New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
Meeting at Albany on
Wednesday on Build
ing Bureau Bill.
DELEGATES TO Go
ON SPECIAL TRAIN
Proposed Measure Makes In
spection Simpler, with Reason
able Amount of Economy.

An enthusiastic delegation from all
horogghs Of the city Will appear a.
Albany on Wednesday next in support
Of the Lockwood-E llenbogen bill for
IMPLYING building inspection
hearing on this bill will be given by
'he Joint committee on affairs Of cities
~ the Senate Chamber q. p. m.
Train carving the delegates will
leave Grand Central AZ S:25 a. m. on
Wednesday and arrive IN Albany N
time 90 allow for luncheon before the
bearing takes place Reservations can
30 obtained through the conference
committee az 1l5 Broadway, room 2lJ.
Probably few measures have created
more enthusiasm among real estate
owners, architects, builders and others
who come In contact with the numer-
Gus city departments as TINS measure,
which provides not only for making
inspections simpler, but promises also
= reasonable amount OF economy. The
measure has been carefully amended
so as 10 remove every reasonable OBJ
fection that could be made 20 II. and
70 "a now believed 20 be in such form
as will warrant general Endorsement.
The measure, II enacted, Will make
= possible for architects and builders
% file one set OF plans for the con
struction or alteration of building
instead o. being compelled 20 file, as
-s now necessary. seven sets OF plans
with different departments and then
wait their convenience for approval.
u places jurisdiction over conStruc-
non, alteration Snd structural changes
IN the building bureaus OF the seVeral
horoughs. but il does not interfere
with the housekeeping powers o. me
Tenement House and the Labor de-
nartments: that Is 20 say, these de-
partments still continue 10 nave u
vfrdiction over maintenance and
housekeeping in buildings under 'he4f
control.
The changes contemplated are 10 be
made gradually between May. ana
September !, so as 10 avoid confusion.
The bill provides for a board OF
standards composed Of the building
,upcrintendents Of the several Dor
oughs. who shall make rules and reg
ulations covering building matters.
These rules and regulations again are
70 ne subject 10 the approval OF the
board Of examiners, composed OF eN-
rerts I'm various building trades.
In support Of its argument for the
massage Of the measure the executive
committee OF the conference committee
gr Zeal Estate and Allied Organizations,
.nrpech wrCm .hc bill was introduced,
ro.nts 70 the fact that the present cha
o'ic conditions governing building IN
srcction are not only expensive. cum
horeonc and annoying, but are serious
IS hurting values in New York City. As
emphasizing this fact, II cites the fol
lowing il the way of multiplicity Of IN
spccuo0s:
Factory buildings, Inspected by the
following departments: Fire, Health,
Police. Tenement House, Building Blu
resu. Labor, and Water supply, Gas
and Electricity.
Tenement houses, ry Police. Fire,
Tenemcu- House, Building Bureau.
Health. Water supply, Gas and Flee
tricity
tories. by Police. Tenement House, .
Fire Health, Labor. Building Bureau
and Water Supply. Gas and Electricity.
Hotels and Office buildings, by Police,
Fire Labor. Building Bureau and
Water supply, Gas and Electricity
Theatres and motion picture houses.
by Police. Fire. Building Bureau, Ii
censc Bureau, Water supply, Gas and
Electricity.
Churches aud semi-public buildings,
nN Police, ire bulldlng bureau IL
ceuse Bureau, and Water supply, Gas
and Electricity.
Private dwellings. by Building Blu
rcau and Water Supply, Gas and Elec- p
'riclty.
Garages. by Police. Fire, Building
Bureau ana Water Supply, Gas and
Electricity.
The advisory council Of the Real
Estate Interests says concerning the
bills.
For months popular ind gnation mas
run high .u the real estate world
against the apparent arbitrary enforce.
ment Of the rules and regulations OF
the various city and state departments;
The potential energy thus generated
now has an opportunity 70 be converted
INTO ST. active vital force before the
state Legislature. All real estate in
teretts should be united at this time to
bring 70 q successful contamination the
principle Of consolidation for which
every one is zealously striving. No
more opportune movement could exist
for communicating directly with the /.