To The Editor Of The Time...
Sir,-As you appear, in common with myself, and I believe every other individual, to deplore the present mania for building. I venture to submit to you, or to some of your well-informed cor respondents) the following query. It arises out of that system of trickery and fraud which is but too generally and too successfully practised now-a.days. A builder erects a house; and, to ercry appearance, in so doisg conforms strictly to the laws of his professior,. After roofing it In, however, lie ingeniously removes a great portion of his party wall, in order to add to the size and appearance of hisrooms. wish to be informed whether or not he is justified in this ? To me it seems a barefaced evasion of the statute. Also, whether an insurance. office could be made to pay for property destroved tnder such ctr. T. MITCHERIL. r-ancras.piace, (Ctober7. CUMHEWflcCS TO THE EDITOP O?O TIlE TIMES.