The Washington times., 1894-11-06
CONCERNS OF The DISTRICT
Returns Being Made by the Police of
License Application Papers.
NEEDED MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Estimate Of the Floor Space Required to
Accommodate the Various Departments
Trees to Be Given Lot Owners-Appoint-
ment RevOked-Inspector Howe Promoted.


were returned yesterday by the police lieu
tenants to the office of the assessor, with
favorable reports in every case but one. In
the excepted case, the .bar-room was 81 stu
ated as not to be visible from the street,
which is not in accordance with the law.
The returned papers viii be at once trans
mitted to the excise board.
II is understood that there are protests on
( ale in number Of cases. though the locations
/ OF the saloons objected to were not given out.
Orders issued yesterday:
That so much of the west side Of Four
teenth street. between II street and New York
avenue be resuriaced as is necessary to re-
duce the fall transyersely TO about nine
! inches.
That a sewer be laid in H street, between
! Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets southeast,
! and that catch-basin be constructed at the
northeast and northwest corners of Ii and
/ Fourteenth streets southeast.
That sewer IN Bennlngs road, between
: Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets northeast, be
constructed during the fiscal year ending
June 3O 1896, provided funds are available.
That a cement sidewalk be laid around the
corner Of Eighteenth and streets northwest,
under permit system.
That the great need OF municipal building
is realized by the Commissioners, and they
hope for favorable action by Congress. and
will do what they consistently can TO accom-
plish the desired object, is by no means
secret. They have often expressed their in
terest in the matter. publicly and otherwise.
and have shown that in common with the
other citizens Of the District they realize the
lnadequacy of The present accommodations,
and that aside from this consideration, pub
lie spirit and pride in the fairest city OF the
country alike demand a building that will
grace and not disgrace the Capital Of the
Nation.
With the view of coming TO some conclu-
sion as TO the eligibility Of the present city
hall cite, an estimate has been prepared of
the floor space required TO accommodate the
several departments of the District govern
ment. including the courts.
The present amount OF floor space in the
courthouse is 81, ,534 square feet, and the
amount required in the new building is 5S-
9S4 The available amount OF floor space at
present covered by the District offices is 2S,-
O46 square feet, and the amount required in
the new building is us. .7f6 square feet. The
amount OF space required for each of the Dis
trict Offices, in square feet, is as follows:
Board Of Commissioners, SIS; assessor,
1920; collector Of taxes, ,920; auditor. 200;
building inspector, 2,4UO; engineer depart
ment. 20. 5lS; fire department CHEF engineer),
| 500; health Office, ; 5.2gS surveyor OF the Dis
trict. 200; attorney for the District. 1.G00;
police headquarters $500; fire alarm. 1000;
I superintendent OF street cleaning, bUbs super
intendent of charities, 400; sealer of weights
and measures. 400: inspector OF lumber, ETC.,
/ 400; harbOr master, 400; inspector OF fuel,
400; United States inspector gas and meters,
! 1900: public library, l3 500: National Guard
headquarters, 1000; public hail. 80, 900; stair
+ ways. SOP; nails, corridors, and elevators,
/ ! 600.
Lot owners who desire to do so can pro-
/ cure OF the superintendent of parking. at the
corner OF Second and B streets southwest
/ suitable silver naples and English field ma
/ pies for planting in the parking adjacent to
! their premises. Cypress trees. suitable for
/ low wet grounds, can also be obtained upon
/ application.
II was ordered yesterday that the appoint
ment Of Henry L. Thomas as janitor at the
/ First precinct police station be revoked, he
| having declined, and that r. II. Shipley be
| appointed in his stead.
The condition OF B street. between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets northwest, is not con-
] sldered TO be sanitary. in the opinion OF
Health officer Woodward, and his view OF the
matter has been reported to the Commits
/ sioners.
Residents and property owners on Kenyon
! street request the Commissioners to cause the
! Brightwood Railway Company to replace the
| poles in use by the line on that street with
/ iron poles to be set in the middle OF the
/ street.
Building permits issued yesterday: C. Nc
! Nerney, dwelling, No. AIS L street southwest,
| $1,000. J. r. Maxwell, dwelling block l6.
| Brookland, $1,000. H. NJ. Martin. dwelling.
No. 2423 Virginia avenue, S14OO. C. Nc
| Nerney, permit for repairs TO dwelling, No
AT L street southwest, 5000.
George a. Howe as been appointed upon
! the recommendation of Health officer Wood
ward to the Office OF sanitary inspector, vice
! W. II. Forester transferred.
Upon the recommendation OF Chief Paris,
| the sum Of S75 has beer allowed the family of
! the late Thomas T. Sullivan from the fire.
mems relief fund. TO defray funeral expenses
/ Officer Klinger submitted TO Commissioner
/ Truesdell yesterday the proofs mentioned in
! Sundays TINES. of his honorable discharge
/ from the United States Army. in refutation of
the charge that he had been illegally ap-
4 pointed 10 the police force.
/ Real estate tax is not payable under the
/ new law until after the revision is made 10y
/ the board Of assistant assessors. The first
half viii be due May /, 1895, the change hav-
| ing been made temporarily. Tax on per-
! sonalty may be paid now.