New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08
Governor Whitman Asks
Legislature TO Change
Present Law.
WOULD TAKE POWER
FROM STATE BOARD
Plea Made in Message Rea,.
pointing Members OF Indus.
trial Commission.

Prom ~ corr,spoals1, % IN. r-r-..,
Albany. FEB. T. Governor WAIT
asked the Legislature to-nigh, ~ s,...
legislation which viii take from Il.
State Industrial Commission i,- sur.
vision Of factory buildings IN New Yo.,
City and place them under con,,o, d,
he officials Of that city. Tho Gov
ernor's recommendation were %
message which accompanied tie res,.
polntments OF Commissioner T.,ret
Wizard. Lyon, Mitchell and Roger. -
the Industrial Commission.
The Governors rcc0mmen6s,ior,
have been made. 10 Is understood. II
satisfy the protests Of upstate fac.sr~
owners, who all along have complalrsl
that the factory laws work a ha-d,s.,
Oh them. The Governor asked spee'f.
cally that the regulation o. Alteration,
and structure. changes IN New York
City be turned over 20 a depar,me.,
under the jurisdiction Of the Nsys-
and that the jurisdiction now yes.sI
N borough building departments d. r..
pards the construction Of iac,o.
building remain unchanged. etce,.
that the Industrial Comm .ssion p
nave no jurisdiction thereoseE
Puzzled by the Governor.
One OF the pulling recommend.
tons OF the Governor message. 1o..
ever. is the following:
IL further recommend that if there
De practical difficulties or Lanecc 49,
hardships In carrying OUT tae Da.
visions OF Sections 79-a, 19-b. zoe. -g..
79-c. 79-f, s3-a and SOB OF Article
VI Of this chapter. or rule or regu O..
ton adopted b. the State lndss,l %
Commission hereunder, affecting ,-s
the construction or alteration Of build.
ings or exits therefrom IN the City o.
New York. that the proper authorities
Of the said city under the jurisdiction
Of the Mayor be given power % MAKE
variations IN the law, rules and gega-
lations If the spirit Of The rule o.
regulation shall be Observed and public
safety secured.'
The apparent object Of this recon-
mendstion is 70 allow the city officials
TO place their own construction ODD ,se
factory laws. There is no objection %
this from the "upstaters.' who axe
concerned only in having the drastic e.
forcement os these laws confined %
New York City The factory laws were
passed soon after the disastrous IT,.
angle factory fire In New York C.g
In making his recommendations 20 Zee
Legislature. the Governor said:
There are in the City Of New Y'rs
IS. $40 factories. in which there ore
employed 1896 employee. The SUE
roundings and structural conditions
under which these fact0ries axe ope''
ated differ from those IN other local..
tier and can be more clearly under,
sto. ] by the local authorities than bys
STATE board
Senator Bennett introduced 10 zee
Legislature tonight petition ifo-
the Real Estate Board OF New ioA
City protesting against disect 'i','
tax this year, and also asking lla
legislation be enacted 20 prevent t'
building of the S40O00.00O coul.ho-N
for New York County.
The resolution especially reques'ei
the following:
That no direct state tax be imposed
b. the Legislature this year.
That the expenditure f0r inc fe
government be radically reduced.
That legislation be- enacted 90 pre-
vent the City OF New York from cl.'
tinuing with the present courteous
scheme. or with any other fropo, .o.
involving the eXpenc ture Oh i-'-s
sums Of money, until the city is oa
better financial basis.
Senator Bennett introduced q o.
wiping out the courthouse board.