Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-22
A YEARS BUILDING.
Annual Report 81 Inspector Entwisle-
The ROOOr0 Of the Year.

The building inspector has submitted 70 the
Commissioners his annual report II II lengthy
and explicit During the year there were Lao
permits for brick dwellings, issued, at an estimated
valuation OF sA431, 7e1, with q total Of 1,se5 per.
mits Issued for all kinds Of buildings with
grand total estimated cost Of q, e67,711 10 this
Is added the permits issued for removals, repairA
awningA ratings vaultA &C, making total OF
1904 permits issued for everything. with total
estimate Of cost OF d. 269. 9oA The fees from
building permits amounted to S7,S4d55. making
the TOTAL revenue for the year 9e1l.56 BY REFER
ence 70 the above statement he shows that there
were 1690 dwellings erected; buildings OF all
sPa so ana repairs aSd saSon
s'Ss' foo less IMAM the preceding year.
MORE FORCE REQUIRED.
He again calls the attention OF the Commission.
CTS 70 the necessity OF at least two more
ior the general inspection of buildings under con-
VOL atoms OF the regulations cannot be properly
ntsenueo 70 with the limited force now employed.
me- ne says II Is necessary In every building 70 see
CONDITIONS in the strength Of construction and
saiety from nre, and should be closely inspected
while IN progress Of erection. There have been
orecteo curing the past fiscal year upon plans ana
specincations prepared In the once seven eight.
room school buildings in the city, ct an average
coss VI $So.OOO, including sites
ENGINE AND STATION HOUSES
The engine houses he says, are not in such .
state OF repair as they should be- nor It possible
70 put them In thoroughly good condition the
present year. he recommends that an appropr1a-
Lon OF $500 De asked for to keep them In repair.
lug pouce station houses are In fair state OF re-
pAir. ne continues and It will require an appro-
prlatlOn OF 1850 to keep them In q comfortable
ana sale condition. The third precinct needs
enlargement and . new cell building erected.
Tue Ponce Court viii require during the next
year tA0O 70 Keep 1t In fair state OF repair.
EsTINATEs FOB TIE YEAR.
The estimates for next year are: Repairs to
school buildings $4,000; repairs to Police Court,
$4OO repairs to station houses g. 500; repairs to
engine houses, $500; repairs to market houses,
$l2O0 Total, $36,60Q Salary OF inspector OF
Dull0lngA 5000; salary Of architect and permit
clerk 1900; salary OF two assistant inspectors OF
buildings 3, 400; salary OF one clerk on general
WORK, 500; salary OF one messenger, $3.50; one
glneer District buildings, $780, one 1anitor Dis
tr1ct buildings 500; two labOrers, care District
buildings, al $3.50 each, $3.50. Total for salaries,
$l1, $40
MILLION AND HALF In SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
There Is attached to the report q list Of the
public school buildings owned and occupied by
the District OF Columbia. These are In tabulated
form, showing the location, description, how
heated, when erected number OF rooms, value OF
site and value OF building. The total com bined
value OF the public school buildings, including
sites, Is 81, 564, O42 One million TWO hundred and
sixty-three thousand, four hundred and ntty-slx
dollars OF this amount is the estimate value or the
buildings, while $500, $50 the value OF the sites.