New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-15
FOR TRIBUNE ORDINANCE.
M1Y PASS 1T TO-DAY.
MeSSrs SuHiCan. 1hearn and Hop
per Support Buildings Measure.

Borough President Ahearn, Alderman Timothy
p. sullivan and Buildings Superintendent Hop
per at a conference yesterday decided sup
port the Davies building ordinance. introduced
~t the suggestion Of The Tribune and the Re
publican County Committee week ago. The
resolution IS now tn the buildings Committee
Probably 60 win be reported out IN time 10 have
II adopted by The aldermen to-day. The resoIu-
uon was drafted hy ex-Justlce Julius u.
Mayer Il is designed 10 clothe the Buildings
Department with power instantly 20 stop work
cn any building when 81 is manifest that the
building laws are being violated II the hulld-
inEs bureau had had this power the Darlington
building disaster might have been prevented
The proposed ordinance follows:
Be Il ordained by The Board OF Aldermen o, the
An ordinance entitled the Building Code adopted
f, ne 5,,----,,,, 'l...iI ~ ,-,oi- NJ Sac I'D
approved ~ tho Mayor october - 1Ses. is here
hy amended boy adding thereto a section 10 10
known Section 1-7a as Follows.
section t-7s- Tn case there shall be. in the opn-
ioD OF the Superintendent ~ buildings I'm anE hor-
olsa having urisdlcion. danger 70 life or property
by reason ot any defective or Illegal work. or
Ug-, n violation ~ Ur not in compliance with any
~ The provisions or regursmcuts of this code the
riRht. and DE is hereby authorized and enpowe-e T.
q order al flrther work @" be stopped iH and
ana about said building forthwith 10 v9aca,e the
si1.. 5lo H. ,fi, m TGTN ,3-,I.. 20 ne zone & p. % o
( necessary 90 remove any danger therefro1n And
said Superutcpdeut of Buildings may. when Eeces-
sidewalks and streets adjacent 90 said building
. part thereof. and the Police Department when
called upon by the said Superintendent OF Build
inEs 10 co-g0ernte shall enforce such orders re-
quirsmeuts."
Il have looked over the ordinance proposed
by The Tribune" said Alderman sullivan yes
terdav. "a1d ] ann free TO say that thinl, IT is
a good iiea and win be OF great use IN the de-
partmeut as soon as 81 becomes law. I shall
see Superutondeut Hopper about it to-day. and
unless something unusual should happen TO pre-
vent ! think the Committee ou Buildings will
he able 20 act on it at once. Some such orai-
nance IS necessary II the Buildings Department
's 10 have authority 70 protect the interests Of
the public"
The TrnUue's proposed building ordinance
seems 70 be thoroughly conservative and cf-
fcient one" said Borough President Ahearu.
III II becomes a law g. viii greatly facilitate
the work of the Buildings Department. esre-
cially in cases like that Of the Darlington Hotel
where the faulty construction was duly noted
by the Inspector but where. under the -egula-
tons the work could not be interrupted with
out tedious process of law"
Pat me down In favor ~ the ordinance sug-
gezted by The Tribune and introduced last week
by Alderman Davies" said Alderman James.
There is no excuse for delay i'm giving the
Buildings Department the power necessary in
stantly 10 shut or building operations Ia cases
where the inspectors find that the laws are be-
ing Gagrantly violated"