New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-17
Concrete Men Want Square Deal
When New Code Is Passed.
FEAR THEY WILL NOT GET II
Says Law Was Drawn by Men in
Interest Of National Fireproof-
ing Co., Which Is Denied

Members Of the executive committee OF
the Allied Concrete Interests Of New York
have written to Mayor Gaynor asking that
he help them In getting square deal In
the matter OF new building code. In their
letter they say:
IL is commonly understood that the pro-
posed Building Code mas been drawn III
the interests Of the hollow tile trust, known
as the National Freproohng Company oi
! Pittspurg, by persons who are IN close re-
latiOnship with this company, ana Win uas
aldermen represented by william
Kenneally. chairman of the Aldernlanlc
Building Committee. IL Is stated, ana we
| believe IL 10 be a fact, that John u. MOOT
engineer. OF No 30 Church street ana :. d
Meyers, architect OF No. l Union Square'
former members % the Building code ne
vision Commission. have drafted thls couS'
Neither Moore nor Meyers has any OH
cial connection with the city government,
VET thew pretend TO speak authoritatively
before the Board OF Aldermen, Whlie ~ -
known that they are now ana nave Deei s
in frequent conferences with the oinciais OF
the National FireprOOfing Company Wuore
interests they have at all times detehu7u 1T
the public hearings and at conferences
They have even gone so far as 10 see per
sons connected with the allied concrete III
terests and 20 make propositions TOT coi"-
| promise 10 them
When seen at his home last night. Mr..
Meyers denied absolutely his alleged con-
nection with the National Fireproohns
Company. or that he had at any time ap-
proached officers Of the allied concrete IN
terests for the purpose of effecting COM
promise
Mr.. Myers said that he and Mr. Moore
had from the first only had the interests
OF the public at heart. He said that ne
and Moore took no further interest in the
matter than that engendered by the tac'
that they were on the commission whlcn
drew up a building code for the city TWO
wears ago He added that he and Mt
Moore had been i'm almost daily consulta-
ton with the building code committee OF
the Board OF Aldermen FOR the last Two
weeks but only Tor the purpose OF rem
derng what disinterested aid tney CoHu. .
Mr. MEYERS also took occasion 10 SD
most emphatically that he never worker
for the National Fireproohng company III
pittsburg Mr. Moore could not be iouhu
last night at his home. 4,
bert Oliver and T. r. Ninton, representing
/ The executive committee or the Allied Con-
crete Interests. II goes on 20 say mat liiey
have never received an answer 10 thelr let.
ter to William T. kennedly, chairman -
the building committee Of the Board or Al
/ dermen. suggesting series or nre' Waler
and load tests Of cinder and concrete ana
/ hollow tile blocks.
| Until such a test has been made they
! say and the relative merits OF the two
! materials named established a. hreprooI
materials no code that VIII be q lust an
| fair building code con, In our opinion, te
! drafted.
There was an executive session OF the
building committee OF the Board OF Alder
| men Yesterday afternoon, at which Ernest
| F1agg, an architect. and several otner5
| were heard No action whatever was taken
/ on the proposition OF the Allied Concrete
! Interests 10 have test OF the various
materials.
| made 70 report the proposed building code
/ for vote AZ the next meeting or the Boarf
/ Of Aldermen. and that Il would not come
| Up before June 2.
| This was said 10 be due 20 the fact that
several Of the Democratic members OF me
| board were wavering In their advocacy OF
the code There was a report that Alder
man James r. Campbell. Of Brooklyn a
| Democrat. a member Of the building com
mittee, was not altogether sure that ne
was In favor Of the code AZ now drawn.