Reports of the President's Homes Commission Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, Volumes 1-4 |
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... , with reference to housing conditions . It is easy enough to enact laws requiring substantial and fireproof construction , bath- 188817 rooms with sewer connections , well - ventilated bedrooms having REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BUILDING ...
... , with reference to housing conditions . It is easy enough to enact laws requiring substantial and fireproof construction , bath- 188817 rooms with sewer connections , well - ventilated bedrooms having REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON BUILDING ...
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... BATH , $ 9.50 ro $ 10.50 ; 4 ROOMS AND BATH , $ 12.50 TO $ 13.50 ; 5 ROOMS AND BATH , $ 17.00 TO $ 17.50 . Fig . II HOUSES OF THE WASHINGTON SANITARY IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
... BATH , $ 9.50 ro $ 10.50 ; 4 ROOMS AND BATH , $ 12.50 TO $ 13.50 ; 5 ROOMS AND BATH , $ 17.00 TO $ 17.50 . Fig . II HOUSES OF THE WASHINGTON SANITARY IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
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... BATH , $ 13.00 ; 5 ROOMS AND BATH , $ 15.50 PER MONTH . LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA have nothing in common.
... BATH , $ 13.00 ; 5 ROOMS AND BATH , $ 15.50 PER MONTH . LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA have nothing in common.
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... bath , with hot and cold water . All are occupied by colored tenants . Owing to the increased cost of land , of material , and of labor , the Sanitary Improvement Company in subsequent building operations was unable to give rentals as ...
... bath , with hot and cold water . All are occupied by colored tenants . Owing to the increased cost of land , of material , and of labor , the Sanitary Improvement Company in subsequent building operations was unable to give rentals as ...
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... HALL CLOS . CLOS LIGHT BATH 6'x6 ' CLOS LIVING RM . 12-6X15-9 LIVING RM . 12-0 " X17-7 " PARKING INTERIOR HOUSES Fig.13 . PARKING CORNER HOUSES . • FIRST FLOOR PLAN- PORCH 7X14 KITCHEN 10-9X15-6 Clos R. PORCH 7'x14 ' BEDRM 22 YARD ...
... HALL CLOS . CLOS LIGHT BATH 6'x6 ' CLOS LIVING RM . 12-6X15-9 LIVING RM . 12-0 " X17-7 " PARKING INTERIOR HOUSES Fig.13 . PARKING CORNER HOUSES . • FIRST FLOOR PLAN- PORCH 7X14 KITCHEN 10-9X15-6 Clos R. PORCH 7'x14 ' BEDRM 22 YARD ...
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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...