New-York tribune., 1883-03-18
rgrPRoP0sED BUILDING L4W.
ACrIoN or BUILDERS AND ARCMfEcrS-Ihh NE'
YORK BUILDING UNION FORMED.

| ACIION Ot BUILDERS AND AtC4it ii'-.4'' i'''' -'
YORK BUILDING UNION FORMED.
There was an adjourned meeting Of'bullders,
architect md others NJ the Cii5cy House LAST hISn' -
hear the report Of committee aueAdng the proposeu
buding law now before the C.iles Committee OF Vh1
state Senate Twenty-Five or thirty were present
Tnc committee reported through Charles Buck as lo
lows:
That in tlc opinion OF The committee tie proposed Jaw
Is much tao 10 ~ cOnUiic1led ana cQneu anu ~ ~ od %
unrruty ilt up OF crude ald unmatched paris ana a5-
difo 1foerrei Dy successive officials. Sections 10 .,
inclusive. relating to the hegn,S, Gepsh' csc 1cu
are obscure and complicated, full OF arbitrary illDli a.
Ons. -d yet fail to proyd1 iot a> 49, "oII be-
II bliI more devoid OF sysfem could hardly
bo conceived, as insanced in section 3 .,
yisions-bat relating TO firc-prOoang all buildings
over 90 feet highs dismissed In two INES ana nu'e
among minute provisions for cutting OIL and 'horns up
iii That the act would enforce by authority Of law
many de- ais Of construction which the Oest acilcct5
and budcr3 have found Objectionable in practice ana
" ina, The Bill does NOT provide sufficient security for
the safety OF life in the constructing or apartment
hnso ne nrovi.ions contained in sections and "A for
fre-prOOhng all buildings over 100 rect hlgn, a1 @ ~
bas and the stairs OF apartment houses over 90 teet
LIeb not being sufficiently comprehensive TO meet our
Y That the provisions OF section 2S rendering any
occupant OF "A tenement lat liable to line ana
Imprisonment In the event OF his hroescape Dels Ounu
encuBbercd in any way IS harsh ana should nave no
| VI That the provisions to parties are es-
| pecially conflicting and appear to be de-
signed' 10 DISTRICT and Impede rather than
| 10 protect aud promote the public interests IL IS
10 be remarked that the provisions relating to unsafe
bnIdn, i'm sections So 81 and 3s where summary pro-
cecdugs may well be Justified are cHetuly uTa"n "
project the rights owners and that the Supernenue
can in these ses proceed Only BY cautious steps and
subject he revision OF the courts, while secohs ~ 10
| 80 permit him brand every difference between MIN
self or architect violation OF lay" Win power 10
| impoyerish by penalties ,.,... h
| VII. TIA, TIE power granted tine Supernendent Dy
section 80 to restrain by injunction the work OF an en-
tire building particular part appears 10 oe
IN conformity tOI law. Is oppressive me lJuho''o
| Should apply only to the part complained o. . IA,
viii. Inc whole Of section 25, which, in ADJ add,-
] makes any owner, lessee master builder
liable to fue ana imprisonment IN case he decays ZOE
the Superintendent, however reasonable Is stain upon
the statute book and should be plotted out entirely.
TX. fhathe discretionary power gwen 10 tle 9upeIlh-
tendcnt By the bill is OF The most extraordinary enAic %
ter ard s provided for IN many dntent me I
discretion OF one man, IL has Oeen SAID u iter oi
whicn he has ABSOLUTE control and In cases when others
! bear the burden Ia always very arbitrary.
| X. That all with whom We have conferred nave
| agreed With your committee that provision s.olid
he male Tor some poarO, ~ & % bo ,5gen and
the Huperiuencentto which an appeal can Dc tshen u
which should have power 20 pass upon contested qles
V @ o 5TT ~onr a. Committee re Of the opinion that the
legislation TINS subject should DC reloriheu anu
placed soundrr and usteT basis and thal 10 prepare
a m 10 meet those views much time add careful consid
| GRAFTON will be required.
The report then recommended that committee
| Of seven be again appointed TO continue the
consideration Of .he act, with full power to take sucn
action as be deemed proper to advance the edus
sought The report Was adopted without dissenting
voice and II was resolved that an organization to be
called the New-York Building Union De formed ior the
purpose Of drafting satisfactory "a" ana "oihhK 10
secure u. enactment On invitation, Mr. DA.taSo, ol TIE
Committee OF the Mechanics and Ifadcrs EA'hinS''
whicn has urged the passage OF the law De1re tne
| gcul.e fomnittce stated mat several amendments :
suggested ~ thc committee had b, zen accepted Inc
most important ~ them were hat there sh9 pt an A-
pea from the superintendent 10 The boAh Of hXaml-
uer aud tuut case of legal coutc' inc Bulde )epaIt-
/ me g4y
able discussion the following committee was dppo'ut tcd
| 10 continue the consideration ~ tie Diit: ChaiIe'
Buck tur.tlus O'i:c iy, ErnarI " bIcNcy, James If
| lyud. G.Otgo -, Du tunAa, JOhn +. be.d ahdC' '"
| Lcystcr.