New-York tribune., 1915-02-14
10 FEET MAY Be
HEIGHT MINIMUM
csorts of Directors to
ordinance Likely To
Be Successful,
,oNFERENCE ON
VSrBJECT TOMORROW
..a6e Taken by MeSsrs. De
e s.ldinC. Moves and Others
Approved.

N,oroVed
NPP'"
H.
-..se vao favor rev sing V,e
.Jer6iusncc 10 ieEuI@le' 'ne ueis'so
y fs~oetures DO .h.S 81; ~ i";,,nr, e;,", nm
A. least Nl' DC vi, !,'!. !,.,'!'''' ~ W.
~, are HA''! e.ss'gm cbo;rr,an Of
joel ). &c '''"'l's' 80 -, &c .he
bslding hcign;S eo,H'n.',So Hl., ~, u 80 W."
Estate Board o. NeN y. o,,h"T y, t"T
.'on;tH N'...o sod bo and Mr..
and two rcpresentatiVes Oh -
9i.- committee appointed ny res res
y WeA.cry o' she ho"rc OF Aool .
,1ll meet .o-mofto" a''et ~"
,-s,scor 90 discuss ,he N"i'ous ~
..,,r, 90 ;Ec ordinance IN US Pi.oes,, ~
- and cry TO change. y SO a. .bo ~ 81. ~
st.sfac'ory .5 ross!pIe 20 tne az
90. ana cejcctors 10 the pieSe"'
.s.vre. ... tor,,,
-.t ordnance m IT'S p'[SSe.ns iot tor -,
--s that the Aml'lnS "e.E"t 5V
srst; walls s's.. man. @ "o. r,oye thsn 900
al provided, however i5.L 'h.t oi ~ o' i;roit
IS thsn u''. I. ,s ,he latter pro-
-, OF the ordnance ma - 0Ee
!, most oD]ecaona,o'e. lS' .'aesuro - oS as
u hose opposed 10 ''e ~ L. unt,irc-
i. slthous" fa\VI'N- '"e ,be
,5ect Of an ordinance aIo"e ,"o =,
IS proposed, say thaJ \ Irntnmn mn ~ = -,
-, OF 100 feet IN 'he 60" ~" ,',, u
s,t.on would ser1ouS'! S''.C. I'LL
-, properties on Wnleh are sliiHi'
.-aSrgs. -,
Tss attitude taken IN regard 70 'niS
..,r,,nt subject By some OF INC iesu
:! n,nonents Of the ordnance IN i''
..,.nt form, was ably expressed ias'
~ bv Charles =. Moves IN a letter
~, % President McGuire OF the heal
Sr,,s Board and PRESIDENT MSAuenS
= he Board Of Aldermen aho ma
,ber well known PeISons Wv -,,a+s q
!, bsirht Of buildings. HOWARD y
s.;,g OF Hathaway, Smith, Foids q
:. ,,vs IN a letter dated February IL
", Moves:
= have your favor Of the 9th inst
Live 10 the heights Of buildings or
g,,,ee
sls chairman Of the special commit
- the Chamber Of Commerce N
-, ~ char subject ! have gwen the
..s.s a.,..y much study. Il is to be re
,,,..pd that your views were not avail
N, "a us al an earlier date"
n, Smith concluded his letter by
,,5,s FOR COPIES Of the letter on the
rli,et written by Mr. Noyes last week
n reply 10 Mr.. Smiths letter MT
y,y.s wrote in part as follows;
I have also referred your letter t'
u. Joel s. de Seldlng. OF l2o Broad
nv, chairman Of the building helght;
u.nittee Of the Real Estate board.
M certain that Mr.. de Selding Woul'
dad 10 arrange TO meet the IMAM
kd Commerce committee II you care
pA1e him do so IN reference 10 th'
zsset
Thile l understand tnai 'ne 80
Late Board approves o. tte hniiS.
gatne TO regulate the helGntS oI - e.
rs, yet ] toihk CAH saE 49,
Fpfoye OF an lhe pfoF'SIC'' Ill
rtlnance that was proposes. .ha.
- w.
~ proposed ordinance VIII worn naNoN
the values on the narrow dowhIoWl
rsets, fifty feet IN Width OF leSs, OF
rtount O. the l0V-ioot m 2. lnlIn uIn ciduse
Among the sIfee'S MY Ieet VI. 49, ~
@ may be mentioned LloeTIy, "95ue 1;
41e, Morris. NasSau. New I nc
stetor, Thames, wall "l!iISh' 'Dnn
isiion. J frankfort LNchange fIsce, peS
.'rtisndt, Church' OeosI shu n.na Deehiliat
also beleVe you VII ID De llIeies' l ~ 81
Z Inc iact that ABOUT 90 per cCi!L ".
ne ground on Broadway, Nassau u, 81 81,
lHd the westerly side of W lllian an
Street, south of City Hall, is now I'M
proved with buildings ten stories oi
nore In height. The fact that we " are
% have four subWays within a le"
ears serving TINS downtown olstiIo'
instead Of one, as at the present tlihe
I, also to be taken into consideration
his will relieve the street congestion
Freatly"
Clayton RoebAng mas written tC
ffs'ioent McAneny, saying; i re
'peeiiully protest against any orol
ilhee restricting buildings on rear
siret or similar streets IN lower New
'erk City 10 100 feet height. l an
H. the opinion that the passage o.
,asa law viii have the tendency U
'spreeiate the ground value very con