New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-03
CONSIDERING THE BILLS.
ARGUMENTS BEFORE GOVERNOR HILL.

THE BUILDING LAW MEASURE DIsCUssED-ClIf
BONDs-sTATE CONTRACTS.
rrRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNR'I
ALBANY, June Ex-Governor Hill heard trr-
Their argument to-day Senator Days building Ia"
bill. william j. Fryer, jr., made an extended argumehs
in favor OF the bill He said that the bill was an oncs'
effort to protect the public houtiurng the interests
of investors and constructors of buildings In New
York Any official supervision Of private business was
necessarily irSsome, but the press and the puphc III
sisted upon protection against unprincipled ana heo
petent builders Mr. Fryer sketched the history Oh to
bill, showing how It had been drawn up by Inspector
Eserbrook of the Buildings Bureau, and then had been
approved by the Board Fire Underwriters building as
socations and the Society OF Architects oNewfor Inc
bill provided that all tenement and apart
ment houses hereafter erected in new"
York 10 be occupied by two or more
families on floor where the buildings exceeded Sixty
feet In height should have the as and stairs incosed
with brick walls, and the stairs and floors In such IN
closure to be built entirely of reproof materials The
RIM had the requirement. that every building here.
after erected exceeding seventy feet I'm height should be
nreproof The thickness OF walls in New-fork had
been entirely rearrnged by the bill The requirements
for the erection OF theatres were based upon q
lire, hut had been modified and adapted TO American
ideas. ,.-,. - ,h.
Ruilling Law Department OF Ncwl Ork expanded GER
tain criticisms Of The bill which h. made yesterday.
cancellation Of surplus bonds ~ the City OF Newton
By the sinking Fund 'Onmr .oners William d. WIS
ton Counsel appeartd oppose the b, aud Henry ~
Ecers, secretary ~ the Society OF MuhlelPal
l ss,Sr" 10 fo sRPdp'' tie Governor that they
were in favor Of cancellns The surplus bonds OF the city,
and had introduced n bill 10 mat effect but 1t hat been
set aside by the LEGISLATURE anu one prrlarea W tne
Society ~ Municipal Reform substituted Tor H.. Iney
objected 10 Mr. Becrss b on the ground tha II ViOhtr
the cty's contract with us creditors The bill repealed
Section OF Chapter 3SJ Of the Laws 1873 Under nat
nj il.
been redeemed but there still GOODOOO or them
10 be Ia Tor BS 'ne sy sSa p Mr. Bees act
toee Of s1ich an act SECTION l02 OF the Consolidation
act also repealed. That also was dangerous pro
Mr. Ieers defended the bill and said that he doubted
away Il the bill became law. Mr.. WINS replied that
careful nyesgatlou had bee made and that TGOUOUOO
was put peril by the bin. Moreover. the bu did not
give that liberty OF action To the ely authorities IN re
l.ri to the cancellation OF bonds which desirable.
General Curtss bills concerning staff contracts were
next considered First taken mp The hll which III
traffs above 5000 in amount. Controller Chaplin and
Deputy Controller Benedict questioned General curtis
about the meaning OF certain sections OF the Dl Co
trailer Chauu at last SAID II should desire To get
some paper for Ia, Department suddenly We should
have 10 resort to 500 contracts wouldn't We !,
Following tho example OF ne hIusIrlons
Thompson" said Governor I'M iaugiins
Inore seeming to De no further objection TO the ni ~
wa, laid aside ana the bill TO reduce the expense OF
printing state Department and state asylum and '9ar
itaoe Institution reports was coh-l'eIeu TOT - ~"
moments The bill requires The printing ana submission
~ al report, ot state institutions TO thc Ltgl'lure
Within ten davs sitter u meets Hitherto these report
have been stng along thrun- IN the year some or the
being painted after The Legislature hdonrned ana lhus
heinz printed u~rcssy Moreover the Legislature oucrs
h1us mos ~ these reports 10 Dee printed. The vi Ins
tie uumbcr of tho.e reports to be printed HGA w. 6,
Governor examined the bill oi General tdlts Whch ~
re.f. the Controller. iu IFS annual report To incu. =
ar1iied ana clnlcd statement OF an sums Tor which
warrants have b.cu drawn and the name 81 the person
ucurI the cA ensc, and the department. 10 WHO" nc
lcIIul-. 49,
Thc hearing. On led with the consideration over an
nuur 81 nat.r Ot-s bill 70 compel delinquent TAX
payers ia Long Island City Ia pay their taxes