New-York tribune., 1885-03-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
49,, p,rr,,DINGs A NUISANCE.
.,ou, r,,ry DEPRIVE THEIR NeIGuBoRs OF sun
our-yrrws OF GEORGE T. HOPE.

,., nrprryr THEIR NeIGuBORs OF SUN
,,aur-yIEws OF GEORGE 7. HOPE.
An elaborate table was prepared some time ago S
~ N. owen. well-kuown engineer, wnicu
sam,ent henses in the way Of depriving their
appn,ste neirhbors of sunlight. Among the more
striking examples cited by Mr.. owen are the io''
lowing: u.hoos+
corner af Seventh-ayc is 142 feet high: It's ratlo
10 the width of the street which lt IRONS s S %
2.36 to l. OF about two ana oieIu n"th-st east Of
of the same height bears the same re-
iaton to the street on which 1t fronts and n1 of
the is 800 above the horaoh stc Seishbor Nos
10 10 70 ID West Eighteenth-st are 130 feet hien OF
2n6 to tne buidpg @iid in Twenty west Of
Scycnth-aye is 40 feet high aud casts shadow
Few tsS city houses exceed sixty feet in height .s 60 ht 1t
those which have the i!l-uck to lace an apaIrv tro
ment-house must be minus quantity; Mclo hi ,Io
whole street thus to be bnt up 1t woma bv
the rays of the SO necessary TO heatni H. na+tcr
Among several people interested IN the mat,er aae
wes mefe Of the Company
who said he had read the articles IN HE y; ,hn
with much interest and S cSroay cs o5;ecton in his
mind lay in the danger likely TO TO accrue accrue
in case of fire. He said on tins point ld,;
regard the dangers from hpe mr. raat IN Tgb shafts
and elevator shafts are Indispensable. Floors and
doors and trimmings must be OF WOOD, ana Iurni- ~
tnre Is always combustible. The elevator sna1ts
eytend downward to the lowest story, IN wnlcn
there are stored wood for kindling ana coai iol
burning, usually kept in compartments sepalaoeu pa
Inv wooden divisions While fires may take PIace PS
in any apartment in any story, they remore likely
70 start in the cellar and from there or any % oter
point in the building. the smoke and naines t4now t
the draft, which Is of course up the u venti,asor
shafts. The smoke, causes great alarm, thnlS
and that disqualiies many Oh v.SS;io .nJ1o
imperilled for careful action Mhile
uncertain what to do, they are liable TO De SUMO
Gated by the smoke which is the common cause d VI
death in burning buildings, although the scoIcneH
remains often lead to the impression tnau ued tor
has been caused by burning The PROVISIONS ior
escape by fixtures external to the fiat buildings are
perhaps the best that can be devised put I, ougn.
not TO be expected that women and children, OF
indeed that men unused to narrow ladders at grea6
heights. can safely climb down the 15O OF ZVo
feet between the top stories and the Dasements,
and especially SO amid the darkness OF night, OF
smoke and flame. The walls OF nlen Duliuinss aSs
Commonly fall outward when buildings are
Snrmed. and fiat buildings being so much
higher than ordinary buildings may be ex-
pected in their fall to crush the nelgnoor, oao
ing buildings they SO much overshadow Inc use ,
of the Fire Department In respect 10 nreS at au
elevation of 100 feet and over is practically noun
ing The time spent in getting fre hose 10 thaI
height is great the labor is exhaqsting ana f
the hose nor the machines can be enduring or ei-
fective." on nc
Mr. Hope added that as to the sanitary or @s-
thefc side of the question he did not care to speak
but he was convinced that in both respects the
average apartment-house open TO serious opJecc
tion. He was also sure that the depreciation Oh
property in their neighborhood had been great.