The Washington times., 1895-03-12
Building Inspector Exonerates
Contractor Chas. R. Munroe.
CHARGES ARE NOT SUSTAINED
Upon Filing Indemnity Bond Federation Of
Labor Can Have Walls Examined-Brook
land Citizens Can Not Now Have Street
Lamps Asked For-Reports of District
Officials as to Property Valuations.

Building Inspectr Brady. having made
an investigation of the charges preferred
against Contractor Charles r. Munroe, in
the matter Of constructing the new school
building on street southeast, has reported
that tie allegations as to the use of improper
material and unskilled labor are without
foundation.
The charge that portions of the walls are
hollow was not touched upon, but Inspector
Brady states that if the Federation Of Labor
will file Il bond pIedging itself to reimburse
Mr. Munroe for any loss resulting from tue
tapping of walls as a means of investigation,
in case the charges are found to be baseless,
he will proceed TO a further inspection by
plugging the walls at any point or points
designated by the Federation committee
or other officials.
The building inspector, it will be remem-
bered, discovered that the contractor had
placed lot of salmon brick on the ground
as early as February 8, and ordered them
removed Again, on the 22d of February
he found salmon brick on the ground ard
also on the scaffoldng at the top of the
walls as they then stood He required them
to be Immediately removed from the
premises, and later called upon supt Cox
for a written report as to the disposition
he had made of them.
TIE publication OF the charges succeeded
this, and in due course the investigation
was made by Mir. Brady, with the result
that MIR Munroe is eXoneTated upon all the
points TO, which the inspector could give
consideration The investigation demon
Improperly used in the construction.
The Brookland Citizens Association has
| bcenadvisedthat the econditionofthereyenue
win not admit of the establishment ofcertain
street lamps in that village, as requested.
The Commissioners NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
for the purchase OF a new La France double
upright fire engine at cost not to exceed
| 81, ,202. The order is made III pursuance OF
the recommendation ofthe chic of the firede
partmcnt.
Building permits issued yesterday: w.
VI. King two frame stores and dwellings,
Nos. 205 and 207 Harrison street, Ana
costa, 81, 500. George King, two frame
dwellings, Nos. 1926 and 372S Prospect
street northwest, $4,000 f. b. Pyle, five
brick dwellings, Nos. 1914 12, 10 1922
/ Wallach street northwest, SIT 800. Henry
| Schneider, three brick dwellings, Nos. 1929
! to 1888 Fourth street northwest, S12, 500.
! p j. Newton, brick dwelling, No 1920 X
/ street northwest, ~ ,OUD. fOE improve
/ ments: Mrs. G. Levy, repairs To store corner
| FourteenthaDd dParkstreetsnorthw west, $500.
! William Carley, repairs to dwelling, No.
/ 174l l. street northwest, $3.50.
Attorney Thomas has decided upon eX-
animation of the statute that the law re-
| .quiring the publication of q semi-annual
! statement by foreign corporations doing busi-
/ ness in the District is mandatory and must
! be complied with. The opinion is rendered
/ in response to inquiry made by Tyler &
Rutherford.
Reports recently submitted to the Com
| miss ioDers from subordinate officials, un-
der a resolution passed by Congress, but
under which time was not given before ad-
! iournment for proper compliance, show that
! the assessed valuation of property held
! by the government, q S well as that owned
J by individuals, outside the city OF Washing
! ton, June 30, 1894, is as follows: Gov
ernment, $40, ,256 ,266; Individual, $685.
| 524, ,S58.
The length of additional sewerage. an
other item called for, is shown to be; I'm
severed streets, for which estimates are
Lmade, throughout &he District. 237 $50
| feet; partly severed, 139 500 feet. To
supply deficiencies the cost is estimated to
| be S1.00S $50.
| The total expenditure required for COM
| pleting the system of water mains in the
northeast section is estimated to be SSS,-
/ o10 for streets. and for avenues, i'll en-
| tire District, $50.
| The cost of laying contemplated mains
! in the northwest is placed at SSo.31O;
southeast, $50 800; southwest, $780,,
! $50; total cost, $4o4,672.