New-York tribune., 1908-01-06
TIGERS BUILDING CODE.
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| by your commission has been killed." Mr.
Israels was asked
81 do not know" was the reply. "I only know
] this: Alderman Sullivan told Mr.. Litehfeld IN
my presence that it had not been; that he would
! see that the majority Of the men on the present
commission were reappointed. and that the code
| would be referred to them for further constd-
] Grafton
! II, of course. cannot go back Of that IL
| Alderman Sullivan keeps faith. and have no
reason TO believe ne will not, the code will come
! out all right and will not have 20 put IN our
| time for nothing.
THINK BUILDING CODE DEAD.
/ Other members of the commission. while they
refused to be quoted directly. said they thought
| the code was dead beyond all hope, and that
Tammany Hall meant to hx Up one tnae "ouia
better suit it's friends
The code is now on file in the cemetery OF
legislation not desired by Little Tim Suifi-
van On December Il the code came up IN the
Board of Aldermen and it was ininedlatey re-
ferred to the Committee on Buildings with in
structions hold a public hearing, this de5pi'e
the fact that the commission itself had heid
numerous hearings on the various clauses OF
the code before coming to fnai decision on them
But a hearing was held December ~ anu
the chief objection raised was that more time
was needed.
To he fair in the matter. Alderman Grifen-
hagen said yesterday. he announced tnat Iuf-
ther time would be granted The proposluon
To refer the code back TO the commission 10 hoih
hearings was put to vote or the buiLoihSS
Committee and was passed unanimously How
over when it came TO signing the report OF Ih1
r,,,ittee Alderman Kuntze. a Municipal own
arsbin League man, and Alderman kenneaiy'
,urpb1,s alderman, refused 10 attach their Sig
natures
Whom the report was submitted 10 the beard
on December 81. Kenneally. despite the face tnaI
his ave had been recorded in eoulmittee IN
favor of it, moved that the report, together with
the code, be placed on file. 1hls nlotloh "a0
adopted and the code died
.nIurphy's interest in killing the report said
Alderman Grifenhagen last night, rs shown IN
KenneaIiy's action There can be no doubt that
Tamrnany Hall was not satisfied with tse codS
as II stood Why it was not is best left TO the
people to decide There is nothing more sus-
ceptible to the evil influences of graft than ths
building code Now il is in Tammanys hands.
The code as it stands. stood before il was
killed. was indorsed by the Chamber Of Com
rnerce. the Board OF Trade, the West End As
sociation. the Independent Club of the West
Side the Washington Heights Taxpayers As
sociation and many others I cannot now recall
When you match these up alongside OF Tam
many Hall there is only one deduction possible,
and that I need not mention.
There is only one chance in five thousand
that the code as framed by the present commits
sion will ever be presented to the Board OF
Aldermen again, unless The Tribune can exposs
the rotten and disgraceful situation
SULLIVAN AFTER COMMISSION
Little Tim told me shortly after election last
year that he going to get after the commits
sion and clean 1t up; that he intended TO fire
all or nearly all of the present commissioners.
Then hear he told Mr.. Israels that he intended
to retain the majority of them. I have little
doubt that IL is the intention of Tammsny
do as Little Tim indicated Whether he will
dare when The Tribune exposes the situation is
another matter. II is a disgrace 20 this
munity that the months of hard work of thar
body of disinterested should be trampled
in the dirt of greed in this manner
In discussing the Tammany appointments las
night Mr.. Israels especially bitter against
Brady.
Brady was Superintendent Of Buildings dur
ing OF the rottenest regimes in that depart
ment this city has ever seen." said he. John
Dooner first deputy and ran the depart
ment. Things were done with his knowledge
and with the apparent consent of Brady that
would have disgraced decent administrator
Now. why did Alderman Sullivan and Murphy
want him the Building Code Commission?
know not. Why did Tammany kill the building
code after it had been indorsed by many in
fuential civic organizations in the city? know
not. The answer TO both questions may pos
sibly be found in word. and one not un-
familiar in connection with Tanmany Hall
deals.
zone OF the chief things struck at in the code
as it was presented 10 the board the dis
cretionary powers OF the Superintendent OF
buildings in regard TO materials and appliances
Upon this was thrown the Hmelight of publicity.
Every year list of all appliances and materials
approved by the superintendent must be pub
lshed. The rank ravoritism and graft which
have heretofore been possible are here dens
away with. What will be done with that SEE
tion? Ask Murphy. of Tammany"
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