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Show 97 Buildings Inspected for Fire Hazards S. L. Multiple Housing .Committee Studies 29 For Possible Changes - Nine Found as Needing Alterations as to Structure A total of IT ' Inspection for possible lira hazard have been made under the program of the two-roan th -old multiple bousing safety commute, It was reported at a committee meeting Monday at the office of Fir Chief Walter S. Knight Of the 97 buildings visited, 39 have been listed for possible ree-ommtndatlon ree-ommtndatlon and, of the 29, Bin already have been shown as needing need-ing structural changes to eliminate hazards, according to Gerald Irvine, Ir-vine, assistant city attorney and eassasltteo teibes, The group Include Mr. Irvine, rir Chief Walter S. Knight, William Wil-liam i. Goodwin, city building In- ' spector; Uoyd W. McClenahan, an architect, and William F. Langton, representing multiple housing owners. Inspector Harris K. Andersoa of the fir department serves as committee secretary. Committee's Fewer Th commltte was created by city ordinance November 22 and Is empowered to Inspect multiple housing structures, making recommendations rec-ommendations to owners In case where h surds are found. Th committee la required by ordinance ordi-nance to make detailed report to th -city commission where building build-ing owner refuse to follow recommendations, rec-ommendations, i . Ot th 97 building Inspected, 29 were listed for possible recommendations, recom-mendations, and recommendations for structural change already have been mad in nine cases, Mr. Irvine reported. The other 20 atill are being considered. - Th nine building and disposition disposi-tion of th cases wer reported by Mr. Irvine and Mr. Andersoa as: Constitution building. M South Main street, no action; Sahwood hotel, 47 Eaat rirst South street, pending; Whitehall hotel, 30 South State street, .reported a having complied; Wabash hotel, 110 South Stale street, reported as willing to comply; Ruland hotel, 249 South State street, reported aa complying; Imperial hotel, -102 West First South street, reported aa complying; Elite hotel, 68V West Second South street, reported report-ed a having complied; Elk hotel, 44! Eaat Second South etreet, pending; Heron hotel, 138 East Second South street, pending. Hotel Studied , . The commute wa- considering specific recommendation Monday for th Elk hotel, visiting the establishment es-tablishment after th meeting. "Recommended change include luch work a Installing and repairing repair-ing fir escapes, opening th way to fir escapes, repairing boiler rooms, building firewalls around furnaces, plugging draft caused by openings in elevator shafts and flreprooflng (levator door," Mr. Irvine said. "Estimated costs of th work rang from a few hundred dollar dol-lar to as high as $12,500 In th caa of th Constitution building, where there I a light well." Mr. Irvine said th work of carrying out recommendation necessarily take time because of construction alteration and th coat of th work. "However, the response and cooperation co-operation from building owners I generally very satisfactory,' he said. |