New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-21
FOR EVERY ROOM.
PURPOSE OF THREE BILLS INTRODUCED
AT ALBANY LAST NIGHT.

Albany March 20.-Three bills suggested by the
Windsor Hotel Arc were introduced in the Assem-
bly, to-nlght one by Joseph l. Green one by Juiius
hamburger and the third by Benjamin Hoffman
Mr. Green's bill follows.
Section l. No person or corporation owning, man
aging controlling any hotel with acconnloua iolIs
for more than ten persons or their agents OF Sci
wants. shall assign any person VINO - guest OF
boarder. 70 any room In such hotel. ana slan ny
harDor or receive a. guest or poariSr any ,
I'm such hotel unless the assigned 20 ana Occur
pied by such guest bOarder snail imnedsttely
communi ,ate with fre-escape erected on me ou,e'
wall OF said hotel the dimension substance or c1l,
e. ,'..tai,iisrod bv the Department OF Buildings or
s'cb o1bsT Genartment officer or boards exercising
the functions of the and control Of the erection
ana construction o. 9l 5as ~ :" the state
Sec 2 The fre-escape snail De so coistru s
tbst zach aoor shall be provided herewith on the
outer wills thereof in front - the windows: eacn
shaii rorm a continuous platform and each Moor
platform or are-escape shall be connected with the
+erial as the persons having authority 40 direct
~ New-york and the boards officers or commits
sioners performing ike functions III ne Fari ,s
cities and other municipalities OF me Stats sndn
within ten DAYS after the passage or TINS ac estaD
sh rules and regulations FOR the purpose OF carry
90 W" Anv person violating any Of the provisions
Of this shall be guilty OF felony ana snail N
addition thereto In case Of the death or injury or
any person during fire in any such hotel De liable
In ia mage therefor. and the absence % such fire.
escapes shall be presumptve evidence or negligence
on the part Of the person owning such hotel
NJ Harburger's bill provides that II shall he the
duty of the proprietor. owner. agent. manager or
lessee Of every hotel which shall have accomnoda-
tous ror one hundred guests or more 10 provide on
the outside Of such building fre-escapes on each
floor except the ground hoor. such horoscopes 10
extend on the outside along the entire length and
sides OF the building and 70 afford means o. egress
20 rhA roof and TO the street Any person who shall
Fall or neglect TO comply with Of the provisions
Of the act is 70 ne guilty Of a misdemeanor. The
law IS 20 take effect on May J.
Assemblyman Hoffman put in a bill providing
that II shall be the duty OF the person In possess
sion Of and operating every hotel IN the city or
New York which is more than forty feet In height
and having more than twenty rooms FOR hire. 70
cause 10 be- built IN connection with The fre-escape
now required by law a balcony made OF iron or
such other material as the Department OF Build-
ircs may require the balcony 20 be built on each
floor above the height of forty feet provided how
ever that modern hreprOOf hotels upon the Ger
tincate OF the Department OF Buildings shall De
exempt from the provisions OF the act Inc PEN
slty for violation IS Imprisonment not exceeding
sixty days or a fine not exceeding 800. or ooth.