New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-16
LOOKS BAD FOR BUDDENSIEK
MIR. poENcTs REPORT ON THE DISASTER
THE CONTRACTOR HELD IN 100000 BAII.-vIGoR-
Gus ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

THE CONTRACTOR HELD IN $4,000 BAIL-VIGOR-
Gus ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
Inspector D'Oench. of the Bureau of Buildings,
yesterday made full report the Board Of Fire Commits
sioners Of the result of his examination thecolapse OF
the eight houses in westsxtyseo midst, which fell down
Monday, causing the death of man and injuring
several others. The report in substance saysi
On November rs, 1884, application to erect twenty
tGuf paass On See spa epibsye was
filed In the Office OF the Bureau OF Buildings These
buildings to he twenty-five feet front and rear,
eighythree feet deep five stores in height and were to
be occupied by ten families EACH The estimated COST OF
each house stated III the application SlsoOo Inc
application was IN proper form and on December was
approved by Inspector Esterbrook On December Ex-
T. w. Daley reported that the builder nad be-
gun the construction OF the buildings. on January
IL, 1885. Examiner Robert v Mackey was transferred
To that district. On January 10 he hled cOmpaint
aIainst the buildings commencing resp otyey 80
feet $50 feet 275 ieet. 800 feet SO eet ana 5So eet
above the third story buged outward and unsafe and
complaint AGAINST the building commencing Soo ob ,eet
is out OF plumb bulged above the second story ana
unsafe Notices were issued Oh January 30 directing
that the walls reported unsafe be taken down aud re-
Dullt according to law. On january ~ MI Mackey re-
ported that SIX OF the buildings were made sale ana upon
mis- recommendation the cases were dismissed
The unsafe against the eastery gable OF the edsery
building pending at the time OF the falling OF the
buildings. On April Mackey reported the work Of re.
moving the e;sterly wall III progress In report dated
10y the jonr .s OF DALEY aud Mackey the buildings
Drcember 4, 10, II, 20 ~ and ~ and
on January by Daley and January 10, II, 10, u,
49, 26 ana 81 FEBRUARY A. g. T. o. H. ~ ii, Is, 49, ~,
20 "a 20 26 ~ March 2 g. A. o. 8, II. Is, 49, ~
20, a. 3D. 10 ~ 70 and 81. April /, 3, z 81 ii ana Is
by Mickey; but violation OF law was reported
by either until JANUARY ~.
/ ma upon the reports submitted by Daley and
Mackey that the buildings were above the second story
when the transfer OF examiners Was made and that the
weekly sta, enents OF Mdckey snow that the eastery
gable wall had been taken down as ordered but tat
the had been Draoed with spur braces, In which
condition 1t WAS when fell also mud that the DuId
Dgs rOOed ana topped out al the time OF fang
farther find that Inferior building materials were used
IN the construction OF the walls without objections
from the examiners and that these walls
were built WIN mortar mortar wI hS h sw
aud the application. The application as flied In the
Bureau cans for mortar composed or sharp sana anu
kockand line Tue samples taken from various pot,
the ruins show that the mortar was made OF
sandy loan. with small percentage OF ine poorly
mixed aud that THIS matera. md not have such bind
ing qualities are required by law Is shown ny inc Iac'
that tue mortar has almost entirely iaien rom Tue
bricks or can be easily removed. The buildings being
erected IN winter. The bricks were aid dry mus walls
Rains and irOst during December, january, req
ruary and Marcn further aided In weakening
going ON within huy feet Of the structures
either side aud that signs Of recent blasting were
weakened tne walls. The Duged gable wal gradually
much out of pldmb that Il FELL ana te thrust
OF this falling being too great for the buildings ON
resist, the entire row was carried 10 the
ground. ,,,,. 49,
filed by GeOrEe W. SpLer, Claiming To be an architect,
In behalf Of GottIod Iaug. Applications were as0 nied
by Spltzer for the erection OF buildings IN lehth Hnu
Eleventh ases and ia slxty.hrSt Hnd slay h'econa
Of sixty.nrst.st.' 100 feet east OF Eleventh
ave. Twelve tcnements, Ferdinand BOehm, owner;
October ;, side OF Eeyentn-aye, elAty-nrst u
oixty-second sts. owner A. H. Jonas. eight enements
and stores; January TO- 1850, sOutn side or Sxty-nTst
A. 100 Eleyenthaye., owner OOttnOll lidhg
eneents January 30 southwest corner OF Tenth
ave and sxty-pecOud-sL, owner GOtthOld udug, FOUR
renrmrts these expectations were all ia proper FORM
aud plans for the nrst three were approved Dy my
predecessor and the last by me. George W. sptzer;
ned the applications, 49, II Ia understood ohpoyeu
Iy one Buddenslck. laug, Boehm abu Jonas are also
supposed 10 be- employees Oi Bnddehsiek. . ,,,
transmit lth list OF Violations OF the Dulldng
laws IN buildings constructed by Buddenslk during tue
years 1879 To 1850 upon permits granted 10 A H.
Jonas Jacob L. MasCbke, Jacob j. Kosensein, Charles
oedgwick Morris heller Israel Casper ana samuel sim
mons Who known 10 be ngurcbeads for Buddenslek
The architects employed BuddChsek Of late years
Charles Baker, john u Bdrne ana George W.
splitter. ~, ~
have been informed by the attorney TO the Depart
ment that great difficulty has been experienced IN the
prosecution OF these persons upon complaints OF TINS
bureau oWluz the facility with which e defendants
where OF the persons VINO were III the fallen
buildings the time or the collapse gave testimony IN
BuddeusIeks behalf
The following resolution was submitted by Mr..
D'Oench with his report, and 1t was unanimously
adopted by the Fire Commissioners:
hcsolred That Inspector OF Buildings having for
warued to the lard Fire Commissioners his report
That Interior building materi Is used Ill the
HiXty-sccOnd-st. between Tenth ana Eleventh aVes,
without any complaint thereof having been made by
either the examiners who were III charge aud upOn
fidelity duty and careulness the Inspector Is
necessity compelled 10 rely II is the plain duty vi the
Beard OF Fire commissioners To immediately remove from
oil, the delinquent examiners. l. W. Daley ana ROBERT
v Mackcy although - but fair TO state that, prior to
their present yrct these examiners bore the repua-
ton OF being competent. careful and reliable men,
The following tabuldtel summary OF the exhibit ac-
companylng Mr. d Oenchfs report shows tho extent OF
Buddenseks violations Of tho building laws since 1879;
No of No o.