The Washington times., 1895-05-14
sT|RRUPS IN THE WALLS
Building Regulations Forbid
Them Between Houses.
PUBLIC WORK IN PROSPECT
Water Mains. Sewers and Sidewalks
to BE Ordered-Btds to BE Invited
at Once for Five-Year Garbage Con-
tract-Mount Pleasant School Conn
pleted-Improveme Ordered.

An inspection of the large dwelling
now under construction by j. s. Larcomb'
for Mrs. Cromwell, at No. 1928 New Hamp
shire avenue. revealed to Assistant Build
ing Inspector King the fact that the con
tractor is trespassing upon paragraph
of section of the regulations.
WHAT THE SECTION PROVIDES.
The section provides that joists in part,
four inches. AS a substitution for this
Mr.. Larcombe is using a cast-iron stirrul
that penetrates the wall but two inches
and he has been notified to discontinu,
their use.
This action will raise an intere sting
point. stirrups are employed in other
cities, notably in Chicago, and it is claimed
they are superior in case of fire, in tha
when joists bum through, or are nearl,
through, they slip form the stirrups with
out pulling in the wall.
The question at issue is whether or not
they may be used in Washington, and the
present case win doubtless test the issue
Should the prohibition be withdrawn it
viii be through an amendment to the build
ing regulations.
The building, when completed. will cost
| $12 800.
NOBODY MAKES OBJECTION.
improvements upon which hearings have
heen afforded, aud to which no objections
have been filed, will be soon ordered by
J
| Water mains, upon assessment at the
rate OF $1.25 per running foot-In Thir-
| teenth street, between Philadelphia and
| Omaha streets, estimated cost, S4640S;
! in alley of square T01, between 0ne-half
and First and NJ and streets southeast,
| S75e. SO; in Tweniy-fifth street, between
NJ street and Pennsylvania avenue North
west, $345.75; in Twenty street,
between | and X streets northwest,
| SSSS.35; in X street southeast, between
Thirteenth AID Fourteenth streets,
| 81 ,596.26.
Stoneware pipe sc wers, one-half the cost
to be assessed against abuCtiug prUpe rty-
In Fifteenth street southeast, between A
and b streets, estimated cost $3.50; in
| Eleventh street northeast, between ID and E
| streets, $3.50; in alley between willard, u,
| Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, $470;
| street southwest, between FouT-and-a-
| half and Sixth streets, 1881: C street
northeast, between Tenth and Eleventh
| streets, and in Tenth street, between c and
streets, S1,os1; in South street, George
town, between Thirty-first and Thirty
second streets, STA.
SIDEWALKS IN THE LIST
Plank Walks-In Detroit street, from the
railroad to Twenty-ninth street, Avalon
| Heights, estimated cost, $3.50; Twelfth
| ctraat aaet sida From, n.troi+ straat =
! Franklin, Brookland, SITS; ;Galvestonstreet
/ front of block 27, Brookland. and lots 19
and A, block 8, South Brookland $3.50
Cement Sidewalks-In / street north west
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets,
! square 250, 81 ,315; around Dupont Circle,
/ between Connecticut and Massacn Isetts
avenues aud P street, in P street, between
New Hampshire avenue aud Nineteenth
street, in front of square 1877, north of
! 1877, 136 and liz, 81, 500.
| Lay Drlck SIDE walks aGd reset curbs-in
| 1. street northwest, between Fourth and
Fifth streets, in front OF squares 515 and
| north of 515, except on south side from
alley to Fifth street, 81 600.
Special granite curb-Iu Nineteenth
| street, north west, between Dupont Circle
and @ street, in front of squares liz and
| 135, 1000.
| Lay cement side walks and reset curbs-
In 6 street north west, between Fourth
| and Fifth streets, in front OF square 51S,
| except where sidewalks now exist, ST.
$40.
Lay brick sidewalks and set new curb
In first street northwest, between M and
New York avenue, iu front OF square
619, 500.
The foregoing work is to be done under
| the permit system.
District Counsellor s. T. Thomas says
Mr.. F. S. Carmody has no warrant for com
planning OF having received no notice of
condemnation proceedings in the matter of
opening IN alley in square 6S4. This is
based upon the assessors report sho wing
no recorded title in Mr. Carmody's name
to the property in question.
The resignation of William s. Har-
desty, telephone operator in the office
OF the superintendent of telegraph and
telephones, was accepted yesterday, and
A. II. Morehead was appointed to succeed
him, both TO take effect to-day
DAYS DEATH RECORD.
The death record of the city for the
twenty-four hours closing at l O'Clock
yesterday shows total of seventeen;
whites nine, colored eight. The LIST is
as follows:
White-James Paxton, 76 years; David
Williams, 67 years; John Mooney, So years;
George W. Ellis. 40 years; Kate E. Rut-
LEDGE 81 years; George +. Killian, 1 years;
Elvina Morris, 4 years; Kate Cerkey,
months; Mary a. Martin, hours.
Colored-James Webb, ST years; Rich
ard Lewis, C3 years; Sadie j. Jones, 81
years Cora Mcpherson, 20 years; William
Coates, 10 years; Frank RawIs, years;
Martha Williams, 6 months; Frank Rawls,
months; Joseph Knight, months.
A draft of the advertisement for pro-
oIu for ffrya- n
is now being prepared, and will be pub
lished within the next few days. The
contract will be dated July 1, aud be for
term of five years, but work under the
same will not be commenced until Novem-
ber 1.
The specifications heretofore published
will govern in the framing of the new con-
tract. 1t is the purpose of the Commission
ers that ample time shall be given the con-
tractors for the introduction of whatever
style of plant it may be decided to adopt
The Commissioners, in company with the
building Inspector, made an official inspec-
tion yesterday afternoon of the Mount Pleas
ant school house, as preliminary to accep-
tance of the same from the contractor
Building permits issued yesterday: Frank
G. Haines, store aud dwelling, corner Of
Pierce and Harrison streets, Anacostia,
$4,000: j. j. Kraemer, frame dwelling,
Tenallytown, 81 200; Joseph Frichholz,
frame dwelling, Hamilton road, $500; Still
son Hutchins, addition to No. 1903 Massa-
chusetts avenue, $500.
Assaulted by His Wife.
The coIored man who was removed to
Providence Hospital Sunday evening, with
a desperate cash on his forehead, regained
cons nsciousness yesterday He gave his
name as Joseph Clarke, and said his wife