The Evening critic., 1882-03-11
SAFETY IN CHURCHES.
The Rcport of the safety Committee.

The Safety Committee this afternoon sub.
mittcd TO the Commissioners the lnal reports
Of their visits 10 and inspections Of public
buildings. The reports are the fourth aud nfih;
the fourth treats principally OF the churches;
OF tho Metropolitan NJ. 4. It says that the
doors should be reversed 10 open outward and
tin shields placed over gas Jets.
The First Presbyterian Church has too mar
row doors and they open in the wrong dlrcc-
tion.
81. Aoyslus Is In q safe and satisfactory con-
dltion and no alterations are suggested.
The Assembly's Church Is In satisfactory
condition.
st. Mary's Church should have tho doors
reversed.
The Immaculate Conception is in safe con
dition.
The Hamiine NJ. +. should reverse the exit
door.
The Mount Vernon should alter doors 80 as
10 open outward
McKcndree Chapel is I'm n safe condition.
Asbury Chapel is likewise In a safe condl-
ton.
The Nlnthstreet Presbyterian should be
required to lower the smoke pipes from fur
ST. Patricks should keep exit doors wide
open during service.
Ninth-street NJ. =. is I'm n satisfactory condi-
tion.
E-street Bapust-stove. pipes i'm basement
should be removed and exit doors reversed
Wesley Chapel-Doors reversed.
Lutheran Church, Eleventh and H-Doors
kept open during service.
Ascension-Doors reversed and stove.plpes
removed.
Lutheran Memorial-Exits should be altered.
st. Augustine's-Doors should be kept open
during service.
An.Souls'-D should be kept open and
the practice of placing chairs In the alses pro-
hibited.
The Fifteenth. street Presbyterian Is safe.
st. Matthews s is safe.
The New York-avcnue Presbyterian Main
cast door should be reversed n vestibule
should be built at entrance to gallery; nn ad-
dftional stairway should he constructed.
Thirteenth-street Baptist-Doors should be
reversed
Epiphany-Doors reversed; smokoplpes in
basement lowered; gas-brackets should be
altered.
Foundry-vThe iron gates should be removed
Nineteenth-strcot Baptst-Do reversed.
Western presbyterian-Doors reversed.
German nEvangelical-Doors reversed.
Union Chapel is In u safe condition.
st. Paul's-The pier In basement requires TO
he strengthened and rebuilt, and the roo
strengthened with iron tiers.
st. johns Is safe.
st. stephens Is safe.
second Baptist-Doors reversed.
Christ Church-Doors reversed and smoke
| pipes repaired.
| weststreet Presbyterian-Do reversed,
| smoke-pipes lowered.
| Mt. Zion-Unflnished, but apparently safe.
First Baptist-Doors reversed.
Dunbarton-street NJ. E.-Doors reversed and
| altered.
st. Johns in Georgetown-Doorsr reversed,
| smoke.pipes changed
Trinity Is safe.
ing service.
Tabernacle-Doors fastened open.
| Ryland--Doors reversed.
| Grace-Doors reversed.
Westminster-Exits should be altered.
| st. Dominic's Is safe.
| Nirginia-avenue Baptist--Doors reversed.
| Sixth Presbyterian-Doors reversed.
| Wesley Zion-Exit doors should be enlarged
| and pillars on lower floor enlarged or re-
| newed.
| Reformation is safe.
Metropolitan Presbyterian-Door should be
| reversed.
| st. Peter's-Doors reversed.
| Ebenezer-Exits altered.
| Fourth Methodist-Doors reversed.
Second Baptist-Door5 reversed.
| First NJ. P.-Doors reversed.
Christ Church is safe.
St. Mark 's-Doors are hung wrong.
| Waugh-Doors reversed and smoke-pipes
| protected.
| New Jerusalem-Doors reversed.
| Washington ebrewCongre gation-The pi pes
| should be protected
Grace NJ. E.-Basement doors reversed.
| Stickney Memorial Is safe.
| Gurley Mission is safe.
German NJ. P.-Doors should be reversed.
Emanuel-Doors kept open.
| Synagogue, Sixth and & street-IS safe.
Calvary Baptist-Doors reversed.
The following halls are reported on and
alterations suggested: Washington Light In
fantry Armory and Grand Army Hail. the latter
of which is declared to be the most dangerous
hall in the District.