The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-20
INSPECTION BILL SURE
TO PASS LEGISLATURE
Expected to Become Law Dur
ing Next Week or Ten Days
No Opposition.

Consolidation of departments which
inspect building construction and altera-
ton is practically assured, according to
tho managers OF the campaign which has
been waged for this betterment. for. nc
cprting to reports from Albany. the Leg
stature will pass the -E!len-
bogen bill during the next week or ten
days. what slight opposition there was
90 the measure. practically all OF II
based on the wording rather than the
substance Of the bill. has been removed
by minor changes which have In no
way changed the intent of the measure.
As soon as the bill IL passed 1t will be
submitted to the Mayor for his APP
prevail. Since he had a conspicuous
part in the drawing OF II anti since
the bill has been the subject OF pub
lie discussion for more than a month.
IL IL known that Mayor Mitchell will
return 1t TO Albany with his approval
without delay. Gov. Whitman has
openly expressed his favor for such
betterment as the bill provides n he
IL expected to take the final action
toward making IL a law without delay.
OF all the changes that have been
made In the bill since II was given 10
public discussion and criticism the only
one that amount to more than a change
I VI MpitE NV dlittllIk IL BuN loF's -
| that caused by resolution of the Board
OF Estimate removing names OF organ
izations OF professional men from which
| the Mayor was compelled to select APP
| pointed members 20 the Board of stand
ards and Appeals. That change was
made after 1t was pointed out TO the
Board OF Estimate that the courts had
held as unconstitutional a measure which
| similarly named certain associations 10
the exclusion of all others. Rather thar
run the risk of having the building sit
uation thrown into confusion by having
! the proposed law declared unconstitu-
tional the bill vas changed TO read thai
the appointed members to the Board
OF Standards and Appeals shall be NJ
architect. "a builder. "A fire underwater
n builder and two others without cor
sideration Of organizations with woC
they may be affiliated.
The bill as 1t stands to-day before the
Legislature represents every bettermcn'
that real estate and commercial organ
~.zations believe they can obtain at this
time. None OF those who have had I,
do with the bill claims that II will brinp
about all Of the changes that had beer
hoped for. All interests believe II pro
vidcs for a very great Improvement ovel
present conditions and in no way i'm
poses greater hardships on any branci
OF the real estate world than are svHerc,
now. and they are prepared TO back /
through the Legislature and until m
Go~snor has made it binding by sign
ing Il.
Practically all Of the associations
represented hy the conference commit
tee Of Real Estate and Commercial or
ganlzations. Alfred Il. kirkus chairman
who have iabored for two years for III
principles of the bill. have Endorsed tn
measure and have asked representative
at Albany TO expedite its passage. il
addition the bill has received the ap
provsl OF the Merchants Association
the Brooklyn Civic club. the 'hambe
OF Commerce and The New York Boar
OF Trade and Transportation.