Matter of Baerenklau v. Thatcher

The petitioner installed an oil burning furnace and in connection therewith a tank capable of holding two hundred and seventy-five gallons of oil. The Fire Commissioner of the city of New York issued a permit for the storage of oil in the tank. The Commissioner of Buildings of the borough of Brooklyn filed a notice of violation and served upon the owner of the building a notice to remove the oil burner and tank because they were installed without application to the Department of Buildings and without inspection or tank test as required by that department. A mandamus order has been issued for…