New-York tribune., 1909-07-24

experiments and prepare for you: a. Aecugsre sIsr
stress tables ~ Data showing what IS ocTste
so that your honorable board may m haze fgsTe suit
ahle iegsIation in reference to this form of con
struction Al all OF these experlme,nt,SS 10th Of
rected M Lewis 20 permit representatitFesb t % on
the einder concrete companies and OF 'nea + ~
ponents the hollow tile companies 10 ne ne piTSglps bag
SeKenth-In taking Up the matter aed!hs eEs ttooo~rS
10 refer 20 you the objection made by the 9 ooad9
code. which permits shingles on roofs OUTSIDE '"e
r was pointed out by the representative OF the
board Of fire underwriters that the Cnelsea HIe
was caused oy s also stated that the difference
between the cost Of shingled ROOF ana on IiiF o
not TO impose a great additional burden on prop
To3,,S 9' ne more than met in time by the better
rates the board Of fire underwriters Wouio give
For the above reasons return the proposed
code disapproved
Daniel F CchaIsn. counsel for the National
Fire Proofng Company, would not comment last
night on the veto of the ordinance L wish TO
read the Mayors veto carefully before say
anything about it" said he
KENNEALLY SORRY.
Alderman William P. Kenneally. chairman OF
the Building Committee. who represents Charles
F Murphy's district in the board. said that the
MAYORS recommendation for further tests for
cirder concrete were fair.
4 am very sorry that the Mayor vetoed the
ordinance" said he. 1t represents lot Of
work and il looks now as If would have TO
co lot Of it over again. Without having read
the Mayors memorandum carefully, il seems to
me that the Mayors stand for more thorough
tests Of cinder concrete before il is to be used
in freproofing is fair an6 right. 1t should be
remembered that the commission made num-
Der Of these tests while the code was being
framed. 1 am confident that the results Of the
tests Will show that the code, as favored by the
majority WAS only fair.
With reference 10 the thickness Of the walls
Of buildings IN Brooklyn and Queens. l wish
to say that amendments covering construction
in those boroughs would have been inserted II
the Brooklyn aldermen had got them around in
time. Alderman Redmond voted for the code on
the understanding that the changes would be
made and if the code had been adopted these
and other minor changes would have been made
by the board.
The Mayor. before writing his veto mem
orandum yesterday had a long talk with Chief
Engineer Nelson p Lewis, Of the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment- and c. b. j. SnE-
der. Of the Department ot Education
William F McCombs. OF the law firm Of Roe
& McCombs, No 96 Broadway. who appeared
for the cinder concrete interests against the
enactment Of the proposed building code said
last night:
The cinder concrete interests are entirely
the ireproofing provisions Of the code. These
sections would have had the effect Of driving
this great industry out of business in New
York The reputable concerns engaged in that
industry will welcome the suggestion that Tigor-
Gus tests be made as 20 its fire resisting quail
titles.
7 venture the suggestion that Mr.. Lewis be
requested TO make tests Of both hollow tile and
cinder concrete, side by side, and that their
comparative merits be made a subject OF in
conUrovertibe record
Allan Robinson, president Of the Allied Real
Estate Interests. who presided at the mass
meeting CT protest in Cooper Union, said:
"As a matter Of fact, the two principal OBJ
ieCtions 10 the code were the unnecessary IN
crease in the tof building, which did not
confer any c0mpensating advantages, and the
premium which is put upon non-freprooi1ng
construction. This is a great civic victory
Mayor Mcclellan simply accentuated by his veto
the united disapproval OF the legitimate bust
ness interests Of the city, organized labor ans
the citizenship that stands for fair play for all
John T. Taggart. of the Central Federated
Union. former business agent Of the Metal
Lathers' Union, had this 10 say:
The veto Of this code means that the hollow
tile trust, with its nOn-union Ia borers, who
struck at Perth Amboy for 81 % a day when
they were making only 30 cents day for ten
hours work indicates that that sort Of labor is
not desired within the limits Of the greater
city"