ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The writer wishes to express her thanks to Mr. Lawrence Veiller, Secretary and Director of the National Housing Association, for permission to consult its files, which were of especial value in the preparation of Chapters III and IV and Appendix A.

(1) Evidence from Housing Surveys

(2) Evidence from Building Costs.

A-The American Standard in Housing

B-Economic Aspects of the American Stand-

ard

(3) Confirmation Supplied by Racial Make-Up

4. THE HOUSING PROBLEM AND ITS SOLUTION

(1) Two-fold Character of the Problem

(2) Two-fold Character of the Solution

(3) Necessity of Solving the Housing Problem

CHAPTER II

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HOUSING CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

1. HOUSING HISTORY OF NEW YORK

(1) The Settlements and Jacob Riis

(2) Earliest Mentions

(3) First Official Investigation - Legislative Com-

mittee of 1857

(4) Report of the Council of Hygiene and Public

Health, 1865

(5) Tenement House Commission of 1884

(6) Tenement House Committee of 1894

(7) Tenement House Commission of 1900

2. HOUSING HISTORY OF OTHER LOCALITIES

(1) Washington, D. C.

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1. RESTRICTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE LEGISLATION

2. PROVISIONS OF THE VEILLER MODEL HOUSING LAW.

(1) Requirements for New Dwellings

A-Light and Ventilation

B Sanitation.

C-Fire Protection

(2) Requirements for Existing Dwellings

(3) Maintenance

(4) Requirements and Remedies

(1) Tenement House Act of 1867

(z) Tenement House Act of 1879

(3) Tenement House Act of 1887

(4) Tenement House Act of 1895

(5) Tenement House Act of 1901

4. STATES WITH TENEMENT HOUSE OR HOUSING LAWS

(1) Pennsylvania

A- Housing Law for 1st Class Cities

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B-Tenement House Law for 2nd Class Cities