front.' OF brick with trimmings of pol
shed blue stone aud slate will be Monroe street.
towering sixty feet high the front walls reaching an
altitude OF sixty-fve feet above the sidewalk and
capped by two towers, in the centre OF the Mon
roe street front and the other the corner OF the
building. Projecting about four feet from the main
front or the building will be central tower extend
ing from the street to the roof and in this will be
| circ lar in
giving to each hoor Balconies on either side
Of this tower give access to the rooms on each
floor the stairway being completely enclosed by the
hreproot wall. and having no direct connection with
the rooms.


fourth tifth and sixth floors. the first floor being
used for stores with dwellings in the Wash
rooms 3x6 feet containing stationary tubs and bin
| for coal and wood, are arranged in small towers
running up to tho roof at the rear of the dwelling
rooms. Light and ventilation will be hero had by
large windows, and o water closet for each family
will also be provided in the tower. The trouble OF
carrying ashes in pals to the sidewalk is to be OBJ
waited by shute into which they be emptled
from the different rooms. 10 receive tho ashes light
pits provided in the cellar connecting with the
shutes the latter being closed by air tight
ings to prevent the escape of dust ashes into the
rooms.


THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALLS
In tho construction of the walls much care has
been taken. The partition ones will not rest upon
the floor beams. but on cast iron supported by pillars
resting solid brick wall built upon q concrete
Foundation. When people remember the Aimsy
way in which tenements have been run up i'll this
this Will appear an unusual degree or precau-
ton, but the effect will be spare the danger Of the
partition walls settling and cracking the plaster. In
all the walls at the height of four inches from the
cellar floor Of slate has been laid with the
view OF preventing moisture from tho ground Gu
terng and njuring the walls.


ARRANGEMENT or THE FLOORS.


There will be nineteen large, airy rooms on each


floor, divided into sets of two and three each
the smallest of which will be sixteen feet long and
feet wide The roof is intended to be fiat and
protected by an iron railing. that the children
may play on 1t without running any risk Of falling
Ix,tf nna IN fha frwA rutt t,nn
end OF the main front will have double windows
and each window in the building will DO formed OF
single pane of glass 1t is thought the building will
be ready for occupation about October. 1t viii be n
| charge Of family who will have rooms on the first