A housing policy : to which is added a lecture on housing reform delivered in Birmingham, March 28, 1906 / by John S. Nettlefold.

  • Nettlefold, John S. (John Sutton)
Date:
[1906?]
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Credit: A housing policy : to which is added a lecture on housing reform delivered in Birmingham, March 28, 1906 / by John S. Nettlefold. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    quently decided to lower the rents in order to secure sufficient tenants to fill the buildings. A new block of buildings is also contemplated to comprise 120 rooms, in Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green. The Company last year paid 4 per cent, on the preference and 5 per cent, on the ordinary shares. THE ARTISANS, LABOURERS, AND GENERAL DWELLINGS COMPANY, LTD. Chief Office : 16 Great George Street, Westminster, S.W. This Company was incorporated in 1867, with a capital of, roughly, £2,700,000. It has erected many cottages in the near suburbs of London, and block dwellings in the central parts of the city. The rentals of the cottages and double tenement houses range from 5s. to 12s. 6d. per week, and the rentals of the block build- ings in the City are based on an average of 2s. 9d. per room per week with a few exceptions; these rentals include the use of washhouses, baths, sculleries, etc. A dividend of 5 per cent, free of income tax on ordinary shares was paid last year. ROWTON HOUSES, LTD. Chief Office : 16 Great George Street, Westminster, S.W. This Company has provided Hotels for working men in many parts of London. The number of buildings at present com pleted and in occupation is six, with a total of 3,793 cubicles. Another building, which when finished will be the largest yet constructed, was commenced in 1903, and the addition of a new wing is contemplated in connection with the Rowton House at King’s Cross. In nearly all cases the houses are full nightly, and at some of the buildings men have to be turned away nightly. The charge for accommodation is 3s. 6d. for seven nights, or 7d. per night. The tariff is within means of the poorest, and dining, smoking, reading and writing rooms, with newspapers, games, books, and magazines are supplied free of charge. The Company paid a dividend of 5 per cent, on ordinary shares, leaving a balance of £2,357 2s. 2d. to be carried forward. THE METROPOLITAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION. Office : 83 Lancaster Gate, London, W. The objects of this Association, which was formed in 1882, are to provide recreation grounds for the young, resting-places for the old, and breathing spaces for all, in the more crowded and poorer parts of the Metropolis.