Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-08
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
Figures Given in Annual Report of
Building. Inspector.
INCREASED VALUE OF. IMPROVEMENTS
Request Made for an Addition to
Office Force.
THE ANNUAL RECEIPTS

The report. of Mr.. John B. Brady, the
District inspector of buildings, for the fiscal
year ended June 60 1899, was made public
by the Commissioners today. The volume
of business done during the year, states
Mr.. Brady, clearly shows the great activi-
ty in building operations which has been
going in the District during the past
year. This activity, he believes, will con-
tinue to an even greater extent during The
present fiscal year.
These operations are shown in the fol-
lowing tabulated statement embraced in the
report
Statement of permits issued from June
30, 1885, to July 1, 1892 with number Of
buildings and the valuations:
Brick dwellings,, TAI, $2,311,932; frame
dwellings, 166. S266,615; brick repairs, 7o6
$685., 0O550; frame repairs, 444, $775s9: stores
(brick), 49, $s9,579; stores frame), 1, $780,
store and dwelling (brick>, 26, $111,600; store
and dwelling (frame), 2, $3.50; sta
bles (brick), Al. $66.32o; stables frame)
II, $s,o75; warehouses, B., $1l,soo;
churches, 4, $4,000; office buildings, H.
$491 $50; workshops, etc, II, $3.50; flats
and apartments houses, SO. $3.50, 500;
motel. !, $1,000; tenement house, /, I0o;
green houses 6. 81 05; theaters or assem-
bly, halls. 2. $3.50; grand stand 2, 5000;
power house, l, $1,000: laboratory, ., s16,-
goo; college. 2, $40 GOO; brewery, /, $35 600:
car shed (brick), l, $1,000; sheds (brick)
boiler and engine, 81, s26sO5; vaults or I'M
foreground construction, Z, $3,S13; transfer
station or waiting room, 1, $3.50. Total,
2,597. S., 49,, 1872.
$40, 725; elevators and fire escapes 43, Ssh
175; grand total 1910, s., J65, 525
Special application for projections be-
yond the building line approved, 535.
Comparison of Figures.
A comparative statement is made for
years 1898 and 1899, as follows: 1898, LII
new buildings, 1850 repairs 500 dwellings,;
1899. 1856 new buildings. 1,499 repairs, 313
dwellings Result: Decrease.
Valuation Of building operations: 1898,
a,@GS 62o.57; 1899, 1856, $50 Increase, ST.
351 .90443.
Number of permits issued, including
buildings. repairs and minor repairs, avn
ings, vaults, etc: 1898, 1888; 1899, 1896.
Increase, 9S Inspections made and appli-
cations dfsapproved for year 1899, IS. In
spections made, applications approved, per-
mits uncalled for, 81.
The following summary will show the
distribution of improvements in the differ
ent sections of the District and the value
of same: Northwest, buildings, 81 ,S51 Do;
county, buildings, s1,765,6f4; northeast,
buildings. $492, 415; southeast buildings,
$210,475; southwest, buildings, $110,S1O.
Total, $4,43o .566 Northwest. repairs, $727,-
920j0; county, repairs, s211 914.50; north
east repairs. $57 ,551.00; southwest, repairs,
S33. 63S.0O; southeast, repairs, 81 JI2UO.
Total, $1,o53,616.
Office Receipts.
The following are the receipts of the Of
flee for the past year: For building per-
mits 1852; for awnings, SLAB; for vaults,
81; for boilers, engines, ovens and furna-
ces 81; total, $3,7J6 Received for year
1898, exclusive of charges for vault space,
1921; received for year 1899, So, 796; in
crease. $il0
In addition to the permits above enum-
Grated, miscellaneous permits issued,
for which no fees were obtained, consist
ing of rebuilding entrance porches and
steps, temporary structures for the use
of builders in connection with new con
struction, extra occupancy of public space
for building materials, and excavations for
buildings.
The report of the assistants, hereunto
attached. shows that the inspections made
We're as follows New building, 81 .:i62; old
buildings, altered repaired 1875: in
spections of miscellaneous character. b
072 total, 1899, 1890: total, 1898, 1890;
increase, 209; CONCENTRATIONS of danger
Gus buildings or parts thereof. 30.
Increase fM Force Required.
In view of the volume of business per-
formed during the year, and of the contin-
uance of this activity, Mr.. Brady invites
cal eauipm ut of this branch of their de-
partment, to enlist their influence to secure
additional help in order to relieve the con-
gesled condition constantly arising, and
which is source of serious embarrassment
to all persons dealing directly with this Of
flee.
Year after year" he says. "recommen-
dations have been made, having in view an
increase in the number Of employees for this
office to meet the increasing demands of
the public, without success. | have been
frequently confronted with applications for
examinations of both and old con-
struction numerous that the small force
at my command could not reach the cases
with that promptness that would avoid de-
lay in the progress of the work of the APP
plicants. The building community has al
ways conceded that this department has
accomplished all that can be expected from
it. equipped it is with such a small
force We have exercised all the physical
erergy usually allotted TO man in meeting
the demands made upon us, yet [ find it
impossible to avoid arrearases in work, ana
give to the community that service it is
entitled to.
The District Of Columbia has passed its