Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-28
FIND BUILDING
VIOLATES CODE
Hyman Found Guilty of Vio-
Iating Fire Code in McCIel-
Ian Street
TRIAL IN POLICE COURT
imposition of Fine Will be
Made at End of 2 Weeks,
Court Says

Guilty of violation of the city fire
code, was the verdict given by Re-
corder Pickersgill in police court
last night in the case of Samuel
Hyman of the Amboy Lighting Com
pany. who recently erected a one
story frame building on Mcclellan
street which neighbors claim is in
violation of the law. The court
made it known that imposition of
fine for this violation will be made
at the end of two weeks. the time
requested by the defendant to COM
plete the building in accordance with
the fire code.
At the beginning of the hearing,
a new complaint for violation of
the building code was drawn up By
the complainants. but it was decid-
ed to consider the fire code violation
only. at this session. George Miller,
attorney for the complaints, Robert
Fullerton and d. Splitter. read the
law covering this case and the usua'
fine imposed ON conviction.
Harry Medinets, representing the
defendant, requested that the charge
be dismissed inasmuch as the build
ing has not been completed and for
lHiS ItdSOI IiOl a NiOldiiOii VI tiiN
code. The attorney for the COM
plainants then proceeded to prove
that the building had been COM
pleted and introduced David Splitter,
one of the complainants. Mr.. Spit
ger intimated that the erection OF
this building was spite work and re-
ferred to a statement alleged to
have been made by the defendant
at the time the building committee
Of the Board of Aldermen was in
vestigating the case. that he would
not spend another cent on the build
ing. This witness referred to the
building as fire box or trap.
Mr.. Fullerton was next introduced
and gave information somewhat
along the line of the previous wit
ness. This witness told of Alderman
Clark having read the code to the
defendant, and his reply to different
questions that he was not lawyer
or an engineer. The defendants
counsel here referred to four-inch
brick wall and a fireproof roof
which was practically demanded by
the people of the neighborhood.
The defendant was introduced and
told of the landlord giving him per-
mission to erect the building. He
told of the people occupying the ad-
joining Splitter building. being COM
petitors of his company in the fix
ture line. Mr.. Hyman said that there
is still considerable work to be done
before the fire code is lived up to.
1t was made known that no plans
or specifications were drawn for this
building. and that merchandise has
already been stored in the structure.
He denied statements made by other
witnesses that the building was COM
pleted. The defendant made known
that he has two year lease on this
property and for that reason did not
attempt the erection of fancy
building.
BENJAMIN Sturn of 2S2 Mcclellan
street gave testimony similar to that
of Messrs. Fullerton and Splitter. In
summing up, the defendants coun-
sci said that crime can't be pre-
conceived and requested that the
defendant be given time to complete
his plans. Mr.. Miller continued his
claim that the building is completed,
and intimated that the fine as or
dered by law, should be imposed.
Mr.. Miller declared that your
action tonight will decide future
conditions on Mcclellan street"
The court denied this, claiming that
it was the fault of the building de-
partment to have allowed work on
the building started. The complain
ants counsel then said that they
expected redress off the court, and
the court again replied by saying
that just because the building de-
partment is run by politics for fear
of losing a vote. that this was not
the case with his court. and he fol-
lowed with his verdict of guilty and
decision to make imposition in
two weeks.
The hearing on the building code
violation has been set for July 0.
A,-aSt 10 CfriEiuU Miners