The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-02
MORE MISERABLE BUILDINGS.

Report OF Other Structures Lacking
Safety and Sanitary Provisions
Occupants of Schools and Hotels ia Dam
ger-Dismissal of Inspectors because
of Lack OF Funds and StOppage of the
Investigation.
superintendent Macgregor yesterday morning
dismissed twenty-one inspectors, having been
forced to take this step, it is claimed by the great
reduction made in the allowance for the Depart
ment by Comptroller Green. The thorough build
ing inspection which has been going on for some
time past is thus brought to stop for lack of
funds, when 1t was but partially completed.
Only an amount SUFFICIENT to pay the clerical
force Of the Office is left of the
original apportionment, and unless a special
law is passed by the Legislature relieving
the Department of It's embarrassment it is
probable that its work will be obliged to cease
tirely. The parsimonlOus economy OF Comptroller
Green in this matter infcts two evs-frst the
blocking up Of one Of the most important depart
ments OF the municipal government, and secondly,
of throwing q class OF men out of employment VINO
are skilled in their profession and who have served
faithfully. most OF them several years and few
almost from the organization OF the Department Of
Twenty-three miscellaneous buildings IN The city
are, in the last report of superintendent Mac
gregOr stated to be in an unsafe condition III case
OF fire. or public school structures which have
been examined recently the inspectors speah as
| DANGEROUS sCHOOLHorsEs.
The following public school buildings have been
street@Foar soriSs Brick sixssxso feet high Walls
y wd in
class Class on
ton and light very bad and overerowded with scholars
@
closets q WOOD
BY four small SECTIONAL boilers cast Ton in good order
playground Recommen repairs to ceilings referred to-
mPPr Primary 1S School s West streetEonr
feet high v,yS
By
s1 snsSss Sssss ssS 4 a
S Ss are @
SO e a West
ana CO high by due
SS'E as b ali
and lights stone feet enclosed, to All floors class
story saa
S on Of e.e enre
steam be put in order SLATE @
dyg class rooms q. floor
school No. S. 81 to $40 West Fifty second
ventilation by fues, and good water closets wood, in
yard heated by steam from two boilers 10x36 appara
tus in good order difficulty in obtaining proper supply
house service Exit by front stairs wood inches
TO all floors; four fights stone, feet to all floors;
aoors opss nwsrdy that elias. room do S
arranged to slide back and independent water service
UNSAFE HOTELS.
The following hotels are found to be in unsafe and
| unhealthy condition.
| Coleman House, northwest corner Of Broadway and
Twenty seventh street-Front is stories In height
and the extreme westerly building Twenty.scventh
flights Of stairs second story mp and two flights from
second story to street, elevator The sixth story o
Twenty seventh street house y entirely occupied py
made by the stairs and scutie. but we would recon-
mend that iron platform be placed at rear window
alarm in hall OF adjoining building where male help
sleep, and detector and alarm az TOP OF stairs near
room M detecters and alarms A. nsss o OF a %
and alarms and third story similarly Furnished; sec
ond story detectors at head stairs and alarm In centre
pctectcrs should Be put story in sleeping
coDmscted With At asst two alarms
an iron sd1er leading to the sidewalk also that Broad
way building supplied with scutte and stationary iron
Brewer House, southwest corner Broadway and West
Twenty-eght street and occupying adjoining house
one flight OF stairs Iron balconies and should be
placed 70 each story In the space between the two
detectors and alarm In BASEMENT brick plat
| form should be put under laundry stove.
teenth sreet-Corner building FIVE stores Fourteenth
street building SIX stores Railways spacious and stairs
easy Of and alarms n every other story
lary furnished ladder should furnished