Matter of Baerenklau v. Thatcher

Subsequent to the enactment of chapter 764 of the Laws of 1933, these petitioners installed for the owner of certain premises in Brooklyn an oil burning furnace and a tank capable of holding two hundred and seventy-five gallons of fuel oil. The Fire Commissioner of the City of New York, acting through the “ Bureau of Fire Prevention — Division of Combustibles,” inspected the oil burner and tank and on October 4, 1934, issued a permit to the owner to keep two hundred and seventy-five gallons of oil on bis premises. The Commissioner of Buildings of the borough of Brooklyn notified the owner of…