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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23
Occupancy Permits.

An occupancy permit" seems TO
cover the field better than the enact
ment of new laws. Such a permit
should be issued for a merely nominal
sum for one year. If the licensing
authority should decide that a build
ns lacked fireproof elevator shaft or
sufficient stairways, the owner ap-
dying for a license would necessarily
have to comply with the recon-
mendations made. It might develop
hat the building was not adaptible
for use as an apartment house but
just the thing for offices or for
storage purposes.
Under existing conditions, however,
the laws are nearly all fitted for two
II fhree main classifications. A man
desiring to manufacture celluloid, or
volatile metal polish, or leather daub
or shirtwaists, doesn't bother espe-
5ially about fire hazards. He is con
cerned first of all with the idea of
whether or not he will have sufficient
room for his business. Shipping
facilities next take up his attention,
then rent and insurance and over
head charges, followed in turn by
perpleNing questions as to hiring EN-
ployes, q market for his output and
countless other details. After that he
may consider the danger of fire but
only from the viewpoint of reducing
his insurance premiums so that he
can save some money. 1t is the one
man in a thousand who will spend
his good money in alterations to the
building so that his employees will BIZ
safe i'm case of fire. Especially II
the building is not his own, that is
if he is only a tenant.
The average man will occupy a
building with his business and wait
for inspectors of various departments
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23

oughfares throughout. is now within
the fire limits. and the city viii b.
relieved from the reproach of bens
STYLED in insurance circles the
Frame city and giving too great
latitude to hazardous forms of con-
struction, and it will be placed IA the
vanguard along with those progress
sive cities that are making great
strides forward i'm the matters of
substantial construction and ire pre-
veBtiou.
1t is gratifying 10 note. however,
in this connection that, notWitn-
standing thc comparatively small
area included in the fire limits up 10
this date the Iira risks of Newark
are rated the lowest in the state.
which fact reflects most creditabl}
upon the good work of the fire de
partment and the safe and substan-
tai construction demanded by TINS
department.
As recommended i'm my last report,
the council passed an amendment To
the code which has the effect of pro
hibiting the erection Of the fore and
aft" tenement except on corner lots,
where they are not Objectionable, as
each apartment in the latter case
has a frontage on the street and in
case of fire each apartment can be
reached easily by the firemen. This
latter requirement. by the passage Of
the amendment, now applies to all
frame tenements.
In con junction with the Board of
Works. steps have at last been taken
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23

60 visit him and point out defects
which he had never known or even
heard tell of He will do just what
he has to do and not a bit more
in fact. he may hire counsel to see
if the orders for alterations to the
building cannot be modified. Seeur-
ing notifications of orders issued by
municipal or State authority has
already become a profitable business
in New ] ork.
Delays and postponements are Sc
cured in the hope that ii may be
unnecessary to expend the money.
Half a dozen city departments are
Interested in one building In the
event of a fire there is apt to be
considerable shifting of responsibility.
We have drifted along a current of
inspections and laws and ordinances
dealing entirely too much with de-
tails We have reached the second
lesson in our national course of in
struction as to fire waste.
Fortunately men are waking up to
a realization of the fact that it pays
to build well. To say that your
building has the lowest insurance
rate in the city means that your
building is the nearest to being fire.
proof That means that tenants will
be ready to pay for a fair rental for
space in such a building.
Cheap building is false economy.
Fireproof construction costs a little
more To build, it costs less to main
tain and 1t will last longer. 1t is,
therefore, much better investment
to build of brick than it is to build
of wood.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23
Too Many Laws.

The only logical answer or argu-
nent against this plan is the state
nent that there are now enough laws
n the books and enough restrictions
N property owners. True, our mis-
AXE has been in making a law or an
ordinance to cover each detail of con-
truction. For instance, we insist
Upon wire glass windows in metal
rames, fire escapes enclosed STAIR
"alls, fireproof part tons, outside ele-
fators. SLOW burning or fireproof con-
struction, fire eXtinguishers, fire pals,
tandpipes, sprinkler equipment and
III the rest of precautions and pre-
Ventions. But take a department
store built according to the very last
ord of fireproof building laws, fill it
With inflammable materials and then
what? Why, then we discover that
4 dead eye in one of the vault lights
over the sidewalk vaults is missing
nd someone walking along the street
drops match or a cigarette or cigar
tub into this little opening. Under
heath, of course, Is stored a lot Of
PAPER and bags and boxes and other
Combustible material. There is a
re and lot of smoke. Perhaps there
a panic because of the smoke and
perhaps there is loss of life. Who is
10 blame? Nobody, because there
sn't any law about dead eyes in
ault lights. So, a dead eye vault
ight law is put on the books. An
Their fire is due to electric current
improperly controlled. So the electric
ode is made stronger. The next time
It is something different and so It
uns along, each fire being different
rom every at Ter fire
The time has come to use a little
nore common sense.
1t has been ruled by the courts that
n the absence of laws a factory
wner was morally responsible for the
afety of his employees. When the law
aid he had to put fire escapes on his
,uilding he complied and became i'm
nune from punishment although his
re escapes proved insufficient. If
here had been no law at all he would
lave had to put on enough fire es-
apes. But when the law said he had
% put on one fire escape then a
hundred persons might be entrapped
n his building in time of fire and yet
the law could not reach him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23
Tuxedo Park Tract Is Now
One of Best Residential
Sections of Essex County

One of the foremost residential Sec
lions in Essex county is the Tuxedo
Park tract, located on South Orange
avenue, South Orange. Within a
few years this property has been
transformed from a farm into a fully
improved one-family home site. Since
February last this tract has been in
the hands of the Crowley % Brien
Company. real estate operators, who
have disposed of some twenty-five
plots, involving an investment of
$54 $50.
This firm reports the following sales
for this month: Plot 120X160 feet, on
Centre street, to Charles Neblin, who
Is having plans prepared for $4,000
house; plot S0x1S0 feet, on Kingman
road. to Emil Yost; plot 60x130 feet,
on Cameron road, to Albert Buehleri
pot 65x150 feet, on Kingman road, to
Charles Savitz.
Other sales are: Plot 40x100 feet,
on Mercer place, to Henry Buehler;
plot 40x100 feet, on Varsity road, to
Carl Yaeger; plot 60x100 feet, on Mer-
Ger road, to Harry Potter; two plots,
60x140 feet each, on Centre street, to
Henry Fox, on Which two stucco
dwellings are now being erected; two
plots, S0x150 feet. on Kingman road,
and two plots, 60x150 feet, on Centre
street, to John Kearney.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23
TOO MANYLAWS
ON THE BOOKS
Superintendent Gasser Offers
Valuable Suggestions for
Prevention of Fire.
CODE IS EVER CHANGING
Lowest Insurance Rate Evidence
Building Nearest Fireproof,
He Ayers.
{. ALBERT GASSER,
intcndent of Bureau of Combustibles.

Superintendent of Bureau of Combustibles.
Every additional restriction placed
upon buildings makes real estate
more valuable The better the build
ing the more valuable is the building
itself and the land ON which it is
erected. The cheap. worn-out, ram
shaekle building reduces the value
Of the lot and adjoining property as
well.
Great changes are under way in the
building world. Until quite recently
the American people have been build
ing hurriedly and in nearly all cases
temporarily. Seldom has building
been erected which was intended to
last much longer than the life Of its
value, this amount being figured like
a bond. so much for interest and so
much Tor Il sinking fund to replace
the capital invested.
Such ideas naturally led to "a
skimplng arrangement in the matter
Of expenditure and this or that safe
guard was omitted in construction
items IN order to keep down the cost.
But persistent agitation and pub
llcity concerning the large loss of
lille and property every year S be-
ginning To nave its effect, and build
las construction during the last ten
years, ana moro especially during the
- five Years, has been feeling the
effects OF an awakened public con-
scisncc. II is now of paramount i'm
pcrtance that when a new building
IS contemplated every precaution is
10 ne taken to safeguard such build
ing ifom FIRE and to protect the lives
~ the people who may be invited to
i've therein
80 enormous has been the loss OF
HE and property by fire that there
has come the realization of the fact
lhat strenuous measures are needed
TO prevent a continuance of such
reckless waste. Laws and ordinances
by the thousand have been put on
our statute books and yet the loss OF
uIe ana property continues. Evil
IDENTIFY we have not yet so.Ved the
problem. As far as all new construc-
ton goes it is safe to say that the
dangers have nearly all been elm n
ated. The moving picture theatres,
automobile garages, new apartment
houses, new hotels, new churches and
new tenement houses are all safe
guarded to the limit of our present
day knowledge. But what of all the
old construction?
We must get away from the idea of
avs and ordinances, as far as the
old buildings are concerned. We must
fix upon someone the moral respons'-
billty of human safeguards Ot
course, this responsl bility can be
placed only upon the shoulders of thu
man who owns the property. III
order to fix this responsibility. why
not compel the owner of a building in
which people live or are employed To
secure from expert or otherwise COM
petent authority a certificate to the
effect that the building is safe for
human occupancy?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23
Sale of Swartswood Lake
Being Negotiated by State

NEWTON, May 2.-Assemblyman
Henry T. Rays is negotiating with
the heirs of Andrew Albright, of
Newark, for the purchase by the
State Forest Reserve Commission of
the Swartswood Lake, which includes
nearly 900 acres of land and water
The prospects of the naturalization
Of the plans to buy the land are IA
1orable.
The purchase was authorized by
the Legislature in 1913. 1t is said
that the commissioners have received
a satisfactory offer from the heirs
Of the land. The negotiations, how
ever, will not be completed until the
commission has secured the rights OF
way from the highway surrounding
the lake down to the lake.
Assemblyman Rays declared today
that he had spent several days In
interviewing the owners of the lake
front and that the prospects are very
bright
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23
1913 NEW ARK'S
BANNER YEAR
IN BUILDING
Supt. o'Rourke Reviews ActiVi-
ties Which Show Increase
of 80 1-3 Per Cent.
FIRE LIMIT IS BENEFICIAL
City's Risks Are Rated Lowest
Inspections Total 1890.
Few Code Violations.
BY WILLIAM =. oBOURkE
Superintendent Building Department.


The past year shows it To be the
greatest year OF building activity i'm
he history Of Newark Buildings
sor 1918 exceeded those of 1e12 by
more than B Is per eeuL. the figures
being. for 1872. 81 62S.35S: for 1918
s16.3l797S.
One. Of the chief causes for this
Large increase was the going into
effect Of the extended fire limits ON
The first of January, 1914, Wgeh led
10 a rush to obtain permits 10 erect
franc buildings in sections al the
city which after the first of the new
year would be included Ina tht fire
limits. and rs "a result the permits
for frame bu ldings considerably e&-
ceeded those for other classes OF con
struction This condition, however
will in my judgment. no Longer OBJ
tain. for the extension OF the ire
limits has doubled the area within
which the erection of new frame
buildings is prohibited and naturally
from year 10 year the percentage of
briclz and other classes of uon-com-
bustiblo construction WI steadily in
crease while that for frame construc-
tion will CORRESPONDENCE decrease.
The passage by the Common Gouu-
ell of the ordinance extending the hre
limits before referred to was one OF
he most important and beneficial ac-
complishments of the department
during the year. This ordinance was
passed at the July meeting of the
council. but it was provided that it
would not go into effect until jan
uary 1, 1914. which proTiso gave ann
pie time for the securing of permits
FOR frame buildings " thin the pro-
hibited areas and which permits are
good. under the bu ding code. for
one year from date of issue: thus no
hardship was worked upon those who
had plans for or contemplated the
erection of frame buildings within
the affected areas.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23
Store and Saloon Bankrupt.

TRENTON, May 22.-Two volun-
tary proceedings in bankruptcy were
filed in the United states District
Court today by Charles G.. Loert-
scher, a saloon-k keeper, of Jersey City,
and the Helmetta Department store,
Inc, of Helmetta. Loertscher places
his liabilities at Sc, SO2 and assets at
2,2S4. The liabilities of the Helmetta
store aggregate A,429 and assets
s., $50.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23

PLAINFIELD
t,ou eAII,-Niodern attractive 10-room
house; large entrance hall reception hall
library. dining room butler 5 pantry and
kitchen narouet oak floors. first floor; second
f,oor four bedrooms and bath, also sleeping
norch out of one room screened in summer,
enclosed in glass for winter gas and electric
lipht not water heat; garden, chicken house,
summer house fine pergola, grape arbor
with abundance Of grapes garden with
strawberry bed. blackberries raspberrles and
currants cherries pears ana peaches' over
Y acre OF grounds. price $500.
EDMUND RUSHMORE,
90 Park av. Singer Bldg,
Plainfield N J. sc" iolh'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23
H0cKenSack

The ideal New Jersey suburb, Houses
for sale and TO let Fine building lots
too. Call on j. A. Romeyn, 1915 Main
street. Hackensack. Don't delay. cut this
out lest YOU forget. Need a reference
Ask anybody. any bank, anywhere
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23

a DELIGHTFUL COUNTRY PLACE. IS
acres; IS minutes out substantial Groom
brick-tllled homestead, including all i'm
provements; large barn concrete floor ten
stalls; sanitary tile stable twenty-foui.
patent stalls; sanitary tile milk house: bot
thing washing apparatus; running water an
buidinss; orchard spring. Would max,
line smhll farm development; has OWE
1000 feet road frontage; abundant water
telephone, electricity. gas. Farm also has
railroad siding facilities. WIN sell entire
property for less than cost to erect buIId-
ings Owner, Box X 224 Summit, D. q
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23
Extension of Fire Limits.

look for great results from the
extension of the fire limits, for. with
the exception of the suburban and
OUTLYING sections. practically the en-
tire city including the main thor
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23

looking toward the regulation of
sns projecting over the street be-
You'd the building line. but as "A re
sui OF several conferences, partici-
pated in by the Board of Works, the
law department and this department,
it was concluded that there was not
sufficient power under existing laws
10 provide for this regulation, so the
Law department was requested 10
draw a bill for presentation to the
next Legislature that would place IN
The city the necessary power To bring
about this much-sought reform.
trust that this legislation will be Sc
cured and suitable ordinance passed
as soon MS possible thereafter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23

manner 10 make It now called one
of the most beautiful properties in
Madison.
Tile picture shown above is the en-
trance TO this tract from Hillside ave-
nue.. The roads are of the best and
all improvements. electric lights. cas-
and water are installed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
KNIGHTS OF ST
 PATRICK BANQUET
 AT THE STRATFIELD
rContinued rom Page 4.)

ACOnI1nued rom #Page 41 ness by dwelling on the merits of an alien and perhaps hostile race That would he unjust, eunpriestly and un- christian Neither Is it because T love the land of my fathers so we'll that I do not love this, the land of my birth, more. That indeed is the, very reason why am keen to keep in existence what shall preserve my country. .UI- timately, said Theodore Roosevelt, no nation can be great unless it's greatness is laid on foundations of Righteousness and decency. If these be no mere idle words we need right, eousness and decency-and where in the history of the human race were there more iIlustrious examples of un- spotted righteousness and unouestion- able honor than the Irish offer? But if we, the offspring, lose the virtues Of our ancestors, how can we take their place in throwing into the cruel ble where the American character is being formed what God destined the Irish to contribute? Our national American type is in process Of forma- tion. far from final evolution Every race under heaven is sharing in the makeup. but of all people none has more to offer, faith, buoyancy Of spir- it. generosity, charity, than the Irish, provided their special attributes are not destroyed. .,'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
IRISH PLAY DRAWS
 RECORD AUDIENCE
stratield Filled Wit h Throng to Witness Per formance of Queens Daughters.

Practically all the Irish families of Bridgeport were represented last even ing at the Hotel Stratfield either at the banquet which the Knights Of St. Patrick held in the dining room or at the play, e'The Suffragettes in Ire land, which was given under the aus pices of the Queens Daughters in the ball room. The audience attending this was unusually large, completely filling the hall and necessitating the placing of extra chairs in the a.isles and even then some were unable to find seats.
 Red. white and blue,s together with green formed the decorations Much of the success of the play was due to the efforts Of the director, William J. Lynch. sss
 The first scene was laid in Chicago. at the home of Mrs Otto B. Willing. a wealthy and aggressive MaIaprop. Miss Veronica Dargans was charming in this character. Miss Julia Farnum had the clever part of Mrs. Willing s maid.
 The following young ladies were de- ightful as Mrs Willing's guests: The Misses Irene Howell Gertrude McMa- hon, Elizabeth Farnun. Lenore lief fernans Rosalfnd Barkey, Margaret Barry, Rose Wall and Irene Hazel. Mrs. Horace Power Belton of New Y ork, a suffragette organizer was rep resented by Miss Katherine Fitzpat- rick. She delivered her speech for '.Women's Rights with much clever ness.
 During the first act Miss Julia Far mum sang tHeineY an amusing song, and later in the act, Miss Anna Dar- gan sang .@Mor ming Dew Miss Anna Hartigan, Kerry Dance.'' Miss liar riet Campana, Dear World. '' Mrs. Molly Daily Ogren, Just a Little Bit nf Greer Miss Nfarfa,, tuTu6 z, Songs My Mother Dsed to Sing, Miss uzabeth Stanton, Eileen Allanah ;, Miss Irene Hazel, Kathleen Movour- neen.'' Miss Margaret Barry, t.Macush- It's You" Miss Lillian Phillips, Gene vieve.'' Miss Aure1ia Berger. .Isle D'Armour." During the internission
 Mrs. Molly Daly Ogren, dressed as Co., lumbia, and 12 young ladies wearing middy costumes, sang "I Love My United States" performing a pretty dance to the music. The play was concluded with the singing of .eThe Irish Slffragette,' by Miss Agnes Light, assisted by the other women of YoughaI, Ireland. The songs were all rendered very clever1y.
 Among the girls who took part in the, singing and dancing were the Misses Mabel McCarty, Margaret Hub bard, Katherine Wilson, Bessie Beoi- ger, Katherine McCarty, Ruth Burns, Elsie Campana, May McCarty, Rnea Durham, Agnes Weldon, Grace Mo Donald and Christine Williams
 Tho second scene, in direct contrast to the beautifully furnished Chicago drawing room Of the first, was laid in YoughaI, Ireland on a market day. The women of that town were there dressed in their latest style, and car rying their baskets on their arms. The act was "a scream from begin ming to end. Those who frepreS ented the women of YoughaI, were Mrs. Ju- dith Remedy Ciglar, Mrs. Alice Mo Mahon Gaynor; and the Misses Agnes Fitzpatrick, Mary Morrisey, Margaret
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
PHONE EXCHANGE
 AND POST OFFICE ,
 DAMAGED BY FIRE
Madison Volunteers Over come By Fumes of Chem
 icals In Blaze

Madison, Conn, March ls--Dal1a- ages estimated at several thousand dollars resulted from fire late last night in an annex of the J- A. Monroe Block here In the annex was located the telephone exchange and the post office.
 The fire is said to have started in the exchange. After burning this out, it worked downwards into the post office, doing considerable damage there. The mail matter, however, was saved and the fire department was able to keep the flames from spread ing to the main building. In the aat- ter is a drugstore, clubroom and Ma sonic Hall
 The cause of the fire is not known but it is believed to have started among some chemicals in the tele= phone exchange. The definite loss has not yet been determined.
 z The exchange was to have been opened the first of next month; Sew eraIi ffremen were overcome by the fumes from the chemicals but were revived on reaching fresh air.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-18
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