New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-22


The houses Of the rstclass being generally built under
the supervision OF their owners and built by contract
generally built IN substantial manner, ana with all
The number OF secOdclass dwellings erected has fallen
off each year since the Department has been under its
present speilepdenee showing that those persons OF
moderate tst0ts who would naturally live In single or
double of moderate rent nave taken up Their real
dence in the suburbs rather than In the CITY 80
OF thirdclass dwellings or tenement houses there was
large increase any previous year. and OF 1888 over
1S Of in hf the fS%ne aT ess %dEr Wy
Ward, 49, Seventeenth Ward, 80; Nineteenth Ward, "a.
The stores and stOehOuses is increase Of 100
cent over In the Fifth Ward alone there &c Of
these buildings erected These being generally extensive
brick stores iron structures matter OF surprise that
more has not been taken 10 make them thoroughly
frc-proof, which might have been done with compare
lively little additional expense. The substitution of iron
floor beams and starcases for oak pine would but lit
tie the cost while making the building infinitely
more secure. There are many edfces erected upon
Church, White Leonard and other streets, which are
flied with valuable merchandise that their contents are
Of more value than the buildings but if fire should
be started in them, il would In all probability result
IN fearful conflagration which little precauon at the
time OF erection would effectuay prevent.
ries, &C., in 1868 is Il.
Inc humber OF frame buildings exceed those OF 1865 by
l6o. Three Wards-the Twelfth Nineteenth, and Twenty
% S,S OF these Many OF these are tempo
raly when VIII he replaced by more substantial build.
ngs The 1877 cases IN the Nineteenth and Twenty second
WARDS we're nearly all IN process Of erection before the
present limits within which frame buildings may be
erected were fXed others are upon special permits for
temporary purposes.
The whole number OF dangerous buildings reported in
u.
The whole number reported since 1862 was TO- In many
the OF these buildings nonresdens and
cannot be found The Superintendent complains that too
much time is given for the rcCtying Of such faults
buildings make them unsafe Jury trial must be
had and precept issued by the Court commanding the
necessary repairs 10 be made In the meantime the lives
Of tenants endangered well those Of pasSersby
In cases where the walls insecure. The law should
give summary power TO the Department TO promptly
make such repairs necessary and the cost be made
lien upon the property until the bill Is paid by the
owner.
The Of blue stone for caps brick piers intended
as foundations for iron columns Is strongly condemned
THIS stone has been found unsafe breaking at pressure
%neh renders IL very dangerous US the uphoder VI
heaVy buildings,
-, TENEMENT HOUSES.
me report Is important ia its remarks concerning the
houses OF the city There have been since june
EepOrteu as having no fire escapes. In 500
M OF the Inspectors have been compiled
col 20 not yet supplied In these eases the le
sl eIe III progress for the providing OF such
eecpes Tue owner OF Of these houses who had failed
obey Tue instructions OF the 10 supplV
IRE escape mas been arrested for msdemeanOr and hs
case Is now before he courts The owners OF 40 houses
~ gaceu these escapes in their houses.
Inc present modes OF are nor consdered sntf
Client The only safe plan for s 10 ha.
dick partition walls, ~ inches thick one ro,
10 roof with iron fOOr beams brick arches bereen these
beams ana iron ath or Turing The partition waIIs ~
the cellar for the division OF wood coal onses shoud
Obyiated Plans for tenement-hOuses have heen
by Mr.. Macgreg0r which have brick walls rlnnpa ~ tb
roof upon each side Of the hallway. Even m te otnr
walls OF such building TO fall these two walls onid
support each other and together form safe standnt
place for the fremen, and the iron staircases within t5
wond afford safe exit 10 the inmates OF the upper floor
seyeIp cases Of q life ~ fire ~ tenemen houses have