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from 8:30 A. M. to 12 M., and except when otherwise ordered. by the Superintendent of Buildings.

Entries in Daily Journals.

All visitations to new buildings and alterations to buildings and all other matters entered in Inspectors' journals must be entered with the "Sun Copying Pencil," thus making such entries indelible. Any entries made in any other manner will be deemed sufficient grounds for the immediate dismissal of the offender. Said pencils may be obtained on application.

Violations of the Law.

All violations of every nature reported by the several Inspectors must be from a personal investigation, and they must be personally acquainted with all the facts in each case, and not rely on information given by others.

Entries in Note-Books.

Inspectors are required to state, in the entry in their note-books, of visitations to buildings, the floor or floors they examined at the time of such visitations.

Inspections.

Any Inspector of Plumbing making an inspection of plumbing, and any Special, Building, Iron or Elevator Inspector making any inspection, upon a request, either verbal or contained in any communication, not received from the Bureau direct, will at once be dismissed.

All requests, verbal or written, for such inspections, received from any other source, must be forwarded to the Superintendent of Buildings at once.

Taking Papers From Office.

No official paper may be taken from the office without permission, excepting Inspectors' copies.

Official Communications.

The officers and employees of this Bureau are forbidden to write letters of endorsement or recommendation of any form of construction, mechanism or device which may be used in any part of a building, to owners, manufacturers,

patentees or other interested persons. The penalty for a violation of this rule will be instant dismissal.

All official communications, or communications in any manner relating to the official business of the Bureau, whether verbal or written, shall be made through the Superintendent of Buildings.

Private Interests.

While in the service of this Bureau its officers and subordinates shall not make use of or apply any portion of the time they may be required to devote to the performance of the duties devolved upon them, or any information they may have acquired therein, or any authority or power with which they may be clothed, in or for the furtherance of any private or corporate interests or purposes whatever.

Physical Disability.

It is made the duty of all employees, in case of physical or other disability preventing their prompt appearance for duty at the required time, to report that fact to their immediate superior in time to enable the substitution of another to perform their duties, if necessary.

Luncheon.

One hour shall be allowed to each employee for noonday luncheon or dinner in such manner as shall not interfere with the business of the Bureau.

Business Transacted Confidential.

The public business transacted in and the records of the office shall be treated as strictly confidential by the several officers and employees of the Bureau, and shall not be communicated except as may be directed by the Superintendent of Buildings.

Taking Applications From Office.

Under no circumstances will any application or drawing for the erection or alteration of any building be allowed to be taken from this office.

Letters to Employees.

All letters addressed to employees relative to business connected with this Bureau must be referred to the Super

intendent of Buildings before any action is taken thereon by the parties to whom the same are addressed.

Car-Fare Bills.

All car-fare bills not handed in by the 4th day of the month, at the latest, will not be forwarded to the Finance Department for payment.

Improper Use of Official Badge.

Any and all employees of this Bureau who shall make use of his or their position or official badge for the purpose of obtaining admission for himself or others to any place of amusement during the time of performance, or for obtaining tickets for the same, will be fined or dismissed at the discretion of the Superintendent of Buildings.

CHAPTER XXII.

Reports.

GENERAL REMARKS. The inspection of premises by a municipal inspector is an official act and is permanently recorded. This record may be an entry in an official note book or journal, or may be represented into greater details by means of violations, unsafes, or by special reports.

The Journal, or individual district note book is city property. Brief reports are here entered by the inspector on the premises, and in order to make these reports permanent, either ink or indelible pencil may be used. A journal report takes generally one or two lines, and consists of the following in

formation:

The official number of the permit to build, classified as N. B. (new buildings) or Alt. (alterations). i. e. N. B. 73-12 means the 73rd set of plans for new buildings approved by the Bureau of Buildings of a certain Borough in year 1912.

The location of the premises inspected.

The time of arrival at, and the departure of the inspector from the given premises.

An entry of number and kind of materials approved.

An inspection report indicating in all cases the actual condition of the work, orders issued by the inspector to the builders, and any other items of special interest.

A day's entries in an iron inspector's Journal will look something like page 173.

The number of daily inspections, for an iron inspector, is generally between 12 and 20 and depends largely upon the nature of the work and the proximity of the jobs to one another and to the main office. The average time for inspections for a number of inspectors in a given day in 1911 was 20 minutes for a new building and 10 minutes for an alteration.

Violation Reports are of various kinds, depending upon the nature of the violation committed. All violation reports are made out on printed violation forms. A complete violation will read like the following:

March 7th, 1913.

To the Superintendent of Buildings for the Borough of Manhattan:

Sir:

I respectfully report that, on March 6th, I examined the premises and building situated on the front of the lot on the

THURSDAY

APRIL 10th, 1913.

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REMARKS.

Setting grillage beams; inspected bolts and separators. Call up plans.

Erecting 4th tier beams; ordered 50% of temporary
bolts put in all column splices.

Riveting on 6th tier; inspected riveting. Ordered 26
loose rivets on 4th tier cut out and replaced.
Painting on 5th tier; quality of paint is not satis-
factory. File violation.

6th tier set; all tiers above 2nd are not filled in.
File floor arch violation.

Erecting exterior stairways at 11th tier; inspected
anchorage and bolting.

All iron set; ordered defective separator bolts on
5th tier replaced by 34 in. bolts.

Iron men not working; ordered all beams painted.
Setting 16th tier; ordered all connections under der-
ricks fully bolted.

Inspected pent house on roof; covering up defective
connections; will file special report.

Floor arches completed within three tiers from roof.
Dismiss violation.

Inspected and approved ten cast iron bases. Reject.
ed base No. 2 for bad blow holes.

The above reports were made by me on the premises, and are true.

JOHN SMITH, Iron Inspector.

New
Bldgs.

Alter-
ations

LOCATION

Arr. Lv.

Approved

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