The Critic and record., 1891-04-28
rRoM TIE DISTRICT CAPITOL.
Items Of Interest from the Commits
stuupps' Oulce.


Items of Interest from the Commits
siOuers' once.
Colonel Robert returned b. lis Office to.
day. Auditor Petty, who has been absent
ON q short vacation in Virginia, also re-
TUNED to-day.
RrctRpNG BuupiNG PEBV1rs.-Ever
since the passage of the act OF Congress
providing that all permits for projections
beyond the building line must be signed
by the three Commissioners and the Sec
retarv of War the Commissioners have
been endCavoring to find some means by
which the necessity of the permits pass.
ing through so much red tape could be
avoided. Inspector Of Buildings Entwsle
devised plan by which the Commission
ets would be relieved Of the burden of
examining and attaching signatures to the
numerous plans submitted. The system
Of the Inspector was sent To the Attorney
Of the District for his opinion as To- the
powers of the Commissioners TO let the
Inspector of Buildings alone approve the
applications for projections beyond the
building line. The assistant attorney to-
day delivered his opinion, and after quot
ing the act Of Congress, says in effect that
the Commissioners have not the power Of
permitting the Inspector alone to approve
Of applications, but they must be signed
as provided for by the act
CoNrLIMENTtNG AZ lNsrECToR.-Mr N.
w. Burchell has written to the Commits
sioncrs compimenting Inspector of
Plumbing Robinson for the prompt and
efficient manner in which he adjusted the
dilemma of the sewer traps running under
1927 and lI2O + street. Mr.. Robinson has
received many letters thanking him for
personal inspections made. Among them
are several from Senators and Representa-
tives COmplimenting him for work done
at the Capitol. This work is not obliga-
tory on the inspector, but he has gained
many friends by his courteous manner in
attending to all requests for examinations
outside of his regular work.
New GAS LANtrs.--Captain Lusk has
recommended the erection of the follow
ing additional gas lamps: One in alley,
square so west side Of Thirteenth street,
between r street and Wallach place; west
side Thirteenth street, between Wallach
place and L street; two in alley, square
49, two west side of Sixteenth street, be-
tween Massachusetts avenue and o street;
one west side of Sixteenth street, between
O and = streets northwest.
PLUMBING REGuLArIoNs.-The Commits
sioners have approved Captain Lusks re-
commentator that each of the police
precincts be furnished with copies of the
amended plumbing regulations for the in
formation and guidance Of the police au-
| thorities.
DR. RoUINsoN STILL oN DECK. - Dr..
| Robinson is still acting as veterinary sur
| geon for the District and will probably
continue To do so. Commissioners Ross
and Roberts have withdrawn their sigma
lures from the order dismissing him and
| DIR. Robinson comes out altogether vic
| torious from the quarrel with the Trinity
| Church parish over his proposed stable on
| Third street. The Attorney has decided
| that the Commissioners cannot interfere
| with the erection of the stable, rs no
! nuisance has as vet been proved.
II is thought that after the stable is
erected the church authorities will carry
| the matter into the courts and endeayor
| to obtain an injunction restraining the
Doctor from using the stable as ycierin-
arv hospital.
MuEE PiuJriNG BEGuLAuoNs.-Capta
Lusk Of the Water Department and In
spector of Plumbing Robinson have pre-
pared a new set Of plumbing regulations,
which in few days will be submitted to
| the Commissioners.
The new regulations do not differ
| greatly from the old ones concerning the
| plumbing of the interior of the house.
The most important change will be in
relation to the water supply and TO out
side drainage. New regulations, Captain
Lusk says. are necessary in order to keer
up with the most approved modes OF
plumbing.
TuT PARK COMMISSION meeting OF
the Rock Creek Park Commission TO nego-
tiate The purchase of the land for the
park from the property owners will be
held on Thursday next at p. m, at the
District Building. 1t will probably be
public. ,s,---f-
trapsfeHAeF agents box at the southei
~ Corner Of Lafayette Square has
ie tracted considerable attention a.
~ unfavorable comment Of late fro
III the fact that it sOmewh
- interleres With an artistic view of t
W heroic Frenchman and big-head
y, cherubs of the Lafayette monument
- Gently erected at that corner.
Nc Colonel o. ii. Ernest, Superintende
o. of Public Buildings and Grounds W
ns ',s has an eye to the eternal fitness of thin
% has requested the Commissioners to ha
III the box removed to some other positiO
~ Commissioner Douglass proposed I'll
Z" the little house should be removed to
r. corner next to the Department of Just
~ building.
y Attorney. General Miller, however sa
,b that permission cannot be given TO plG
IN he sees no objection to
VI being located upon the outer edge of
~ sidewalk, in position corresponding
nd that which it now occupies ON the We
~. Tu ern side.
II The Herdic Company, to whom the
n. belongs, has not yet been called into
io discussion.
iin President Richards Of Georgetown {
no no lege has requested the reappointment
jiS additional private James McNerhany
y" serve as night watchman at the college
~, The Commissioners have ordered II
~ siX.inch water main to be laid ON No
- Capitol street, from New York avenue
NJ o street, at cost of S023.S0.
ed The following steam engineer licen
.as have been granted; Second class-Da
re. NJ. Proctor, w. j. Mann, w. $. Greenlt
Third class-Christ Miller.