Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-17

How He Proposes 10 Avoid the Inconven-
fence Caused BY the Recent Act Of Congress.
The recent act Of Congress prohibiting all
street projections unless concurred in by the
Commissioners and the Secretary Of War has
caused not little trouble among the builders
about the city, who are put to much inconve-
nience by reason Of the provisions of the
act. Building Inspector Entwisle, who has
been sick for the past ten days. returned to
work this morning. Speaking to STAR re-
porter Of the act above referred to, he said that
he thought it WINS . piece of nuisance, and
brought the whole matter back to where it
started, for it was plain to
every one that il the Commissioners did
not see fit to grant permit the Secretary Of
War would not He said that for some days he
had been thinking Of some practicable scheme
to remedy the difficulty and had presented to
the Commissioners way ont Of the difficulty.
The scheme the inspector referred to was
found to be paper, which reads as follows:
The Commissioners of the District Of Column
bia, IN pursuance of the requirements OF the
act of Congress Of March 8, 1891. affecting pro-
jections Of private buildings on public streets
In the city of Washington, d. c., hereby con-
cur to permit 1.-The extension Of any
building or buildings or any part thereof in
ance with the following regulations. and hereby
authorize and direct the inspector Of buildings
to issue such permits under such regulations,
upon special application made therefor, viz:
l. clear width Of sidewalk of not less than
ten (lO( feet on streets seventy feet and more
in width and of not less than eight feet on mar
rover streets must be left exterior to all pro-
jections hereinafter named.
PROJECTIONS BEYOND THE BUILDING LINE.
2. Projections beyond the building line of
any streeS or avenue eighty (88) feet or more
in width shall not exceed the following dimen-
sions:
Areas-Eight 60 feet on parked streets and
six (6) feet on unparked streets.
Bay and oriel windows and tower projections,
five (5) feet on parked streets and four feet on
unparked streets.
Show windows, three 90 feet.
Steps, twelve 12) feet on parked streets, pro-
vided said projection does not exceed the in
ner edge of sidewalk, and seven CD feet on un-
parked streets.
g. On unparked streets less than eighty (SO)
feet in width each Of the projections named
above Except show windows) limited to three
90 feet shall not exceed four % feet be-
yond the building line; on unparked streets
less than seventy (70) feet in width
each of the projections named above shall not
exceed three feet beyond the building line and
on streets fifty feet and less in width each Of
the projections named above shall not exceed
t"o ieet DeyOnu the pudding line.
AS TO BAY WINDOWS AND TOWERS.
4. Only one bay window or tower projection
will be allowed to building thirty-f five $3.50
feet and less in width. which projection shall
not exceed fourteen, (14) feet in width.
but on buildings thirty-fve (35) feet and
less in width located on corner lots at
the intersection OF streets or avenues u corner
tower projection not exceeding fourteen Q4)
feet IN width may be constructed in addition
thereto, provided that in no case shall the two
projections be combined, and also that the
building line front be preserved or defined as
follows:
On buildings twenty-five or more in width by
not less than four a. feet and ten (10) inches;
on buildings twenty feet and less in width by not
less than three 60 feet and six CO. inches and
buildings fifteen Q5) feet and less in width by
not less than two ca feet and six Co. inches. in
addition to the width of the door entrance in
each case.
3. On buildings over with over thirty-five
(3o) feet trontage) in width. the bay or oriel
windows or tower projections shall not exceed
In the aggregate 80 per cent OF principal or
side front, exclusive of a corner tower
projection not exceeding fourteen feet in
width, but If of greater width then this projec-
ton shall be included in the percentage of each
'front.', and IN no case shall the width Of any one
projection exceed two-thirds of the percentage
OF that front to which the projection is at
tached.
The per centage for projections shall be
measured and computed on the line of the first
story except when base projections exceed four
inches; then the measurements must be taken
at the grade line.
FIREPLACEs AND CHIMNEYs.
g. No fireplace or chimney shall be con-
structed in any projection beyond the building
line unless the shaft be returned in iron beams
Tn xxif he h,.il1 haF
roof lines.
Z. No projections except corner towers Cat
the intersection of streets or avenues). three
feet, show windows three feet and areas six
feet beyond the building line shall be
constructed on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 4th street east and Rock creek
9TH street west its entire length.
9th street west between B street north
and New York avenue. street between 9th
and 18th streets west, ID street north between
9th and l1th streets west, G. street north be-
tween 9th and 18th streets west, and New York
avenue between 9th and 18th streets west
coLoNNADEs ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
Colonnades may be constructed on Psnnsyl-
vania avenue not to exceed six feet from the
building line.
g. Plans for all projections exterior to the
tor of buildings and filed in his office, ard when
constructed, If not conforming to the plans ap-
proved, the owners or agents shall be liable to
the penalties provided in section 20 of the
building regulations Of the District of Co.
lumbia.
g. The construction Of the port cocheres be-
yond the building line must have the concur
renee Of all the Commissioners and the ap-
proval Of the Secretary Of War before permits
are issued therefor.
The Commissioners have the matter under
consideration.