New-York tribune., 1877-03-12

distinct heads. He failed 10 see wnat gooa
would be accomplished bv making any departmenht inh
head instead of department, and that head instead or
being directly responsible to the Mayer wond pe 80
not sec why this ration OF responsibility and opinion
better than the present system 80 ar as sss
could certainly fulfill all the administrative @
The great benefit OF more than one COMMISSIONS CIV wa, -
that the others formed advisory counc Wnih WIS ".
great value So far as the expense of thorough bureau
was concerned 1t would be nearly II not qto as ooS3
The bi provides hereafter for only two
Of Charities and Correction instead OF three as az M h
Townsend Cox one of the Commissioners salh Ie @ lan
thought much about the proposeu changss. =, we w
certain however, that the work OF the
enough for three men, and II only TWO "oie "pi''A''
wOuld take all their time. -, =, o, ,,o tbe
The Department of Buildings Will be merger ,T
Fire Department II the bill becomes law @ %
Perley OF the Fire Department renarheu , ma ~ ,be
partment OF Buildings was ORIGINALLY pn so,ected
Fire Dcpartment Fire wardens had then Dee selec,ou
from Fire Department who superntendeu buJ ;tm
struction of buildings through the cry sucn % a, nu
euces were brought bear about 1868 tnat inc
was created uto separate department AZ present t t m
$50 OF the Fire Department were dvaeu iso 90 20
compaues All the officers OF these companies Wercc.
peced to keep themselves constantly informed III bt
to the buildings in their sections OF the cry III ht be
the a. ssisance which they rendered AT nes ngnl po
more intelligent and effective. Diagrams of all dargeI9us
and peculiar buildings in the neghDorh1oa Te Wneni
the rooms of each Hfe company Inc flIc " tnai
now had charge OF the storage of combustble nater M
If the Department OF Buildings were merged 'o % ~,
Fire Department 1t would simply De tue auu''o" VI
superintendent Adams of tho Department OF 1 Buia ao
40 IN
He said the head Of bureau was always suoVru , ~ ",
the head Of department. The heau Oh i o th mead
buildings must be practical architect, whlle the heu
OF the Fire Department needed to be nothing OF te Au'
and oftener appointed on account OF Strong gtcnt
rather than of qualifications An ntellsot9
subordinate under an ignorant chief would be hahpeeu
In BROOKLYN, when the Building department we 1ni
bureau of the Fire Department, there was constant H
Guilty and the same effect might be looked ior III t
York in case the bill carried. lie undersoou una.
the mana cement the Fire Department oil Tue s,o,
combusbles, which had formerly been III cnatsv M i
a bureau OF the Building Department had cos' h ,nu
city nearly $31 900 a year. This was mort t tiat
il had cost when managed by the DepdIiiincndi id
OF buildings The $4,000 which the Dill allowed
for the expense OF running the Department oil BulngS
after il was changed to a bureau would certainty oc W
sufficient He had just received a copy OF pIO,eSe
against the transfer which the joint committee Vi Le
New-YOrk Chapter of the American Institute Oh Arcnr
ects and the Mechanics and Traders Exchange OF new
York had forwarded the Legislature, cltiug a. reasons
that the building law Iull or tcchlcatIe5 tu'I
ONLY n nracticl builder could supernend its execution,
ana that should be unfettered in his work SGpel
tendent Adams said curious things might appear IL ohly
the motives and persons who were pushnS the cnaoc
were carefully examined.