The morning times., 1896-02-25
SANITATION Ind ALLEYS
important Questions TO Be Re-
feHed 10 Health Office.
MEASURES NOW PENDING
Objections TO the New Departure Are
to BE Heard To-day Public Printer
Benedlct's Complaint Against the
Herdic Company-Drafto OF building
Regulations Nearing Completion

Under the provisions OF Senate bill 1887
a duplicate of which has been introduced in
the House, the health officer will have
conferred upon him additional powers in
sanitary matters, the effect of which viii
be that upon his judgment will depend
the question OF repairs 10 alley structures,
ana his opinion viii decide when and where
the extension OF alleys from street to street
through a square shall be ordered.
The III says in substance that the Com
missioners are authorized from and after
its passage, in the discretion, or upon the
application of the health officer, TO acquire
by purchase or condemnation, the necessary
land 10 extend alleys TO the streets, so as
TO have them run through from street TO
stree; in 4 straight line.
A further provision is. that if the land
cannot be secured by negotiation, the same
shall be procured by condemnation, in ac-
cordance with chapter IL of the revised
statutes, as applied TO the District.
That is the bill, practically, as it came
from Congress, but there is an amendment
proppSe4s which provides that. hereafter
permits for repairs TO alley houses shall be
refused until The plan of such repairs is
submitted 10 the neaith officer and 10y him
approved.
HEALTH OFFICER TO REVISE.
The health officer is required lin all
cases to make such additions 10 the plans
as shall be required, in his judgment, to
place such houses iii complete sanitary con-
dition; and IT, upon inspection of the
specifications, the buildings cannot be put
III proper condition, then he shah not ap-
prove, but shall cause the houses TO be
condemned as unfit for habitation, and the
same shall be demolished according to law
Interested property owners are register
ing their objections to this new departure
and hearing viii be given today upon the
merits OF the proposition. The objectors
will he represented by MesSrs. Robert W.
Mcpherson and a. P. Morse. as counsel
Public Printer Benedict filed complaint
with the Commissioners recently of the
nuisance and Inconvenience caused by the
| Herdic Phaeton Company's occupation Of
the street fronting the Government Print
| ing office, and he was informed today that
| the police department would give his
| complaint prompt attention.
MR.. BENEDICT OBJECTS.
When the company abandoned its II street
line to the northeast section OF the city it
parked its coaches near the printing es-
tablishment, making that the end of its
route. The usual delay on the round trips
is occasioned at that point, and Mr.. Bene-
diet finds il disa agreeable adjunct to the
surroundings.
The police Will probably serve the
customary notice and in the event of a
failure 10 comply will proceed to the
process OF ejectment by legal methods.
months been considering the proposed
! amendment to the building regula tons. has
completed the details so far as TO be able
10 have the draft printed. which will be
done within a few days, and when The
proof comes back other meetings will De
| held for the purpose of revising the work.
Inspector Brady, chairman of the commit
tee, informed The Times yesterday that
the final touches may not be given for
! a month yet. as it is the design of the
/ trainers to make code OF regulations
that will stand every future test in u
! legal sense.
WILL INSPECT LAW POINTS
The draft is to be submitted after re-
vision to the attorney for the District
| for his Judgment as 10 theIaw points ofthe
! regulations. and after he passes upon these
the whole matter will be laid before the
! Commissioners for their action.
Riggs & Co. took out permit yesterday
to make extensive improvements TO thciI
| banking house at No. 1901 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
1t is proposed TO remove the wall in the
first story and carry the second story wal
on three fifteen-inch steel beams and two
seven-inch columns of ope-inch metal:
also to carry the floors of the second story
on one fifteen-incI beam and make interior
repairs. The Improvement is estimated
to cost $1,000.
The Commissioners held a conference
! yesterday afternoon with Senator Nc
MILAN, at which pending District legis
lation was discussed.