Word: rented
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...Association, which is designed to help students in the University to furnish their rooms at small cost, loans furniture at a yearly rental of 10 per cent. of its value. Every student leasing furniture is obliged to pay the yearly rent in advance, and must deposit a sum of money, ordinarily $2.50, as a partial guarantee of its return in good condition. Though the primary purpose of the Association is to be of use to students who find it necessary to exercise strict economy, any student in the University may apply for furniture...
...population of New York, he said, is increasing so rapidly, and the value of property is accordingly becoming so high, that the poor are obliged to pay about one-third of their yearly incomes in rent. Usually, in the more crowded sections, there is about one family to a room, no matter whether the family is of three or ten members. This congestion of population has led to a death-rate four times as high as when families lived in flats of four or five rooms each...
...Avenel traced the peasant from the early conditions of serfdom, through the steps of enfranchisement, which took place on account of the scarcity of labor in the Middle Ages. The Lords gave their servants their lands, only keeping the rents and indirect rights for themselves. This made the servants definitely associated with the land, and was a great element in retaining their services. Through this means all peasants became proprietors, but they were forbidden to sell or rent their land...
Finally the landowners found this system very disadvantageous, for the landlord's share continually increased while the owner's decreased. The land was hired out to intermediaries, who exacted heavy rent, thus forcing it to support three masters. This led to a constant abandoning and recolonization, so that land, good for cultivation, became a luxury, and since the sixteenth century, intensive cultivation has been going on rapidly...
...statement of receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1906 is as follows: RECEIPTS. Gross profits from Sales, $46,125.14 Membership Fees, 2,162.00 Interest and Discount, 3,545.34 Lyceum Hall rents, 1,132.17 Other receipts, net, 70.89 $53,035.54 EXPENDITURES. Salaries, $21,666.15 Rent, 160.00 Telephone, Postage, etc., 1,291.17 Advertising, 815.44 Express and Carting, 2,243.80 Insurance, 1,132.12 Stationery, etc., 1,323.70 Gas, Electric Light, etc., 948.82 Other Expenses, 1,081.76 Lyceum Hall Expenses, 2,872.14 Interest, 2,982.14 Depreciation, fixtures, 610.45 Depreciation, real estate, 5,000.00 Balance, profit...