Labor in Europe Volume 1; Reports from the Consuls of the United States in the Several Countries of Europe on the Rates of Wages, Cost of Living to the Laboring Classes, Past and Present Wages, &C., in Their Several Districts, in Response to a Circular Fr (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...contributors. Including interest, upward of $43,000 was returned to 8,050 depositors last fall--a considerable winter emergency fund for these poor people. The savings institution has 50,500 depositors and $4,040,000 on deposit; 15,053 persons have amounts below $50 on deposit; 1,795 have upward of $215; the average ot all deposits is $77. A savings institution and association similar to the above also exists in the Breslau suburban district, and has 24,000 depositors. The population of the suburban district is 78,982. COST OP A DWELLING-HOUSE IN BRESLAU. As more or less connected with the wages question, I append the cost of building a house in this city--a three-story and basement (parterre) flat intended for eight families. The house is49feet front by 70 feet deep, is built of brick throughout, front and rear stuccoed, partitions all of brick, with 510 feet of railroad iron put in for strengthening the walls. There are seven windows in front on each floor and tour in the rear. Each floor has four frtnt rooms, two back rooms, two dark bed-rooms for servants, two cabinets, and two inner halls. Ceilings are all decorated, walls papered, except the kitchen walls, which are painted in oil. The house has thirty-two tile stoves, including those in the kitchens, bath-room, and closet for each family, and the cellar and drying-loft are partitioned off for the tenants. The following is a recapitulation of the contractor's bill: Masons' work $2,267 74 Masons' mateiials (bricks, lime, cement, sand, &c.), 933 05 Carpenters' work, including all material 2,62 28 Stone-setters' work and material 25 05 Blacksmiths and material 591 69 Tinsmith and toofers and material 29-" 55 Joiners, locksmiths, glaziers, and kitchen painters (including material)... 2, 94: ? H2 St...