New-York tribune., 1899-04-13
FRUIT OF MAZET INQUIRY.
BILLS TO STOP BLAcKMA1r OF BUILDERS
REPORTED.
THEY WOULD ABOLISH THE TAMMANY BUILD
ING CODES coMM1ss1oN-AN APPEAL

ING CODES CoMMISsIoN-AN APPEAL
FROM Mr.. MAZET.
Albany, April II (SpeciaD.-The Mazet Com
m'ttee. through the Committee on Cities OF the
Assembly, may be said TO have presented its
first bills to-day, based upon its investigation
Of the affairs Of New-York City. The Com
mittee Cities reported favorably bill OF
Mr.. Adler's authorizing the Governor to appoint
commission ito prepare code of laws re-
lating to- concerning and affecting the con-
struction, alteration or removal Of structures
or buildings erected or to be erected in the city
Of New-York." At present commission ap-
pointed by the Municipal Assembly has charge
Of this important matter. The disclosures be-
fore the Mazet Committee of the methods of this
Board undoubtedly led TO favorable report
on Mr.. Adler's bill, which, although introduced
on February g. had slept in the Committee on
Cities.
Richard Watson Glider, of the Tenement
House Commission. telegraphed to Mr. Mazet
yesterday his support of some such measure as
that Of Mr. Adler's.
The Adler bill says that the Commission shall
have as its members a member Of the Board Of
Buildings Of the city of New-York the Chief
OF the Fire Department, one representative OF
the Health Department member OF the
Tenement-House Commission who shall be an
architect. one representative Of the Board OF
Fire Underwriters, one civil engineer, to be
chosen from list of three names TO be sub
mitted 10 the Governor by the American So
ciety Of Civil Engineers three architects, to be
CHOSEN from list Of nine names TO be sub
mitted to the Governor by the New-York chap
ter Of the American Institute Of Architects; one
practical builder Of at least five years expert
ence in the construction Of modern freproof
buildings. and one attorney and counsellor at
law who has been admitted to practice in the
State OF New-York for at least five years. The
Commission is to report code Of building laws
- the Legislature of 1900 not later than Janu-
ary 10 Its members to serve without COM
persation.
by second bill Of Mr.. Adler's. also favorablv
reported. the charter Of New-Yorlx is amended
so as TO repeal the authority Of the Mun,c,naI
Assembly TO establish a Building Code Com
mission.
WORD TO THE Prosecuted
Chairman Mazet of the Investigating Com
mittee. said to-day:
The committee is gratifed Of the yo,, +,
which the investigation has opened and be-
lieYes that IL will be productive OF the hest 70
suits for the city OF New-York and. We hope.
will lead TO remedial legislation which will
eradicate the many evils alleged to have grown
to such proportions in the several departments
OF the city government. The evidence already
adduced has convinced us of the necessity for
this investigation. and shall make ii as
searching and thorough as we know how
We already have large mass Of important
information in hand, which is being carefully
sifted A large proportion Of this evidence is
OF the most valuable and positive kind. Some
has been furnished by persons and organiza-
tions that have devoted themselves TO the work
OF gathering and compiling IT,
But we realize that there is great deal more
that should be furnished to US, which the per-
sons having II In their possession are holding
back on account Of their timidity. These are
the very people who. in a large measure, are
responsible for the present conditions, In that
they have meekiy submitted TO extorton and
biackma in the past, and unless they now have
moral courage 10 come forward and assist the
work OF this committee they are the ones VINO
should be held answerable for the failure, In
any degree, of the committee to expose the
.atniiied system OF blacknail and extortion we
WI VII give complete protection 10 those persons
VINO volunteer this information. and, IL so re-
ndential
ne wish to express to the press our grateful