Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-01
UILpINGS FOUND 10 BIT
WITHOUT FIRE ESCAPES
Chief of Police Mitchell and Fire Chief
Stow Make Fruitful Trip OF inspec-
ton Through City-Mst.er Brought
Up in Council Committee Meeting
by Alderman Grimes.

According TO report compiled by
Chief of Police Mitchen aad Fire
Chief W. X. STOW ye.,erday follow
ing a visit 20 ali parts OF the city.
there are twenty-seven buildings in
Newport News used as boarding
houses. lodging houses or assembly
halls which are not equipped with fire
escapes as required by the public
safety ordinance. AS soon as the po-
lice can ascertain their names, the
owners of or agents for the buildings
will be summoned to the police court
10 ans wer charges of violating the
public safety ordinance.
List OF Buildings.
The buildings shown in the report
as not having fire escapes and some
OF the owners and agents are:
Three-story building at northwest
corner of Wa hingtOn avenue and
Twenty-fourth street-Owner UNI
known.
helms building, 1873 Twenty-fifth
street. c. b. helms. owner.
Caldwell building. 2605 Washington
avenue. T.. w. Caldwell. owner.
tUTG0-StOIN DuilEitlH At A-p "th''
hfth street-Owner unknown.
Klor building, 260l Washington
avenue. Owner unknown.
Building at 26o2'03 Washington
avenue. Womble & Bryant, agents.
Building at 1906 Washington ave
nue.. Owner unknown.
Building at 2s0S Washington ave-
nue.. ]. +. Warren. agent.
Building at S00S Washington ave-
nue.. Chapin. helms & Bowen. Inc.
agents.
Building at S0l0-12 Washington
avenue. Womble & Bryant. agents
Building at 3019 Washington ave
nue.. Owner unknown.
Building at 1921 Washington ave
nue.. Owner unknown.
Hahn building. 1904 Washington
avenue. Paul Hahn. owner.
j Three buildings at 31OS, BIO ana
3112 Washington avenue owners
unknown.
Health Food Bakery building. sloi
Washington avenue. Owner unknown
I Charnley apartments, 2O9 thirty
second street. Barrett & West,
agents.
building at 1913 Washington ave
nue.. Powell Brust Company, Inc,
agent
3 THE Huston" apartments. 1870 Thir-
ty-fourth street Owner unknown.
Building at 210-2l2 1nlrty-hith
street. Owner unknown
! THE Temple. House" 220 Thirty
! fifth street. A. ii. Temple, owner.
ONYX Building. Huntington avenue
and Twenty-eighth street. ID. > Jones
owner
Building at Eighteenth street ana
West avenue. C.. ID. West. agent
Building at 2S3 Twerty-eightn
street. Owner unknown
Young Mems Hebrew Association
Hall. 227 Twentyeighth street own
er unkDon.
"The Brazelle" building on Twenty
ninth street. Owner unknown.
The matter of the enforcement Oh
the public safety ordinance regarding
fire escapes was brought up at q
meeting of the committee on build
iuss and grounds Of the council last
week by Alderman Hunter r. Grimes
of the Third ward. and Chiei
Mitchell and Chief Stow were
directed to make round oil
the city and summon TO court the
owners OF all buildings which are not
properly equipped with escapes
Since the horrible tragedy al New
ark N j.. las; Saturday, the IRE
escape question has been strongit
seitated here and the authorities pro
nose 10 see TO IL that the public safe
~ ordinance is rigidly enforced anc
that all buildings more than two sto
ries high in which people live OF
workmen are emuloyed shall be equip
ped with adequate escapes