The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-21

or the foregoing buildings Cos were to be erected
in that portion of the city north of Foreth street.
Since the beginning OF the year the number Of
buildings reported to the department as being
unsafe is sos. OF this number 10 have been taken
down and entirely removed. ls9 have been repaired
and made safe. and " are in process Of removal
repair.
AtHtn ALTERATIONS TO BUILDINGS titts
One Of the principal duties devolvng upon this
branch Of the city government relates to the making
of necessary alterations to buildings During the
quarter the number of plans and specifications SUBJ
mited for alterations to structures 491 and the
number of buildings to be altered Oil. OF these
plans 4o5 were approved and 80 were rejected. The
estimated cost OF these alterations was SI,2U2.534
The number OF buildings reported to the depart
ment as requiring means of escape in of fire
January last was 24l. and means have been
TAKEN the report says to attach the necessary ap-
pliances.
The Superintendent gives in his report tabular
statement, showing the number OF new buildings
erected in each OF the twenty OF tins city,
with the class kind structure to be erected In
each instance. From this It appears that in the
and frame structure erected; in the Second ward.
l first class building for stores and manufactory
erected; in tho Third ward there put up
but manufacturing establishments; In the Fourth
ward there also but new building, and that .
second class one for stores; III the Fifth ward
there was tenement. / first class store build
ing. second class store buildings and
manutscrory; in the sixth ward. ! second
class dwelling / tenement. / first class store
building and l second class store building were
erected; in the Seventh ward there were built
tenements. manufactures, public building and
stables; in the Eighth ward, ~ hotels and board
ing houses. first class store buildings and manu-
erected French fat. tsuemont.. first class lass
store buildings, manufactures, l public
building and stables; in the Tenth ward
tenements and mandatory were built; the
number OF buildings in the Eleventh ward
increased by the erection OF Hrst class dwelling
tenement, third class store building, l manufxc-
tory. church and stables; in tho Twelfth ward
there put up Ito first class dwellings, 81 second
class dwellings. 10 hotels and boarding houses II
tenements. third class store building Office build
ings. manufactures. school house. pubic
buildings, Q stables and / frame building; In the
Thirteenth ward, second class dwellings and
tenenenss added to the structures in that dis
trict; in the Fourteenth ward. tenements. manu-
Fifteenth ward there built l second class
dwelling. French fat. two tcnements and manu-
French hat. tenements and stable were con-
slrucled like number were built in the Seven
and public building. To the buildings in the
Eighteenth ward added first class dwelling.
second class dwelling third class dwelling. first
class store buildings, Office building aud frame
building. The largest number of buildings were
put mp in the Nineteenth ward. there being
no less than l2i first class dwellings, Is
ond class dwellings,. q third class dwellings. iOl
| tenements, third class store building. l Office
building man ufs ctories schoolhouse 3churches
stables and frame structure erected In the Twen-
! tieth ward. 10 first class dwellings. third class
dwellings. IL tenements. manufactures and sta
| BILE built i'll the Twenty-irst ward there were
erected Is hrst class dwellings. second class
dwelling. third class dwellings,. teuen,ents. 1
manufactory aud stables; in the Twenty
second ward the number OF buildings
made greater by the building OF 80 first
| class dwellings,, second class dwellings, II French
! fats, 10 tenements, / office building. manu-
factories aud stables; and in the Twenty third
ward the number of buildings was increased by the
addition of hrst class dwellings, second class
dwellings. third class store building. stables
and 10 frame structures. There were but
buildings put up in the Twenty fourth ward. and
| these were all frame ones.
INTERESTING COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
Superintendent Dudley, IL concluding his report,
invites special attention TO a comparative st.
showing the operations o. his department for the
first six months OF 1879. contrasted with what
done during the first half OF the year 1873. In this
connection he says that the building interests OF
the city largely the increase. thc number of
buildings proposed to be erected aud the of the
same being niucn greater than Tor some years past.
! The following Is the statement referred to ny Mr..
Dudley
| VI Firsf Sir FTrsf Sig