New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-09
CONTEST OVER A PREVAIL.
wrsr.s,pr pRopERrY.owNERs AT ODDS.

WEST-SIDE PKOiEhi h-O"NH' n
AN ORDER FROM INSPECTOR EsTERBRooK NOT
EFFECTIVE IN SETTLING THE DISPUTE.
A cont.ution which began several weeks ago be-
tween nronert y.ovners in West FIFTY second 81,
,nont an alleged unsafe iire-wa in the rear OF No.
914 was not settled Yesterday when inspector
Esterbrook. of the Burean OF Buildings lssued an
order for the wall to be made safe. James w;
LYON paper manufactures at Nos. 80 Park-st ana
IA Dnaau st.. owns the br0wD-st0ne dwelling nous,
No. 31i West Fty-second-st;, aud has liyed III i.
the east side are four old threestOry brick oulld-
iuss They are owned by Andrew II. Leafhem.wn
also holds lease oS tue ground BG ~ ', ,e Mott
estate. Mr. Leathem keeps livery staoie III w" -,
OF the buildings, but the building hett ~
Air. Lyons house ~ occupied py l.. Sael a. 70 Mr.
uape-repairing shop. About ten years ago M.
Lyou's family and servants were annoyed ny enu
conduct OF wUrkmsn in the shop Inc men LIN ";
cigar srumps aud auids of tobacco iuto me yaru u,
the rear of the dwelling house. and some OF tnen,
made insulting remarks to the children wnI p~ ~,
10 the yard. MI. Lyon was charger .,nam'snaine
which was placed in the shop In Oroer 10 90 .uo
greater privacy and TO Lessen his expense ,nsurpg
his hon'e against fire. Mr.. Lyon tbr Ssu stories high
built on the east side OF his YARD: me wti 1 tha
two PIERS aud was fastened ~ - t tho
end fartbest frou, the house to the wal OF .i,o
sLuu by "A small bar of iron. space OF anout ,en
inches remained between the hre-wai anu 'he wan
OF the shop. . ,.,. .,ho Ru-
reau III Buildings recently that tie iIre-wali Was
da,,peruus and likely 10 fall 1t could be swayeu,
he said by a person standing on the iool VI uuu
s,,on and strong wind might blow 1t down at any
time The IRON bar by which the wall was
nj the end had become loose, but he loun4 .nai
fhe tire-wali fell part of the shop would DC puieu
down Also III the ire-wa tell against tne shop'
considerable damage would be done. M. L 1I
said he supported in the complaint oy mIIn
w Horn. who owns and occupies the owei''pg
bonss No 3l0 West F1tty-second-st, MI
Horn 10 a man well advanced in years. ana is not
actively engaged in business. lie made aitera,ions
mo
portion in,o flats foi other families Recently ne
fecame 40 much alarmed at the CONDITION OF tne
wall IN the rear of his neigbboTs house that ne 49,
sued warnings to his tenants III was unsa ~ nr
Thought for persons go into the yard OF his house
when q strong wind was blowing Tor IL tne nrs WAL
fell westward lis top would STRIKE oeyon" ILL., WI,
Lyons yard and might cause the death OF persons
in his own yard. Both Mr.. Leatbem ana
Mr. Horn thought aaa' tbat sa't t6e fire wall
should be torn down at once some Oh tneiI no,su
bors agreed With them and expressed wliliheness
10 app before the Grand jury u IL WEI M
An examiner of tile Bureau of Buildings looked at
the rc-wall and reported that IL was Strongly
buiIt Ii was impossible, he SAID, for the wall TO
fall against MI. Leathem's building. but ne aa-
vsed that the wall he made secure IRON ,a hrn az
iron MIR Lyous house. Inspector EsterbrooR de-
clded Yesterday that such brace must
be put Mrs. Lyon sad hu un@E net 70 n" do
the braclng ia conformity with the wishes OF ln-
snector Estcrbro0k. Mir. Lyons neIshbors now
ever. expressed themselves as convnced mat tue
braciug would not make the wall safe. Mr.. Leatham
ius,sted that the wall must be torn down lie had
engaged /. lawyer. he said. who would carry the
cas-, into the courts il Inspector EsterOroOk dio not
raus. the walt 10 be demolished. he objected also
10 the rod which connected the hre-wali win the
wall of the waqon-shop, and be Intended 10 nave
the rod removed. Inspector Esterbrook hac sIld
fhat the person WHO removed the rod would po
held responsible if tine wall fell. In trying 10 get
fhs wall torn down, Mr.. Leatham said he aud
his neigbb0rs were moved solely by a desire ior
the safely of life and property aud not by auy Ill
feeling toward Mr. Lyon. ,,.
Mrs Lyon said that she and her husband beleved
that the complaints abon tho wall were mace from
motives OF spite "Sone months ago., sue said.
I'VE found that water was running into "uf
cellar from the wagon shop We complained
abont it and Mr.. Leathein was Obliged TO spend
cous,der abe money IN having pumDrrS stop the
ie.ks IN the waer-pIues. Now, suppose he wants
Ia make little trouble for a1s about that wall
which is lust AZ safe when II wasput mp years
ago There never any complaint made about
the wall until Mr. Leathem had To TX the water
piues We have felt Obliged TO complain also ABOUT
the heater in Mr.. Horns house. When the heater
was put ill., they ran the pipes 40 through oar nlies
and our walls were kept hot in warm weather. The
nepnhor hood does not suit Us and we intend 10
move 10 another part of the CITY, think my nus
baud will build an a ditOu III the rear and convert
the building into "a bai- house next year. Then the
wall will be removed.