New-York tribune., 1911-04-08

oe required for the protection of factory
esnpioyes IN maintaining exits and methods
"a osSdpe as are maintained in theatres
isliu isa that aisles between machines and tables
oe hade n part or the law in the same man
ner as In the theatre law and that the
I,uh Der or employees be based upon such
eAIls belng built in proper manner Fur
, uner, that 1t shall be misdemeanor to OBJ
suUI such aisles, stairs or fire escapes
We recommend that any and all modes
OF esress be made use of daily In the dis
,rlssai OF all employees at noon and at night
we recommend that any person found
smoking in factory or loft building shall
De guilty Of misdemeanor.
we recommend that all bond stones and
,oearins blocks of stone be prohibited from
building construction and be made prohib-
TORY, and we further condemn the use OF
stone for fire copings
We recommend for all factories the COM
pulsory use OF approved underwriters
sprinkler systems.
Peter 7. McKeon. an expert in regard to
fire prevention. has been retained to COL
lect data and formulate an immediate
plan of campaign for the committee on
"the prevention Of fire disaster which
was appointed at the meeting Of various
orga anizations at the United Charities
Building last Tuesday. Mr. McKeon will
present his plan at the meeting OF the
committee on Monday Plans for the in
corporation Of a permanent association
Of prominent civic and social workers to
deal with the subject OF fire prevention
in this city Will probably be adopted at
this meeting
Fire Wall from, Cellar TO Roof
II. F. J. Porter. of No. Madison ave-
nue., an industrial engineer with a wide
experience in establishing fire drills and
other measures Of fire protection in fac
tories. has presented a simple safety
scheme which has met with much favor
from those most interested in the sub
Ject. Mr.. Porter suggests the adoption
of new building law requiring a fire
wall to be built at the centre or near the
centre OF all loft and factory buildings
from the cellar 10 the roof. so that every
floor will at least be divided into two
parts.
With stee. sliding fire doors at inter
walls in this wall 1t would be COMPARE
lively easy in case Of fire for the en-
ployes in either room to go through the
fire doors to the other side Of the build
ing and close the doors after them.
Then they would have plenty Of time TO
descend the stairs or escapes without
fear Of the fire reaching them from the
other side Of the fire wall
The committee on city departments.
representing jointly the Building Trades
Association and the New
York Chapter of the American Institute
Of Architects. is hard at work formu
lating an extended revision of the Sec
tions Of the building code which pertain
10 fire prevention Benjamin D. Traitel,
president Of the employers association
and chairman Of the committee. said
yesterday they would meet some day this
coming week and pass upon the report
Of a subcommittee appointed 70 draw up
the proposed changes in the building
code. The committee recently completed
Q revision Of Section 100 Of the building
code. which pertains TO fire protection in
theatres and other places Of amusement.
That revision was submitted TO the
Board Of Aldermen for its approval on
Tuesday.