TENEMENT HOUSES. In compliance with Section 31, Chapter 178, Public Acts of 1905, the bureau has collected, compiled and in this chapter presents, such statistical data relative to the operation of the Statute, which is cited in the law itself as the "Tenement House Act" as is available. The provisions of the Statute provides for its application to all cities having a population of over twenty thousand inhabitants, at the time of the most recent United States Census, thus including six cities only. These are Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury, Meriden and New Britain. The law became effective June 29, 1905, and with a view to securing information of a uniform character, from the officials having its enforcement in charge, the Commissioner caused the formulation of a blank schedule, forwarding a sufficient number of the same to the different inspectors of buildings or fire marshals, in the various cities coming within the meaning of the Act. These several officers were notified by the Commissioner relative to the requirements of the Statute concerning the matter of making and filing reports with this bureau and were also furnished with a liberal supply of copies of the law in pamphlet form which were designed for free distribution among contractors, builders and others contemplating the erection of buildings of the class referred to in the Statute. The law is given in full on pages 24 to 35 in the appendix of this report, and the form of permit as adopted by the bureau and from the returns made upon which these data are compiled is given here: REPORT TO BE FILED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, In accordance with Section 31, Chapter, 178, Statutes of Connecticut, Acts of 1905. "It shall be the duty of the commissioner of labor statistics to collect, keep on file in his office, and at his discretion publish data to be furnished by the officers charged in the several cities with the execution of this act, showing the number of tenement houses for which permits have been asked, the number of plans approved, disapproved, and modified, and any other facts concerning the operation of the law. The records and files of said officers shall at all times be open to the commissioner of labor statistics for the purposes of this section." Date..... City of Hartford... (1) Name of applicant.. (2) Name of owner. (3) Were original plans accepted?.. (4) Were original plans altered?. (5) Were original plans rejected?.. Building Inspector. (6) If the building is to be occupied as a Flat, Apartment or Tenement House, give the following particulars: (7) Is any part of building to be used as a store or for any other business purpose? If so, state for what?. .No. of feet deep?...... (10) Area of lot covered by building?.. (11) Size of lot?...... No. of feet front?. (12) Is it a corner lot?..... (13) If any other building on lot, give size: No. feet front....No. feet rear....No. feet deep...No. stories high... (14) How occupied?. On front or rear of lot?... (15) Material?..... .... (16) How much space between it and proposed building?... (17) Give location of proposed building on lot:.......... Distance from lot line on rear... (18) Will there be inner courts?.. Sides.. (19) Are suitable intakes provided in proposed building for inner courts and air shafts?...... (20) Is the building a new one or an old one made over into a tenement (21) Is there a window in every living room opening upon a street, yard or court?........ (22) Give size of largest room.. Smallest room.... (23) Dimensions of windows for living rooms.... (24) How is the public hall lighted?... (25) Give size of stair well holes.... (26) Give size of vent shafts and constructoin of same. (27) Number and location of water closets........ Cellar.... 1st Floor.... 4th Floor.... 2nd Floor.... 5th Floor.... 3rd Floor.. (28) How are water closet compartments lighted and ventilated?. Give detailed description.... Remarks HARTFORD. The operation of the law in the city of Hartford seems to have met with public approval. The reports filed in the office of the Commissioner showing that in no case during the six months ended December 31, 1905, during which the law was effective, were any of the plans submitted to the Building Inspector modified or changed to meet the requirements of the act. The report of the Building Inspector of the city of Hartford concerning this subject, covering the period referred to in the preceding paragraph, follows: "The tenement house act as passed by the General Assembly went into effect June 29, 1905, and the enforcement of its provisions has been added to the duties of the inspector. There have been forty-four tenement houses built during this period and a fair trial has been given of the workings of this act. While it may occasionally work a hardship on an individual, I believe that this law will prove in the long run a benefit to the general public. There has been a great improvement during |