New Britain herald., 1925-11-19
TO BLOCK
BUILDING BOARD
Commission Complains to Coun-
Gil Of Interference

declaring that there has been
tendency on the part of some citi-
Gems TO interfere with the building
department In the enforcement OF
ordinances and the carrying out OF
orders issued for the safety OF the
public, the building commission in
a statement to the common coun-
Gil at the meeting held last night
said 1t would welcome any con-
structiye criticism OF the depart
ment and any suggestion that
would better building conditions,
Requests that the office of de-
putty building inspector be made
permanent, and that the common
council provide money for addi-
tional electrical and plumbing in
spectors were also contained in the
report. which was of great length.
Councilman Rutherford who is
also the deputy building inspector
spoke for some time concerning the
need Of additional help in the
, building inspectors office. He said
| that there were at the present
time $50 building operations going
| on In the city. To cover these
properly II would be necessary that
five building inspectors be employ
ed, and that 1900 or 1000 miles
would have to be covered in doing
/ go.
I'VE are not getting the proper
cooperation from certain quarters
1t is impossibla for us to hand out
several hundred permits without
making a mistake he said
The councilman felt that the
plumbing inspector would have to
work day and night to cover all he
has to do. He declared that in
1914 the electrical inspector had
an assistant, but now with electri-
cal equipment increased there is
only one man to take care Of it.
The council voted to delay ac-
ton for a month on the commits
sioner's recommendation. Following
is the statement in full:
The building commission at
their meeting held on November IL
voted TO request your honorable
body to provide sufficient funds to
allow this board to appoint an as
sistant plumbing and electrical in
spector, and also to request that
the office of deputy building inspec-
tor be made permanent and have
an additional deputy building in
spector made, making a total OF
three full time building inspectors
For your information we here.
with submit some facts in Connec.
ton with the building commission.
At the present time We have one
full time building inspector and
one part time building inspector
one plumbing inspector, one cleo
trical inspector With the exception
of the part time building inspector
this is the same force that the city
had in the year 1914 when the to-
tai building operations for veal
amounted to $1,042,S25 and the
fees $1,003. For the first ter
months of the year 1925 the tota
building operations amount to So
G97,866 and the fees S6,92S.
The building ordinances have
been completed and will be in your
hands within a very few days, and
with a change in the system will
be the means of making this de-
partment, we believe, self support
ing even with the additional help,
ION September 16, 1928, youl
body passed the coming ordinance
one of the most radical changes IL
the issuing of building permits II
the history of the city, requiring
practically the entire services o
one inspector and at times thu
services Of both building inspectors
A careful review of the building
, permits granted since zoning wen
into effect September II, or practi
cally two months, shows q tota
, number of ESQ permits represent
- ing $1,40S,354 in construction,
, Your body voted us permission
ia secure the services Of part tim
, building inspector in July Thi
, board was fortunate in securing tn
services Of former building inspec
i, tor. and we're it not for the fact tina
: this official has given us PRACTICAL
, fun time services this department
, would he severely Handicapped i
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