New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-21
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE INSPECTION OF HOTELS.
FIRE-EscAPEs ORDERED on THE ST. NICHOLAS AND
THE DEFY STREET HOUSE.


FIRE-EscAPEs ORDERED on THE ST. NICHOLAS AND
THE DEFY STREET HOUSE.
| Notices were sent out by Inspector Esterbrook
yesterday to the owners of tho ST. Nicholas Hote
and of the Dey Street House. at No; 80 Dey,st;
| The buildings, which are included IN the
By the '0 Loriilard and Haight estates They
| are four in number-two in Broadway, one IN Mer-
cer-st. and one in the middle of the bock0and tney
are connected by bridges and halls The Broadw;ay
buildings are SIX stories high and the other pulld
ngs have only five stories each. Mt. E15 oo On
regIirs that two snail and pe fwP op Zach
story of the MerceT-st front. tie also requires tJ'
one line of fre-escapes shall be placed on the MD
| die building
Uriah WEIGH the proprietor of the hotel, SAID 10
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday that he would not ODD
Jet TO the owners of the udings erecting as many
! fre-escapes as were required by the bureau vi
Buildings, but be did not think the escapes WIZ
| necessary. "Chs hotel" lie said, Das pce, IN ~
succ' ssful operation for tweny-elgnt years anu
| re-escapes are not needed on 1t now mor9
| than they were when 1t was built. nave hau
charge OF the hotel for fifteen years ana In tnlt
time there has not been IRE nor an aI hnrns mn
the Inspector of Buildings desires to provide every
hotel in the city with ireescapes. Wheh tnis "o,ei
| count was taken of the regulations anu
machinery employed here TO prevent nre. pc
eve il will be impossible for n serious lire To occur
here on account of the precautions which are taken
| to prevent one. The means of escape are amb'e
now. / live here with my family and fec! sechro ,h
building, and pointed ont the arr h aGntS
| which have been provided for the a., sa fey
of guests From the upper o9rs IN Sac ., s ~ tha
buildings sairways which lead either 70 p Ino
wide hall the first floor or to the streets. lhere
| are sign boards on every floor pointing 10 t tho
stairways and lights arc kept burning IN Inc inc
| are on every floor. Stand pipes ana
| Gbout 900 feet of hose arc placed conveniently
i'll the halls together with fire-axeS ana pans on
wafer IN rack. The engne-room Is under Tue silg
walk Mercer-st., and powerful pump WHICH
can be set in motion AT a moments notice rs heoe
constantly connected with the pipes attached 10 ne
| hose. The elevator shafts are quit outside the
mann walls of the hotel. ?, :,
The Dey Street House il owned bv the Hall es-
tate, and A. Hail. ol No. IL Warren-st.. is the agent
for the property, The requirements OF MIR. Est +
brook that line OF Teescapcs hr placed on INC
front OF tho bnIding and the frOEt rooms are TO re
| connected by doors Mr. Hall said To a lIIIBUNE
reporter yesterday that he did not think the ire
| ESCAPES necessary. The hotel,' sud ne ~ al.
ready provided with frc-c,capes on the back, put
up about ten years ago by order OF the nspecor5 OF
buildings. There IL also access to the roofs OF NC
adjoining houses. do not know whether shal
contest the matter in the courts or not"
Buildings Commissioner GIylUr yesterday began
| an Inspection of the Brooklyn hotels with refer
ence to their arrangement, tor the escape Oh guests
in OF fire. At the Perrcpcnt House al MOI
taQue and Hicks hts lie recommended Gu ing do"n
q window the fourth floor, eascrly side 10 ulhe
q doorway 10 an adjoining ToOi, ana also thccuttlHE
of b ind window on the same floor TOR the same
purpose The clinton House, III Fulton-si', was
found better provided for than waseNpec'eI. ~ lIS
ed i'll the manner of swinging some OF Inc shu'tels'
THE NEW MEMBERS IN THE PARK BOARD.
A DOUBT AS TO THE LEGALITY OF HOLDING MEET
INGs ON SATURDAY.
The Park Commissioners met yesterday morning,
but they ccd business, tho question being
raised by Mr. W les rs TO the legality OF Saturday
sessions. An adjournment was taken nntll Nednes-
day. when the subict OF change IN the bylaws to
make Saturday meetings legal will be considered:
The rev Commissioners. John d. Ornlmlns ana
General Egber L. NIelc, were present and were cor
daily received by Commissioners Wales and
Olhhe. For the first time within long period
there was an agreeable state Of feeling
existing in the Board and the session.
though short, was harmonious. Mr., Mae
Lean was no longer there 20 get childish
del ght from thrusting pins into Mr.. Lane aud the
badly-abus"d Mr. Lane no longer came ana went
with the air of a martyr who suffered little more
than be could conveniently endure gentleman
who has been pr sent at many meetings OF the Park
Commissioners said yesterday: Ii seems 60 ri 60
be present at a civilized meeting of the Board THIS
is the first session of the Commissioners since Mac
lean aud Lane nave sat he,e when there has nor
been a disgraceful sqpabblc." MI. Naos looked
happy at his escape from the presence OF his former
colleagues. . - =,
L. SchwaTz AMI Adam Fans appeared before the
BOARD NJ a committee from the Local improvement
Association If the Annexed District To urge the
COMMISSIONER 10 begin ~ once the Work OF
inclosng and LAYING ont the four parks In Norris
ania the ground for which-ahuut three acrcs-was
given by Gouvcrucur Morris. The sum OF Sl2.OOO
was voted by tho Legislature Tor the purpose lwo
wears ago Last mouth 10000 added 10 tins
hv the Board Of Apportonment for the park at Full
ton-ave and Onchundrcd-and-s,xty- ninth and
One-hundTcd-an d-sC vcnUetn-stS. Inc committee
were assured that the desired improve
ments would be made. AZ once: Mr. kuniz
said that the land intended for the parks
was in a bad state and used for the worst pur-
poses A school with 200 children was near by.
The committee wish the sewers m the district from
the Harlem River to hundre d-and -slXty-hiih-
81 TO be connected with the NH Brook sewer aud
the sew crs above that To One-hundrcd and-righty-
fourh-s; 10 be covered. 1here Is plot OF land OF
forty three feet front, belonging to the House OF the
Good shepherd at the edge of the Mrlrose district.
and the sewers Of that part of the city can have
no outlet until they can be run through tins land
| would confer with Yicar-General QAnn regarding
the ttle this property, and ascertain II II would
dentally from Mr. Ollic that all the arrangements
| for extending the rapid transit road 10 One nm
dred and Seyenteth-st. have been completed and
that the of the road was To be FASTENED.
O. ,ba mad saId