The Washington times., 1895-03-13
Building Inspectors Report on
Southeast School Building.
CHALLENGE TO FEDERATION
Opinion Expressed That Charges Should Be
Substantiated-Walls Of Building to Be
Plugged by Order of Commissioners-At-
torney Thomas Directed to Draft Bond
Under Act TO Promote Anatomical Science.


livery of salmon brick on the ground. This
is contract work, and no one connected with
it has the right to make any concessions or
TO allow the use of materials other than that
which, by the specifications, the District
is entitled 10, and which it pays for.
Regarding the charges submitted rela-
tive 10 bad Joists, crooked walls. etc,
have the honor to report that personally
inspected the building on March 8, 1895.
and found the joisgs first-class in every par
ticular. and il strict accordance with the
specifications. Criticism cannot be con-
sistently applied, and would not be by any
man possessing knowledge of the quality
OF lumber
CRITICISES THE COMMITTEE.
Crooked walls donotexist in this building,
and why Messrs Cook, Dougherty. and
Webster should make such serious charges in
the absence of proof is beyond my compre-
hension, unless they are simply based upon
animus. and if so, the Federation of Labor
should establish that fact and give the COM
munity the benefit of that knowledge, so
as to remove the impression created upon
the minds Of many people whose children
VIII occupy the building that if is not safe
III construction.
This is q simple measure OF justice to
the community, TO the contractor. TO the
building department, that the Federation
/ OF Labor is obligated 10 discharge.
Il am unable TO determine-from visual
inspection whether any of the walls are
hollow. as charged. To do this it viii be
necessary to plug them, but in case this is
done have no appropriation out OF which
to reimburse the contractor for damage
done to the building, IN the event Of failure
to find defective work, as charged.
The d istrict superintendent of con-
l stuction declares that the walls are not hol-
! low, and that the WORK concealed within
the thickness OF the walls is of proper
/ character In view of the fact that the
other charges are found to be untrue, |
! am of the opinion that his report III respect
! to this matter is to be relied upon.
SHOULD FILE A BOND.
1T may be that the gentlemen at whose
! instanceth annexed charges We're submitted
! by the Federation of Labor are willing to
bind themselves il a proper manner to in
demnify the contractor for damage TO the
] building in case no defective walls are found
/ as charged. and are willing under such cir
/ cumstances TO ping the walls To ascertain
] iIltlE AlldIdGltI. III lldl tdst iiliH htitdil u
ment viii see to it that proper representa-
tive is present 10 take such action as the re-
I suits VIII warrant"
Mr. Brady says further
''It is,perhaps not improper for me to re-
mark that the work on this building has
/ progressed very slowly, the walls remain
ing exposed for very long time, and IL
is nay Judgment that, if the defective con-
1 stmction existed. as stated. il was incumbent
on those who had knowledge of the fact,
and who were actuated by the best in
terests Of the District, TO have made q
proper complaint to the building depart
ment some months ago, instead OF waiting
had grown to an elevation Of fiftee feet
above the location of the alleged hollow
work
Mr. Oliver Cox, the superintendent OF
construction, denies specifically and in
detail the charges submitted by the Fedora
ton Of Labor, and says: Il do not claim
perfection for the work, but / do claim
that both the work and material are up to
what rs required by the specifications. y
He also makes the obs eTvation that
"where nonunion and union men disagree
over o job of work, some one will suf-
fer" and adds that thes bu ilding in
| spectOr's direct ions 'shan always be
carried OUT as far as he can require, Ito
get a first-class job for the government y
BUILDING INSPECTOR INDoRSED.
The report of the building Inspector has
been approved by The Commissioners, with
the proviso that the walls of the building
be plugged to ascertain if the charge that
they are defective is true, the expense in
Cured 10 be defraye from the appropriation
for construction of the building.
Orders issued yesterday:
The order of March >, 1895, for the con
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east, between Maryland avenue and Florida
avenue, and in Twelfth street northeast, be
tween East Capitol street and Maryland ave
I nue., under the assessment system, is can
celed and lieu thereof il is ordered that a
sewer be constructed in Eleventh street
| northeast between ] street and Florida
avenue, adjacent 10 lots j and 6, of square
956. and lot 8, OF square 95T, under same
system
That the following sewers be constructed
under assessment and permit system:
In Eleventh street northeast, between
II and X streets, adjoining lots 4, 3, s, ano
:, square $50, and lot %, square 95S; il
Eleventh street northeast, between 9
I and H streets, adjacent 10 lots II 13. Il, 70
to 81 ana lot J. square $50; in ID street
northeast. between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. adjacent TO lots 10 to 10, square
1908: in Twelfth street northeast, between
c and ID streets, adjacent TO lots to 10
square 1909; in Twelfth street northeast
between and D streets, west side. adjacent
to lots l and II to IS, square 9S6; il
Twelfth street northeast, between and
streets, adjacent 10 lots 4, ., and % TO 50
1 square 1910
That an allotment of $500 from the ap
preparation for purchase and repair OF
pumps be approved.
That alley in square 81 be repaired and
paid for out of appropriation for current re
pairs to streets, alleys, and avenues.
DRAFT OF BOND ORDERED.
The attorney for the District has beer
directed to prepare the form of bond pre-
scribed in section 3, of the .'act for the
promotion of anatomical science and tc
prevent the desecration of graves
The bond mentioned is to the effect
that every person who shall have beer
duly authorized by the faculty of any
medical college in the District to receive
dead bodies shall obligate himself, in the
sum Of 5000. with surety satisfactory
to the health officer, that each dead body
shall be used only for the promotion o.
anatomical and surgical knowledge within
the District, and that after having beer
so used, the remains thereof shall be de
Gently buried"
The act has been heretofore summarized
in The Times. 1t provides for the delivery
TO the duly authorized agent OF medica
college of the bodies of such deceased
persons as are required to be buried al
public expense, for the use of the student:
in the study of anatomy, providing that il
case any person before decease, shall
request TO be buried, or such request shall
be made by relatives, the wishes shall bt
respected. Failure to comply herewith
and desecration of the graves, are punish
able by Imprisonment for term of not less
than two nor more than three years.
Building permits issued yesterday: j.
Buchanan, dwelling on lot 13S, Garfield
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