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1 1 THE SUN 'AND NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 2' 1920. FLOWER BOXES ARE IMPORTANT ADJUNCTS TO VILLAGE ROOF BUNGALOWS Dearth of Apartments Makes Roof Bungalows All the Rage Flowers and Vegetables Supply the Artistiq Touch By MARTHA UIB high cost of living has been held responsible for many Innovations, nono of which Is mora surprising than the elevation of numerous Greenwich Villagers. The term elevation Is used hero purely In Its geographical sense. For tho residents of New York's art and freak colony havo been forced by the Increased congestion of this old-fashioned quarter to find refuge In the air. The roof bungalow has solved tho apartment dearth in this sacred gathering place of the artists, tho near artists and tho Just plain persons who live In the Washington Square neighborhood because they havo always lived there and llko it, despite its (growing fame and expanding environs, de-pite Its claims to notoriety, pleasant and unpleasant.

When all the available space sideways and downward has been exhausted these resourceful folk focused their horn rimmed spectacles on tho village roofs and thus was the housing problem solved. They Go to tho Roofs. Scanning this portion of tho metropolis from any high point near Fourteenth streot one is amazed at tho city of bungalows that seem suddenly to have sprung up. Tiny houses dot tho uneven upper stratum like verdant oases. For every roof bungalow that has been thoroughly planted has acquired a gardenllko effect, either through Its fresh leaf green paint and trellises or Its beds of flowers and vegetables.

As far as the eye sweeps this area to the -west of Fifth avenue one sees patches of comfort, and even luxury Invisible to the eye of the pedestrian. To this fact alone, Its air of seclusion, ic due In a largo measure the growing popularity of the roof home. Village landlords and landladies are used by now to the vagaries of their tenants. They met this new demand for housing space with cheerful cooperation. They havo even been known to suggest the roof as a last resort when weary and discouraged homeseekers applied In vain for admission.

New England Enterprise TUCKED up in the hills of New England, in the scenic Naugatuck Valley, the city of Waterbury, unblessed with any of the rich natural re-rources which have determined the growth end prosperity of so many of our American tltiffi, offers a phenomenal example of urban 'rogress produced by the energy and enter-i'je of man. Th city, the Brass City of the World, i rroducers of approximately 50 per cent, of he hrass of the United States, of more timepieces than any other city In the world, where the Ingersoll watch was first made i nd where wntches and clocks are now made bv the millions, Is entirely surrounded by hills, is twenty-five miles from tidewater, in an agricultural district which produces only ilout one-tenth of the food consumed and In a country lacking in tho great mineral re- "i-urces of nature. Growth of the City. In Colonial times a committee from Farm-Inslon, a nearby district, reported back to their assembly that the present site of the of Waterbury would maintain thirty amines, and yet this same site is to-day the home of more than 100,000 people. In Mte of many opposing factors the development of the city has been so great that its Population has grown from 5,137 In 1853, 10.001 in 1860.

13,106 In 1870, 1880, SS.202 in 1890, 61.139 in 1900, 73,141 In 1910 to more than 100,000 In 1920, and Its freight tonnage Is the second largest among New island cities. Waterbury Is a typical example of a real Industrial community, approximately 40,000 of Its population being engaged In Industrial I'ursulta, a situation which portrays to a definite degree the great Industrial 'volution of the last fifty years, showing a tommunity of 100,000 souls occupied In r'ifnufacturlng and depending almost entirely up0n the world for Its maintenance of food. The brass Industry virtually is centred In waterbury. In Colonial days, when the lopulatlon of the present site of Waterbury 'mreased beyond the supporting power of Hie land, it was necessary, of course, for COMAN. More than one of these wealth accumulating citizens has gratefully offered her roof free If tho prospective tenant would agree to pay for the bungalow.

If their willingness to help out In the housing problem is not expressed In such magnanimous terms they may chargo you $60 rent for the season. And $50 Isn't bo bad when you consider the advantages of space, light and nlr. "Is that you, Mr. Smith?" said a pleasant voice over the telephone one morning recently. "Can you build me a bungalow right away? I must have a place to live In!" "Sorry," replied tho voice of tho village carpenter.

"I'm finishing a two room cottage for Miss Jones and then I've a single room roof house to build for Mlaa Brown. Aftor that I'll bo ready to attend to you." A City in the Air. Tho village carpenter is In such demand that you have to catch him In the early morning, before ho leaves his office for the day's- "Job, or -perhaps at noon, in caso he happens to drop in again to look over his mall or get his telephone calls. It you don't find him then the chances are that you have missed him for the day. But when your turn does come and you succeed in getting him up to your roof to estimate and advise on the type of roof bungalow best suited to your plot of tin and tar and gravel, ho Is agreeably helpful.

Like a lord of creation he will point to a dozen to the cast or to the south or to the west and ask you If you like the looks of any of these models. The little city in the air Is as varied as a flower gurden. and as refreshing, too, among the gray or brown chimney pots, water tanks and high front copings. A one room roof bungalow, about twelve by sixteen feet, which will comfortably house two persons, persona who work and are therefore under Its canvas roof only at night, costs from $100 up. That's for the baro frame.

Side walls are like extras In a hotel. You can pay as much as you can afford for these accessories. Wide metal screening, which comes the width of the average bungalow's wall eleVa- Phenomenal Growth of Present Owners some of the inhabitants to turn to other pursuits to maintain a livelihood. It was then that the making of brass commenced in Waterbury through the energy, initiative and enterprise of' typical, sturdy stocked Now Englanders. Like most great Industries the beginning was small.

Brass was first manufactured tn Waterbury bygone man and later by two or three men, each working at his own enterprise. In face of great obstacles to manufacture and transportation In those days these men made their product and sold It personally. As time went on and the de mand Increased they associated with them this small 'nucleus of less than twenty men formed the basis of the great brass Industry of to-day. With tho growth of tho Industry, the enterprises started on such a small basis were handed down to the sons and grandsons of their energetic founders, men who in true American spirit and inheriting the enterprise and initiative of their fathers havo accepted the industrial leadership of tho brass Industry as a sacred legacy and have built up the brass industry of Waterbury to the leadership of the world In this branch of manufacturing. These captains of the brass Industry have ben and are a powerful Influence for the best In Water lui wiu uco, lit met- bury.

They havo shown their Interest In Its development not only commercially but morally and socially. The great brass concerns aro owned by residents of Waterbury and managed directly by their owners. These brass manufacturers are, typical of Puritan New England, real industrial leaders of men, who accept their leadership as a duty to their fellow men and who aro Intimate with and tcalous for tho welfare of their co-workers. Not only Is this shown In the management of their own enterprise but in their Interest 1 1 Greenwich Villagers Build A City in the Air tlOriN BARRYMORE'S ENGLISH ROOF BUNGALOW AS SEEN FROM ACROSS THE STREET tlcn, is tho cheapest and most satisfactory exterior. Inside the screening you can havo bamboo curtains to roll up and down at will, to shut out the glare of the sunlight and help keep out the rain In stormy weather.

The roof be waterproof and must slope and have'wlde eaves to provide a dry shelter. The floor Is built with wide spaces between the boards, also for drainage purposes. If the sides below tho flooring are sealed up tight there Is no entrance provided for mosquitoes and flies, two of the pests that, must ever be considered In the new housing problem. Take the advice of a girl who has been Makes Waterbury the Industry Reflects True American Spirit and From Their Forefathers Who Founded It in and wholesome participation in the local government. The brass concerns of Waterbury are now housed in tho most modern, well-equipped factories, with everything that goes to mako for the convenience, protection and satisfaction of employees.

Brait Product! Widely Diversified. The products of these brass plants are oxtremely diversified anything and everything In brass can bo made in Waterbury from common and safety pins, buttons, hooks and eyes up to the largest brass 'article In Even tho radiator of the great NC-4, which flew across tho ocean, was made of brass In Waterbury. These Industries supply ass to every corner of tho United States, and for duality and quantity in brass Water bury's brass plants aro the Mecca of tile business world. And Waterbury Is able to claim the leadership of the world In anothor product; it has the, largest clock manufactory In the word, riant which manufactures more timepieces than tho combined plants of any other city of the world. The number of timepieces produced In Waterbury, including both, clocks and watches, approximates 10,000,000 a year.

In addition to the brass and clock manufactory Waterbury has a great diversity ofother Industries. Machinery of all kinds. m. A -'r and apparatus, foundry products, automatic machines of every, description, hardware, lumber castings, mattresses, stamped ware. Mlver and silver plated ware, tobacco and cigars, awnings, boot and shoe finding, boxes, women's clothing, confectloneryl copper smithing, steel iron work, cutlery and edge tools, gas and electric lamps, fixtures and chandeliers, hosiery and knit goods, Instruments both measuring and recording, professional and scientific instruments; Iron and steel forging, lamps and, reflectors, living In one of these aerial perches for a month and don't try a striped roof canvas.

She did, and Immediately discarded It for a plain material which sho painted a dull brown. The stripes arc too hard on the c-yea, though their picturesque effect Is not denied. For comfort one must raako this sacrifice. The more elaborate bungalows are gay with Italian green trellises that hide a multitude of architectural blots. Copings and.

ugly wall extensions, chimneys and other excrescence may be artistically concealed behind such network. And if you havo the pluck and the desire to cart up loads of dirt marble and stone works, needles, pins, hooks and eyes, rubber and elastic goods, buckles, chemicals and acids, upholstering materials, wire, wire rope and cable, lnsuluted wires, seamless tubing, German silver tubing, brazed copper, brass tubing, brassware. handcuffs, glass, nails, scrows, rivets, novelties, Jewelry and many dther products aro listed by the United States Census Bureau as Waterbury's Industries. To divert for a moment to a lighter vein, a. phrase much used as a slogan by the Chamber of Commerce of Waterbury a few years back was that "Waterbury has some thing on everybody," which was an accurate.

pnbably, you have some small article made In Waterbury, for In this city are made safety and common pins, buttons; hooks and eyes, shoe eyelets and shoe hardware, hair pains, buckles, garters and suspenders, watches by the millions, match boxes, split rings for buttons, pencil clips and brass fasteners for corset steels and brass for plated Jewelry of all sorts; the real money Jn your vockets, for the blanks for nickels and cents are furnished tho Government from Waterbury; and if you chance to go wrong it is Waterbury that furnishes the handcuffs and leglrons for Jails and prisons. Turning for a moment from the products of this Interesting city. It is well to mention tho community spirit which exists. Every Christian denomination Is represented within Its boundaries and a spirit of brotherhood and cooperation marks their efforts to make Waterbury a city of contented people, maintaining tho high Ideals of a true Christian social order. This remarkable community spirit was shown recently In an unusual manner when the citizens of Waterbury united themselves lrf unanimous effort to conduct a campaign for $500,000 to build an addition to St.

Mary's Koman Cnthollc Hospital of Waterbury. So splendid was tho co- GREENWICH VILLAGE HAS TAKEN WUr- quncjqujvvo FOR THE SUMMER HERE IS ONE IN WEST 12 ST. lor ilower boxes you can transform the dull brown gravel surface Into a garden spot. Ambitious young roof gardeners have al-leady planted vegetable seeds. A carrot bed Is decorative, if it does not yield produce foi the dinner table.

Vines will grow luxuriantly for tho housewife whd will devote tho proper nmount of care to their tending. From the simple $100 variety of roof home cne may advance to the $200 or $300. There are some that have cost twice $300 nnd oven $1,000. Theso have shingled walla, windows and doors and are equipped for a winter as well as a summer abode. Some oven go the limit of steam heat and plumbing.

Of course you are not restricted to a ono room effect. Tho transient tenant wno is tiding over the summer season in this In- expensive residence will find a single room sufllclcnt for all ordinary needs. But tho nerson -who exoects to make the roof his liiuiu the English bungalow with all its appur tenances. If you are not on friendly enough terms with some apartment dweller In tho houso whero you have decided to establish your roof dwelling you must make an arrangement with tho Janitor or superintendent for the use of a bath. Few of the temporary dwellings are equipped with these essentials.

But a wash can be managed. Then there Is the exit and entrance question. You can't be climbing a ladder through a root trapdoor every umo juu wmii reach your homo on the roof. This Is the nrlmltlvo method of roof reaching in tne old fashioned houses. A stairway can.

De Installed and that settles that problem. Next come the furnishings. Two day beds or cots, a couple of easy chairs, a table and a washablo rug, which rain will not ruin If It happens to leak through tho canvas roof or blow in at the sides, cgmprlse the ordinary outflttlngs. Firo laws complicate the lighting question, but tho resourceful person need not bo baffled by these regulations. Greenwich Village has revived tho candle fad and revels In Its stalactltcllko drippings.

A Roof Bungalow Ii Quiet. "But it, must be noisy up there," objected a woman whoso memories of subway roar and surface car clatter formed an Insurmountable obstacle to this type of dwelling. "You don't hear a sound," assured the short haired bungalow owner. "It'a as quiet as the grave. No street noises, no sound of cars or buses or automobiles or elevated trains, not a voice from the street permeates Brass City of the World Initiative Inherited by Colonial Days operation and team work from all denominations that the campaign in a period of one week netted approximately $600,000 and assured equipment of an up-to-date hospital, centrally located: a hospital which at present caters ns "A Friend in Need for Every Creed" and which will be enabled to do so on even a greater scale by the generous cooperation and support of all Waterbury.

A Proud War Record. Its wars record gives Waterbury an enviable place among American cities In this resnect. Waterbury's subscription to the first four Liberty loans was $26,952,990 and to the Victory Liberty loan was $6,015,900, a total Investment of $32,968,890. or ap- proximately $329 per capita of the popula- tlon. This represented nn oversubscription of $12,000,000, or approximately 37V4 per cent.

The city's contributions were to the Red Cross, $480,795.15 to the United War Work campaign and 5318,012.07 to other war drives, a totaf donated of $1,803,808.02, or a per capita contribution of approximately $18 to war charities. It might be added that Waterbury was awarded a captured German cannon for its Liberty loan record and the United States Shipping EoaVd has named one of Its ships the "Waterbury" for the same reason. The honor roll of the city of Waterbury contains approximately 5,000 names of men who saw service In tho war, a remarkable record when It Is considered that Waterbury was one of the largest munition cities In the country. Tljis service record places Waterbury high In the list of American cities for per capita man power contribution to the war and tho city ranks among the few highest in tho number of those who paid the supremo sacrifice. During the war and from Its Inception tho factories of Waterbury turned out hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of shells, fuses and munitions In general.

Since my atmosphere. It's tho ono way to llvo quietly and peacefully in tho village, I'vo discovered." When others in largo apartments or old fashioned brawnstone houses are Irritated by street rowdies who try to turn night Into day this girl sleeps sweetly through tho night, undisturbed except by the rising sun. And even that is becoming less startling. Sho has managed to adjust the screens so that Its first bright rays popping over the tall buildings In "Skunkvllle," that portion of tho city east of Greenwich Village between Fifth avonuo anil Broadway, whero furriers occupy most of tho premises and apparently have a preference for the pun- gem type oi pen, now lau 10 awacn nor. Thcro are no tall buildings to speak of between Greenwich Village and tho flnan- clal district.

Your eye has a clean sweep to tho southward, oven If your own particular ---V, la rtn Inn nf mnrlflaf rmir atnrv hnllQA Think of the fresh air that Is blown right off tho bay sweepins up to your very doorstep! It's worth considering If you are looking for a placo to live. And if the southern brcezo Is not stirring, then perchance It comes from tho east across the broad river, or tho west, wafted over another expanse of cooling water. And the heat of tho parched pavements never reaches your airy spot. Plan to Winter on the Roofi. So enchanted arc some of tho villagers with their lofty homes that they are determined to try wintering on the roof.

With a little manoeuvring and a plentiful supply of DianKeis migni easily do managea, pro- vlded, of course, there Is aWarm placo be neath the exposed dwelling where ono may dress. Even a seasoned summer dweller could hardly stand the rigors of a below zero dressing room, where the cold cream pots would freeze and ablutions would bo with Ice water. With all tho quaint spots In this quarter whero one may dlno there Is apparently a demand for more such necessities. And as shop and restaurant spaces aro as scarce now as residential quarters the roof Idea may prove the solution of this city problem. It Is not altogether impracticable.

Thoroughfares connecting long rows ol houso roofs might be opened up. Ladders and steep stops have failed as yet to disconcert or discourage the seeker after village novelty. The old fashioned country stylo may como to the and make continuous progress at least around four sides of a block not Impossible. Tho Irregularity ot roof tops makes the suggestion all the more delightful to the Inventive brain, the close of the war the city has undergone a remarkable readjustment attended by little if any unemployment and to-day finds the city going ahead on a peace basis and putting the energy formerly devoted to the war to the problems of civic prosperity and commercial progress. Municipal Development.

It might bo well to add a word about tho municipal development of Waterbury. The city has a million dollar city hall, a school system with buildings valued at more than $4,000,000 and so well equipped that It baa been awarded tho lowest Insurance rate of Its kind In tho nation; a $10,000,000 water system, comprising four largo reservoirs; a three platoon police system and two platoon fire system entirely motorized, and a programme of street development which has Just expended close to $1,000,000 on the streets of Waterbury. The business men and citizens of Waterbury" are banded together through the Chamber of Commerce In a united effort to mako Waterbury a progressive, prosperous community of homes, not merely houses. -This Ideal they have followed In the promotion of building and loan association and their support of housing projects; in cxten-slva spring clean-up and planting campaigns; In the support of well directed and supervised recreation! in scientific and careful analysis of health conditions; In their study of Waterbury's needs and the gencrar problems of Its systematic development, and In their effort to create and enlarge upon civic prldo and civic interest. Planning Keats Memorial A COMMITTEE has rgcently started In London to ralso 10,000 to purchase the house called Wentworth Place, fotmcrly known as Lawn Bank, which was the last home in England of tho poet Keats.

This houso is situated close to Hampstead Heath. Attention was called to It when the place was offered for salo as an eligible building site. Next year is tho centenary ol the death of Keats..