The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20
Interests of Owners and Builders Protected Under Pro-
posed Law--Activities of irresponsible
Officials Curbed

solicitation the conference prepared a bill
which the real estate and business repre-
sen,atives In the Mayors conference be-
lieve Incorporates every feature for bet
ter ment that II Is possible 10 sain at this
time. Mr.. Kirkus said yesterday that
he hopes the bill will be final. but II will
rot 10 to Albany AS the conference COM
mittee bill unless the conference o
mittee approves Of It. He explained that
the conference committee had appointed
a subcommittee consisting OF Mr..
MCGUIRE. Mr.. Olvauy and himself TO
meet the Mayor and his associates TO
work out IA consolidation plan. with the
general impression held that such a plan
would combine all inspecting depart
ments. The subcommittee worked hard
for universal consolidation. but when
they found that the strong tenement
house interests were against II and that
the Mayors support could only be gained
by the notifications stated. rather than
carry on a long fight which seemed to
them hopeless OF success, they turned
their efforts toward perfecting the pres
ent bill.
The new BILL Mr.. Kirkus said. will
not cure all our troubies until some Of
the other laws are changed and IL will
not allow owners or tenants to hyeak
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Many orders Of the chief OF the Fire
Prevention Bureau have been far In ex-
cess OF any Law or ordinance and II on
tinued on this basis will bring great
embarrassment to the Fire Commissioners
and the administration The protests
have been so general and so many proni-
nent men ave been brought into the
courts on orders from the Fire Preyen-
ton Bureau that no expert would have
issued. that had not every one been
waiting 10 see what the bill provides
! there would have been concerted act. ..
taken 10 request the Mayor to inyes'i-
gate the condition and suppress 1t
: The Mayor should not be burd.ued
with such details as these and the APP
proval Of the bill should bring about
immediatel, conformity with the pro-
visions II til. bill. even hough II canno,
become legally operative until October
!. 1916.
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and business interests get all they dc
maudcd except III. consolidation Of thu
Tenement House Department With other
l. sp-rtiNg bodies IN. other exceptions
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over lightly. The great oetternlent de
handed mas been gained. That IL IN,
transferring of thu Inspection functions
of the Industrial Commission and the
State Labor Department ard that de-
IA duthori;N to order structural
changes or alterations Of any E!Nd TO
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