GAS CUT-OFF LAW SIGNED BY NEW YORK CITY MAYOR
Mayor Hylan Passes Ordinance to Install Device in All Buildings Over Six Stories and in All Business Buildings—Contest Probable
MAYOR JOHN F. HYLAN, New York City, on Saturday, January 27, returned to the board of aldermen with a length) approval Ordinance Int. No. 274 adopted by the board of aldermen on January 16, 1923, entitled: "An ordinance to amend Article 20, Chapter 12, of the Code of Ordinances, relating to control of gas in certain buildings in case of fire." This is the ordinance providing for a gas cut-off in all buildings six stories and over in height and those of lesser height not used exclusively for residential purposes. The action of the mayor followed two hearings in which charges of dishonesty and graft were freely made and in which opinions were expressed in favor and in opposition to the measure.
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