Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-25
ComM1rrEE ON ORDINANCEs.

A Change to be Made in the Awning
 Ordinance - Filthy Hacks to be Looked After-The Tenement House
 System COnsidered-Other Matters.
 The Committee on Ordinances held meet ing last evening, Alderman Benton presid- ing.
 The first petition considered was for an or dinance amending the ordinance in regard to awnings, proposing that drop awnings be not required to be raised more than seven feet above the sidewalk instead of nine feet as now.
 F. Stanley Bradley advocated the proposed change in the ordinance. He could not see, as they extended so short distance from the building, that they were any detriment to pedestrians, even if placed as low as seven feet.
 MT. Leigh, of the firm of Leigh & Prindle, said that the drop awnings were expensive and he thought as the awnings were only down while the sun shone they could not be any detriment or cause any injury to people who are passing.
 Milius Frank said these awnings were ab- solutely necessary to protect the goods of merchants from the sun. If they were obliged to raise them to nine feet they would practically be of no use.
 Professor Brewer said it had not been for many years possible for him to walk down Orange street with a stovepipe hat on with out hitting some of the awnings. He thought seven and one-half feet would be fair com promise.
 Harry Leigh said that he thought the avn ings should not be raised above seven feet.
 Alderman Platt thought this ordinance was passed before drop awnings were thought of. He said his awning was seven and one-half feet high but it did not project over the side walk as much as the barrels and boxes of neighbors. He said the merchants were be- ing constantly appealed to for contributions for benevolent and other objects and they felt as though they should have some protec- ton to their goods.
 Evarts Cutler thought there was no one that had any greater interest in having these awnings so raised as not to annoy customers by knocking their, hats, off when entering their stores to purchase goods than himself He would be pleased to have the distance made seven feet from the sidewalk, but would be satisfied if it was made 715 feet.
 It was voted to recommend that the words nine feet from the sidewalk be changed to seven feet six inches
 The next petition considered was for an amendment to the ordinance in regard to the inspection of steam boilers so that the in spection of the same by any company doing an inspection business may be accepted as well as those of the Hartford Boiler Inspec- tion company.
 Charles Kimberly said that there were two boiler insurance companies beside the one in Hartford, and all that was asked was that the certificates of these companies may be received on the same terms as the Hartford company. Voted to recommend change in %E1a n1s 1T11nT o1o o0E Erd6f fO1s
 The next matter considered was an ordi- nance regulating the tenement house system so that they may be kept more thoroughly cleansed and drained.
 Professor Brewer said it was evident from inquiry among the lawyers that such an or dinance could not be passed by the city with out farther State legislation. He would rec ommend that the Court of Common Council instruct the corporation counsel to draw a law to be presented to the next State Lepis- lature in the form of a general tenement house law so that the Board of Health may have power to enact suitable laws for the government of the health of the city.
 MT. Daley, of the committee, thought there was ample authority under the present charter to enact laws to preserve the health of the city.
 Dr. c. A. Lndsley said the death rate of cities was largely increased by crowded tene- ment houses which cannot be controlled EplQ6m1c O1SeaS0S uLuNSISoA1y PIOce6ueO ana spread from tenement houses, hence the necessity of guarding against such evils He said that really New Haven, which is the healthiest sea coast city in the world of it's size, had no good sanitary code, and there was great need of it's revision. He thought the Board of Health in New Haven was very much restricted in it's powers under the pres ent laws.
 Alderman Spreyer urged prompt ac- tion. He said that not only tenements but back yards needed looking after, and that speedily. If there is not