The evening world., 1893-09-13
BU|lD|NG LAW VIOLATED.
Frame Blacksmith Shop Erected
on Douglass Street,
No Permit Given and the City ON
cials Arc Slow In Acting.

People who live In Douglass street, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth avenues, Brook
lyn. arc complaining bitterly because
Thomas Carr las been allowed to put
up a wooden structure about the middle
OF the block. which l., used as a black
smith sh ~ by Thomas Paul.
According to the Brooklyn ordinances
no frame building can be erected within
the fire limits. When MIR. Carr first
began TO build in July. several property
o"n "ners made complaint to the Commits
sici ers of Buildings. The Commits
siorers promised to investigate the mat
ter. and ordered work to be stopped
/ it was found that the law was being
VIC ated.
Nothing was done. however and the
building went up in spite of the fact
that the attention of both Mayor Boody
and the Corporation Counsel was called
to the matter.
The new structure is long. low one
story building eighty feet In depth. with
n frontage. of twenty feet on Douglass
street. All the adjoining buildings are
Among those who have petitioned the
Commissioners to have the building re-
moved are Mrs Martin Boyle who 3wns
an adjoining building a, ISL Douglass
street; i. J. Rcnson and David DOW, the
owners Of six fat-houscs In the same
street.
/ While the building Wa going up Mrs.
Boyle says Blacksmith Paul boasted OF
his pull with the city officials and said
he could get a permit 80 put up any sort
of a building he choose.
Paul, she says used to shoe horses
for the Brooklyn street Cleaning De
partment and knew "A lot of politicians.
The contractor who put up the wooden
shed Is X. Ryan.
'He is also politician" said Mrs.
Boyle; and claims TO- haye great deal
Of influence al the city Hall. We tried
our best to get the Ruilding Commits
sioners to stop the construction OF this
shed.
commissioner Pickett, when he went
before the Mayor ABOUT the case, admitted
before all Of us that Mr.. Carr had no
permit to erect wooden building and
that 1t was clearly violation of the law.
Tile said he would order the building
to be removed at once. but this Is the
occupying the building for six weeks
and has built up his forge right against
, my front wall
II called at the Corporation counsel's
Office to 500 about the matter. It has
now been in his hands for three weeks
! | was told that the Corpora ton Counse
was taking his vacation. and that they
matter had been referred TO them that
they had no time to attend to It.
Why. Mr., carr has not even secured
permit to put up that shed. Ny hns.
get a permit last year to put up frame
shed on brick pillars, hut they would
not give him one.
THAT shows what a political pull will
do. We are not going to give up the
fight however. but shall continue tc
hammer awav at the authorities unit
that building comes down"
| The records in tho Building Depart
mont show that the building Is owned
by Thomas Carr, Of 2sl Sterling place.
Commissioner Rutan says that per
nit was rovnr granted to either Mr.
Paul or Mr.. Carr to erect a frame build
ing an Douglass street. or anyWher,
within tho fire limits.
The records show that on complaint o.
the property Owners In the vicinity o.
the blacksmith shop Mr.. Carr was
served on Aug. II with papers notify
ing him that in erecting the building h'
had violate the uilding laws and tina
unless the building was torn down tbs
matter would be placed IN the hands o
the Corporation Counsel for summary
action.
To an Evening World reporter As
sistant Corporation Counsel GREENWOOD
said:
We are taking up this case in it,
regular order. We have sent two letter.
To Mr.. Carr notifying him that unless
! the frame building Is removed we vii
take the matter to the courts.
I'VE have not heard from Mr.. Carr
and after other similar cases are dis
posed of We shall hegir action aEains
him to have the building removed"