Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-27
Recommendations.

crease of four inspectors and one clerk is
asked for.
Recommen datiOns.
1.-THE plans and specifications were pre-
pared in this office for the several NUM-
cipal buildings provided for In the annual
appropriat ton bill There were erected dur
ing the year two eight-room school build
ings, one reform school building for girls.
and stable wagon and cow sheds for re-
form school
THE Greenleaf and Potomac school build
ings should at the earliest practicable date
be replaced by new eight-room buildings
of modern construction. These buildings
are old and unsightly. have no conven-
iences and are not properly heated or VEN
tilated and are entirely unfit for the pur-
poses to which they are devoted. Their
occupation constitutes continual menace
to the health of the children taught there.
your attention is again called to the
situation of the Curtis building. II Is
placed but four feet from the west line Of
the lot, and dilapidated building having
been condemned, and removed from the
adjoining lot, the ground Is now vacant
If a building should be erected on the lot,
1t would destroy the light of the west win
dows, and to avoid that, the ground should
be purchased or Potomac street carried
through the square, as was intended when
the building was located near the west
line of lot. 1t is a matter Of Importance
that some arrangement be made to pre-
vent damage that would be caused to the
building as stated"
A statement of the number of school
buildings, their location, number of rooms.
how heated and the cost of buildings and
sites is appended to the report.
An increase in the amount appropriated
for repairs to school buildings Is recon-
mended, the total asked being $4,000. A
special appropriation Is asked for the i'm
provement of the grounds about the Henry
Polk and Central High Schools. A letter
from School Trustee Bowen pointing out
the necessity for this improvement is in
corporated in the report. The approprfa-
ton for repairs to stations, the building in
spector urges, should be increased to $3.OoO
For repairs to engine houses to $500. for
repairs to markets to at least $4,000
Estimates for 1S00.
The following are the estimates for the
year ending June 80, 1896, for the expenses
of this office, the care Of the District office
building and repairs OF various buildings
under the supervision of this office:
Salary of inspector of buildings, 81. 4OOi
chief clerk and architect $1,000: six assist
ant inspectors of building at 81, 900 each
-four additionaD, $500; assistant inspector
on elevators and fire escapes, 81 200; one
clerk $500; one clerk (additionaD, 1000;
messenger, $3.50: contingent expenses, books,
blanks, stationery and livery of horse, $500;
total for Office $15,5So.
Care of District office building.-One en-
gineer, $500; one janitor, 500; three Ia
borers at sl.50 per day, in all 800 days,
81, 40S.JO; total for District office, $3,O0S.50.
Repairs to buildings-Publics school build
ings. $4,000; police stations. 5000; fire en-
CINE houses, s., 800; market houses, $4,000;
hay scales. 500; Police Court building.
500; interior of District office building
500; total for buildings. $4,000.
I'm submitting the above estimates de-
sire to express the hope that the increased
assistance for general inspection therein
provided for will not be denied. AS be-
fore stated, its necessity Is and has been
urgent and will become more and more so
In the future, and the consequences of a
failure on the part Of Congress to give
this recommendation favorable considera-
ton should not be visited on this office.
Manifestly the building inspector has but
little opportunity to give this branch Of
the work his personal attention; office
work and the care and supervision of so
many municipal buildings engross his
whole time, and entire reliance for the
proper inspection Of general construction
must be placed In his assistants. To d.
vide the whole territory embraced within
the District between two men renders it
physically impossible to produce those re-
suits which the community at large In
sists upon.
THE recommendation made by my pre-
decessor regarding the salaries Of the en-
ployes is one that most heartily indorse.
Their fidelity and willingness, the character
of their work and the multiplicity of their
duties merit compensation In excess or
that which they now receive.
1T is but recently that this office has
been called upon to mourn the loss of its
chief, the late Mr.. Thos. B. Entwisle. For
eighteen years as inspector Of buildings he
directed its affairs, proving himself the
model official and endearihg himself to
ell BY his noble qualities OF heart and
head. His devotion TO duty, his untiring
zeal, hts wise Counsel. and his frmness in