New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-25
FOR TENEMENT HOUSE REFORM
CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOCIETY SHOWS HOW
TAMMANY OPPOSES SUCH A STEP

CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOCIETY SHOWS HOW
TAMMANY OPPOSES SUCH STEP.
The report Of the Tenement House COMMITTEES NJ
the Charity Organization Society has been printed
and contains an interesting and instructive account
OF the futile attempts which It made TO secure the
amendment OF the Building Code recently
signed by the Mayor. The report says among other
things:
On December 49, 1925 the following committee was
appointed; Frederick W. Hollis. chairman: Robert
W W De Forest; George 3. Post. Richa-d Watson
Stokes John Vinton Dahlgren. Jacob 4 kiis Ed
E EiaS peyine Constant instant A. Andrews Ernest
AT the beginning OF It's work the committee was
cede that tie be aG 20 by he MgSp A
sembly would have power to repeal the existing
taken. and i the opinion Of counsel that Il
was not within the province OF the Municipal AZ,
had ample power to make such tenement house
ordinances as should not conflict with those pro
which related 10 tenement houses. The committee
in June submitted to the Municipal Building Code
Commission brief containing fifteen proposed
tenement house ordinancesi and statement SET.
advantages TO be gained thereby.
These were made gghc and straetea
this city and in fact all over the country from
Massachusetts TO Texas. The criticisms were uni
also Officially approved BY the Wew-York Chapter
Of the American Institute OF Architects. by the
Association for, Improving the Condition OF the
he b ese d b sG Nnrses @
this city, including many Of the heads OF the city
On June 20 the Executive Committee OF the Tens-
ncipai Building Code Commission and presented
arguments in behalf OF the proposed ordinances.
mission PRESENTED their proposed code OF building
laws to the Municipal Assembly. and with II re-
ssentng e. the ' tenement House COMMITTEES Of the
Charity Organization Society appeared before the
e6anges be- in the nsw Building code
concerning tenement house construction The Com
had been printed by the Tenement House Commit
tee ana Were grained 70 ma anav mOt. od Hs 'g r
the tentative code-in fact. that in some instances
committee in its desire to improve tenement houses
and render them more safe and sanitary
Code Commission the Tenement House Committee
was amazed TO find upon examination OF the new
gestions had been adopted. Al that they did was
TO repeat in the code those four provisions OF the
mittee had suggested ought to be re-enacted. The
Municipal Building Code Commission has made no
explanation Of why It made this false statement In
soever Of why It failed to adopt the suggestions Of
the Tenement House Committee, nor has IL claimed
that these ordinances were not desirable or not
justifabls by existing conditions g. -. no,. -.
Aldermen on ard was
camor. however, had been made against the code
that the attempt to Jam i through the Municipal
Council was Tor the time abandoned, ana me mat
ter then referred to committee. Notwith-
standing the widespread demand for radical amend
ment OF the code suggested by the Tenement
House Committee, IL was passed by the Council
and signed by the Mayor October a.
While large part Of the Tenement House Com
mittees time has been taken up with this agita-
ton for better tenement house laws. IL has also
found time to plan for the coming winter tene-
ment house exhibition. This is novel idea. such
exhibition never having been held before. The
committee plans hold in the winter OF 1s99lSCc IN
the building lately occupied by the Academy OF De-
sign or some similar building, a tenement house
axh for n q
ton will probably be repeated In OF the tene-
ment house sections of the city for week and Will
also be reproduced In Boston, Chicago. Cincinnati
and probably other cities OF this country and
eventually part of II will be shown at the Paris
EXPOSITION OF 1900.