The times., 1898-08-10
INSPECTOR BRADY's REPORT.
Over Four Million Dollars I'm New
Buildings

John B. Brady, inspector of buildings,
yesterday filed his annual report for the
fiscal year ending June 80 last 1t sets
| forth that 1853 building permits were is
sued during the year, involving the ex-
penditure of s4,203, ,62O.57 for 4.227 buildings.
The report in part follows:
statement of permits issued from June
80, 1897. to July l. 1898, in the order named:
Brick dwellings, 573 81, ,020, 500; frame
dwellings, 126. siSo.15O; brick repairs, 646,
s746,0n; frame repairs, 504 s75 74s: stores
{bricD Is, sill,775; stores drame), l,
| $50; stables Cbrick), 46, s53, 800; stables
| frame), s, $l,415; warehouses, 6. $4,000;
churches 3, sl79.000;. office buildings, 10,
| $SS,S0o; workshops etc, 8, $I1 100; flats and
Q aoartment houses, q, s339 200; greenhouses.
ETC.. TO- $3.50; grand stand, /. 81. 500; pow
er house, 2, $l46, 200; hospital, 1, $4,000; ice
house, /, $4,000; museum, /. $4,000; gas
holder, l, $4,000; wood and coal yard, /,
s75G; sheds, 214, 81, ,495; boilers and en-
gines, AZ, S40,505; minor repairs 1878, $14,-
54i; awnings, 142, sl2 75O elevators and fire
| escapes. $22, 100: vaults, 8, $767.57. Total,
4,227, s4.2O3. .62O.57.
| Special applications for projection be-
yond the building line approved num-
| bered 509"
There was an increase of nineteen new
| buildings over the record of 1897, of 229 in
number of repairs, and decrease of thirty
three in number of dwellings constructed.
Comparative statement of valuation of
! building operations shows: 1897, s,l02-
.75; 1885, s4,2o3. .620.57; increase, sl0l,-
| 02l.S2.
Number of permits Issued: 1887, 1,622;
1898, 1,s69: increase, 247.
The following summary shows the dis
| tribution of improvements in the differ
eut sections OF the District and the value
of same: Buildings-Northwest, $l,3l9,92
county, sl.256.620; northeast. S364,62O;
southeast, 9.020; southwest. S121, ,455; to-
| tai, 1881, $40. Repairs-Northwest, S629,-
| 1862; southwest S52,055; county, &S,S77;
northeast, s47,S33; southeast, s4i,092; total,
+ sS21. .s19
Receipts of the office for the year; For
| building permits, s3,127; for vaults or un-
| derground construction, S67.57; for avn
] ings, s142: for boilers, engines, ovens. etc,
| So: total, s4OSs.57.
Received for year 1897. s5,5SO77: re-
ceived for year 1898, s4,0sS57; decrease,
| 81, ,492 90
I'm addition to the permits above enum-
Grated, miscellaneous permits were is
! sued, for which no fees were obtained,
! consisting of rebuilding entrance porches
| and steps. temporary structures for the
use of builders in connection with new
| construction, extra occupancy of public
space for building materials and excava-
tions for buildings.
Your attention is invited 10 the tabu-
| lated statement of the building opera
tons of the year. which present for the
first time since 1893 the gratifying feature
of a large increase in the erection of
buildings and valuation. The number of
buildings is nineteen greater than last
| year and the valuation sl0l,02l.S2. The
number of building erected is thirty
three less than the previous year, but
there were twenty-one more apartment
houses constructed than during the last
fiscal year.
THE statements of the assistants
! show that Il more frequent inspection
of buildings was rendered last year,
owing 10 the fact that bicycles were pro-
vided which enabled them to cover more
territory than formerly. AS the volume
of business that this office is called upon
| to perform increases each year, ! re-
new my request that the force of assis-
| tant inspectors be Increased, and recon-
| mend that provision be made for three
more men.
| 81 also renew my recommendation of
! 1aSL year. mat All d.
s., 200 per annum be provided for. This
employe is an absolute necessity for the
proper administration of this office. as
the great amount OF work rendered by
the clerk temporarily employed during
the year to assist me has been OF great
service and should he made permanent.
II again recommend tina. the salaries
of the assistant inspectors be made 81 200
per annum, as L am satisfied that the
. | srJx- ic an q q
for the services rendered, and for the
same reason the salary of the principal
| assistant inspector should be made at
least 81, 800
THE plans and specifications were pre-
pared under rhe supervision of the in
spector of buildings for the several mu-
nicipal buildings provided for in the ap-
priation bill, and in the erection of which
the expenditures are shown by the fol-
lowing:
Anthony Bower School-Appropriatio
$50 go; expenditure, S2s.745.SS; balance,
s25412
For lot adjoining Curtis School-Ap-
preparation, s.. .060i expenditure, si,973; bal
ance, s27.
Western High school-Appropriation
s133, 600: expenditure, Sl29, ,264. y; balance
50. 1875 2S
School building Connecticut Avenue
| eXtended-App Slb,UOO; eXpend-
iture SO, 5,s37.4S; balance, sle252
| Congress Heights School-Appropria-
ton, $12 2l9.76; expenditure, 81, ,555.0i; bal
ance S64572 Note-The above balance will
! be expended in painting the exterior of
the building and placing clocks in tower.
Hayes School, Fifth and X Streets
northeast-Appropriati $4,000 ;expend-
iture $2S, ,979.05; balance $2G.94.
For the compile ion of Wallach School
Appropriation, 81 O50; expenditures, 81
926 05; balance, SI3.95.
"Lovejoy School, modern heating and
ventilating apparatus-AppropTia ton, S5,-
1921; expended, $l6; balance, So, ,709 2i.''
industrial Home School, maintenance
including repairs-Appropriation, Sl1, ,0e9
ance of appropriation expended under di.
rection of board of managers of the In.
| dustrial Home School
Two Isolation Hospitals-Appropriat
$50, coo; specifications partially printed
when work was suspended by injunction
or restraining order of the court.
Washington Asylum, central heating
station, hospital ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tion IS, 500: expenditures, IS. O36. "A: balance
1853. Sc.
Special repairs to market houses, 1897
1s9S-Appropriatio $3.50; expended
Western, sSes. 50; Eastern. 1854; George
town $3.50; total, s1,936.S4 balance, $1s3.16
Repairs to market houses, contingen
expenses-Appropriat S600; expended
$55. so; balance, $544.50
Repairs to Police Court Building-Ap
preparation, s700; expended, s609.55; bal
ance, $90.45.
"Addition to cells and other improve