Proposed Building Law for Medium Sized Cities; As Drafted by a Commission Appointed Pursuant to Chapter 579, Laws of 1892 of New York State Issued June, 1893, by the Committee on Construction of Buildings of the National Board of Fire Underwriters (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1893 Excerpt: ... TITLE II. RELATING TO CITIES HAVING A POPULATION EXCEEDING THIRTY THOUSAND BUT NOT EXCEEDING SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND INHABITANTS. 42. The fire department in each of the cities named in section one of this act. to which title two is to apply, is hereby charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this act, as hereby provided for the survey and inspection of buildings, through a "bureau of buildings," which shall be created in said department within thirty days after this act shall take effect. 43. The chief officer of the bureau of buildings hereby created shall be called the superintendent of buildings, and he and the inspectors, clerks and employes shall be appointed by the commissioners of the fire department in such numbers and for such terms and at such compensation as they, the said commissioners, may determine and fix, and shall be subject to removal after written charges shall have been preferred against them and they shall have had an opportunity to be heard thereon. The said bureau shall be furnished, at the expense of the city, with office room, and supplied with furniture, books, blanks, stationery and other supplies as may be necessary for the proper transaction of its business. 44. Sections Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-one, Twentytwo, Twenty-three, Twenty-four, Twenty-five, Twenty-six, Twenty-seven, Twenty-eight, Twenty-nine, Thirty, Thirty-one, Thirty-two, Thirty-three, Thirty-four, Thirty-five, Thirty-six, Thirty-seven, Thirty-eight, Thirty-nine and Forty of Title One of this Act shall also be deemed to be parts of, and shall apply to the construction, regulation, survey and inspection of buildings within the cities affected by this Title...