New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-27
ATTACKS BUILDING CODE
Alfred oliver Says Hollow Tile
Isn't Fireproof-0ffers Test.
mo TRUST HENRY SAYS
.dds That G. F. Murphy Has No
Interest in His Company
r. P. Miller Talks.

c.,ser concrete interests made a vigor-
-. nrotest against the nreproohng pro-
-,,,s ~ the proposed new building code
.ss hearing before the Building Commit
=. ., the Board OF Aldermen yesterday
so-,oon. Some Of them went so far as
GOV that the code would raise the cost
rat type OF construction to such a de-
10 practically make a monopoly for
=. hollow tile and terra Gotta interests.
,,,-ss Oliver. Of the Clinton fireproofng
-.,,er declared that the concrete inter-
-. would he willing 10 pay the expense of
-. ~ the hollow tile floors which are
- nlaced in the new municipal build
"If Ne can't destroy those arches
-, fire in two hours. which is half the
'..,. allowed by the code" he said. L
xovld be willing to pay for the test my
sL
Alderman Kenneally, chairman OF the
.,r,n,i,tee. said ii would be impossible 10
I've = test In the municipal building. but
- ro,,ld be glad TO attend any other test
-. the concrete interest might be willing
10 pay for. - A..
=. .hs Ascb Building fire the plaster fell
- and the hollow tile was destroyed. He
"a be had photographs to show it. His
...,sr,eut was challenged ny representa-
.,rs NJ the hollow tile interests.
.u-ho wants these changes in the code -
IA NJ oliver. 1T is not the property
,s-s not the builders. not the archi-
,s,,s Judging by the wording OF the sec
ION there is only one crowd that wants
$50 specifications. You can't afford 10
sss,rov the business Of large interests IN
-, way. This Is not q fight started by
-. concrete men. II was forced upon Us
u.uow tile Is not. never was and never
zin be hreproof
Alderman Kenneally declared that his
,c,ni,tee did not want 70 put anything
mn the code that would give an UNFAIR
advantage 70 any interests
TO require 50 much reinforcement OF
.,,c-sta is a waste OF valuable material.
said NJ oliver People in the coming
,.ss when they -,in out OF steel may have
- blow NJ concrete buildings 70 get out
~. excess Of steel"
Michael J Butler. representing the bulio'
Nc Trade EMPLOYERS Association, referred
~ the veto OF the building code Of 1909 by
v.vor Mcclellan because Of the dispute
o,s- the use of cinder concrete. He sug-
sss,sd that before another code was passed
,bs-a should he a test Of such material
.rc, as was proposed by Mayor Mcclellan
a, that time.
Who Prepared Freproofins Seotions7
. Who has prepared these hreproohng sec
ro,sY asked Mr.. Butler.
The Committee drew them NJ after con-
srltine with architects. engineers and ouilu-
SIC replied the chairman. He did not
,.r,,or -re names 81 those who had been
consulted however.
Irving T Bush. Of Tire Bush Terminal
con,pauy. said that If the code went
.h-ongb the cost Of such buildings as they
were putting up for manufactures IN South
BROOKLYN would he increased ny = per
cent. The additional money he said
will pass from the hands of the investors
70 the pockets Of the hollow tile manu-
facturers
ronn Gill a walking delegate for the
Pricklayers Union. talked for forty-hve
minutes in favor If the code. declaring that
crder concrete construction did away with
large number Of skilled men. Referring
N me vetoins OF the code OF 1909 by Mayor
Mcclellan. Mr.. Gil referred 10 him as our
are ex and not lamented Mayor
There was good deal Of disorder while
VI Gin was speaking and Alderman Ken
really had 70 announce that the disturhers
risht adjourn 20 an anteroom and work
~ their surplus energy
lanes Allen presented brief on be
half Of six manufacturers Of gypsum plas-
isr blocks. which. he declared. should be
admitted N the code as 4 freproof ma
-vral
p-ofssso- vt-t-r;aD, y pr~r If Columbia
University who said he appeared simply
as nriys+a citizen declared that from
via, he b,5 ~es4 and heard he had come
- n. oorli,,-io, .bs, cinder concrete had
fssr nnfns-l, 5.sorininafed against.
The HEARING V-nl 90 on ~ i0 o'clock this
morning
W r Henry rresidenf az the National
Frsproofirq -o0panv. which has been
,sled the .-olIow tile trust by some Of
RS rnponerts sent a letter 10 Alderman
| KsrneqUv rasterdsv in which he declared
thai bie oo-.-.-,. r.d never beer n any
-r-is- rte~o ,.ers nine other rnanufact-
rrsrs If bo.i,-- .iia q, .be CITY he said
VT u,b,o, t.. ,o,cern had no interest
pba,soave-
A. ,L
= ""' wv ''O'
NJ Henry also said that Charles r..
Murphy. leader ~ rammany Hall had no
''srest in any manner or form in the Ma