The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-13
BUILDING CODE RUSHED.
rAMMlNY ALDERMEN HUSTLE 1T
THROUGH WITHOUT DEBATE.

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The Tammany Building Code. unamended.
except for the insertion OF strcter provisions
for the licensing OF plumbers. as suggested at
the hearing on Monday by tile Master Plumb
ers' Association, was passed by the Board OF
Aldermen yesterday, and was referred to the
Committee on the Affairs OF Boroughs in the
Council. In the absence OF the President and
Vice President. Alderman Muh TAM was
chosen temporary Chairman Of the Board OF
Aldermen. and was OF material assistance In
putting the code through.
The Committee on Building Department. to
which tho report was referred last week. held
an executive session an hour before the board
met. 1t reported that as extensions Of time
had been granted to the Building Code Com
mittee to allow II to hold public hearings. and
that as these hearings had been held and all
suggestions duly considered. 1t reported the
code for adoption. Alderman Mccall Tam.
leader Of the majority. moved the immediate
consideration OF the report
Uuder the rules a report 10 laid over. unless
a motion for immediate consideration Is car
ried by a two-thirds vote. Alderman Wafer
Dem. Brooklyn urged that the report be laid
over under this rule. because OF its great I'M
portance. He said that he trusted the leaders
would not attempt to jam 1t through.
Alderman Burleigh rep. B rooklyn) OF the
committee then presented minority report.
which was placed on file. 1t recommended that
the amendments proposed BY the Tenement
House Committee OF the Charity Organization
Society be adopted.
Mr.. Mccall made the only speech In favor OF
the report He said that there had been oppo-
sition to the preparation OF the code. As there
was now 10 Ito adoption and that those VINO
opposed It hoped to get code granted by the
Legislature. II the code had been made oy
God Almighty there would still DO Q KICK
against It." he said. The gentleman who led
the attack against tho appointment OF the COM
mission that framed this code has since re-
signed from this body In order TO go TO Albany
to try to get building code through the Leg
islature. but why somebody from sohoharie
should be better able to frame building code
for the city OF New York than the commission
ers from among its own builders DO not
know"
Alderman McInnes rep. Brooklyn) urged
that time be taken to consider the code care
fully. He pointed out Section 14S as worthy
OF consideration. as 1t gave the Building Com
missioners the right to modify the provisions
! OF the Code. Building laws and Section Of
the Charter.
Chairman Muh put the question on Mr.. Nc.
| Calls motion for immediate consideration. and
announced that It was carried. Several men,
bers jumped to their feet and claimed that
| ayes and noes had been called for. The chair.
man ruled that they had not. and that the mo-
| ton prevailed. and Alderman Woodward rep
| Manhattan) appealed from the decision. He
| said that 1t was the greatest instance OF bull
doing ever attempted In the board. that Q
vote to sustain the chairman would be vote
to sustain jammlng and rairoading.
Alderman Sherman tCit.. Manhattan declared
that he had caught tho eye OF the chairman
before the vote was put. and had called for the
eyes and noes. He said that the chairmanl
refusal to recognize him was tho result o
| orders: that the passage OF the Code was job
| o,,I thafa har M