The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-13

Suggests Important Changes I'm the
Method of Conducting Work.

T. Josenhaus of the city engineers Office.
has filed the following report giving a sum-
mary of the work done In that department
during November and making sundry rec
concentrations:
Residences costing si.ooo and over. 10;
small brick buildings in fire limits 3, re-
pairs in FIRE limits, 2s: alterations in fire
limits d: sheds etc. 8: Applications refused.
6; fire escapes reported complete and ex-
amlned. 4, miscellaneous examina tons OF
buildings. etc, 10; examinations of special
case :. notices sent. special eases, Z; mis-
ce.Ianeous letters, ). The report continues
II recommend the following items for
your consideration: That the chief of the
tire department he requested 10 send dep
uty 10 accompany the building Inspector IN
q round Of Inspection Cf all th9 Blu iiirgs
ported defective TO the coancl. so shat
notes of the necessary alterations and re-
pairs may he obtained 20 aid the inspector
in finally forcing owners 70 complete the
work Ali the owners reported have been
notified and although some have made the
repairs ordered. others do not seem 10 ex-
ert themselves. owing, perhaps. 10 the fact
that TIE buildings are SO constructed that
It Is 3isffcuit 10 determine just whore 10
make the repairs. Now. IL the fire depart
meht were 20 cooperate With me in estah-
fishing the exact work 10 be done on each
building 10 make il conform with the re-
quirements of the ordinances. I could then
give each owner anal notice OF the work
10 be done, and in case OF refusal 10 comply
81 resort 10 the law would le in order.
do not believe X advisable to enter c0En-
pia3pt - compel an owner TO do certain
work unless that work when complete
shah meet with the full approval OF the
chief ~ the slre department.
Il further recommend that an arrange
neut - ma IL ia regard 20 the making OF
repairs lnd 9ttefat.o ns within the IRE linn
l5s. as also throughout the city, SO that th.
necessity ~ issuing permits for each and
every trifihg repair may be ohviatea This
rGNsd ~ done by granting annual PERMITS
NJ licenses 20 responsible builders. rsuu.r-
las bonds or cash deposits rs "a guaranty
q good faita and pledge that they would
d nothing contrary 10 the ordinances al
lowing them &c 30 all the work that could
he hare without the use 81 the streets al
90wIfC h8G use Of ailsxs behind proper;v
fc9a re3 and making them subject To iirle
or forfeit
II further recommend ,hat The issuing
- permits and ali matters y laiing 10 the
u05tt&H& lnS;tee tSFs office b relegafea Ia
n9.e soirct. aud that the Inspector shall have
ciTnPili n control az ali permits 3 led THE
present affaGgcfneDf ~ not eGsA~eIy salts
factory rs eeHIUSson has arisen from mis-
UndFrS.a n0tnEs and from the Fac; that
many QBertct0rs took the approved auIsll-
cations for permits. In the sssaing ~ bcuzs
numbers 11ua1 * tee work aane in ..st,Eyss,
= permit is repeated II seems 10 me That
Al ttB3s clerical work could he done rs aue
person who sn0us8 have access 10 ard ~
acquainted wftH the city maps Exact
ptatS y Ai} nEw buildings could a. curp hss
gSsaae fer use ia saver work and kept ar,
HEet a. ~ present. Tasess would hscoYns
Tss4laalsse for use when ether buildings are
c@ilisSiaGlsis 9u tne same l0t''