Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-11
NEW YORK SKY pARLoes.
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t~x- "f th~ Ms,vsss,t.

II i tall CITY hon-s tha, ris,. iaors
than slNty tot from the gToiId. Ia
New York plan, have reeenily h. "a
Submitted Ia the building department
for "A iitscn story fa' hlus. Witch Will
Ice ~ ir.t high 'tW u b. Ifmuuntai
by ac ippls fort, f,"i b lfl.f The rage
for the cunyenisn ~ Hat life has
stun llat"l the crert nn ol then iofty
buil.ling- m NcW luf, uniil tha Haf ~
and hci'th oi the ritv ATE thrraisnat
Capitalists. tn pursuance uf their
inaliensblc right b. do as they will with
their own 40 long ss they keep within
ths laws. are going ahead b. mnitipiy
those sun excluding, hre.inyitins traps
until pablo policy. IN tha person ~
some Of it, leading citizens. he, bssn
driven 10 demonstrate aud form sn ~
Ran,satiou to change the Law. sinc. u ~
spirit of money making.
These citizens have prepared On 90,
for the considssation of ths legislature
entitled An oct to rsgaIst. ths
heigbt ~ dwelling housss." They bsvs
fortified 10 by carefal report In which
the evils that are tho certain result of
the extravagsnt Insight ~ modern Nat
houses ara set forth IN The most eon-
vinc,ng style. The chief of the New
York hrs department states that
seventy. .h,o feet IL tho manimum point
at which men can yet practical control
Of . fre. Within two years there have
becn erected IN that city more than i0a
buildings the lowest n which 10 nvs
feet higher than this msximusa, aud of
these sISty-six are intended Tor the
residences Of human beings, Who or.
thereby exposed 20 che dangers ~ .
most horrible death. II 10 not In shs
buildings alone that life 10 In danger
IL one of these enormous structures
ever takes hre mo living man. says
the board OF underwriters. "can stay In
che street dividing these buildings, u he
should attempt u he vould promptly
cease 10 be Q living man"
These are tho objections Of accident,
but there are other~ whieh. though iess
catastrophe. are not loss proiactivs of
misery. and perhaps through disease
cause M much loss Of lilo A building
l55 feet high on . sistyfoot stre~t
throws q shadow At noon no feet high
ON the opposite building; la fsst IN
height throws q shadow ninety-eishi
feet. aud so on. l,esidencss In The
vicinity OF one II tho monster modern
flats get hut very little sunshine even
in the longest simmer day. They bs.
come gloomy and unhealthy. The
street in front remains damp. snd. de-
prived OF the disinfecting help Of sua.
shine, get. 10 be . indus of disease.
so thoroughly h this understood. SAYS
the report. in Italian citiss. where The
streets are mostly marrow, that ths
better classes seek the higher rooms
for residences. Travellers know fall
we'll, from sad experience. thA. what
We regard ~ tho mos, desirable rooms
have been the foyers cf pernis,ous
fsvers; that, too. In . climate vhsrs
thsro l, far more sunshine thsa ws
here enjoy
Paris. which hes the bsss apartment.
houses In the world, rs9ulasss the
height Of these bniIdnes n ths uOrlrerot
manner. The free admission Of li9hs,
sunshine. and air 10 oil paris ef ths
capital h one Of the objssts Of its build.
ing laws. On ths widest avenues of
Paris the maximum hslghs pesmisesd Il
but sixty.ive feet seven inches, while
on our sixty foot streets buildings have
been erected twice and almost three
times - high. The time he's cone fos
regulation Of . similar kind In New
York, and accordingly u 10 proposed
thst no apartment. .houss shall bs moro
than eighty fest In height and Thea Ne
maximum ON sfyoaka ma nRoeN thAn
sixty feet vide shall no ssvsaty feet.