The Washington times., 1894-10-06
CONCERNS OF THE DISTRICT
Permit Granted for Rebuilding the
Stumph Factory.
TOBE AFIRE-PROOF STRUCTURE
Request for Assignment of Trained Nurses at
the Washington Asylum Hospital-As-
sessor Trimble's Estimates of District
Revenues for the Next Fiscal Year

Architect J. B. Brady, who is the assistan
Inspector Of buildings for the District, re
turned from Baltimore yesterday afternoon
where he has been by direction OF the Com
missioners TO inspect the city morgue, will
view TO obtaining information to be used il
the design and construction of similar es
tablshment for this city.
Mr. Brady will make report TO Corone
Hammett on Monday of the results of his in
vestigation. He was much pleased with the
Baltimore institution, and will recommend it!
good points in his report. An item will bt
included in the next estimates made by the
Commissioners TO provide for the construc-
tion of the mergue.
Chief Paris, of the fire department, yes
ter1ay submitted to the Commissioners his
report for the month of September. There
| were fifteen alarms for fire during the month
d decrease of one from the preceding month
Estimated losses, $50, 200; insurance, So, 200
against losses 81 sos, insurance S775 for the
| preceding month. There were twenty-three
local or still alarms, the losses amounting TO
| IS, l65; insurance. SI26.
The Stumph fire was referred to as follows
"0n September II, 1894, the entire depart
] aLNLN Nds GGAltQ INTO ScINiCc lOI IlIc al iHS
| Stumph mattress factory. The walls fell in
! side of eighteen minutes after he sounding OF
the first alarm, Six people lost their lives by
| being buried beneath the ruins, and one was
| killed by jumping from the roof"
Fire Marshal Drews report was appended
/ to that of the chief, and shows a total OF
thirty-nine inspections CT fire scenes and an
| aggregate loss Of S6S, 1865.
Paul 7. Bowen. school trustee for the sec
1 Ond division ranprfS upOn the rnOupSt maIa
! by Miss Emma Scott for repairs TO the Henry
! School Building. He says Miss Scott, who Is
! the principal of the school, has understated
! the necessity for improvements. The roof of
| the coal Walt and the yard between the Henry
! and Polk schools are in bad condition, and
| the necessity for a storm door is very press
| ing. Both the Henry and Polk buildings
need repairing 10 insure the health and COM
fort Of pupils and teachers, and Mr.. Bowen
urges that immediate attention be given the
matter.
sTUNPH FACTORY TO BE REBUILT.
Stumph Bros. obtained a permit yesterday
for the construction of a new factory and
warehouse on the site of the one recently
destroyed. The building is to be f1re-proof
and five stories in height-the first two TWEEN
ty-two feet and the other three eighteen feet
from floor to ceiling. Two fire escapes are
provided for. TO be located by the building
inspector. The cost of the structure, exciu-
sive Of fire escapes. will be $4,000.
Market Master Graham, in charge of the
Eastern Market. reports 10 the Commissioners
that a back building used at that market as a
garbage shed has become a nuisance. The
strench arising from the building has caused
numerous complaints. and Mr.. Graham asks
that a new brick building be erected and that
the same be put under lock and key and in
charge of the market master.
The training school for nurses has preferred
a request thata number of the nurses from that
Institution be assigned for duty at the Wash
ington Asylum Hospital without expense 10 the
District except for board. The matter is now
being considered by the superintendent Of
charities
r. Y. Belt has been informed that the rea-
sons for laying water mains on WOodley road,
between Cathedral and Wisconsin avenues.
were based on the benefits to be conferred
upon the residents and owners of land in
the higher portions Of the suburbs, not for
the benefit OF any Individual. Mr.. Belt
wanted to know what considerations OF pub
lie health. safety. or comfort prompted the
laying Of the MAINS
Building permits issued yesterday: ]. Z.
| Connolly, dwelling at No. 715 Delaware ave
nue. northeast, $4,000. John W. Hobbs,
eleven brick dwellings, Nos. y 10 80 Florida
! avenue northwest, 81. 600.
Responding TO the request Of L. E. Breu-
! ninger and others, the Commissioners say
that the sewer asked for in Kenesaw avenue,
! between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets.
| cannot be constructed under the assessment
| system. as il is believed that the sewer is not
! necessary for the public health, safety. or
| comfort. If, however, a majority of the prop
erty owners affected will unite in request
! FOR the imnrovement. the matter will be fur
| ther considered
Sewers for the drainage Of Grant and
-ScuOoi streels IN Mount Eirasant nave been
! approved and ordered to be constructed by
| the Board OF Commissioners and application
| for the necessary funds will be made to Con-
| gress at its next session. The sewage of the
| streets named cannot be turned into the Park
street system, as that system has not the
| necessary capacity.
ORDERS ISSUED.
Orders issued yesterday: That sewers be
added to the provisional schedule for 1896
as follows: In o street. between Trinidad
avenue and Twelfth street; in South Caro-
lima avenue, between Fourteenth and Fiji