Evening star., 1898-08-09

ings Is nineteen greater than last year,
and the valuation S1o1,o2Is2. The number
4 OF dwellings erected is thirty-three less
than the previous year, but there were
| twenty-one more apartment houses con-
| structed than during the last fiscal year.
| The statements of the assistants show
that more frequent inspection of build
/ ings was rendered last year, owing to
the fact that bicycles were provided, which
| enabled them to cover more territory than
formerly. As the volume of business, that
| this office is called upon to perform, in
| creases each year, / renew my request
4 that the force of assistant inspectors be
1 increased. and recommend that provision
be made for three more men,
| Il also renew my recommendation of last
4 year, that an additional clerk at $.300 per
/ anrum be provided for. This employe Is
minfstration of this Office, the great
| amount of work rendered by the clerk tenn
| porarily employed during the year to assist
| me has been of great service and should be
made permanent.
| "I again recommend that the salaries of
| the assistant inspectors be made s., loo per
annum, as l am satisfied that the COM
pensation now given is Inadequate for the
| services rendered, and for the same reason
| the salary of the principal assistant in
spector should be made at least $l.soO.'
District buildings.
| The plans and specifications were pre-
| pared under the supervision of the inspector
| of buildings for the several municipal
| buildings provided for in the appropriation
\ BILL and in the erection of which the ex-
| penditures made are shown by the follow
| ing:
Anthony Bowen school-Appropriation
$50 900; expenditure $50 Ass. balance
| $254 II.
For lot adjoining Curtis school-Appro-
| $27.
Western High School Approximation.
$lS3,bDU expenditure S1pQ hal
| s., 735S2s
School building. Connecticut avenue ex-
neutrality-suspicious., $16 600; expenditure
sl5, ,S37.4S: balance, $I62 81
Congress Heights school-Approprfatton
sl2.2l9.16; expenditure $11 565o4; balance
s6o4i2 Note-The above balance will be
expended in painting the exterior of the
pqilolng and placing clocks in tower
Hayes school, 9Th and streets northeast
| Mo-aapppropriation, % $4,000; expenditure $685.
919.O6; balance, S2O.94 w.
For the completion of WaIIacb ScbooI -
balance. S1395.
Lovejoy School, modern heating and yen-
elratlng pae atus-Appropriation, S5,725- "A;
expended, SIG; balance, S5,1O924
Industrial Home School, maintenance in
ciuu,hg repalrs-Appropriation Sll 600; ex-
pended, a. balance, S10,!26. Note: Balance
| of appropriation expended under direct;on
OF board of mana gers of the Industrial
Home School.
Two Isolation Hospitals-Appropriat
n ted
S3-ooi balance, SO 1896 a. Note: The nIars
| prepared for one of these buildings, and
| specifications partially printed when work
wa suspended by injunction or restraining
ORDER of the court.
washington Asylum, central heating STA
ton, hospital department-Appropriatio
se,So0 expenditures, SS,o36.44; balance,
Special repairs to market houses 1897.
I1S9S-Appropriation, 81 800; expended
Western ,ss9s.69; Eastern, 1884; Georgetown
So41o; total, 81 1856 81; balance Si63 I6
Repairs to market houses, contingent ex-
neutrality-suspicious. 5000; expended
| 5000; balance, S544. 90
Repairs to Police Court bulding-Appro-
| 500. 45.
Addition to cells and other improvements
at Police Court building-Appropriation
| 81 200; expended S;a %; balance 81 ItE3 a
-Four additional cells at fourth precinct
station house-Appropriation, S996; expend-
| ed, So balance, 1886.
Station and Engine Houses.
Repairs to station houses, 1897 -1S9s-Ap-
| preparation, $1,000; No. 1, S513; No .,
sS34s; No. 3, $500; No. 4, s323. 10; No. 3.
| s51.6o; No. &, s3s5.o9; No. Z, $3.50; No. s.
S3To.13; No. 8. s66.60; total, 81 ,ss4. 80; bal
| ance, S115G5.
Engine house No. H. Sth street between
d and E streets ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
S35 900; amount transferred from No -
o. ol.shJ.
expenditures, S36. .991 2S; balance 81 S06 81
Note-Of the above balance the sum of
$1,000 was allowed for furniture.
Engine house No. To- Anacostia D. c.
Appropriation, $4,000; amount transferred
from Brightwood engine house 81 343 Al;
total, s11 1874; expenditures, S15,3049s;
balance, s., Dds. As:
Note-Chargeab against this balance
will be material for driveway 500 65; law
ing drain around building, sI19: furniture
for building, $500; total, 81 ,174.65, leaving
the sum of s1,G53.7s to be expended for in
closing and paving grounds and additiona!
work to building.
Repairs to engine houses, 1897 7-1sas-Ap-
preparation, $500 No. ], s9G6.5s: No. =
S66.2 25; No. 4. s209.97; No. 3. s42.75; No. 6,
s2I6.35: No. Z. s451.S3: No. s. s14I.9l. No.
8. $3.50: No. 10, sT4.0S; No. Il. S84.17. No.
Il, 5000; No. b. S34i9: No. Il. S217:
chemical No. 1. S5.2f: chemical No. > So;
truck A, s24a2 Is; truck B, s94.53; truck c,
s101.59: truck D, s111.35. Total, $s0)4..3.
Balance. $495I7. May IL. 1898, the Com
missioners transferred the supervision of
station house. engine house ana market
house repairs to Mr. L. E. Bond superin-
tendent of school repairs.
Outside Aid.
ITO relieve this office of the labor of pre-
pairing plans for the municipal buildings
advantageous terms were made by the
Commissioners with four leading architects
of this city, and drawings and specifica-
tions were obtained for three school houses
and one engine house. The latter is cum
pleted and occupied, and 1t is expected that
the school houses will be ready for occu-
pancy in September next. The architec-
tural treatment of the buildings are very
satisfactory, and this method of dispcsirg
OF the architectural work under the euper-
vision of this office will be continued
In October last the new building regr,i!a-
uoDs went into effect, and their application
results in a better and mere substantial
method of construction than prevailed un-
der the old regulations.
To exercise that supervision over gem
eral construction to insure compliance with
the regulations. the number Of assistant in
spectors should be increased. The necessity
is ard has been urgent and will become
more and more so; therefore / hope that
the recommendations made will be an
proved and the increased assistance grant
ed. Manifestly the building inspector has |
but little opportunity to give to his person.
al attention this branch of the work Of |
flee work and the supervision of municipal |
buildings engrosses his whole time and en- |
tire reliance for the proper inspection of |
general construction must be placed in his |
assistants.
Il reiterate the arguments heretofore |
used in my former reports, and ask that |
You present 70 the law-making power the |