New-York tribune., 1896-10-18
TALL BUILDINGS ~ BROoh IN
COMMISSIONER BUSH. OF THE huIhDIN"
DEPARTMENT. IS MOVED TO MAKE
FEW REMARKS

.,,o-,st,on has been created IN the minds
NJ neople interested Ia the Brooklyn Llp'a'' "' "
r.nort that plans are being made Tor pu'"Hb W
,wen,v-s,ory building in MoniaSue-s'' ueV"y.'
e. g., cid Is TO be used as the site for much
.a,ro- s,,uc.ure than any now IN brooklyn y mo-
,ha. adjoining the library but the secohU 1O' 'o"
:, shout twenty-five feet distant. ouei ''''''''
uould certainly cut off tDe light OF the hora's ~
,s.e,a .x,en, and would interfere seriously Win
.hn use OF the library building ,or us present P'
pose. a.. poi rs,ate Ex-
- xss cted a short distance TO me west %
he library. This interteTes i'u'e'i""F " -.
iiph, on one side ot the library aliousn II % o,''
-. 80 ss high as the structure that - Tepor'e"
80 ho allied o. II the east winaows are ~ ~ ia
~ -, III. on, off In the same way II WI! DC he0es
, 80 resort 10 artificial illumination IN a'ost Il"
ARTS Of the library oil many days OF 'ir
10, cas. II is not impossible tnat Inc ulie''o's
,,,cbt raise The question OF securing "e" -''o
more satisfactory sue. ,, os,ar1ay
t,rudine Commissioner Bush was as"eu
-. "a hoard Of anything about plan lot q
,e h,,iiding in Aontasue-st. In reply ne S'''
80 80 had no, But he made the query the 'o~'
-, u.,Ie discourse on the subject OF TAN o"''o''H'
,~Alch cannot but be OF general intores'
..fn nv onioion." he said ''it is "ro"s anu az
=" ''' arac, these very high buildings In our
-,,v Legally. OF course, man mas " 'e ~. ~ %
- o. as ne pleases. but morally ne h%' 'o
l.
,s. 20 interfere with the air ana lisht '"a' o''e
f.eHt ~ '''' ,,,, % Where there are ta!l
,ns entire street Is darKenei. the suh'is II
80 o,,iv reach the pavement III sraH quai'''e'' "
- al and An unnatural and unhealthy s'@'o VI
,r,o.s ia uroduced. AS far as ms D Depd ,", - 81
c'!hpile we have no Discretionary pDMSi co.,
- J.~s for = building twenty or wen ~. 20 be
~ ~ ~ ,vere presented here, tAey WoS" u" brl1lnS
n,,S,'ro,cd provided we c0nsldeiSu, ~ Il. a. yrera
aIp,r o-''o,rh 10 stand, and provided tue ia" "N
'.,ctn law relating 10 BROOKLYN re?uii.:, Ill he
,is;,rs ahov. seventy-hve feet IN He4bh :.
DuiuahieS mi under the law 50 n!ucl cviIiDIs.yt,,
i'ipn.;oi can be placed In a so-csleu ~ ,cr a
..t1i,, naf there is plenty OF oPpo. % "a.
nu.lui.e ore IL IL not the fire ltseiI lhat =" &
Clsasuou' ,',ile in such a case. but the panic tia
ti'o IN engue and the volume OF sniyne ~ ~ r,ber
uc"~c the need of exterior rcahs o. o.rrStraiv Gro-
Fcn,,c 'H H.,scscs ues-on buildings noHlhdy ~ -.
"oiuS T, ~ easv for all interior means OF
prooi' rt a.. by smoke. il Is my % %hin -, 49, re-
70 oe cut -; should be erected In the city ni.,e
t.,nn l sns,tnent 10 deA with enc .udi! ,.i r
Ire 80 a movement IN New pIh 49, - "t''
. a..,-Scf the height Of buildnfs accoi ,1 ~ "a
70 festo,,c. ne streets in which they STAND DSt II
W. successful In the Lcg!sIatpie, Ia : he We not
iot W I'm made n BROOKLYN, ana hane ~ NJ NJ
tent .aa is likely. In fact Brooki1n hds NO M
nearo l" cod with tail buildings 10 any en..' do
besh q ~ a restriction on height ~ 9'l.o g.. II,
yet y a. ina i'm crest Of the community ~ t.,
Tic loifiest building at pfeseht "
prrriivn ia tie new strNc'u 'urs o. ~" II Mnn-
P.pk which IL going up rap.1Y d, t,ri.s ~ ,,is A
.soIe SITS Il Will contain thirs a - T i,saTe Fy-
toi height OF about lZ5 fcei. ne Irsr@nln trust
Tnga and the building or the 49, @ia - Nion
Cnrpnonv are other tell structures "'Ho ~ ~