"Moskowltz, a theatre man who had
onos been a plumber, was head man,
and gave Instructions to those engaged
in doing the work. He and bis partner
were in and about the building during
most of the time that work was under
way. Moskowltjs and Rosenthal evi- j
dently had In mind three things: to get j
the building as cheaply constructed ps |
possible, to have an auditorium that j
would hold the largest number of peo
ple and to hasten the time when they
would bs able to open the theater."
21 Objections Were Fllril,
Tt. developed in the testimony that
subsequent to the preparation of plans
for the roof drawn by a professional
engineer the contractor. Oaydlca, drew
a new ast, technically called an
amended set. Kxamlners of the Bureau
of Buildings made twenty-one objec
tions to the Gaydlca plans and attached
them to the official papers. With the*
objections filed the Oaydlca plans were
not approved until November 2, 1921,
when the work was practically com
pleted. The system of Inspection that
permitted the work to go on without
formal approval was severely con
demned by the lnves?ie?,tlng Magistrate,
"Here was a building," the report
goes on, "to hold l.fijo people, whose
?safety depended upon the stability of
that roof, and that was being erected
on plans that had been seriously ob
jected to by the examiner in the office
of the Superintend nt of Buildings and
were never approved until the work was
completed, and what work was done ;
upon it was under plans which had
never been submitted for approval.
