The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-24
BAD BUILDINGS.
still They Con.e"-More Reports Of Unsafe
structurss-What the Waking Up of the
Building Department Has Produced
in the Way Of Warnings-some of
Our Largest Hotels Defective
More Dangerous Schoolhouses.

The following additional buildings have been re-
ported up to date as having insufficient means OF
escape In case of fire.
No ANY Pearl street, Mrs Sarah Kinnicr stationary
No z; Madison street. p II. Frost, FIRE escape.
No. 81 Roosevelt street. rear Mrs. T. Coleman. hre
No l! Roosevelt street. John shuly. fire escape and
Nos "a q and u Roosevelt street. Howard Mission, Are
No 8, Roosevelt street, W.T. Walton, fire escape, scue
No Is william street. Robert B. Roosevelt, iron ladder
No. I6l Perry street. Mrs. r. A. Walton, fire escape,
No 6l Perry street. rear, Mrs. r. A. Walton fire escape
No. Sc Maiden lane Lorillard estate, fire escape
No "a William street, Lorilard estate, Are escape and
ladder to roof
trail THosGs @ So nSawny %onns Grand
guests and "a servants two buildings Broadway with
Recommend double balconies on south side front OF wing
sns os s 'front.' a na Ve s ohe rsS a
from windows OF rear building opposite one
and on each OF front sud2s ana
two Tor each hall OF wing and three in house opposite
sourHras Mdrrl-s79 Broadway, five stories high ;
double balcony rear al each story, and
a nN3 p It ON OF
curing of exit by the fire escape also dctec
GRAND moTnLNsoutheast corner Broadway and
s rooms es c o sory Ss n S2
into tour sections and from each story run two stair
IN ho main hall each Story hsre srs io ee Of s hose
Of Sr f Has co
Iron ladder leads from root in rear to iron balconies and
ha {" nd al BE- IN
h OF and ons II the long
on the hiryfst street side on each story above second
Twenty ninth street five stories us rooms Hal spa.
each story and two re extinguishers Recommend de-
and m Be placed at parts OF base
tight at each story also one in attic FIVE on the
one to be put IN the hall leading to wing and one in each
GilsrT Housr-Northeast corner of Broadway and
fgh stories also s connects with
three lights OF stairs Leading from third story to TOP
the floors to safely in me ogen Of
to Hs sassr
acor entirely re.prooi seyey-nye FEET Of hose
s sS sasssss %ssa nd
stairs in ana al 80 sufficient number on
hight Of servants stairs and in attic Of no. y West
also in basement and second Stories Of No. IS
| West lhirtieln. at head Of stairs
Inspectors Hyde and Mcmillan report the condition of
wien -Four siories brick 7sAso s. feet hig
mails in good condition BY could be
closets outside and good condition Heated by direct
tubular boilers, in good condition; safety valve Of 5
M s; = too TO
steam pipe school Inspector Gray present at examina,
flights stairs rear feet inches wide, enclosed
inches VIDE @ % on north on south
two FIGHTS, wood, feet inches VIDE from primary de-
in AZ 10 and Sacs of
excellent and ample means OF escape in OF fire
"'P Primary School No. is 1879 waverley pacerwo and
9ncha stories, brick 27xeG 81 ieet high slate roof
ceilings s between e beams good Water Closets oSs.@,
and not in good condition Heated by wood stoves, prci
vide in to second 2 SGya ?ns tight
General condition good Recommend that water closets
be put IN good order &c o,owo.. r,,-.o,,,, ..,
Three stories brick S0xlO with wings 25xsO 60 feet
rooms Of primary department Ventilation by fues, is
IT, Sae W.
from two boilers enclosed in brick steam pipes in most
See wide to all oors flight stone stairs Ieet
wide enclosed in brick, run to third floor of westerly
open inwardly. Recommend that plaster work over
be SseT a i; substituted ior Wood
closets that steam pipes be removed from contact with
made slide back General condition good ard ample
SG No a. 10 os 50 East Twsn s
ste in cellar and pe Sy e na fur
dnary GOOD W Water closets good Heated
air eneosea in se but near o eens Ga'
Ex-Fron stairs Of wood feet 4 wide i'd to land
two nights inches wide each, and to fourth oor
n Stone stairs, enclosed in each
wing. to all floors. Same IN west wing. Recommend
that ceilings &C. be repaired hroughout that sufficient
space be cleared away and that woodwork
around gas fixtures be protected Attendance, LOO
Means of escape good. 49,
Grammar school No, IS, Nos 80 to g. West Thirteenth
street brick, s0xl09xG0 feet high Walls In
good condition. Ventilation by ucs and ordinarily good
that centre not good water closets Of
wood; heated direct and indirect radiation, steam
two boilers at four pounds service pipe split
the colts ard steam pipes throughout are eaky and in
condition. allowing steam to escape into class rooms
and other portions the building The whole apparatus
needs immediate ovcrhauliDg. EXits-Front or main
stairs NJ wood feet inches wide, run to all floors;
stone stairs, feet inches wide from westerly play
ground primary department; from cast
ery playground 10 all floors class doors open IN
wardly. Recommend that heating apparatus be re.
paired forthwith that ceilings OF cellar be put in proper
order that openings he front centre class
to stair and all class doors he made 10
outwardly; that water closets be supplied with slate In
and that addit nal stairs be built from
primary department 10 yard. Attendance, l,o2O