The times., 1897-09-01
BUILDING IN THE DISTRICT
Inspector Brady's Annual Report
Before the Commissioners.
OPERATIONS DURING THE YEAR
Expenditures on SchooIhouses, EE-
giDe HonSes and Other Public
Strueturcs-TheS Stevens and Wa
Iach school Contracts
of the Office Force.

The inspector of buildings, Mr.. John B.
Brady, submitted 20 the Commissioners yes
terday his annual report. 1t is for the past
fiscal year, and contains estimates and
recommendations for the next.
1t shows that 1852 permits, represent
ing value Of S41o2, ,5es.75, were issued
The valuation of BUILDING operations above
shown. in comparison with those of 1886,
S4,T93, ,991. SO, shows decrease OF $691.-
1884 The number OF permits granted as
shown above was 342less than in 1896.
The distribution OF buildings by sections
isas follows:
Bundings-Cuunty, 81 AT ,935; northwest.
81, Jos ,015: northeast, 1857 500; southeast,
1919, ,2S0, southwest, S62, 100; total. S3,-
324, $3.50. Repairs-Northwest S51S, ,SIS;
county, Sa3 ,sl9; southwest, SOC, ,232; north
east, $50 $50; southeast, S34, ,567; total.
S694,092.
The office receipts for 1897 were S5,-
5sO.77, against So ,s71.08 during 1896.
II is recommended that four more AS
sstanU inspectors be provided, each at
an annual salary of $1,000, and that the
salaries OF the present inspectors he In
creased TO 81 200; also that an additional
clerr at $1,000 be provided.
The expenditures made in the erection
CT District buildings is shown as follows:
Congress- Heights School Original appropri-
alton, SO 600; amount expended, SS, ,7S0.24:
Langdon School Appropriation, SS,000,ex-
pended, ST ,964. Conduit Road School y Ap-
propriation, $4,000; expended, 81 7,942.1s.
Central Heating Station Appropriat tion,
$4,000; expended, S75.31, Garfield Hos
pital Appropriation, 81 800; repairs to
school buildings and grounds Appropri-
otion. $4,000; deficiency appropriation
81, 543.24; amount expended, So, ,23G.9 80;
RemoGeling WaIlach School appropriation
$4,000; additional appropriation $4,000;
expended thus far, S21 ,S24.72. Repairs to
station houses-appropriation, 50 ,00o; eX-
pended, 81 1897 II. Repairs TO market
houses-appropriation 81 800; expended,
S1,2S0.70. Repairs to engine houses
appropriation, So 500; deficiency appropri.
alton, S219.96; expended, 3,5OI.47. Re-
pairs to market houses contingent ex-
pensesl, S502.62; Remodeling old No. 2
engine house, S2-3S3.22; completing new
No. engine house, 81 ,s2o.56; chemical
engine house, No. 2. S13, ,455 .63; No 2 en-
gine house, S1s.131-s7; repairs to police
court, ;s672.2S; 70 complete and equip small.
pox hospital, So .i64.76.
Tie contract 10 reconstruct the Stevens
School for the sum OF see, $50, by reason
| OF the slow progress of the work and
the many claims filed against the con-
tractor. the Commissioners were Obliged
to suspend him and order the inspector uf
buildings to complete the work, as the
work contracted for left Off the Finishing
OF four rooms, a second appropriation OF
| S6,oo0 was secured, making the total ap
propriation $4,000.
Inspector Prady also recommends thai
the Potomac School building should bt
| replaced by a modern elght-roor build
ing, because IL is unfit for the purpose to
whichit is devoted; also that Hiisd ale and
Lovcjoy school buildings should be re
| placed With modern eight-room buildings
The control Of the repairs to school build
ings was transferred to the chairman of til,
committee on buildings and grounds, Mr.
George II +. Harries, by the Commissioners
For engine and truck houses No. II
| and to keep them in q habitable condi
ton; u neutraiiZe wear and tear, which
necessarily, by reason of the nature Of
their occupancy, is excessive, the sum ap
proprla.ed, namely. So, 500, has been fount
by experience inadequate, and it is rec
commended that 1t be increased to So, 900
The District now owns nine statiun houses
and attached TO each are stables, yet th
appropriations for annual repair has bee