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I am not asking about compensation. Do you think that the cubicles on that floor will have sufficient light?--I do not.
In streets of upwards of 15 feet wide do you think that cubicles should be allowed on all the floors?—No, I would restrict them to the two top floors.
You would not allow them on the bottom floor?—No.
What is your reason?—I do not think they would get sufficient light.
Mr. EDE-On the second floor would they?—I think that in a wider street you would get a good light.
The CHAIRMAN-Have you anything else to suggest with regard to cubicles ?— Only this, that if you do away with cubicles on all the floors it would depreciate the value of the property. I take it that the owner would lose from probably one dollar to a dollar and a half on cach house.
On each floor?— Well, supposing he had a house of three storeys he would lose the value of the cubicles on each of the floors where cubicles were not permitted; he would probably lose $1, or $1.50, or even $2.
You are now referring to the question of depreciation. This Commission is dealing solely with the question of the premises being insanitary, and I understand that in your opinion such a house with cubicles would be insanitary?—Yes.
Hon. C. P. CHATER-Mr. DANBY, you have just told us that you would only have cubicles on the very top floor in houses facing a street less than 15 feet wide and that you would not have cubicles on the ground floor in houses facing a street of any width. Is that so?-Yes.
Do you limit these houses to the depth? For instance, suppose a house has a depth of 30 feet and another of 60 feet, would you treat the houses alike?—No, I would not treat the house with a depth of 30 feet like the other house.
Would you allow cubicles to be erected on the ground floor of houses 30 feet in depth ?-Assuming it is a 15 feet street.
You would allow cubicles assuming that the street was 15 feet wide ?—Yes, but I would not allow cubicles in a house in a street 8 feet wide.
We will say 15 feet. What depth would you say in a 15 feet street?—If the street was 15 feet wide and the room 12 feet high I'should not go more than 20 feet, if as much. It would depend entirely on the locality, situation and the surroundings of the house. You may have a house--I have houses in my mind now which face a street about 20 feet wide and they are 24 feet deep. They have a yard and I should allow cubicles in these houses.
I was coming to that. The question I was going to put to you was exactly the one you are pretty nearly answering now. Suppose there are houses in a street 15 feet in width and at the back there is a yard 6 or 7 feet in width; would you restrict cubicles in such a case?--I should allow cubicles in such a case, as you would get thorough ventilation.
What is the extreme depth you would object to-15 feet only?—I should object to 25 feet. Of course I think you understand I am referring to back to back houses where there is no yard or air at the back.
But suppose there was air at the back; suppose half the kitchen was done away with.—It would then go to 30 feet. I may say that since I was asked to attend here I have been round and inspected some of the houses with this object in view. There are some houses in Queen's Road East, the rooms of which are 35 feet in depth, with a yard 6 feet in width. These houses are already licensed, including the ground floors, as common lodging houses, and they are well lighted and ventilated.
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