PARLOURS AND BATHROOMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 183, 29 April 1919, Page 9

PARLOURS AND BATHROOMS

The problem of national housing and town-plunmiijf was considered at a conference of local authorities held in London recently. TJI9 conference approved of the sotting up of a joint housing and town-planning centre of Greater London local authorities to ivotlj within a definito area. A resolution was passed urging local authorities throughout the whole area of Greater Londffn to respond to the appeal of the Government by tho active preparation of adequate housing schemes for their respective areas. Mr. Aldridge, one of the speakers, who has personally examined the subject of housing in Durham and Northumberland, defended tho modern miner from "silly and careless statements," Tho miner was by no means a man who wanted to sit at the corner of a row of houses playing pitch-and-toss. He was really n good specimen of humanity, and did not spend his time in feeding his dog ou rump.steak. It was further recommended that in working-class homes there should bo bathrooms "upstairs." "Wo have to house the people, not warehouse them," said Mr, Aldridgc, One or two architects protested against tho suggestion that a panel of architects was necessary for every scheme, however small. Mr. Aldridge said that they did not want .luncs's ideas or Robinson's ideas shrieking at thorn from every houso they passed. Tho conference supported the protesting nchitcets, who warmly asserted that they were each able to do all that was called for. It was agreed with unanimity that every house should havo n parlour, lw ul it was stated that there should ue no fewer than three bedrooms.