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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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labor and There should be a yard for each house, and where housesare built in groups separate yards should be provided. Theout-buildings should be placed far enough from the main build-ing, or buildings, that they will not cut off any light. As arule, all dwellings should have cellars under the entire floorarea. The windows of houses should lace east and west, or asnear to those directions as possible. According to local conditions, every family is to have two,three, four or five living rooms, counting the kitchen as a livingroom. In addition, each family has a separate toilet, a divi-sion of the cellar and a part of the roof and the common use ofa laundry with drying apartment. A laundry is to be installedfor every six to ten families, either in a separate building or inthe cellar. The living rooms of subordinate officers should have a totalarea of 45 sq. m. (67,5 sq. yds), and that of a higher officer 68sq. m. (81.6 sq. yds.). The minimum area of the living apart- Zoological Garden
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REAR ENTRANCE FRONT ENTRANCE \\\ dinicn.sioiis iiic in inettrs Strut Pj. Juurual PL.XNS SHOWING THE GENKKAL LOCATION AND THE BV THE C(jLOGNE M expense. Some of these suggestions are subjoined here-with : FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PLANNING AND ERECTING Hr)MES FOR WORKMEN 4ND SUBORDINATE OFFICIALS The land upon which the houses are to be erected should belocated so as to combine as well as possible proximity to theplace of employment, to stores, schools and churches. In the country or other places where land is cheap the housesshould be built for either one or two families. In other casesit may be necessary to build them for more than two families,the idea being to secure a rental that will not- exceed 4 percent on the investment. Experience shows that where landis high this return cannot usually be secured with less thana six-family house. In the country, there should be only one basement and afloor above; in cities, the practice of the particular districtshould be preferred. Wher

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