New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-06
THROUGH NEW YORK STATE.
OPPOSITION TO HIGH BUILDINGS.
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THE ELL BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE Likely TO BE
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rrroM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE J
ALBANY, April 5.-lhe nlgh Buildings blll
Is undergoing stranguaton In the Committee on CiteS
Of bo;h branches OF the Legislature Perhaps may Do
Justly considered dead IN view OF tie late hour OF the
session.
Tire bill "a il well known. drawn up by prominent
persons OF New-York who have been advised Ivy phys-
cans that the enormous apartment houses In that city
are likely be unhealthy unless great care Is taken III
their design and construction Moreover. accoriinc to
the same pyscansthey AFFECT the health OF people living
in surrounding houses by shutting out sunlight from
Them DIR. s. o. yanderpoe has written q pafnphle
declaring that the plumbing work of the apartment
houses Is Likely 10 be damaged by the settlement oil these
houses ard thus their Inhabitants be exposed To attacks
ON their health by The bill IA chiefly pieSSeu
by the owners Of property surrounding the apart
ment houses.
Some evidence has been gwen here that this fear OF
property owners that apartment houses will be erected
in their vicinity has led to actual backmal' Event
ually in the opinion OF some of the members Of tue
Legislature a Law will lie passed compelling the buidcf'
OF APARTMENT houses 10 compensate owners OF sufonhh
ing bindings OF which valae has been lessened 10y
their erection There Is notable case in New-fork
where q valuable piece of property namely that oil Mrs
A. T. Stewart at Thirty-fourth-st. aud Fiftl-ave' Is
threatened with damage by the erection OF gigantic
apartment house. Ex-Judge Horace RUSSELL VINO
appeared before the Assembly committee On 'itc''
mentioned this as one OF several Instances where the
value costly buldingt was endangered by plans 10
build large apartment houses near them.
Assenibiyma Walter lowe aud senator Rom nave
ont forth all their influence to drag the bill out OF TIE
Committee Cities hut have fae 10 accomplish ther
aim The bill provides that dwelling tpusrs hereafter 10
he erected IN tue city of New-lork shall not exceed
seventy upon all streets and avenues not exceeding
sixty in width. anu eighty feet upon STREETS ahu
avenues exceeding sixty feet IN width {. T. Chan lleI
former president the Board of Health OF New York
In d letter TO Thatcher NJ. Adams expressed warm
approval 0f the bill. lie SAID that those nigh hudints
make more difficult the isolation OF eases Of contagious
Diseases IKE scarlet fever, enhance the danger 10 NE
from fire and threaten health 10y excluding sunshine
The architects. builders and iron deacrs wh' are
making money by the ion 81 apartment hoLSe..
and therefore opposed To the passage oil The bi
have just sent 20 General Barnnu, chairman OF hc
Committee on Cities Di the Assembly, who u also
opposed the BILL manifesto which NAV be- regarded a.
a counterblst TO the letter OF Professor Chandler IL Is
signed by Drs. John c. Miner Egbert Guernsey and
william A. Hammond and dwell- on the advantages
OF elevators stairs, ana pTOuouuces the ALLEGED
danger OF maarial diseases being fOstcred 10y high
bull iincs from lack of sunshine largely fanciu.