New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
'C|V|C FEDERATION IN
FIGHT FOR FIRE SAFETY
Croker and Labor Commissioner
Williams Tell of Reforms
That Are Needed.
SENATOR BAYNE WILL ACT
Promises to Procure Legislation
That May Be Suggested by
Federation After Due
Consideration.

The appeal for better fire protection for
the workers in this city and the discus
sion Of practical ways and means To ac-
complish that end were taken up in
earnest yesterday at meetings OF various
civic organizations and committees APP
pointed for that purpose.
About one hundred employers anu
business men were present al the meet
ing OF the New York State Employers
Welfare Section Of the National CIV'c
Federation, held yesterday afternoon IN
the rooms of the New York Board Oh
Trade and Transportation. at NO. ~"
broadway. The lesson OF the recent III
angle waist factory fire ana prac'"a'
ways TO improve the safety or factory
workers who toll under similar cohui-
,ions were discussed by many citizens
John Williams. state Commissioner oi
Labor. ard Chief Croker Of the Fire De-
partment addressed the meeting
Senator Howard b. Bayne. of staten
Island suggested that a committee pe
appointed To draft recommendations ana
take them to the LeelSldNui''
IF they are good. and you are the peo-
ple who know what is needed, | VIII see
that they become a law and VIII coop
erate with the members to better con-
dtions," he said.
II was suggested that committee pe
appointed. with Chief Croker ana COM
missioner Williams as members, TO drait
recommendation to he sent to the Leg
islature.
The committees on city affairs and on
insurance and fire regulations of the
BOARD of~Trade and Transportation heid
iont NEE ting at the board rooms prior
,o the Civic Federation meeting. which
they attended later. Albert Plaut pre-
sided. and there were present T. r. ''cho-
field, Henry Evans, Alexander Ropp'
William Fl. Gibson. Frank Braineard. Or.
William jay Schieffein and Frank >.
| Gardner.
resolution was adopted, to be SUD-
1 mitted to the meeting of the full board
on April T.. calling for the appointment
of a special committee To make recon-
mendations looking to the avoidance OF
such caamties as that at the Asch
Building fire, and If deemed advisable by
the committee they may invite the CO.
operation of the Chamber Of Commerce.
the Merchants ociation and other as
! sociations.
Architects to Make Suggestions
The executive committee of the Archi-
tecturaI League met at the National
Academy of Design yesterday afternoon
and decided To make specific suggestions
for more adequate fire protection and
| present them in the form OF resolution
at Joint meeting with the Building
Trades Employers Association and the
New York Chapter OF the American In
stitute of Architects. To be held at an
early date not yet fixed. The latter
two organizations held an all day ses-
sion al the rooms Of the Building Trades
Emplovers' Association. at No - West
33d street Proposed amendments to the
building code so as To afford safer fire
conditions in factories. theatres and
other buildings and places of amusement
were the principal subjects of discussion
at the latter meeting.
Much Is expected to be accomplished
toward the adoption Of new and ade-
ouate building code through the coop
erative work of these three organiza-
tons with the heads OF the city depart
ments most concerned. The Joint COM
mi,tee from the employers association
and the architectural institute has been
working on the matter for some ;.me.
anI Borough President McAneny. Super
intendent Miller Of the Buildings Depart
ment and officials of the Fire Depart
linent have been working with II. ac-
co~ding 10 Benjamin ID. Traitel presi-
dent Of the employers association and
chairman of the joint committee
Though much opposition to the proposed
(vntimued ON Second pa:e.