New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-11
HOTEL MEN INDIGNANT.
STIRRED Up OVER ASSEMBLYMAN GAIL
LAGHERS ELEVATOR BILL.
PROVISIONS WHICH THEY CONSIDER WOULD EN-
TAI. ON THEM ENORMOUS AND tNJCsIl-
FIARIE EXPENsE-MR. GAI.LAGhEK

FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE '''i
Albany. March 10.-Assemblyman Gallagher Vi
Brooklyn. who is young journalist now haN"'S
his first experience in legislative llfc at Albany mas
been led into a hornets nest 10y ex-CongressTnah
William y. Needer, Of brooklyn. Mr. Needer sent
Mr. Gallagher preposterous bill regaru'hs ''e
vators and elevator shafts and stairways IN ho'eS
and other buildings OF over three stories III hesh''
requiring radical changes to be Wade !"
thousands of buildings. and Mr.. Gallagher think
Ing that Mr.. Needer good man 10 trust, pre-
scented the measure
Mr.. Gallagher has had no peace since ne pre-
scented that bill. His record I'm the Assembly mas
been excellent so that no for moment would
think OF attributing a strike TO him. But OF course
the owners Of buildings all over the state. con
dcnne1 by this bill to make expensive alterations
to their buildings felt aggrIeved and wrote to
their Asscmbiymen and Senators. warning them
TO oppose Mr.. Gala ghcr's bill The measure pro-
vidcs that all ecva hereafter constructed IN any
hotel or other building above three stories In height
shall be wholly constructed OF iron. steel, stone or
brick. and lie without openings except for insr"sS
AMI cgrhss from each floor. and whore actually
necessary for light or air. The elevator shafts
must bo wholly covered by some hreproof material.
II built of iron steel. the material used must he
it least one inch in thickness and be fastened to-
scth"r by rlves other suitable contrvance. with
such ron or steel supports posts or beams as may
be Necessary. and II constructed OF stone or brick
The act then goes on 20 say:
Therc shall also be built and constructed around
such elevator shaft suitable staircase o. iron.
such building 10 the upper floor thereof There
s h3 ss9 be placed a, every 9prnnS IN iTch
shall be closed ami securely fastened whenever the
elevator in such shaft shall cease running for the
night which shall remain so closed and securely
fastened at all times when said elevator IS not in
wholly constructed ~ iron or steel ana no wood
or other infa mmable material whatever shall I've
used in the construction either OF such elevator
not be lawful any time to obstruct tho closing
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Mr. Gallagher in his act also applies his proposed
law 20 buildings already constructed II they have
elevators not constructed according 20 the model
s't forth above, thcy must be- made 70 conform
20 tse deal 'lo.afor shaft deneatcd. This pro-
f?on ;hc owrcis OF thousands OF buildings above
thi"' stories ln hoshi Even Grcproof buildings
Won. ic affected 10y such requirement The pro
ro.el not saws:
W'hn 4;n"'' 4ays rom ara after he paf;sase Of
h.f h'i. -" owner or owners ~ any building OF
d, hri m"nn"no1 'n his act. IL which an clc-
.al ... is row placci or IN U.S. sha canse The
elevator saaI aud elevator ana stairway 20 be
nIirItI Hi constructed IN such manner a. to
comply with all tho provi"lons - section OF this
as' relating 10 re future construction % elevator
SNARE ava elevators and s'nir"aif tn such build
TH" hu also puts - n ~, power ~ IN" authorities
~ c''~~ anil villages 70 I, ,'0p +, the usc Of ele-
lrf'rs wh -h 1r" no' up 20 'hr standard SCI, forth
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