Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

4 uecorated Win the 1estoOn Ornamentauon 50
| typical Of this style Of architecture. The
wall spaces, inclosed with pilasters, will
| be broken by window openings. A
broad frieze terminates in the cornice, which
is simply marked by deutel line. The mate
rial used will be buff brick, and while all the
the parts will be effective. The interior Is
| planned on the same simple lines. There will
be q generous entrance hall, from which rooms
| will open on both sides.
MRS. scorT's NEW HOME.
A handsome residence is to be built by Mrs.
Rebecca b. Scott on the east side of Connecti-
cut avenue between R and S streets from plans
prepared by W. NJ. Poindexter, architect. The
front will be buff stone. which will be enriched
with carving. A circular bay will be continued
to the third story, where it will terminate in a
| loggla protected by stone railing. band OF
richly carved stone marks the termination OF the
bay. The roof will be high pointed and COW
| cred with Spanish tile.
THREE NEW HOUSES.
The same architect has prepared plans for
three houses which are to be erected at the
| corner of 18th and NJ streets by Mr.. A. W. Girls
| void. Two of the houses will front on NJ
| street and the other will face on 18th street,
They will be built of buff brick and stone.
COLLEGE CHAPEL
A handsome stone chapel, the gift Of Mrs.
Dahlgren, is to be erected in the quadrangle
of Georgetown College. The design has been
made by Barry Il Simpson, architects, and the
| chapel will be fine specmin OF ecclesia stical
architecture. The builder will be MIR. John S.
Larcombe.
FINE RESIDENCE.
The handsome lot recently secured by Mr..
". c. Whittemore at the southwest corner Of
New Hampshire avenue AID Q street ia to be
improved by fine residence. The plans have
been prepared by Mr.. Harvey l.. Page, archi-
tect, and provide for residence which will be
suitable TO occupy site of such generous pro-
portions. The lot has a frontage of ITO feet on
New Hampshire avenue and the same frontage
on Q street. On the same square to the south
is the spacious residence which Dir. L. 2. Letter
is erecting.
MR.. HILLS HOUSE.
Mr.. Isaac r. Hill is building a residence for
his own use on street between 4th and 5th
streets southeast from plans prepared by n. T.
Halter, architect The front will be built of
green stone, with blue gray stone trimmings.
There Will be a rounded bay to the third floor,
finished with an open balcony. The first floor
will be finished in hard wood.
PROFESSIONAL PLUMBING INSPECTION.
Property owners and others who have exam
ined the bill to authorize the appointments of
an inspector of plumbing in the District and for
other purposes are somewhat concerned as to
the import OF a single clause in that bill It
has passed the Senate and ON Monday was dis
cussed in the House, but owing to the absence
OF quorum IT was not passed. The bill gives
the Commissioners authority to issue and en-
force regulations governing plumbing. house
drainage and the condition of house and pub
he sewers and provides for the appointment of
an inspector of plumbing and such num-
Der Of assistants as may be deemed necessary
The clause that is criticised gives the inspector
and his assistant the authority to inspect .'any
house In said District, to examine the plumb
ing, drainage and ventilation of sewers thereof
and generally to see that the regulations here
lnbefore provided for duly observed and
enforced The point is made that these in
spectors may so into any house and if the
plumbing Is not modern or does not comply
with the new regulations in all respects, they
can direct it to be taken out and new work sub
stituted. When such a change is based on valid
sanitary grounds there is no objection, but it is
claimed that the inspectors of the health Office
havea present under existing law the authority
to enter any house and if the condition of the
plumbing Is in furious to health to order a
change But 1t Is maintained that a system of
pIumoing may not be modern, yet il may be
sanitary, and 1t is thought to be a hardship that
a new set OF District officials should be given
the authority to enter private houses and If the
PLUMBING does not come up to their ideas then
order 1t to be changed, entailing a great bur-
o., - ihhai.s uPon INC property hoioers-
so"a-ls W VIC IapiG advance hiaue IN sanitary
- 80 - 80 ot piuniolhs soon become out
$780, 80 - ihoIerh ana OF the most
of a few Years Sanitarv ;usTan.;o., .ouLse
than the inspection of professional pIumbers
for houses already erected is what the objectors
W 'nis Clause Oh the measure favor.
FOR OFFICE PURPOSES.
The National Capital Investment Company
will begin the erection of q larys fre-nroof
office bnilding IN the sontb sida =,
-. 49, a. c., " ou'A"aa
SH senue oe.meen 70 anu e'n streets northwest
-. pans r. op"iou ~ a. lark, u, archl-
, 4! WI irom' tnir iees and extend
80 I'M Iee'. Ihere VIII DC seven stories OF
oaIes, eIsn' suites comprising Twelve rooms on
s eeen noof. suooasement VIII contain the
oorers, Macnihery' &c;
me 'front.' OF the ouliding VIII be faced with
oloWn Stone through TWO stories and the re-
malnaer with press brick and brown-stone
will be- divided ntotwo arcade. ,v;,b -. ~"
stone oriel windows in each extending 10 the
sixth story and surmounted by balconies. The
iro . win terminate with a copper cornice
m. .t. naie u III; I'm any IN the Irleze.
hr;iJ;nS IS ;so viii pe AZ 1ne center OF the
go ~ I'm, wiz olnanenIai IRON palus-
a,a. ;iIb eio s.aHs VIII DO Two eie-
Thse s.. s $50 ~ eI1uo-eoPPer Srhie WORK.
49, .i.S ~ naii WI % noored WIN mosaic
,rs Su Ms VAS MaihsGo,eo with pohshsd
&c. .i . oo. .no cumming wiz pe supplieo with All
'"T IN iaoee.n oon'eniences.
ING hrs' STORY oi ,he Dulioing Will be finished
Al 0@A' TUG Oalahce IN "hlte pine.