New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10

order on December Is, 1910, in regard to
workshop which he owned at No lSS
to 1877 Mulberry street The order d.
rected as follows:
Inclose the stairway at south side with
freproof partition from ground TO three feet
above roof Also construct nreprooi IN,
closed stairway at nortn sue IIoIn s ,op
proof doors to ell openings leading 10 star
Enclosure. Doors from stairway 10 street 10
open outward.
On February T. 1911, an inspector re-
ported on the Hughes case. Nothing
done on order and on March I. 1911
the case was sent 10 the Corporation
Counsel for prosecution. ON March IS
Mr.. Hughes. through his agent. asked for
a reorganization of the premises. saying
that though he was going to change the
present fire escapes he wanted to modify
the order but the Buildings Department
responded only. Submit sketch of de-
sired notifications for approval
As an illustration Of the activity Of the
Buildings Department IT is interesting to
review the record Of one days orders. II
should be noted. however that In these
cases the orders have just been issued,
AMI there is no evidence Of resistance on
the part of the property owners or. in
deed. Of any previous knowledge on their
part that additional safety devices were
desira BILE.
One Days Busy Record.
r. .....o,,, ,,.h;cb ,,.os installed in the
Bureau of Buildings Of the present ad-
mnistration. about ten months ago. the
daily reports and orders are put up on
bulletin board for public Inspection
Among the orders regarding fire escapes
that appeared on this list on April I.
record for one day. was the six STORY
brick store and workshop at Nos 4oZ
and asa Broadway. Four hundred per-
sons are employed in this building, which
is owned by the A. d. Juilliard estate
Another order of the same day was FOR
the building at No. 436 Fifth avenue In
the seven stories of which. according TO
the inspectors report. some two hundred
persons find employment. The name OF
eIler at No $50 Fifth avenue. Another
building which did not pass the muster
of the inspector was the five story brick
store and shop at No. &c West 33d street.
This is the property Of John Jacob Astor.
The new eleven story building of Dodd.
30th street and Fourth avenue, although
listed as fireproof may be improved as
10 means Of escape In case of fire. in the
judgment of the inspector. SO also. on
the same days list is the six story brick
building at No 253 Church street. corner
of Leonard street. which the inspector
reports is owned by the New York Trust
Company
Recommendations for means Ct escape
in case Of fire were made on the same
day also for the Nine. Simcox shop. at
No $50 Fifth avenue, where some eighty
girls are employed, and for the paro-
chial school at Nos. 213 to 219 Stanton
street. Some two hundred and fifty
pupils attend this school daily. On April
I. the same day. the reports Of the in
SptItOIS SlicN tiIIS NHtiy ~ OiAS VI sA'NiAi'
II have examined the building at Nos.
10 and 112 William street. It is my
opinion this building is not provided with
sufficient means of escape in case Of fire
or panic. A six story brick building.
occupied as drug warehouse and work
shop, with about fifty employed above
the first floor. is IN reality two build
! U.gs with a party wall between, con-
nected on all floors by one doorway at
the centre. There are two lines Of fire
escapes. one on each building but only
| one line of stairs at rear of corner build
/ ing and one freproof elevator shaft at
/ front of the only stairs. Owing to the
number Of clerks employed in this build
ms. and the infiammable material in the
building filed a fire escape order. order
ing new stairs provided in No. 112 will
lam street. same to be Enclosed with fire.
proof walls, with proper exit on William
street front"
This building is occupied by the drug
firm of DR.. William Jay Schieffelin, who
is chairman of the joint Board Of SAM
tary Control. No responses have been
received from any of the complaints OF
April Z. probably because the owners
have not had sufficient time.