Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1918 — Hint to Cities. [ARTICLE]

Hint to Cities.

The National Housing association apparently does not regard as an obstacle to improved housing generally, the admitted fact that all American communities impose a heavy burden upon citizens who erect dwellings upon vacant sites, whether for their own use or the accommodation of others, says The Public. At a time when the high cost of labor and materials has brought building to a full stop, although the need for additional housing is keen and unsatisfied, it would seem an obvious emergency measure that the city or town should exempt buildings from all possible burdens, but no public bodies seem to think so.