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


the city the necessary power To bring
about this much-sought reform.
trust that this legislation will be Sc
cured and a suitable ordinance passed
as soon as possible thereafter.
Inspection System.
The inspections of existing build
ines which are being made by the
inspectors in addition to their routine
work have continued throughout the
year and have now reached a total
Of 1890, and one OF the results II
these inspections has been the cree
tion H. 1913 OF more than two hun
Gred fire escapes or similar means OF
additional exits.
BESIDES ere escapes. rear stairs, etc,
provided under this system, many
dangerous buildings have been made
safe and many betterments and i'm
proVements both as regards stability
and fire prevention has been brought
about.
During the year PA old buildings
nave been removed under the direc-
don Of the department. Most of these
buildings were old and dlapidated
and dangerous and were removed for
that reason, and others were demol-
ished TO make way for the erection
of new buildings. This work of
is carefully watched by
the department in order that acct
dents may be avoided and that the
annoyance and inconvenience which
accompanies this work
may be made as little as possible.
Violations of the building code were
considerably less than last year, not
outstanding the large increase OF
buildings. This fact is due largely
on the one hand to the better knowl-
edge Of the build ng code and on the
other to the watchtulness ana enerS5
of our inspectors in the performanC
of their duties. All serious violations
which were few, have been remoN e.
the others have been removed, ad-
ius+ed or are in course of adjustment
Districts Too Large.
Experience has shown that some OF
the inspection districts, especially in
the growing western district OF tn
r. ~ are too large, It beng very diff
ruIt for one inspector TO cover prop
arlv the great amount of work ne
mas to do, and It is my intention o.
carve new district from the wess-
ern district and request the appoint
ment of on additional inspector fOf
tbs district. -..
Vim, Oh the subject, 1 canno0
qgaip urge too strongly the increas
ING of tn, salaries of the inspector
and Office force OF the department
As compared with other branches
the city government, they are under
laid, and when their training, tn
Importance of their work, and tn
.act that the department yields con
s.derab revenue, are considered 81
, ems to me that substantial salac
Increa zes are justified, and / trus'
hey will be granted as speedily a.
possible.
lne department co-operates wit
he Bureau of COmbustibles and t4l
Risks of the Fire Department IN IN
inspection and regulation of theatre
and motion picture the tres, ana th'
work is done with complete harmon
and care and attention are given L.
10Th departments for the propel
safeguarding of life and property L.
hesp buildings During 1913, haN
.uproved h4ty-nine license appllca-
lions for indoor motion picture thea
Tres. and ffty-two applications TO.
pen-afr motion picture theatres,
twenty-five dance hall applications
ana TWO lodging house Applications
Weekly inspections are made by tn
department. of ali theatres and mo
Ion picture theatres.
1t is with pardOnable pride that
call attention to the report on the
1itv If Newark of the committee Oh
IRE prevention of the National board
nf FIRE Underwriters. 1t is indeeC
m.st gratifying TO have an OUTSIDE
ritical body Of nigh stand ng, sucL
AS this. state in its conclusions thal
.ae bDildiug department is we'll or
ganized, the laws governing new con-
struction are properly enforced anC
.ecords are vel kept.
Early in the year an automobile
was provided for the department anC
he horses and carriages preyious.S
used were dispensed with. The change
has been a decided benefit il now
being possible to cover more thar
twice the ground in the same time
than when horses were employed, anC
me automobile is most valuable II
cases of emergency. The expenses o.
maintaining the automobile is about
the same as the cost of maintenance
f the horses and carriages,
The electrical bureau attached t.
the department cont nues to do mos
XceiIent work, the volume Of Whlcf
is constantly increasing because o.
the almost universal growth of the
use of electricity for light, heat and
over purposes. The personnel o.
the bureau is high class and the chic,
Inspector, Mr.. John J. Gaffney, is al
rfIicial who not only has a grea
knowledge of the practical application
Of electricity. but one who perform!
his duties in most able and con
scientious manner OF late the con
dition of his health has been poor,
regret to say, but he continues, not
withstanding, to give his unfailini
attention to the conduct of tn
bureau.
During the past year there wer
3675 permits issued for the erection
If structures. an estimated cost o
SIG, 81 .973, for which we have re
cciVed the sum of $2S.573 in fees, tn
same having been paid to the comp
troller. as provided by the ordinance
During 1913 there has been erecte
and permits have been issued TO
.. 1866 frame structures, 697 brio
structures, 102 terra Gotta and cemen
structures. steel skeleton structure
and 294 sheet metal structures, in al
making the above total.
The total number of inspection
made during the year WAS 1888