New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
b Of cases, do your Al think In the majority OF

IN The ,rst Instance Al wouldn't say that they
were. sir. but have been through the same '"'"S
that the others have.
IN SPITE OF HIS RARE SKILL
y And thu, oven though your ability and your
professional skill and your experience >us'eu ''''
advertisement OF yours? A.-That is right. SIT
O.-And in those cases you think you were rignt
and the Department were wrong, DO YOU A.
% or How many such cases did you have? Al
can't recolect. sir; have had some' l nave ""'
ODD you ever have to appeal from the decs ion
of the Superintendent OF Buildings A. ''''
o.~To the Board Of Examiners? Ah hor 81 times
Q-When that? A-oh NUMBER pero IL ' sir
SWas II within n year? Al think So ~,
0.-You think so: what building Al am not
Q'-wen. was 1T within two years? Al can
o.We how did you vote your own appeal cs ~
A~The law says that shall not vote on any Rat ,ha,
in which have an Interest the iaw Moss that no
member Of that Board of Examiners Is p,on'sThai
from carrying on his own business t hT 70 carry
that business may Dele Is e"
' The Cbo,rman-Do YOU think that that is wise
drafting his beard Of RI Of 1s s
men who are in active business. not men VINO ros
age or some reason or other are out ot rpsminers
man from their association whom they THINK Des
qualified be there: and therefore n IL Is 1oen
that the Board of Examiners are GOOD meu Com
QWha TSmpensatI ton Dc 5h @ee fG1 limited to
weekly meetings and limited 10 the"
GLAD TO MAKE $40 A WEEK.
Mr.. Moss-Well. Mr.. Fryer. how can you. win
vour engineering ability, talent and Skill anu du
vertising YOUR unique power-how can you aho'u
to devote practically day each week for sio' r.
I am very glad to. sir. because 1t Is an euuo"''o
In itself. .,...
O.-And then you only spend three minutes apiece
on each case YOU never think about them except
az az tho meetinc.do YOU study these cases? A-No
sir but they make lasting IMPRESSION un, o IN
mind when the important features are peihs CUT
oHow they make lasting mp bsdn Gs
you have built. your own buildings! Al '""
oiHWhat cases that occurred last Tuesday made
a lasting impression on your mind? A-Not SIN
gle one as far as l recollect. Ihere was no HI"
oWhat case the week before that made last last
ing impression on your mind? Al ca" 'e' '''
owhat within year made ra6, 'e InS' bn the
Consideration of these cases generally qualifedm--oa
O"oh' of course, What case that has occurred
p ne ss' to Se yGu p A don Know
Q-Then ask you again hoy can or nan 10 devote
Your time in that way for $40 week? A.EW n.y. IN
the same way that the representative OF the boa'u
Oh % onVy is he? AIR Moore
OF G. Moore? Ale was the president s oi tne
How can he afford to come there? 80
Owe will find that out after whil a. So as
trying 10 find out how YOU afford 10 90 IT, Nom.
r 44t il ~ me fact that you being in the Board II
helps you to get business under this adVer'S''e"'
Alt may.
LETS OUT THE REAL REASON.
Oft does. probably. doesn't it? A-Incidentaliy
ii may, yes -.
n ,About ,our own appeals-for don't want
TO forget these things that have been talking
about In your case. then. your appeals are passed
on by A Board one less in number than the Board
which usually passes upon tho plans OF men VINO
are not I'm that Board? A.-That Is right
O-so there is one less man to convince. In your
case than in the case of outside architects? A
DO Do you Consider that help or hindrance to
your T na,te is belp TO YOU? Ayes
don't you Rnt whom 'n yo Save
been associated for years and with whom you
have business interests in tins or them 1
matter Of judgment to decide against YOU Hsyo nor
Sss more sey yo haG% f in w my judgment
Or course somewhat preJudiced in your ia
'3o5 You are looking for architectural business
are YOU not and intend to? Ayes.
aSSeas before the Board Of Examiners Of which
you a member, won't you? AL1es., rh,
Q.-Do you consider that your right? A'-That
Q,.GAnd you consider that that is the right which
the building laws in their present form give you
99f M Frg never yG DID nave
Q.-Are you graduated from any architectural or
engineering school? A:-No started IN as very
Young man IN an engineers office; later on In an
archifects office.
& is entirely PSssHe that man come
through technical school college. but when he
nas sSe Of perfecting himself is proper thing
to ask him Just what his experience was on which
he 1ss hsn 9S h0 yn mSy tell a
own way and with your own coloring. what your
that is your preparatory experience? Al have
never been in other than those lines in my life
WHERE HE TRAINED FOR AN EXPERT.
Q.-Who did you study with? Al started with
Mr. Hackett In Albany. a civil engineer, and
then | was with Bullock e. Ogden architects or
Albany. I was the draughtsman and superin-
tendent OF construction to Jacksons Architectural
Iron Works for few years and then went into
business for myself. and have been in business
for myself in the city of NewYork since 1859 thirty
o~Do you ever talk with the Jackson archi-
tcctural people now? Al know them all very
Q-And they put their sOnstrgStion in buildings
that pass under your baye 90 no Occasion
o-Do they not make iron and sell iron for
under an architect.
OF course the architect has TO represent the
Jackson Iron Works? A-Not necessarily 49,.
Q.-Those cases come TO your attention. 90 they
o-IIave they never come to your attention? A
, MT' for YOU The applications to the Board
Examiners. for example, don't come from the con
tractors; they come from the architect; and al
though Iackson's for example might be the con-
tractors for the building. they would not appear In
any active act.
Q.-The iron may be in the building. and you
not know II? Ayes. sir.
O-Why is II that you prefer cast-ron TO steel
In building? Al do. for certain purposes, and
for certain other purposes. no.
Q.-For what purposes do you prefer iron? A.
For columns where these columns are 10 be buried
in walls or buried OF sight. then In my own
personal Judgment the only metal that should
be used should be cast-iron ana NOT wrought IRON
or steel Now. II they are for the purpose OF
Orders floor beams. man would practically De
a fool TO use anything else than steel.
Dwell. we won't waste time upon that. Now,
Mr. Fryer you never passed upon cases where
you were the architect yourself? A.-No. sir.
MOSS MAKES HIM sQUIRM
Q.-But have you ever passed upon cases where
you have been consulted by architects? Al do not
think
Q.-Are you sure? A-Well, l am pretty sure.
Q-Why are you not absolutely sure about that?
A-Because | am careful not TO go on anything