The evening world., 1911-06-14
PASS HOLLOW TILE
C[AU'E,|S0 ORDER
TO 4 EALOERMEN
Reinforced Concrete Interests
Again Protest Against New
Building Code.
DEMAND A FIRE TEST.
Republican Members Prepared
to Fight Exclusion of Other
Materials.
DEMAND A FIRE TEST.

Al the faithful" members in the
Board Of Aldermen have been lined I'D
to IAN through tho proposed now build
ing oode which gives the powerful hol-
low tile trust q monopoly for the sale
and use o: Its ~freproonns product In
tho Greater New York. Today "or-
ders' were received by tho Aldermanic
Committee On Buildings, OF which will
Am p. K~onneally is chairman, to round
no tho Aldermen and get ready to pass
the o Assurance was received to the
ehcct that while tho Mayor would make
certain recommendations. these would
not Affect tho standing Of the hollow
tile trust.
II II expected that before the vacation
period In announced tho Aldermen will
have tried at ioast to rush through tho
proposed code. despite the opposition OF
eminent architects and building experts
who havo consistently opposed certain
provisions affecting the exclusive use OF
hollow tile. Thu largo reinforced con-
oreto interests also have continued their
opposition TO tho proposed grant of a
monopoly TO tho hollow tho trust, not
only on The ground OF monopoly. but the
fact that reinforced concrete. which Is
declared to bo superior to hollow tile
and cheaper for building urposaa. Is
fasrantiy dbscriminatcd ayainst.
CHALLENGE TO TEST DECLINED,
THEY PROTEST AGAIN.
b reinforced concrete men declare
thAt the exclusion Of their product will
moan ruin OF thoir interests and will
work hardship on owners of all project
cd buildings. They again sent a letter
to tho Mayor to-day. complaining
against tho proposed oode provisions
and pointing out hat ton days have
elapsed since tho issue of their challenge
to tho hollow lilo makers for . test.
side by side. OF their product with that
Of hollow tile. This offer was made pub
Ncly ut tho last hearing on the code,
but was not accepted.
Tho test was to have been made
Under tho most severe fire conditions
ard In the presence OF college pro-
e. ,ors and other exports who have
made n study OF f~reprooing materials.
], was called to tho attention OF the
Mayor that tho reinforced conyete In
t~r-cst3 win require tho test before tho
Mayor approves the code. 1t In said
7 NJ the Mayor may insiHt tnat tnc
i,Jt HI made before he communicates
his IDEAS On the o To the Board of
Aldermen.
Tho activity Of John d. Moore Of No.
10 Church street. and Charles r.. Meyers
OF No. 1 Union Square West. who have
been prominent In drafting the present
proposed coide, has been Investigated
by tho reinforced concrete interests.
II n declared that both Moore and
Meyers represent the hollow tile In
terosts. The former Is an engineer
and the latter an architect.
NOT OFFICIALLY WITH TRUST,
BUT VERY ACTIVE.
ror several years they have been &C
tive IN Building Code matters. but they
arc not officially connected with the
project. They have attended every pub
Ito hearing and have frequently been In
close communication with the members
OF tho Aldcrmanic COMMITTEES on Build
in9s. II Ia known that many OF the
provisions have been drawn by these
men, In fact, they have been In com
mand of the whole situation as ad visers.
They have fought right and left for the
Doilow tile provision.
Meyers and Moore At ono ttme were