New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-06
R. E. BOARD NAMES
COMMITTEE OF II
Will Help State Commits
sion to Simplify Build
ing Inspection.

The Real Estate Board Of New York
carrying out its policy Of active CO
operation in desirable public measure.
has appointed committee Of seven
teen members, on which each Of the
1--WE boroughs Is represented, to work
with the State Factory Investigating
Commission in it's proposed plan to
simplify building inspection ~ Ne"
York City.
Borough President Marcus VI. Marks
has consented to act As chairman Of
this committee. Nh Marks has been
very much interested in this whole
subject. and even before his election
expressed his disapproval Of the exist
ing method Since then he has given
the subject serious attention and has
workcd 10 bring about simpler
method OF inspection.
The Real Estate Boards plan for a
committee to cooperate with the state
Factory investigating Commission has
the approval of Mr.. Marks and Of Mr..
Elkus, chief counsel of the commission.
Commenting on the proposed con-
certed effort to remedy existing con
ditions Mr.. Marks said:
"Ovcr-inspection, duplication of in
spections, and conflict of inspections
have been driving good citizens to dis
traction. know no more fruitful field
for the exercise of sound business
sense. and have been delighted TO see
the increased cooperation that has de-
veloped recently between state, city
and borough authorities, and also at
the helpful spirit of cooperation now
shown BY the Real Estate Board OF
New York.
MY hope is that this cooperation
will result in great improvement to
the mutual interest and advantage OF
government. realty owner and tenant,
to simplify inspections and remove
friction.
owe been earnestly working to con-
centrate public opinion in the direc-
ton Of economy of effort in this de-
partment."
"If the real estate owners and those
interested actively indorse this propo-
sition and present the matter TO the
Legislature as the unanimous desire OF
the real estate interests, it will go
long way toward enacting this or
similar measure into law"
Speaking for the Real Estate Boaru
of New York and its interest in the
proposed plan OF the State Factory In
vestigating Commission, W. j. van
Pelt, vice president of the board, said:
81 can think Of no more important
work to which the Real Estate Board
could turn it's attention than this ef-
fort to remedy the present expensive
and annoying system of building in
spection in New York City. For years
real estate owners have been victims
of this unscientifc system. They have
long complained of it, but, largely be,
cause it is a complicated subject and
n difficult thing to remedy, no relief
has been obtained"
The boards committee representing
the various boroughs is as follows:
Manhattan Borough President Mar
Gus A. Marks, chairman; W. j. Van
Pelt. Charles +. Noyes, Warren Cruik-
shank. II. II. Murdoch, Alfred K. kirk
us, r. +. Simon and George 7. Mortl-
mer. n..u
Brooklyn-William P. Bannister'
Thomas Hovenden and Frank II. Tyler.
The Bronx Harry {. Bryan, j. Gar
eDce Davies and II. Osborne Smith.
Queens Wallace j. Hardgrove and
Stuard Hirschman.
Richmond Horatio ]. Sharrett and
William {. Wilcox.