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THE FIRST GERMAN MUNICIPAL EXPOSITION 453

in the erection of municipal lodging houses, and municipal dwellings, according to the English plan.

The type of card for cataloguing the information concerning the houses, printed on the preceding page, shows how, at a glance, all necessary information is given.

The card sent in after the renting of the dwelling contains information, in addition to this, concerning the tenant and the terms of the rental.

B. RENTED

St. and No.

"front" or

"rear"

City ward

or suburb

Which floor

No. of rooms

Note if

shop is

connected

When ready

Tenant.

Name

Trade or calling. City

Address ..,

Place.

Date.

Signature

(of landlord)

Address

No. of

perons in

family

No. of servants and help

Total No. of persons

To be sublet:

Yes

No...

If " yes," how many rooms

for how many persons

Besides these cards, there is the formula mentioned in Card A. It consists of the questions which follow, and when filled out by the landlord is filed in a loose-leaf register for reference.

No. Rooms (a) heated (b) unheated

Bathroom ?

Kitchen ?

Bedroom ?

Balconies or verandas ?

Cellar, attic room, etc.?

( Water?

\ Gas? or electricity?

( Rent per month

I Rent per -year I weekly monthly

| seller n "J* instalments month y ly /

^dwellings ) In advance ?

Is water tax extra ?

When may tenant take possession ?

( Is dwelling at present occupied ?

\ If occupied, when does present tenant move out?