New-York tribune., 1912-12-01
Many Brokers and Owner
Would Not Make a Cred
liable Showing if Exam.
ined on This Subject.

Attention was recently directed to the
! fact that there are many laws wnicn
| il is the duty Of Fire Commissioners John-
son 70 enforce that the majority OF realty
brokers and owners do not seem to know.
Ignorance Of these laws may seriously
affect the attractiveness Of property to
| lenders. spectators and investors.
A person who violates q certain law Is
guilty of a misdemeanor; in other cases
heavy or light penalties may DO levied
upon the offender.
The penalties the Fire Department can
levy under authority given to 1t by the
greater New York charter are many.
Section 760 provides: "A penalty Of 80
for each omission on the part OF car
penters or others making and using shay
ings to cause the same to be securely
slowed at the close OF each day In some
place remote from danger by fire.
"Second-Ten dollars penalty for each
and every offence OF kindling fire or
furnishing the materials therefor or In
any way authorizing or allowing the same
to be made in any street road alley, zane
or upon any pier. walk or bulkhead IN
the city, except under such regulations
as shall be established by the Fire Conf
missioner
"Third-Five dollars penalty TO be for
feited by the occupant for chimney
stove or fue fire occurring In buildings
Section 76l provides the following PEN
atty:
Fifty dollars for each and every neglect
or omission on the part Of an occupant
having the use or control of the hoist
ways. we'll holes trapdoors and iron
shutters In a building to close them at
the completion Of the business OF eacn
day"
! Section 762: Fifty dollars for each and
every failure of the owners and pro-
prietors OF all manufactures, hotels,
tenement houses, apartment houses, once
buildings, boarding and lodging houses,
warehouses, stores and Offices, theatres
and music halls and the authorities or
persons having charge OF all hospitals
and asylums and other places where
large numbers OF persons are congre-
gated for purposes OF worship, instruc-
ton or amusement TO provide fire ap-
pllances and direct means of communi-
to department headquarters. Also like
penalty for each offence Of obsuucting
the aisles OF theatres and places OF
amusement or entertainment.
II is misdemeanor, punishable by
fine or Imprisonment or both, TO violate
any Of the regulations of the Municipal
Explosives Commission in regard to the
| manufacture, storage, sale or handling or
explosives or combustible materials.
Section III. provides as follows:
| THE commissioner and his officers or
| agents under the direction OF the COM
missioner. or either OF them are hereby
-, smnowered at any and all times to enter
into and examine all buildings, dwelling
houses. livery and other stables hay
boats or vessels, and places where any
merchandise, gunpowder, hemp, fax. tow
hay. rushes, firewood boards, shingles
shaytngs or other combustible materials
may be lodged. for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning all violations of any law or ordi-
nance, and also the places where ashes
may be deposited, and upon finding that
any of them are defective or dangerous
or that a violation of any law or ordi-
nance exists therein, may deliver writ
ten or printed notice, containing a copy
of the provisions in reference thereto, and
notice Of any violation thereof. and no
tice to remove. amend or secure the
same within a period to be fixed therein.
And IN case o. neglect or refusal on the
| part OF such occupant or Of the possessor
OF such combustible materials or any OF
them, so 10 remove, amend or secure the
same within the time and in the manner
| directed by the said commissioner in such