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Federal Works Agency - John M. Carmody, Administrator Vol. 1, No. 40 - May 14, 1940 U. 8. Housing Authority - Nathan Straus, Administrator
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MPS- W 0001 Honored At Plttshurgh ( )pens Flrst Preject—
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Testimonial Dinner Th 1—1.1] S. S R l . d
Hailed as the “Dean of Housing Pio- Pee 1 top ltes re 60 alme
neefi,” Mrs. tEglttlh Eléne: XVood 1“]ij re; 3 Scheduled to open at mid-month, Bedford
cen y presen e e_ rs nnua W3? , - Dwellings, 420—unit low—rent housing proj-
' For MerltOFIOUS Housmg SerVice ajt a d_m' USHA extends gleetlngs _ and ect in Pittsburgh, Pa., is one of the most
n‘er given 1“ her honor by the C1t-V'W1‘lle congratlflatmns t0 the NatlQnal remarkable neighborhood rehabilitation de—
Qenarilts fCounCil [(CJffNeWMYoiktglty.B In 111]: Association of Housing Officials on Velopments in the entire USHA program.
speec 0 presen 21 ion an a an oroug - - - Situated on the crest of one of the high-
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President Stanley M- Isaacs reterred to the {weasmn Of Its elahth annual est hills overlooking Pittsburgh’s Golden
Mrs. WOOd as the one and only person Who meetlng (and the firSt annual Triangle, the project rests on a narrow strip
gm homes}eg W223. that much-abused tltle 0f meeting of the Managers’ DiVi- of former waste land between Bedford Ave-
ousm x er . _ , - .
g p Slon), being held May 13—18 at the nue and the edge of the hill. Fiom the
_ . . . . . Dwellings one can look down upon Bigelow
_ ‘ . Hotel William Penn in Pittsburgh, Boulevard——0ne of Pittsburgh’s busiest
.‘i a Pennsylvania. thoroughfares. In the valley far below runs
. . 333a”, “’5 __—_______—v the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad
, .1. fia '- " on the banks of the Allegheny River. On
f. ” , ' ' the opposite side of the valley, the river
1 1 Local Authorltles banks are lined with Pittsburgh’s huge in-
. . 1 3° ' -. ’9 dustrial plants.
i . /§%Q " ' sell serleb A Bonds Bedford Dwellings will provide homes for
, Another $3,860,000 of private capital went families whose maximum incomes will
u? into the construction of low—rental housing range from $854 for small families (two
E and the clearance of slums recently when . persons), to $1,260 a year for larger fami-
: ' bonds from 11 local housing authorities .
\ . . were sold on the open market. The aver- ,
”Wig , age interest yield is 2.59 percent. In all but / ,, « / m
p ‘s 3%?” two cases, the bonds will mature in 20 years. / ,1'
.. W, Bonds sold by the North Bergen, N. J., and ’ . j
Daytona Beach, Fla., housing authorities , ». _,;;;f;"7‘
' E, mature in 15 years. i ” »
j » . Designated as “Series A,” the bonds are ‘ j J V
. ’ ‘7 i sold to raise that part of the development ,
Edlth Elmer W00d- cost of the project not provided by the ,, ~
_ USHA loan. Local authority bonds pur- ' i, f‘:% '
- The dinner was attended by over 200 peo- chased by the USHA (“Series B” bonds) ma- K ” ’ .L-..
. P19 prominent in the housmg field, including ture in 60 years, and bear interest at “not '
representatives 0f. the New York State less than the going Federal rate . . . plus ‘ ‘ i ,
DIVIS}0T1 0f Housmg, the Umt‘fd States one—half of one per centum.” The 11 local " '_ , _
Housing Autholiltyy the N§W York Qty authorities involved in the transaction have , j , ,' ’7
Housmg Authority, the Citizens7 Housmg sold to USHA “Series B” bonds bearing ,
‘ Council, the National Public Housing Con- interest at from 3 to 3.25 percent. 7
ference, and the 11011.51)”; committees Of Local authorities participating in the g3,
womens 0111135 and 500131 agenCIeS. second sale of “Series A” bonds represent Ci";
For almost 30 years a leader in the pub— the cities of Bufi‘alo’ N. Y.; Yonkers, N. Y.; “at:
lic housing movement, Mrs. Wood is widely Youngstown, Ohio; Elizabeth, N. J_; Annap— George E. Evans, Chairman of the Housing
‘ known as the author of housing books (in— olis, Md.; Long Branch, N. J'; Huntington, Authority of the City of Pittsburgh.
eluding “Introduction to Housing,” recently W. Va.; Daytona Beach, Fla; Vincennes,
published by USHA), has been active in al— Ind.‘ Mt. Hope, W. Va.; and North Bergen lies (up to seven persons). The average
most every important national housing N. J’ ’ rentals, including gas, heat, electricity, and
. group, and has served as consultant for refrigeration vary from $18 to $23 a month.
the PWA Housing Division and the USHA. h The project is one of three being con-
. Harold S. Buttenheim, President of the ‘ ' ° structed with USHA assistance by the
Citizens’ Housing Council of New York, (19- 94 3 7 fa mtll l e S Pittsburgh housing authority, to house
. clared in his speech at the dinner that “Dr; 4-“ were living in 3,073 low—income families. All three proj—
. Wood can be credited with developing with . 7 . 7 . ects utilize hilltop land which, because of
exceptional clarity the case for slum clear; A 121011165 bulk W111] USIIA Ald its formidable topography, had been neg—
ance as a public responsibility.” Recaltiiig‘??? , g , 1940 lected by local builders, and had been a1-
(Continued on page 2) {l —W (Continued on page 3)
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UK LIBRAF?!FQ

 Building and Loan League Niki—W —
Favors Program of USHA Housmg Progress in the W est
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[1:13:21$1133;anrisdlssggiiifinghg 1:; 81:1; By Dr. W. J. McCracken, Mayor. of Oakland
ported or to be condemned,” the Essex KWWTWIW' 7
County Building and Loan League, one of . ‘ _ _ . _
the largest in the country, has made a care— C(mdensatum, of a paper given at the . It is well to have the followmg informa— .
ful study of public housing in Newark, chstern Rey/'iomzl Conference of the Umted tion regarding structures in the City:
N. J., and found it “a trend which, it seems States CON/”69‘0”“ 0f Mal/MS, Portland, 1. Physical condition.
to your Committee, is undeniably good. It 07cm, Ellfi‘il 8, 1940- 2_ Age of structure.
deserves 0111' support.” Our western cities are playing an impor— 3. Overcrowding of dwelling units.
The “3130”: entitled ”A Survey Of the taiit part in the Nation—wide attempt to 4' Sanitary conditions.
United States Housing Projects in the New— wipe out blighted areas and build decent I O‘ H d ,1 en such a re ort was com—
ark Metropolitan Area,” was prepared by low—rent homes for families of low income. 1 :1 1 61-21355waqu that Ofp the total of
the League’s USHA Check—Up Committee. California, Montana, Arizona, \Vashington, gGerhh’dlwellin . units in the Cit a total of
The committee found that public housing Oregon, and Idaho all have communities ac- rigid: were iccu iied and l'elhlftll‘l . at a
does not compete with the Building and tively enlisted in America’s war on slums dhthlohl s thanl‘iSZO *ier month 5f these
Loan Associations but actually aids them: 01. blighted areas. Utah and Nevada are mm a. d fhs'lities rentin at less than $20
“For its six projects, the Newark housing the only States in the extreme West that occupile admit was discivered that 4939
authority has purchased 62.25 acres of slum have not yet passed the legislation neces— hreh 11.2“ 23’ 1 of m .01. re )air or unfit’for
and vacant land for $2,151,374 Of this sary to enable their communities to under- “81.6 3171]; (flew 0:31. 40 lears old' 297i;
amount, $451,837, or 21 percent, was paid take public housing projects. use, '3’ .- d t d 't y. x s’of ’01];
out to 50 building and loan associations. ' . were occupie a a £11181 £753; clesd. d
In at least one case these payments brought Present Program Only Practical Approach peison per room, air tia ‘ , .' o ia ina e—
back to life an association which was vir- Our cities here in the \Vest are young quate plumbing fielhtlesloé disll hOt'plOVfde ,
tually extinct. In almost every instance and the manifestations of blighted condi— fitmiletlandybath 01 Gael amiy occupying
they liquidated investments which were tions are not as acute as in the East, but “Eff “Gigi, . b1' 1 . . ‘
either already had or soon to be.” the fundamental factors which have cre- _ 16 p1 Id slinda lpu lécbiogisling pitogiam
In Pennington Court, recently opened ated these run—down conditions and induced aide {111.1161 DES an 151510.: . eia €11,113}: 0 a)?
Newark project, the Committee found one the need for the United States Housing Act 56 €221,110]: 130:1 ,8: iniihihlizdlijt theeoutse3t7
tenant W110 was 36 years Old and, “a few continue in their course. UnlesS we at— tifemglnomhts of”; )osition which the Will
weeks ago when she moved into her apart- tempt some action under this program we have to face an? should be at all ytimes
ment, she had her fll‘St hOt tub bath. An- are admitting that there is little we can do 10 1 o h o iat d witl the Housin
other tenant told us She was 5-5 years Old to avoid the creation of substandard hous- (I; :e‘éytenbzg blzs‘foc‘ s‘tgif their )osition ifi
and not until last week had she used a pri— ing areas in the future. In Oakland we agcelptinog th: Housliilig lilan wilshin their
vate family toilet.” have assumed a long—term View and are . . _ . 1
Persons interested in obtaining copies of hopeful that by constructing projects now £1253 HIotuslisn exgggrfglge1;];§)e:1tte:n:vitt}£atr:::
the report, or additional information on the we can avoid the constant trend toward _ b . g. th t f 0 d . d g e t
Committee’s findings, should direct their re- substandard housing areas of the extent calde’b 61.119; “tar: mwen O tgho B'lu fimfn,
quests to Mr. Emil G. Meyer, 133 Bloom— found in the East. The present housing {“1 usn'iess'a ”.3, aie on e oaia, 01 . ‘
field Avenue, Newark, N. J. program affords the onlv immediate prac— If any mistakes are mtde by the Board the
tical device for such a large—scale ap- Mayor and CounCil Will have to bear the
- PI'OaCh' A buiant: 71 l - b f - d‘ 1 d
Edltll Elmer WOOd Honored To date actual loan contracts totaling 6.150“? h i0 1:“? neveiG 8 Die 15p aye
. . $28 741 000 call for the construction of 1.9 any ”Items? ”l t e“ Clty. oveininent 01 m
(Continued from page 1) proiects in California Montana Arizona the rehabilitation of low—income .Citizens are
her early interest ih housing, Mr. BUttEh' and Washington. Additional United States those who are raising the majority-of argu—
- . u - - . . . ments against these rehousmg proiects. In
heim said, - ' - 1f Edlth Elmer, when she Housmg Authority earmarkings for these , . . »
graduated from Smith College, had not States and for Oregon make a total of $53; th? “’85t the same degree of 0191305113011 15
volunteered for club work at an East Side 368 000 in western commitments. Funds in being encountered as was eVidenced m the
- .’ . eastern cities during 1982 to 1935. The
settlement and thus been introduced to New this amount are expected to make pOSSible . . ’ . , ’ _
York’s slums 0f the early nineties, how dif‘ the construction of projects with a total of Olllgmal protests m the major eastern Clues
ferent might have been the history of the around 12,000 family units. gradually .dled down when the effectiveness
housing movement in the United States 40 Although additional requests amounting 0f the Dl‘OJBCtS became EVIdEHt-
01‘ 50 years later?” _ ' . _ .~ . to more than $60,000,000 have been received Public Housing and Private Enterprise ‘
FOHOng thls WOII‘ m the RlVlhgtOh from western communities, these remain
Street College Settlement, and after a unfilled because of the fact that virtually It is intimated that there is a fight be-
period Of extensive travel and writing, Mrs. all funds available through the USHA un- tween private and public housing, although
WOOd spent 5 years ih Puerto Rico, where der initial Congressional authorizations in it is clear that this is 11013 true but that each
her husband, a naval officer, was stationed. 1937 and 1938 have been allocated. is complementing the activities of the other.
Aroused by the fearful conditions in the “ ” >_ . In the East the imagined competition with
slums of San Juan, she helped get a new Ah 0f the Facts, FlrSt Requirement private enterprise did not materialize nor
building code adopted for that city. Later The results of the various real property were the tenants of established apartment
in Washington, D. 0., she worked with the inventories in selected cities have given a houses drafted into low—rent housing proj-
first Mrs. Wilson and others in the pioneer clear picture of the magnitude of the hous— ects.
effort to eliminate alley dwellings. Re— ing problem. You are all familiar to some The elimination of the emotional side of
turning to Columbia University for gradu— extent with the conditions in your own com— the arguments is essential, since a Housing
ate work, she won her doctorate in 1919 with munities. Much information, however, is Authority is a large municipal corporation
a book called “The Housing of the Un— based on hearsay or limited personal obser— entrusted with large public funds. Public
skilled Wage Earner.” vation. Some cities are fortunate in hav- respect for the Authority can only be main-
Miss Helen Alfred, Secretary-Treasurer ing available the results of a real property tained under such a procedure.
of the National Public Housing Conference, survey. As a first suggestion, no city I must say that the progress will be beset
was another speaker at the testimonial din— should attempt to undertake a low-rent with numerous difficulties, and much oppo-
ner. “Thirty years ago,” she said, “Mrs. housing program without having all of the sition will be forthcoming, but the net re- . ‘
Wood was a voice crying in the Wilderness. facts immediately available. To merely sult will be a new approach to city building
Today millions know she was right.” plunge ahead with any program without which in turn will be of benefit to public
The plaque presented to Mrs. Wood was reliable basic information is to court health, safety, and the general welfare of
designed by Harold Ambellan. trouble. our citizens,
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a Terrace Village I overlooks the Monongahela Valley. (Terrace Terrace Village 11 will rise on this hilltop site when the extensive
5e Village 11 will be built on the hill in the background.) grading operations have been completed.
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l9 ‘ . . ' . ' In the 170 acres of land which make up dren. The city is providing a 12—acre play-
or
’1' P1118131” 511 P1 OJGCI Openlng the three sites, the Pittsburgh housing au- ground and park in the center of Terrace
75 (continual from page 1) thority had to acquire title to 618 individual Village. According to Mr. Tumpson, “Here
1e lowed to accumulate haphazard collections parcels. One thousand families had to be will be a large pool, recreation building,
e— of shacks and shanties. The land has, how— rehoused before the sites could be cleared play space for children and adults of all
ie , ever, four attractive features: for grading and construction. ages.”
1g ‘ 1. Low cost. The sites were acquired for The most economical types of construc- To facilitate the filing of applications, the
less than 50 cents per square foot, including tion for the hilltop projects, according to Pittsburgh housing authority has estab—
m grading. the Pittsburgh authority, are 3-story apart- lished five substations in strategic places
“— 2. Proximity to employment. The proj- ments and 2-story row houses and flats, throughout the city. Assisting with the
by ects are only about a 15-minute walking dis- “minus all frills.” The new homes vary in work of tenant selection is the Tenant Se—
et tance from most of the city’s main employ- size from 3 to (31/; rooms. All families will lection Advisory Committee, composed of
‘11 ment centers. have private bathrooms; kitchens are representative community leaders whose
3s 3. Safety from floods. The projects (av- equipped with refrigerators and gas stoves. cooperation was invited by the Pittsburgh
}g erage elevation about 1,020 feet) are well Steam heat is supplied from a central plant. authority. The committee includes repre-
{n above the level of spring floods. Tenants will have access to central laundry sentatives of business, public and private
1r 4. Freedom from smoke. Prevailingwind facilities and adequate storage space. social agencies, professional men and
1e charts show that smoke “invades the area Adjoining the Bedford Dwellings project women, civic, labor, and religious leaders.
at less than 6 weeks of the year.” This is a is a large playground and swimming pool, It is the policy of the Pittsburgh authority
“t highly important factor in Pittsburgh. with smaller play spaces for younger chil— to take applications from only those fam—
3r . . In addition, the sites af— , ilies who have been residents
1e forded an unparalleled 0131301“ ’ .1 . ‘3": flaw” -5... , Eff-":25 '1. “firgwgmi 0f the City fer at least 1 year,
1e tunity for community recla— 3.1"" ' ' "’ ' 1.-.. 91.. gm, ..1_;_é,;;lv'-.:.;..:~.,;?§.5:f and who have lived in sub-
mation. “The lopping off of ,. ,1 w.“ 45.71: a”: --@15 standard houses at least 6
id 3,500,000 cubic yards of hill— H 1 ”223%.?”M3‘ffi‘.‘ ”'2 '3‘”:\ months. Of the first 300
1n sides,” says Ellis H. Tump- g: . . $34341”. mm? "fig?" families to apply for new
1'9 ' ' ’2 " -. Jézv mr?” \‘m‘m. v‘,,;,-:;;~,;,;fl,;f_\ .‘ "‘ . * ,2“?! _ fifth- r .. _ ,
son, in a recent article H v; /_ 5 , M117g,__..;§: . . .. as“ homes at Bedford Dwellings,
11— (“Public Housing Comes to )9?" fl ’ 7 '-.,E,;,e,:fé'* ‘3'?" '3 : 157 come from overcrowded
[.11 Pittsburgh,” published in the ’1,“ ‘ ”5/ _, ’*"~ ,1 Q? " _ houses, 126 from houses with—
1s March (1940) issue of Greater C3,}; ‘~ 7‘ ‘- M , " .. . ' ’ £35; I 2“,;f ‘1 “as!" out bath or shower fit for use.
19 _ Pittsburgh, official organ of *‘-‘~\ 7’94; . @311“ zit—‘4. ”Z The Pittsburgh authority
18 the Pittsburgh Chamber of g”, j Sta/t. x1“? gnaw 5'3: Zia". ._3l"”'i"‘."‘j_ consists of George E. Evans,
es Commerce), “—in some cases lx’g 1.; *1? ii?» g was: . 1,31%. gs-g,‘ *1; Chairman; Leo Lehman, Vice
SS to the extent of more than 3:, 2;,3 , 5* ,; if“ ,«§"f“‘“‘“ , #37” f' wig; Chairman; George J. Walters,
100 vertical feet—has made ,ézwfllalb . w‘az)‘ 1", 122351;, 5 (fit-fin "r... Richard F. Jones, and Robert
usable land out of huge cen— W%/% 1. 35% ’- W: . \ n; l E. Doherty. Dr. B. J. Hovde
‘ tral-city areas that were fi‘figv’u WT", " is Administrator; Ellis H.
_ - . r ’ :7 ~ -‘- , , 1.33»;an / fig $1.25.:é3’ W’W .Lé: ;..,.‘;2;,_.r,,_,.. r i w ~
eh hitheito waste. . lie ‘ “i“fi if 1‘ ffiéxrfikg’vfi {3,31%} 19 ’lumpson, Lxec. Assrstant. ‘
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of The nearly completed Bedford Dwellings project (center) will substitute modern, sanitary homes for slum shacks (left). Build-
ings at right are in final stages of construction. Landscaping will be simple, designed for tenant maintenance, low-cost upkeep.
3

 C t H . L'i t rogress of the USHA Program
ul‘ren . 0115111” 1 era ul‘e , ' .
5 Thousands 0* Cumulatlve, by months, l‘larch 1938-Apr11 1940. Thousands .of
Dwelling Ul'lliS Dwelling Unils
HALF MILLION FAMILIES TO BE HOUSED IN '75 l _ I75
NEW PUBLIC PROJECTS, by Nathan Straus, : ‘ ,
State Government, Apl'll 1940, pp. 59—62, 72. ‘ m Dwelling uniis Under Lnan Contract ‘ l '50
' ' #— bul no! Under Consiruciion “'2 A_—_ _ _ A 7 .i _ _ _ _ 7 ,7 7 7 7 7 .
(CounCIl Of State Government, Chicago, '50 7 7 H, _ U d c _ i , 7
m) M Enrica“; i2. 3:23:32," l z . 7
A description of the USHA program and a_ sum- : Owen'ng “"5 Avullab'e 'oroccu'mncy _ I" l ‘
mary 01' its progress in the States. Court fleClSIOHS. l25 -__7777_ __77 -‘.‘7'_-';;'.“;.';.;:_-7 7 7 l 7 7 7 7 7 7 l25
the status of State enablinpr legislation, dwellinpr costs, l i 1] l
county authorities are discussed. A comprehensive ‘ 1 . 'J' ‘ 7
table, “State Housing Authority Legislation as of 7 l l I, ‘
March 19.10“, is included. l l A . U.‘ ‘ ‘ 7
I00 77— . r, 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 77 I00
HOMES FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, by J. 7 l «I, , l
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Norman Pierce. Qualified C o 22. ”data 7‘, 1 ’11; , ‘ ,
March 1940. National Electrical Contrac- 7 f}, 1 l 7
tors Association, New York. 75 ‘ “*"“‘*‘“i“'~ ' ’ , ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ I ‘ ' ' 75 .
A penetrating: analysis of the significance of the . L' 1 '
building.r situation in our national economic picture, , [,1 ‘ ‘ 7
and a summary of the “f actors in part responsible for ‘ IF‘ ‘
the lag in lower income bracket home building." 50 :— .‘3.‘:_I;..',-;~'.‘:'.‘:..':_-'.‘:..'7..':_-'fl...‘:<..'—:f.'.-.‘;:.'f' — >-- > - - -4‘—— --~ 50 ‘
Emphasis is placed on the cost of construction capital, _ i-I.‘L I ‘
and this element of cost is compared with material l‘~I I
and labor costs. The author suggests ways of stimu— — 'lL i '
latinpr home building for low-income families. _ $1,, , l
25 - "4'1#r‘*’1*"“1‘“"' ‘ " " * ‘ "" *“ 25
HOUSES, TOWNS, AND COUNTRYSIDE, drafted 1. 4% , i
by Elizabeth E. Halton for The Assoc1ation '-‘.-'l ' 1 , ,
for Education in Citizenship and The Gar— O ' 1/ ,/ I ' _ 0 ‘
den Cities and Town Planning ASSOCIation, M A M J J A s o N o J F M A M J J A s o N D J F M A M J .i A s o N D
both Of London, England, 1939. 1938 I939 I940
A {SS-page illustrated booklet, designed for popular 1 1
consumption, which presents the English housing ' ' un’ustjfiable- the are a SO economica 1 ,
problem and describes some of the steps taken to im— HouSIHg and Health Leaflet J (21 ,, ’ y y
prove conditions. The primary Object is to arouse USH S . f 15 unsoun .
public opinion and interest. concludes A 61168 0 Tables, illustrations, and a reference list
‘4 ‘ ' . )Y ' a v
RENT CONTROL IN WAR AND PEACE, by . Better Housmg, Bettei Health, fifteenth inc‘Iease the value of the leaflet. ”
Edith Berger Drellich and Andl-ée Emery, 111 the series of leaflets explaining the USHA Bettei Housmg, Bettei Health .con-
National Municipal League, New York 131°81'31“: has been released and 1.5 available cludes 1511'? leaflet seiies. FOHO‘ng 15 a . .
City, 1939_ upon application to the Informational Serv— complete list of titles:
A study prepared for the Laws and Administration 108 DIV.ISIOH Of the Unlted States IIOUSIng Beittel: Housmg, Better Hgalth' .
Committee of the Citizens‘ Housing Council of New Authority. Bringing Down Construction Costs.
York. The book recounts “the experiences of Ameri— - ' ' . .'
can communities duringr the housing shortage and The leaflet, begins by pOII‘ltlllg out_ that Clearing the 81111115.. .
rent speculation which prevailed during the last World the cave man S hOuSing problem was Simple HOUSIIlg‘ and Juvenile Dellnquency-
War and the 1920's: the laws and measures passed, - ~ _ ' , '
both here and in foreign countries, to alleviate the and ‘E'as SOlYed by the 3:1)phcat10n 0f 00171 Housnlg and Ym‘uf 0.0111111111111537.
situation, and the practicability and effects or these paratively Simple principles. Present-day HOW the USHA Vi 011(5-
laws and measures. Present housing conditions aflect- - ,. , ‘ _ ~ '
inI: rents are also described. . . ." h0us1ng 111013181115 ale 11012.50 S'mp'e’ and 1.38 Lab01 and HOUSng'.
cause they are bound up, In a measure, With LOW _Rents f_01“ LOW Incomes.
UTILITY RATES FOR PUBLIC HOUSING PROJ- individual and community health, they are Public Housmg and the Negro. ~
ECTS, Publication No. N—116 of the National very significant. Public Housmg Here and In Great
Association Of Housing Officials. March The leaflet discusses the results of bad Britain. - . . .
1940. housing in the slums, where “More people PWA 1401151118.".D1V151011’P1‘0190t5-
A résumé oi the legal aspects Of special utility rates get sick _ , _ They stay sick longer. And Rehousmg R911€f Famllles-
for public housing projects. Holds that such projects - - . . . ‘ ' '
are entitled to special rates because, (a) services are they (he 11’1 gleatel numbels'” _ Rulal Housmg. . .
supplied at less cost to the utility, (b) the utility will “The health of the slum dweller IS men- Tax Exemptlon 0f PUth Housmg.
acquire new consumers, (c) the volume of utility SQI‘V- . ' , n . ' ' '
ices will support a difference, (,1) such projects offer aced from'the day he is bOIn. InfantmOI— The Busmessman and Public HouSIng.
centralized loads. tality is higher In the slums; communicable ————'—————
SUBJECT HEADINGS WITH CROSS REFER- diseasesy'of children take more lives In the Schedule of Bid Opening Da‘tes'
ENCES FOP. HOUSING LIBRARIES, compiled by Shllmsi “Ckets’ dtuberculgmsfipneumoma, and —._______
- t 1 1' 0111111011 1568.568 0 811' “701' { m
K'alfhl'lne Make-Ind and Abraham GOIdfeld, :ffeectiSel in the slums Moreover 51:: Local authority and project Number Date of bid ‘
Citizens’ Housmg Council of New York, . y . ’ ’ number 01 units opening
‘ public health costs In Slum areas are
JaIIuaIy 1940. 30 pp. . ,, , . . ——— ——*——-
A systematic qut of subj t h 1d. g f0 us . higher. "lhe excess Sickness and death In
. . . ‘ec ezins 1' ein . . ,7'7 I77 -2 a.
cataloging books. file material, and periodical articles. $111111 areas are not only morally and SOCIaHy 1311,1118“le (G‘a 9 1) ___7 128 b 4 4O
Brunswwk (Ga:9~2).... 14-1 , b— 4~40
__—"— . Charleston (S. C.~l~6).. 129 5717—40
W eekly Constructlon Report Daytqn (0111070715107. 604 23—28410
Demon; (MiclI.—1—o)_77 440 0—21—40
Elizabeth (N. 1—3—2)... 405 5722—40
“mu \Vi-clc ended chk ended Percentage Fall River (Blassfifiem _ 222 6715740
May 3, 1940 April 26, 1940 change ‘ l
i** ‘7‘m‘L—m 7_— .— ~77 7 Granite City (lll.—5n1)__] 151 l 5—16—40
. . ) ‘ II Twi'nl—A 4 ('— —4
Number of prOJects under construction7777......" 204 199 +251 H(.','St.0 v( c ‘ O > ‘ 20 , r) 4 0
N . . JeisOV Citv (I\. J.—9~l).l 490 0—10—40
umber of dwellings under construction77777_7 78,614 76,173 +3.20 V - , ‘ -, ,- .
T . 1 . , ,. Phoenix (ArIA.—le3)_7_-_ 13.) 6‘ 1—40 _
otal estimated over—all cost of new houSIng777 $348,778,000 $339,144,000 7'4-84 _ , 7
A 1 . . POItsInouth (OhioelOe
verage over-all cost of new houSIng per un1t777 $4,437 $4,452 ——O.34 r ,~
Average net construction cost2 per unit $2 778 $2 790 —0.43 1)"'"""TV""""”"" 260 oelo~40
—__;.______—’._____’___— Puei'to Rico H. A.
1 Includes: ((1) Building the house, including structural costs and plumbing, heating, and electrical installation: (0) dwell7 (P. 11,7371) “7.77“.“ 210 5~28~40
ing equipment, arcliilccts’ lccs. local adiiiinistraiiw expenses, financial charges during construction, and contingency 0x7 -—————————-
pcnsns; (cl land {or present den-lopniont: ((1) nondwrlling facilities. I There is usually a 30—day period between bid advertisnie'
1’ The cost of huildiiii.r tlic linusr, includingr structural. plumbing, helium“, and olcctrical costs. and bid ()[il‘lllllfL
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