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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from ...Show synopsisThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...ago, one can imagine them praying all the time, if they ever knew what these things mean: "O, but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet, With the sky above my head, -And the grass beneath my feet; For only one short hour To feel as I used to feel, Before I knew the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal!" In prosecuting her design to improve the condition of the people, Mrs. McCord ascertained the address of the owner of the Hathaway Tenement Block. Calling upon him, she first protested against the dilapidated condition of the building and its utter lack of proper sanitary regulations. The owner rather winced under her scathing rebuke. Then, as usual from such landlords, he insisted that the rental income did not justify any improvements. She inquired the rental value of the buildings. He replied that the forty apartments ought to average four dollars a month, which would be $1,920 a year; but that he did n't get that much out of them, for some never paid any rent. Whereupon Mrs. McCord proposed to take a lease on the entire building for five years, at $1,800 a year, provided he would spend $500 in repairs immediately. lie promptly accepted her proposition, and the lease was signed and delivered, Mrs. McCord giving her check for the first month's rent. The renovation of the old, dilapidated place began at once. A plain coating of paint was put on the interior; inexpensive but neat paper was placed on the walls; the ventilation was improved, and the closets put in good sanitary condition. The back yards were cleaned up, and the fences and sheds were whitewashed. The tenants were so delighted that many of them assisted in the work. There were about one hundred and fifty people in the building. Mrs. McCord scaled the rent accor...Hide synopsis
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