removal of any of the Directors, the Board of Directors may fill the
vacancy by the election of a member for the unexpired term. The
Directors shall elect the Officers of the Company, viz.: President,
Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer may
or may not be Directors.
_Section 3._ The Directors shall have full authority to make contracts
and shall take all steps necessary for the conduct of the business; they
shall have power to appoint whatever officers, agents and employees may
be necessary to properly carry on the business of the Company, and to
discharge them at any time, and prescribe and fix the compensation of
such officers, agents or employees, subject to the vote of the
stockholders, as prescribed in Article 4. They shall have full control
and management of all the business of the Company, and may delegate to
such Agent or Agents, as they deem best, such of their powers as they
may find necessary and for the advantage of the Company to so delegate.
_Section 4._ They shall cause the books of the Treasurer to be audited
immediately before each annual meeting and shall exhibit to the
stockholders at the annual meeting, or oftener if expedient, a statement
or report showing the financial condition of the Association; the amount
due by the Association, the amount of profit and loss sustained during
the year. They shall judge of the expediency of declaring dividends, and
if declared, the amount. They shall also report fully upon the moral
side of the work.
ARTICLE VI. DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
_Section 1._ The President shall perform the usual duties of the
President, shall attend and preside at all meetings of Stockholders and
of the Board of Directors, shall convene the Board of Directors whenever
in his judgment a session is required, or whenever requested to do so,
as provided in Article 4. In the absence of the President the Board of
Directors shall appoint a President _pro tem._
_Section 2._ The Secretary shall act under the direction and
superintendence of the President, attend all meetings and keep in
suitable books the minutes thereof, superintend the keeping and have
charge of the books, papers and records pertaining to his office, sign
such documents as shall require his signature, issue notices for all
meetings and perform generally all the duties incident to the office of
Secretary.
The address of each stockholder shall be kept by the Secretary, which
address shall be furnished by the stockholder. He shall have custody of
the corporate seal, and attest it whenever applied.
_Section 3._ The Treasurer shall give bond for the faithful discharge of
his duties in such sum and with such sureties as the Board of Directors
from time to time may require. He shall have charge of the funds of the
corporation, shall keep its accounts, and exhibit a statement of its
affairs at the annual meeting of the stockholders, and at each regular
meeting of the Directors. All money belonging to the Company shall be
deposited in its name in some bank of Philadelphia approved by the
Directors, and shall be drawn therefrom only by checks signed by the
Treasurer, who shall pay no bills unless approved in writing by the
Chairman of the Committee, or of the sub-committee, authorized to
contract them. The Treasurer shall keep the stock books of the Company
in proper form.
In the Treasurer’s absence the Board of Directors may delegate one of
their number to act as Treasurer _pro tem._ It shall be possible for a
Trust Company to act as Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII. STOCK CERTIFICATES.
_Section 1._ Certificates of stock shall be issued under the seal of the
Company, and be signed by the President and Treasurer of the Company and
attested by the Secretary.
_Section 2._ No transfer of stock shall be allowed except by transfer on
the books of the Company, in person, by the person to whom issued or by
his or her duly authorized attorney. The Secretary shall cancel the
original certificate before signing a new one in lieu thereof.
_Section 3._ No certificate of stock shall be transferable on the books
of the Company while the assignor of such certificate of stock shall be
indebted to the Company, unless a majority of the Board of Directors
authorize such transfer.
_Section 4._ Duplicate certificates may be issued for those lost or
destroyed under such terms as may be prescribed by the Board.
ARTICLE VIII. TRANSFER BOOKS.
The transfer books of the Company shall be closed for five days next
preceding the annual election and the days appointed for the payment of
dividends.
ARTICLE IX. ORDER OF BUSINESS.
1. Roll Call.
2. Reading the Minutes of the previous meeting.
3. Report of the Officers or Board.
4. Reports of Special Committees.
5. Report of Regular Committees.
6. Unfinished Business.
7. Communications.
8. New Business.
9. Elections.
10. Adjournment.
ARTICLE X. AMENDMENTS.
These By-Laws may be altered or amended at any meeting of the
stockholders duly convened, or at any annual meeting, provided notice
that an amendment will be offered shall have been given in the notice
for the meeting. No change shall be made in these By-Laws except by vote
of two-thirds of the stock represented at such meeting.
APPENDIX III
TABLES SHOWING WORK AND GROWTH, INCOME AND VALUATION OF PROPERTY OF THE
OCTAVIA HILL ASSOCIATION
GROWTH OF OCTAVIA HILL ASSOCIATION, 1896–1916
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│ PROPERTIES │ FAMILIES
─────┼─────┬───┬──────┬───────────────┬────────┼──────┬──────┬──────┬─────────
Year │Total│Old│ New │ HOUSES │Tenement│Total │ One │ Two │Tenements
│ │ │ │ │ │ │Family│Family│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │Houses│Houses│
─────┼─────┼───┼──────┼──────┬────────┼────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼─────────
│ │ │ │ For │For two │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ one │Families│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │Family│ │ │ │ │ │
─────┼─────┼───┼──────┼──────┼────────┼────────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼─────────
1896│ 5│ 5│ │ 4│ │ 1│ 10│ 4│ │ 6
1897│ 14│ 14│ │ 13│ │ 1│ 19│ 13│ │ 6
1898│ 14│ 14│ │ 13│ │ 1│ 19│ 13│ │ 6
1899│ 31│ 31│ │ 30│ │ 1│ 36│ 30│ │ 6
1900│ 34│ 34│ │ 32│ │ 2│ 45│ 32│ │ 13
1901│ 35│ 35│ │ 32│ │ 3│ 50│ 32│ │ 18
1902│ 40│ 40│ │ 36│ │ 3│ 56│ 36│ 2│ 18
1903│ 36│ 36│ │ 33│ 1│ 2│ 48│ 33│ 2│ 13
1904│ 40│ 38│ 2│ 35│ 3│ 2│ 54│ 35│ 6│ 13
1905│ 39│ 37│ 2│ 34│ 3│ 2│ 53│ 34│ 6│ 13
1906│ 46│ 44│ 2│ 39│ 3│ 4│ 67│ 39│ 6│ 22
1907│ 46│ 44│ 2│ 39│ 3│ 4│ 67│ 39│ 6│ 22
1908│ 50│ 48│ 2│ 42│ 3│ 5│ 75│ 42│ 6│ 27
1909│ 65│ 61│ 4│ 54│ 6│ 5│ 93│ 54│ 12│ 27
1910│ 82│ 78│ 4│ 67│ 8│ 7│ 122│ 67│ 16│ 39
1911│ 120│116│ 4│ 103│ 10│ 7│ 162│ 103│ 20│ 39
1912│ 124│112│ 12│ 101│ 16│ 7│ 172│ 101│ 32│ 39
1913│ 124│112│ 12│ 101│ 16│ 7│ 171│ 101│ 32│ 38
1914│ 143│131│ 12│ 116│ 20│ 7│ 189│ 116│ 40│ 33
1915{│ 143│131│{12 │{116 │{20 │ 7│{189 │{116 │{40 │ 33
│32[1]│ │{32[1]│{16[1]│{16[1] │ │{48 │{16 │{32 │
1916{│ 147│143│{6 │{121 │{18 │ 8│{196 │{121 │ 36│ 36
│32[1]│ │{32[1]│{16[1]│{16[1] │ │{48[1]│{16[1]│ 32[1]│
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Footnote 1:
Includes houses owned by Philadelphia Model Homes Co.
CHARACTER AND GROWTH OF AGENCY PROPERTIES
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PROPERTIES
───────┬───────┬───────┬───────┬───────┬───────┬────────
Year │ Total │ Old │ New │ One │ Two │Tenement
│ │ │ │Family │Family │
│ │ │ │ │ │
───────┼───────┼───────┼───────┼───────┼───────┼────────
1898 │ 17│ 17│ │ 17│ │
│ 29│ 29│ │ 25│ │ 3
│ 29│ 29│ │ 25│ 1│ 3
│ 37│ 37│ │ 26│ 3│ 8
│ 43│ 43│ │ 31│ 3│ 9
│ 64│ 63│ 1│ 42│ 8│ 14
│ 79│ 78│ 1│ 54│ 10│ 15
│ 104│ 103│ 1│ 79│ 10│ 15
│ 120│ 117│ 3│ 88│ 11│ 21
1907 │ 120│ 117│ 3│ 88│ 11│ 21
│ 145│ 142│ 3│ 111│ 13│ 21
│ 176│ 173│ 3│ 140│ 15│ 21
│ 182│ 178│ 4│ 143│ 16│ 23
│ 179│ 175│ 4│ 140│ 16│ 23
│ 181│ 177│ 4│ 141│ 14│ 26
│ 189│ 185│ 4│ 141│ 13│ 32
1914 │ 210│ 206│ 4│ 168│ 11│ 37
1915 │ 220│ 210│ 4│ 170│ 11│ 39
1916 │ 228│ 214│ 13│ 172│ 18│ 38
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NO. FAMILIES
───────┬────────┬───────┬───────┬───────
Year │ Total │ One │ Two │ More
│ │ │ │ than
│ │ │ │ two
───────┼────────┼───────┼───────┼───────
1898 │ 17│ 17│ │
│ 49│ 25│ 2│ 22
│ 49│ 25│ 2│ 22
│ 89│ 26│ 6│ 57
│ 101│ 31│ 6│ 64
│ 177│ 42│ 16│ 119
│ 209│ 54│ 20│ 135
│ 234│ 79│ 20│ 135
│ 287│ 88│ 22│ 177
1907 │ 287│ 88│ 22│ 177
│ 321│ 111│ 26│ 184
│ 357│ 140│ 30│ 187
│ 346│ 143│ 32│ 171
│ 343│ 140│ 32│ 171
│ 386│ 141│ 28│ 217
│ 392│ 141│ 26│ 222
1914 │ 435│ 168│ 22│ 251
1915 │ 451│ 170│ 22│ 259
1916 │ 464│ 172│ 36│ 256
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RETURNS ON THE FOUR OLDEST PROPERTIES
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Property │ Years │ Net Return │ Net Return │ Net Return
│ Acquired │ 1900 │ 1915 │ 1916
────────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────
518 So. 7th St. │ 1896 │ 4.8% │ 5.6% │ 5.4%
529 Lombard St. │ 1897 │ 4.6% │ 5.8% │ 5.6%
Front & League │ 1899 │ 4.5% │ 5.3% │ 4.6%
Sts. │ │ │ │
514 S. 7th St. │ 1900 │ 3.1% │ 5.2% │ 1.5%
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INCOME FROM TYPICAL PROPERTIES
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Location of │ Date of │ Income │ Income │ Income │ Income
Properties │ First │ First │ Second │ 1915 │ 1916
│ Care │ Year │ Year │ │
─────────────────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────┼─────────
Franklin Court │ 1906│$1,394.38│$1,534.68│$1,475.09│$1,474.59
502–4–6 Kater St. │ 1898│ 437.20│ 410.50│ 468.00│ 468.00
510 South 7th St. │ 1903│ 357.35│ 431.20│ 454.83│ 449.70
708 Lombard St. │ 1909│ 710.75│ 720.00│ 725.50│ [2]
304 League St. │ 1909│ 241.50│ 227.00│ 268.25│ 274.50
241–3 Queen St. │ 1910│ 621.75│ 724.50│ 826.05│ 939.93
414–6 Perth St. │ 1903│ 263.75│ 334.00│ 336.00│ 336.00
Webster St. │ 1899│ 909.40│ 968.95│ 1,055.50│ 1,024.00
422 Perth St. │ 1904│ 165.00│ 162.00│ 168.00│ 168.00
Rodman & Naudain Sts.│ 1901│ 1,122.50│ 1,166.33│ 1,263.25│ 1,207.25
521 Randolph St. │ 1907│ 280.25│ 238.25│ 293.00│ 288.00
510 Reese St. │ 1899│ 222.00│ 228.35│ 270.00│ 250.75
523 Reese St. │ 1901│ 446.71│ 483.95│ 562.05│ 535.15
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Footnote 2:
Under Alteration in 1916.
THE SALARIED WORKERS
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Staff │ Monthly │ Octavia Hill │ Agency Properties
│ Salary │Association Properties │
───────────┼───────────┼───────────┬───────────┼───────────┬───────────
│ │ % of time │ Amount of │ % of time │ Amount of
│ │ │ Salary │ │ Salary
───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────
A │ $200.00│ 66.67│ $133.34│ 33.33│ $66.66
B │ 83.33│ 47.91│ 39.93│ 52.09│ 43.40
C │ 65.00│ 50.00│ 37.50│ 50.00│ 32.50
D │ 70.00│ 18.97│ 13.08│ 81.03│ 56.91
E │ 50.00│ 66.67│ 33.34│ 33.33│ 16.60
F │ 50.00│ 43.25│ 21.62│ 56.75│ 28.38
───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────┼───────────
Total │ $518.33│ │ $273.82│ │ $244.51
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TABLE SHOWING PER CENT OF ORIGINAL COST SPENT IN REPAIR AND ANNUAL
AVERAGE NET RETURN IN PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE OCTAVIA HILL ASSOCIATION
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Location Year Original Cost of
Purchased Cost of Original
Property Repairs
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
518 S. 7th St. 1896 $7,193.95 $3,333.05
529 Lombard St. 1897 7,000.00 2,648.90
Front and League St. 1899 8,500.00 3,171.70
514 S. 7th St. 1900 3,800.00 317.67
722–24 Lombard St.} 1904 5,462.95 981.37
717–19 Nandain St.} 578.68 new houses 3,288.03
234–6–8 Monroe St. 1906 12,942.25 1,464.33
306 League St. 1908 2,655.92 387.78
516 South 7th St. 1908 5,213.18 458.94
417–21 Perth St. 1909 417 658.84 655.28
421 878.57 673.35
427–29–31 Montrose St.[3] 1909 9,742.61 (new) 6,218.82
235–7–9 Queen St. 1910 12,176.80 2,711.16
304–6–8 Lombard St.[3] 1910 9,075.50 1,983.71
613 Lombard St. 1910 2,549.40 1,253.58
523–551 East Rittenhouse St. 1911–12 38,577.881 (new and old)
North Front St. 1911 17,599.25 5,350.96
Addison Court 1914 2,350.00 650.00
723–25 Naudain St.[4] 1914 2,011.15 424.80
948–50–52 N. 3d St. 1914 15,112.71 6,135.39
3–5–7–9–11 League St. 1916 3,603.25 1,692.48
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Location % of Net Net Net Average No. of
Repairs Return Return Return Annual Years on
of First 1912 1916 Net Which
Original Year Return Revenue
Computed
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
518 S. 7th St. 46.33 4.8 3.3 5.4 5.2 17
529 Lombard St. 37.84 4.6 6.0 5.6 5.4 17
Front and League St. 37.31 4.5 3.8 4.6 5.1 17
514 S. 7th St. 8.35 3.1 6.6 1.6 5.9 16
722–24 Lombard St.} 17.96} 6.6 5.2 4. 5.4 12
717–19 Nandain St. }
234–6–8 Monroe St. 11.31 5.6 4.8 4.3 4.4 10
306 League St. 14.60 3.2 0.9 4.5 2.9 8
516 South 7th St. 8.80 6.2 4.1 1.6 4. 8
417–21 Perth St. 99.58} 7.0 6.5 7. 6.7 13
76.69}
427–29–31 Montrose St.[3] 63.83 5.3 4.8 3.8 4.6 6
235–7–9 Queen St. 22.26 4.8 4.9 3.1 3.9 6
304–6–8 Lombard St.[3] 21.85 2.5 3.6 3.0 3.2 6
613 Lombard St. 49.18 4.9 4.2 3.4 3.9 10
523–551 East Rittenhouse St. 3.1 4.2 3.9[3] 4
North Front St. 30.40 3.1 2.6 1.7 4
Addison Court 27.65 8.7 3.6 6.1 5.7 14
723–25 Naudain St.[4] 21.12 6.4 5.3 5.8 5.3 11
948–50–52 N. 3d St. 40.59 3.8 3.5 3.6 2
3–5–7–9–11 League St. 32.00 6.4 6.4 ½
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Footnote 3:
Property under alterations during 1916—figure given for 1915.
Footnote 4:
Property sold in 1916—figure given for 1915.
RENT COLLECTIONS
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Year │ Value of Property │ Rents Collected
───────────────────────┼───────────────────────┼───────────────────────
1896 │ $10,500.00│ $466.70
1897 │ 18,705.00│ 1,001.17
1898 │ 20,048.90│ 1,709.91
1899 │ 30,386.13│ 2,567.43
1900 │ 35,965.27│ 3,187.08
1901 │ 39,160.27│ 3,381.36
1902 │ 42,493.85│ 4,142.85
1903 │ 39,213.18│ 5,271.45
1904 │ 49,564.21│ 4,772.40
1905 │ 47,789.95│ 4,962.36
1906 │ 60,807.20│ 5,688.09
1907 │ 62,496.53│ 6,339.89
1908 │ 68,285.41│ 6,346.70
1909 │ 82,474.35│ 7,455.12
1910 │ 109,530.19│ 9,254.92
1911 │ 148,216.13│ 11,623.13
1912 │ 180,012.95│ 14,149.92
1913 │ 181,347.78│ 15,295.08
1914 │ 210,031.83│ 17,585.60
1915 │ 228,031.83│ 18,444.74
1916 │ 276,026.63[5]│ 24,672.50[5]
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Footnote 5:
Includes value and collections of the Philadelphia Model Homes Co.
PHILADELPHIA MODEL HOMES COMPANY
THE RETURNS FOR 1916. (See pages 60–65.)
Total Possible Income from January 1st, 1916 to Dec. 31st,
1916 $6,144.00
Unlets 124.35
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Total Net Collections $6,019.65
EXPENSES
Repairs $265.35
State and Federal Taxes 120.27
City Taxes, 1916 779.97
Water Rents, 1916 382.50
Insurance, Fire and Liability 75.97
One-half of one month’s rent to tenants 129.40
Interest on $43,550 at 4.4% per annum 1,916.20
Depreciation 500.00
7½% Commission on Collections 451.40
————————— $4,621.06
—————————
$1,398.59
Cost of Lot $10,332.50
Cost of Houses 53,217.50
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Total $63,550.00
Cash Invested by Octavia Hill Association $20,000.00
On mortgages at 4.4% per annum $43,550.00
Net Percentage on $20,000 invested by Octavia Hill
Association 6.6%
Reports of the Philadelphia Housing Association may be had from the
Secretary, John Ihlder, at 130 South Fifteenth Street. A list of
Low-Cost Housing Developments in the United States, carefully
annotated by Mr. Nolen, is given in the pamphlet entitled “A Good Home
for Every Wage Earner,” by John Nolen, Sc.D., City Planner; published
by the American Civic Association, Union Trust Building, Washington,
D. C.
INDEX
Agency properties, 71, 74
Agnes Irwin School, 44
Alms-giving; deprecated by Miss Hill, 15
Alpha Pi Fraternity, 44
Amsterdam, Miss Hill’s influence in, 17
Animals on premises, 37, 38
Artisans Dwelling Act, 15
Ashes, 84
Association, the Octavia Hill:
Its function, 8, 9
Its name, 11
Its history, 21–75
Its scope and field of effort, 77–102
Its financial returns, 103
Ayres, Alice, 16
Babies, 33
Bachelors, 74
Bath-tubs, 34
Berlin, Miss Hill’s influence in, 17
Boy Scouts, 19
Bricklaying, 8, 32
Browning Societies, 11
Building Association, Benevolent, 22
Building Inspection, Bureau of, 34
Burial Grounds, 17, 19
Cadets, 19
Carpentering, 8, 32, 66
Casa Ravello, 33
Catharine Street, 33
Chaucer, 20
Chicago, 21
Civic Club (Philadelphia), 21, 22, 25, 31
Clark, Mr. and Mrs. E. W., 43, 44
Collins, Ellen, 17
Crane, Walter, 16
Crenshaw, Nathaniel B., 22
Croats, 21
Dancing, 34
Deptford, 16
Dinwiddie, Emily W., 34–39
Directors (of the Association), 26
Dividends, 26, 60, 103–106
Doctors, 33
Dundee, Miss Hill’s influence in, 17
Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 16
Edinburgh, Miss Hill’s influence in, 17
Emergency Aid, 66
Fairhill Street property, 31
Feld, Frederick C., 27, 65
Flag-raising, 51
Flowers, use of, 18, 34, 44
Fox, Hannah, 22, 34
“Friendly rent-collector”: her function, 8, 18, 77–93, 104
Front Street, 43
Games for children, 14
Garbage, 38, 84
Gardens, home and school, 14, 59
Garrison, Miss, 27
Germantown, 51, 52
Gifford, Edith Wright, 22
Girard Estate, 72
Glasgow, Miss Hill’s influence in, 17
Good Neighbors’ Club, 43
Gould, Dr. E. R. L., 77
Graveyards, 17, 19
Hampstead Heath, 16
Hardware, 101, 102
Head, Mrs. E. L., 52
Health, Board of, 34, 40
Hector Macintosh Playground, 33
Hill, James, 11
Hill, Octavia
Her “legacy,”, 8
Her life and work, 11–20, 26, 77, 94
“Homes of London Poor” (Miss Hill’s book), 17, 18
Houses, various types of, acquired by Association, 28, 31
Housing Association, 40
Italians, 33, 38, 59, 92
Jenks, Mrs. William F., 22
Jews, 21, 28
Kingsley, Charles, inspires Miss Hill, 12
Kirkbride, Mrs. Thomas S., 25
Kyrle Society, 17
Laborers, 38
Landlords, 39, 83
League Street property, 31, 32, 33
Legacies, 71
Legislation, 39, 40
“Letters to My Fellow-workers” (Miss Hill’s book), 18
Lombard Street property, 31
London, Octavia Hill in, 11–20
Longstreth, Mrs. Edward, 31
Lowell, Josephine Shaw, 17
Ludington, Charles H., 74
MacMillan’s Magazine, 16
Mahomet’s coffin, 7
Manning, Caroline, 40
“Massenhotels,”, 21
Mifflin family, 43
Miller, E. Spencer, 37
Model Homes Company, Philadelphia, 60, 104
Mothers’ Club, 33
Multiple dwellings, 7
Music, 14, 19, 34, 51
Naudain Street, 66
Negroes, 33, 66, 93, 95, 104
New houses, building of, 72
New Orleans, 21
Nurses, 33
Office force (of Association), 27, 102
Old Swedes’ Church, 32
Open spaces, 15
“Our Common Land” (Miss Hill’s book), 8
Painting, 32, 66, 94
Parliament, Hill, 16
Parrish, Helen L., 26, 31, 34
Pemberton Street, 43
Pembroke, Lord, 16
Penn, William, 44
Personal workers, 39
Philadelphia:
City of homes, 7
“Under the Lid”, 21
Philadelphia Model Homes Company, 60
Philanthropy, 25, 26
Plastering, 8, 32, 66
Playgrounds, 14, 19, 33, 34, 51, 52, 60
Plumbing, 8, 25, 32, 37, 85, 94
Poles, 21, 51, 91
Poor laws, 17
Privy-wells, 96, 105
Properties, classification of agency, 71
Red Cross cottages, 16
Rent-collecting: duties of “friendly rent-collector,”, 8, 18, 77–93,104
Rents, 18, 32, 33, 34, 52, 65, 71, 75, 93, 103
Richmond (Kensington), 51, 59
Royal Commission, 17
Ruskin, John: his assistance in Miss Hill’s plans, 12, 13, 14
San Francisco, 21
Serbs, 96
Seventh Street, 33
Sewage, 37
Shaen, Mrs., letter from, 14
Shakespeare Societies, 11
Shick, Robert P., 34
Singing Community, 14
Slovaks, 21
Smith, Southwood, 11
Social Science Association, 15
Southwark, 16, 33
Starr, Theodore, 22, 31
Starr Centre Association, 33
Stock, issues of, 26
Summer school, 33
Superintendent: his work, 8, 9, 94–102
“Sweating,”, 39
Sweden, Miss Hill’s influence in, 17
Taylor, Frank H., 25
Tenants, 18, 32, 33, 39, 65, 72, 77, 83, 84
Tenements, 7, 37, 39
Tibet, 38
Trust, National, 17
Tunlin, 101
Types of houses, 28
University of Pennsylvania, 44
University Settlement, Women’s, 17
Van Gasken, Dr. Frances C., 34
Veiller, Lawrence, 37
Vienna, 21
Volunteer service, 27, 72
Whittier Centre, 66
Wilson, Alexander, 32
Women, Employment of, 11
Wood, R. Francis, 26
Woodward, Dr. George, 33, 37
Workman Place, 43
Yom Kippur, 38
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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
1. P. 78, changed “the signal for a fusillade of questions, petitions,
complaints” to “the signal for a fusillade of questions,
petitions, and complaints”.
2. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in
spelling.
3. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.
4. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.