New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
CODES FRIENDS HEARD
.ouH4y md HENRl
THE CHIEF DEFENDH no.
,,,,,or Sharp in His Questions and
Mqny Contradictions
DerGlOp.

s"f -. b,,ilding code aIlr"Neu''H -
Il 'ne ..,r;t,. of the Board Of Aldermen anu
rsA' - i+s important features by lne COM
ia'O-1- nrasanted by Mr.. Cohalan- Anu am
pSHs -, generally are smiling at MT Noil"-
,,r,s remark .,,,, ,tair in
lhe 4--l. 10. and used all the time at the
hAs ond afternoon sessions answering lhe
nOi--... raised at the Wednesday nearing oE
-o,ants of the code. Mayor McC4ellaH
U' - giving close attention to the points
- -. the friends Of the code, asking sharp
nc. -.:ore and making life miserable for errate
spsskeTs. -, .-,,,,,7s ~
The burden Of the remarks 10y the 1rlei,uS -
- u,ss that hollow tile was superior 10
-. sand and cement as freproofing ma
81 sns that life and property would be sa1er
a. risid restrictions against the use 81 any
thing but hollow tile
nsniel F. Cohalan was The last TO speak ana
= oissr and forcible The Mayor did not look
:. him for the first nfteen minutes, but during
:, latter part Of the Tammany leaders re-
--.-ks the Mayor and his former political col
,..r,a looked straight al each other. Mr. Coha-
Ian said:
rs unfortunate that n color has been given
:. .be framing of TIE code which has nothing
:. 5o With lis merits l have been for years
rounsel for the National Firsproofing COMPANY
Trs rarsrS have seen NJ L. give the impression
+ta, because have taken small part IN local
a,,,ics roiitics in some way Is mixed UP H.
- sWire Of the code This Is an unfortunate.
-hsSs of the present situation - TAR as our
eide is,concerned, there has heon 10 effort d.
-rtlv ~ indirectly T. inject politics into the for
-,nls;ion Of code that shall be for the best IN
.srests Of the oity as q whole
CALLS ATTACKS OK CODE UNFAIR.
That tbe Rarqblicen members of the board
,aprused on the code three times and voted
sgsnst II is true II also IS unfortunately true
,Ssf other members of The board opposed 10 tn
orrsufzation with which ] am affiliated opposed
.be s5nntjon Of the code. irnpartinE political
psnert 10 the controversy. II also was and -
rrrosp5 bv a number of fy-hy-night political
orgsnizstons all Of which charge the majority
al The Aldermen with base motives These at
,srks are unfair The newspapers have put on
The eode-makirg d C,cplaxicn II does not De
serve
So far as the company which represent IS
roneerned. want it understood that We nave
ssked 10 faycrS from the Aldermen We ASK
fhsf The code be considered on its merits. There
thonli BE- no politics in H. The campaign
sgainst The ad rption Of the code has been ad-
rhabr scCelerated- The Cement trust Is ask
lrg g per cent moro foT its product IN tins ClIS
fsn S asked 10y il IN other cities, and yet iney
ca they are not being fairly treated by the
gFtfmen The Cinder concrete men never were
s. fairly treated before.
n this code Cinder construction for the first
tine 6 recognized and defined That does not
satisfy fheE The CindCr concrete people VIII NOT
he satisfied with any coGe that does not give
them MONOPOLY in This city We hold that
ashes with any considerable quantity OF COM
husthle material in them should not be used IN
freprosfag II the cost OF freproOfnS Is IN
creased by the proposed code. the increase IS
Justified by the added safety There is no trust
o. monopoly bv the National Fircproofing Com
paHr. The company merely asks that its com
peiiters be brought up 70 as high a standard as
required for itself
10 additional powers are conferred by the
rev code on the Superintendent OF Buildings
70 0rlinance adopted by the Aldermen can take
tnm add 10 the powers conferred by The
thsrter. The code should be approved beCanse
Is q meritOrioUs ordinance We expect moth
Es less. and We ask for nothing more
Sitting with the Mayor behind the big ma
tsgsny desk in the old Council Chamber were
Chef Engineer Lewis. Of the Board Of Estimats
ind ATportiornlent. G r. J. Snyder superin-
isndeat Of buildings Of the Board Of Education
and iism B. Crowell the Mayors legal ad-
visor
ONLY THOSE " FAVOR HEARD.
The opponents Of The code who were heard on
Wednesday were on hand yesterday, but the
AaFor al the outset said that only those who
hEored the code would be heard.
John D. Moore. o member Of the revision com
hAzonsafter reading from a rather unimpor-
uh' ietter written by Walter Cook. an architect
Z The employ Of tho cit. remarked that build
ils soperintecjents should have wide discre-
uhary powers. 20 which the Mayor replied:
Every human being who holds Office needs
easek Though We always assume that pub
E Official Is honest he may be inefficient"
: Il Cullen, architect. another member of the
isFlsion commission told Of certain incidents
Were concrete had been found lacking because
: NE deliberate 'queoring" Of it by the work
= mixing il He said that the Eastman
.--ang in Rochester collapsed ia part and in
encrete column which had started the col
3ss II was found that workmen had mixed in
faa the concrete some shavings and dirt
@oan Gil and James Mccall, jr. both renr"-
s'a'lns 5ricklayers' unions. said that their or
s@lzatlons were in favor Of all the sections
-1i'ing the use Of concrete Il construction
a@k and were. in fact. in favor % the entire
Does your organization, the Brlcklayers'
sai'A erect hollow ule?" asked the Mayor of
o1s Of them.
.es sir" was the reply.
Mayor '' M 49, ''''
NC replied Gil. But it's because we. know
-. e handle it, and we don't alow any other
-sots to work on it."
e was laugh when the Mayors point
So 80 SiiL and the union man was considerably
AL sTARRETT IL ITS DEFENCE.
-, stafrett, president Of the Fuller Con
-. p'''1n Company. and also q member Of the
-e'oa Commission, admitted that the code
= uol perfect But It is" said Mr.. starrett,
toe e'ss' advance for safety and good construc-
r.,, "a, @'uio be miracle continued Mr. Star
tss... We had devised code that would suit
VA But this is a great advance. and il
'sl,say T # wiere ii needs il.
rator, I'm referring 10 the Enclosures for cle-
snd So. e'oi'ed breach between Mr.. Moore
Anss,, e'afy Charles s Smith. Ct the German