The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-04

STREET CLEANING MEASURE
bill very carefully draw and containing somo en-
TREY new provisions respect TO the cleaning OF the
streets OF New York city also introduced by hr.
Brooks II invests the Board Of Police iulI power
and authority TO clean the streets and keep the leading
thorougniaTcs clear oil snow winter at a yearly cost
OF no. more than $6o0oo6 The Board may let tue joo
ny contract either 10 single contractor or 10 several
contractors or II may appoint suporiptcndents ana
other officers aud hire aborsr and carts to do the work
under It's own IMMEDIATE supervision. Iu either case
The Board IL held 10 The srices respoD sbility aud
accountable " Tor tue thoroughness OF the service
from policemen Of the CONDITION OF tho streets 10 all
quarters Of the city 10 cases Of contracts each con-
for their approval within days.
DUMPING Snow AND CARNAGE.
Tho Boara Is permitted by tho bill to dump
into the rivers both sides OF tho city wharvos
and pier heads which tho Department OF Docks 10 re
CURED to SCI apart at tho proper Tor tue of
the Boards contractors or employees All tho pre-
vous restraints upon the deposit OF garbage kept
10 force by this bll except IN particular locality
The shore lines of Wards and Randail's islands
are to DO extended within certain limits where,
the bill provides street garbage be thrown and
accumulated up 10 high water mark, considerably
largng the area OF tho islands aud connecting
them together. But u Is specified that wherever
tho filings OF garbage shall have ob,aned
10 the water level, tncy shall be Overland by
healthy material thrco feet IN thickness sanitary
precauton; and It is further provided that tho
extended shore lines thus gradually formed shall
be protected by substantial crib-work stone RIP
rap. The Board OF Charities and CORRECTION
Obliged by he Dill to furnish without Charge from
among the prisoners on The islands u sufficient num-
bor 10 do tho work OF dwelling, grading, 10 It's
be solo in making land. which is needed for tho
instits,ions named, and the title OF which 70 BE-
vested IN the city.
WATCH BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS
Two bilis, introduced In the Senate to-day by Mr.
Purdy. are inondcd to amend all Tho laws which ro-
late tho construction and safety OF buildings IN tho
CITY OF Now YORK. The first bill cndows All officer,
TO De appointed by the Mayor, and TO DO called the
superintendent OF Buildings with extraordinary
powers This officer, whose salary is fixed at s., 0o0
TO be practical architect and engineer OF ten years
actual experiences IN tho ciy lie Is allowed 10 ap-
n 0u d0nt NIL nm er of
Inspectors, all OF whom must DO practical engineers
and mechsnics OF ten years. experiences, and also
clerks for Office work. provided the aggregate yearly
expense OF ms bureau shall exceed tho sum VI
$4,000 Tho Superintendent Will, under this o,
full power 10 determine tho manner Of construc-
mon rcpair Of any and every building OF every
kind, even TO the arrangement o! It's halls,
doors ana iiro alarms. In The instances 81 unsafe
buildings he Is authorized 10 diroct survey 10 be
golhcr with Practical builder architect, und II
these two do not agree third person Is 10 decide their
a,srence. Should The decision be against the safety
OF the building trial before court Of record Is pro-
v,dca Tor decision will determine whether tho
building Is TO stand or be taken down. The bill
forth certain arbitrary rules Of construction.
WALLS or DWELLINGS,
Tho outside walls Of dwellings not more than 6fty-
ave high mus, 10 twelve inchcs thick. Dwellings
IRON atty -nvc TO eighty feet nigh have walls
sixteen inches tbics up to the second story beams.
The walls Of d~ciings higher than eighty feet must
have inches additional thickness to every fifteen
ieet OF hc,snL M party wall in q dwelling house
shalt be Of loss thickness than the outside wallis
houses N forty icet bgh. shall DO twelve inches
thick and tne party walls sixteen inches thick. IL
ali DO sixteen inches thick II seventy Ave ieet nigh
the outside walls must DO twenty pchcs thick 10 the
second stony beams and sixteen inches thick above
sne euiside sud party wallis arc u be increased IN
thickness tour inches for every ten iect Of height II
sliustea 90 street corner, the bearing wali-thc wall
sustaining tho nvsr bcamsshal bc IN each tour
inches thicker than Above speclbcd.
kvsry building moro than thirty ieet WIDE, except
en- IA nj lie
buiiaings, snsli have brick partition, be bound
together BY iroa eirders Supported ON iron coumus
that ttere shall hot be space moro than twenty
ave vide between tho pafutoLs or columns,
tnc oosssds waits All columns, beams, Iiatcs or
before being us AZ USE aud plainly registered
WIN The weight they arc capable Of sustaining and
With tho name Of the maker or manufacturer
CONSTRUCTION vrooRs.
Tbe floors oil a~eliings nust DO oapabe Of sustain
sanss ia ro.nas ana ,Sosa ,o ="
houses manufactures IRON $50 % BOO pounds aud
upward. All except Thoroughly nrepsoo; buildings
must be provided wish nre alarms, aud tho bill
takes palss TO specify faalss chimney con-
suae,lca aud 10 the supports OF hsarihs
iesllon from nrc. u ssys ibs, s side or party ana
front walls not cosnioed, and where gutter
CURED. on any Duilang over twenty FEET IN height
10 height above the roof and shall DC COPIED with
stone os iron Whenever partition walls are carried
up the under eide OF The root piankns tho plank
ing Of ibe root must 10 all such cases have
a space OF AZ lcasi four inches isft. eatcnd-
ends sides VI sad pianking and thc must DO
hled up the top OF SAID pi-nkng WIN good mortar,
carried over she same Whenever French or Maa.
card roots are placed upon any building. except a
wooden Duioing over three stories IN Height exclu
Of abe Mansafd story, the said roots shah be
sRactcd nrcproof throughout"
RESPONSIBILITY.
Finally the blil MAKES botn thc architect of build
ing tho anuiscturrr oil materials
suDcton responsible Tor defects and broskages aud
provides Tor their inc or imprison mcut, or bo,n
Mr. furdy's second ball ~ directed principally 20
the protection OF buildings from IRE IL compes are
proof shutters TO he placed on nearly all buildings
except dwelling houses, save ON street nonis moro
than thirty iset vide. u infinitely dcnnes tho al
mace pipes ans registers gas aud wa.<r pipes are cs-
capss Add ratings ana sfapieors Tor The protection Of
both these bills have been referred 10 The Com mt.
umss ~ snsarHrs.
The earnest desire alter tue terrible crsou given
the Brosklyn Ihessse are sor greater pretcct.n IN
pie, hesses found expression ~ bill intrcsacsd IA
The senate last year Dy senator Gerard The senate
failed 10 como ssy agreement fcgarding TOE pro-
positions OF tho measure apd nothlnr eams oi IL
senator Magsaa this mosnins reinncaaeca tue same
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