New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
Many Progressive Real
Estate Associations Fa-
vor That Plan.
BIG CONFERENCE ON
SUBJECTLAST MONDAY
New Building Departments
Would Put an End TO I'm
necessary Inspection.

Representatives OF more than thirty
real estate. civic and professional or
CARNATIONS met last Monday at the
Real Estate Board of New York for
the purpose Of working out a practical
plan TO consolidate the various depart-
ments and bureaus having Jurisdiction
over buildings in New York City. They
went on record as favoring centraliza-
ton in each borough
The conference was the second of the
KIND held recently with the object OF
focusslng the efforts of various or
CARNATIONS that have been working in
dependently along the same lines on
some practical plan which might as
nearly as possible meet the needs Of
the situation.
At the preceding meeting, held on
November l9, about twenty Organiza-
tons were represented. In the interval
the special committee on organization,
Of which Louis Schrag is chairman,
brought into the conference several
new associations.
As now constituted, the conference
includes Robert f. Simon. chairman;
Richard A. Chittick, secretary; George
W. Olyany. counsel; executive commit
tee. for Manhattan, Stewart Browne,
United Real Estate Owners Associa-
ton; Alfred K. kirkus. Merchants As
ISOLATION; Laurence ". d. Mcclure,
Real Estate Board of New York: Cyrus
G. Miller, Advisory Council of Real
Estate Interests; Allan Robinson,
Allied Real Estate Interests; Robert T..
Simon, Real Estate Board Of New York:
George n. Siege, West Side Taxpayers
Association; w. B. Greenman, Brooklyn
Builders Association, and Charles Par
fridge, Brooklyn Board of Real Estate
Brokers, Brooklyn representatives; =.
J. Reville, Builders Protective Associa-
ton, ard Clarence s. Shumway, North
Side Board Of Trade, Bronx representa-
tives; Clinton T. Roe, Chamber Of Com
MERGE, Borough Of Queens, and John J..
Halleran, Flushing Business Mems As
ISOLATION. Queens representatives; Cor
nelius G. Kolf, for Richmond, and
Mortimer j. Fox. Real Estate Associa-
tion Of the State OF New York, for New
York State.
At the meeting on Monday the va
rious phases of the subject of how best
TO combine the inspection functions Of
various state and city departments was
discussed for more than two hours. The
discussion turned on the State Factory
Investigating Commissions tentative
plan, which provides, chiefly. for a cen
( tral building department, under the
jurisdiction Of the Mayor. -
The sense OF the meeting is expressk
in two resolutions adopted: 20
First, that the conference fsvors Y
consolidation within each borough q
all departments and bureaus now hav1
ing jurisdiction over the construction.
alteration, structural changes in and
maintenance Of and occupancy Of build
ings in New York City.
Second, that the chairman appoint .
committee of at least ten TO confer
with the borough presidents. the State
Factory Investigating Commission and
the various real estate interests to get
suggestions from them looking to the
consolidation Of the various depart
ments and report their findings at the
next meeting Of the conference COM
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