Sprinkler Bill Vetoed
Gov. Lehman, of New York, vetoed a bill which would permit placing sprinkler systems in old law tenement houses in New York City instead of using fire retarding material. The bill was aimed to give relief to the owners of this type of building, as the sprinkler installation would have been cheaper than the reconstruction work.
Commissioner McElligott, of the New York Fire Department, wrote to Mayor LaGuardia that if the bill was approved, he could no longer assume responsibility for the occupants.
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