The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-07

heavily the old shantes and the law prohibits the
line one hundred feet north Of Eghtysixth street. rum
ing from the East 70 the North rivers There are
however, special eases OF exemption , whore PER
petition Of the applicants to the Supreme Court
Many are OF opinion that this provision OF the
law should be extended over the whole city. large
number OF nrs class brown stone houses are constantly
being erected In Harlem and the upper portions OF the
city, winch are SUBJECT TO the same rules that govern
buildings located below Eghys xth street, the present
limits me property owners IN the upper portion OF
the city oompan Therefore that they do not enjoy the
as those souih or the aforesaid line IL Is matter OF
constant occurrence, where first class brick or stone
buildings nave been erected Tor wooden structure To
Do erected aon side thereby depr ciaug the property
to great extent; aGd the abso ute necessity OF pro
hbing the erection OF all such structures in every LARGE
city can scarcely be question OF dispute. This would
prevent AL the evs arising from improper ION
o buildings and would obviae the necessity OF seeking
remedial and retroactive measures for they fail 10 ac
compnsh any considerable reform; and To the wan o.
adequate laws In this particular way NAV be attributed
ne present occurrence OF TOO numerous res and loss OF
NE ana property IN TINS city
rRscAuroSs AGAINST FIRE.
The law provides that IN all buildings OF public char
acter thai may hereafter be erected Me halls, doors
and saways OF the same shall be so arranged as to ia
clate eoress in case OF fire or accident Now II is
a,ksd ov many what OBJECT can tn provNon accom-
phshf IL shoud beyond all doubt apply 70 all oni d.
IN already erected In that section which says that
ali buildings over two stories or above twenty i've feet
IN height, except dwelling houses, schonlhouscs or
churches shall have freproof shutters or blinds cpon
every window or entrance not opening upon strr"
and every such shutter or bin shal be closed upon fhe
completion OF IN" business OF each day. the Law dis
tnctv provides hat IL should Apply 10 "a buildings
already erected hereafter to be built" Then why
not the same rule to buildings OF public character
such a. theatres &c, where should fire the dan
ger TO life woI,d be far great Popreors of budpgs
already erected object strongly tn any law that inter-
feres with their property and declare it nnconstitu
tonal They appeal 10 the conrs, anil until the de-.
csion be made known, the section in relation b shutters
or blinds will have TO remain dead letter
great protection to the shipping interest has been
secured bv requiring all steamboat and ferry houses
erected during last year, and which NAV he brt this
gated iron ~ ""'''' O''''s' ~ ''' VII"
NEW BUILDINGS LA YEAR.
The number of buildings commenced during the wear
1866 amounted sixteen hundred and seventy and OF
these eleven hundred and tweny-nine c)mpetei
OF the number commenced -four hundred and ninc
what are generally known as first class dwellings, in
e,ch A large number were built by spectators a~d
obbers who reonired Il is said tho constant attention
OF the inspectors TO enforce the simplest requirements
of the law Owing chiefly to the wachfunes, O. the
officials these buildings have been constructed in the
very best manner as 10 strength durability and orna
men,arion
One hundred and fifteen second class dwellings. in
tended for the occupancy of Two or moro families in
each were common ed in 1866 sho wing that the num-
Der o this class of buildings has fallen Off every year
since 1862 giving evidence Of the fat thai ere long
IN Srst class esaces and who will not snpmi, to no
| acme OF the sub1rbs adjacent TO the civ
The whole number az third class dwellings, and tene
teen large incrcass over @nv rrecei ~ ~oar o..
these nearly two hundred are located within the lin ~
Of three wards as fol :-Forv-ninc in The renth
ward ffty two in the Seventeenth and ninety four in
| the N ne,eenth ward.
| NEGLECT or PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE
or stores and sorehouses there were CONNIE need nc
hundred and fortveipht sIxtvsix of which ara ocaed
IN one war, alone those budlnas are all cstlv and
beautiful structures especiav those IN thu vicinity OF
Church White Leonard ard other contiguous stree.s
Yet although conforming in every narticnI.r IN mo
laws now in existence thew are not what thew should
be when the facts ara into that ,he
reefs upon which thew are located are very narrow
AID the buildings of great height aud each cont
tenfod the original cos. OF the warehouses Were ali
buildings use The words OF the superin.cnd,rt Mr.
Building and few others that conld be mentioned the
frequency of cona rrauns and the immense destruction
Of merchant bv fre and waer in tins class of build
ings which rave from time to time been visited uron
our city would be materially essened II not
prevented"
There we're commenced within the past wear one hum
dcd and hiry-three buildings to be used rs manufac.
tories dstileres. workshops &C. being an increase OF
TWEEN same class of structures commenced
during the preceding year
OF brick stables hundred and twenty. nine were
commenced being eight less than in 1885 or the num-
Der thus commenced at lens two thirds were private
establishments connected with first class dwellings and
erected in the very best manner the remainder con.
proportion
Three hundred and eighty-one fram4 buildipgs and
number three hundred and seventy three have
been started in the Twelfth, Nineteenth and Twen-
ty second wards and my be classified as follows
Three hundred and tweny-sx dweings twenty thres
fac cries and workshops and twenty-four stables
number OF these buildings slight
mere shantics, Intended to remain few years only
Fifteen church edihces-n ,ary double the number o.
the previous year-were commenced, were also
twentysix buildings for public PURPOSES such thea
tres, banks school houses. hotels &c Among those
coming Under this head that the superintendent in his
Official report deems worthy of particular notice. Is
THE HR,ALp BrnpSG,
Of which he says:-rhe H~rALD Building,
OF erection and nearly completed although commenced
prior TO January 1865 on account Of the superior guam
" OF the materials Of which II Is composed and the
chnnica sk displayed in its construction together with
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special notice This structure situated at the juno
ton OF Park row. Broadway and Ann street
its dimensions are twenty nine feet seven inches
in width on Broadway thirtv-nine feet eight
inches on Park row and eighty Three feet on Ann
street its extreme depth one hundred four feet
by ny four feet I've inches in width on the rear II 10
div ded into Ave spac,ous stories and basement tho
fifth story being enclosed with Nausard roof The ex-
ternal walls arc of unusual thickness and are con.
sructed OF the first quality OF hard burnt bricks laid In