Reports of the President's Homes Commission Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, 1–4. köide |
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Page 58
... taken to the poorest parts of the cities and towns , but in no case did they see any of the conditions of filth and dirt in the houses nor of dirty ragged children in the streets that one meets in the low class districts in Birmingham ...
... taken to the poorest parts of the cities and towns , but in no case did they see any of the conditions of filth and dirt in the houses nor of dirty ragged children in the streets that one meets in the low class districts in Birmingham ...
Page 60
... taken action upon 959 houses , of which 545 have been demolished and the rest are under notice for demolition or repair . The condemnation of insanitary houses by the Board of Health , then in existence , was authorized by Section 9 of ...
... taken action upon 959 houses , of which 545 have been demolished and the rest are under notice for demolition or repair . The condemnation of insanitary houses by the Board of Health , then in existence , was authorized by Section 9 of ...
Page 63
... taken to include those of the lowest cost and least desirable location , revealed the fact that not one was found which could be rented for $ 12.00 , the unskilled laborers maximum as esti- mated by Gen. Sternberg . Two were found which ...
... taken to include those of the lowest cost and least desirable location , revealed the fact that not one was found which could be rented for $ 12.00 , the unskilled laborers maximum as esti- mated by Gen. Sternberg . Two were found which ...
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... taken as boarders by the families occupying these houses . VII . RENTS PAID BY WORKINGMen in WashinGTON AND ELSEWHERE . The " cost of shelter " will , of course , depend upon the character and locality of the dwelling . A frame house in ...
... taken as boarders by the families occupying these houses . VII . RENTS PAID BY WORKINGMen in WashinGTON AND ELSEWHERE . The " cost of shelter " will , of course , depend upon the character and locality of the dwelling . A frame house in ...
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United States. President's Homes Commission. never taken a bath may prefer not to pay more rent for a house because it is provided with a bathroom , they are likely to learn to use it after a time if it is always at hand . And the ...
United States. President's Homes Commission. never taken a bath may prefer not to pay more rent for a house because it is provided with a bathroom , they are likely to learn to use it after a time if it is always at hand . And the ...
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Page 196 - ... Second. If it be labeled or branded so as to deceive or mislead the purchaser, or purport to be a foreign product when not so, or if the contents of the 'package as originally put up shall have been removed in whole or in part and other contents shall have been placed in such package or if...
Page 139 - ... in the case of partial incapacity the weekly payment shall in no case exceed the difference between the amount of the average weekly earnings of the workman before the accident and the average weekly amount...
Page 169 - During the period between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise...
Page 254 - Such register shall be open for inspection to the said commissioners, their officers and agents, on every day, except Sundays and legal holidays, between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon.
Page 139 - Any weekly payment may be reviewed at the request either of the employer or of the workman, and on such review may be ended, diminished, or increased, subject to the maximum above provided; and the amount of payment shall, in default of agreement, be settled by arbitration under this act.
Page 165 - Unless the cargo is stowed sufficiently far from the ladder to leave at each rung of the ladder sufficient room for a man's feet.
Page 77 - ... and to carry away the dust arising from or thrown off by such wheels or belts while in operation directly to the outside of the building, or to some receptacle placed so as to receive and confine such...
Page 154 - Act, unless he proves that he had taken all reasonable means, by publishing and to the best of his power enforcing the said rules as regulations for the working of the mine, to prevent such contravention or non-compliance.
Page 13 - An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901, as amended (DC Code, sec.
Page 155 - Whereas the manufacture of electric accumulators has been certified in pursuance of Section 79 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, to be dangerous ; I hereby, in pursuance of the powers conferred on me by that Act, make the following regulations, and direct that they shall apply to all factories and workshops or parts thereof in which electric accumulators are manufactured. Definitions. — In these Regulations ' lead process ' means pasting, casting, lead burning, or any work involving contact...