New Britain herald., 1924-05-08
ASK FEE OF S2,l5O
 FOR BUILDING LAW New York Firms Figure Too
 High Commissioners Say FAVOR LOCAL EXPERTS
Building Board May Recommend Ap- pointment of Paid Commission to Prepare New Laws for New Britain.


 Prepare New Laws for New
 Britain.
 In reply to queries made by the building commission, the Technical Advisory Corporation of New York , city has submitted a proposition to prepare building ordinances for the City of New Britain at cost of ss,- 150, but members of the commission ! regard this price as too high and will probably recommend to the common council that a committee of local ex- perts be named to prepare the or dinances.
 , If such a committee is to be named the commission feels that its members should receive compensation for their work. That the task is huge one is shown, in the opinion of the commis- sioners, by the high price set by the advisory corporation. New Britain building contractors and architects would be in better position 10 know the local situation than would ex- perfs from another. city, Chairman l.. Wexler feels, and he is also Of the opinion that much money could be saved the city through the plan now being considered.
 Corporations Plan.
 The Technical Advisory Corpora tion's plan. as outlined by Vice Pres ident William n. Ennis, is as follows:
 Tn connection with the prepara- ton Of revised building ordinance concurrontly with the work we are doing for the zoning commission. we would advise that by undertaking the two matters together there will he considerable saving in cost and bet- ter mutual adjustment of the build ing ordinance and the building zone ordinance.
 We would propose to furnish you with all engineering service and ad- vice necessary in connection with a comprehensive and complete revision nancey including the fire limits if necessary. Would make a further examination ot local building con- struction and then submit to your commission a general outline of the type of code which we would recom- mend. This would be submitted in writing within 10 days time from the execution and delivery 10 us of a contract authorizing us to proceed with inc work. As soon as possible thereafter we should desire 10 confer with the commission 10 obtain it's re- action 'osthe plan previously submit ted. At least half day should be allowed for this conference.
 Within 80 days thereafter, we would furnish the commission with six typesriiton copies of draft Of a building code executed in accord ance with the above which would in our judgment be suitable for New Britain. Again VIC consider that at least half day should be allotted 10 the oral presentation and discussion of such draft.
 At such conference VIC would make note of the instructions of the commission as 10 any Decessary re- visions. We would then await a rea- sonable time for lis further instruc- tions in writing as 10 reyisions at points not fully settled at the con- ference. Within IS days or receipt of such final instructions we would submit six typewriter copies of a revision Of an ordinance based on the original draft but modified 10 suit the commissions views.
 We do not consider that any ad- ditional conferences. attcndance at the hearings. or further revision would be necessary. We have al- lowed a full days time for each cons ference mentioned. If additional conferences or other work should prove 10 be necessary. the cost of such is not included in this our offer 10 perform the work as outlined for a total sym Of ss.l50,. payable 'fe5b upon Submission Of plan of re,i- sion. ti.s50 upon submission Of the draft of q building ordinance and inc balance upon submission of the rec vised ordinance. Tn connection with this last we think # fair to stipulate 1 that final instruction for revision be given us within 90 days of the sub mission of the draft.
 "As already intimaied, we are pre- pared 10 undertake the work imme- diately. 10 give it our very best at- iention and recommend strongly that if there is any thought of carrying out this work in the future. fl he promptly inauFurated sc as 10 line up at sll points with the zoning regu- lations"