The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-20
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
Funds Needed for improvements
Northwest of Georgetown.

Lack of Water and Drainage I'm q
Growing Part OF the District
Plans for New SchooIhouses-The
Health Officer Submits n Report ON
the Pending Smoke law Cnsex
Clark Bros, of sos Eleventh Stree;
northwest, recently wrote to the Com
missioners asking for certain items TO be
included in the estimates for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1902, for improving
the roads and streets. and the laying OF
water mains and sewers in that portion
OF the northwest section bounded by the
Loughboro Ridge and New Cut Road. in
Guiding the residential portion of the Con-
duit Road
lowing to the lack OF citizens asso-
citation and a consequent inability to have
concerted action" they say. for that
portion of the District northwest of
Georgetown bounded by the Lough5oro
Ridge and New Cut Road, including the
settled portion of the Conduit Road, we
sity of providing some relief for the ex-
listing conditions and the means of the
betterment thereof.
Throughout all this section, owing to
the grade being above the reservoir, the
residents have to provide water service
by means Of windmills. Similarly no pub
lie drainage facilities are provided, al
though the same could be done very read
lily, owing to the topography OF the land.
,hr ~ hula limo &c lcfu mt in
creasing, and we know Of others who
would commence building at once IL any
improvements of the kind mentioned eX-
listed there.
1.-The single fare and fine service given
by the electric railroad brings this reser-
voir section within seven minutes from
Georgetown and about thirty minutes from
the White House. We understand that
the United States Government will short
ly resurfaee the Conduit Road with flint.
having already hauled the stone to the
ground. II it goes a step further, as it
should, and provides electric lights. on
account of the popularity of this thor-
onghfare for driving, and from ccnsidera-
lions of safety, We feel that the assist
ance of the District Government over its
jurisdiction will result in justice to the
taxpayers and residents of deserving
and beautiful suburb
ceipt Of the letter and will consider it in
connection with the estimates which they
are now preparing.
The District Commissioners have now
under consideration the plans prepared by
the Inspector of Buildings for the several
school houses to be erected this year and
those CT the new workhouse for men to be
built on the grounds of the Washington
Asylum.
The appropriation bill approved on June
6, 1899, provided for the erection of eight
new school houses and the enlargement
ard repair of several others. In each in
stance the appropriation bill named
lump sum for the purchase of a site and
FOR the erection and furnishing of the
building One item provided for the pur-
chase CT a site and toward the construc-
ton Of the building Of an eight-room
school in the Eleventh Division. $4,000.
the total cost not TO exceed si7,5G0. For
an eight-room building including the pur-
chase of the site for the Tenth Division,
$4,000. the total cost not to exceed $751;,
500. For a four-room building at Kenil-
worth $4,000 was appropriated: for site
and four-room building in the Eighth d.
vision $4,000: for site and four-room
building in the Seventh division S25. 600:
for site and toward the construction of
the building at Washington Heights. $780,
eco, the total cost not to exceed SIS 900;
for an eight-room building to relieve
Greenleaf School in the Fourth division.
$4,000. the total cost not to exceed $52.-
GEO, ard for the site and toward the con-
struction of a tweive-room building in
lexington $4,000. the total cost is not to
exceed Sec, Geo.
The sites for these schools have now
dot nod ha
lions for the transfer Of the greater num-
Der Of them are completed. Hans also
have been submitted for some CT the
buildings by architects und=r comp ctitiYe
conditions fixed some time ago by the
Commissioners. The plans recommended
BY the Inspector CT Buildings and those
prepared in his Office are now passing IN
DER examination, with a view to their
acceptance or rejection. The plans OF
the wcrkhouse for men are the revised
plans made since the rejection Of the
bids fer the construction OF the building.
One of the conditions imposed upon
Inc Commissioners by the terms OF III.
Appropriation bill is that the total cost
OF the sites and the several buildings
when completed upon plans and specif- |
cations previously made and approved |
shall not exceed the several and respec- !
tive sums of money appropriated or au-
euoA'ESo hoi eudt puIpCSe. II WAS also I
Stipulated in the bill that in the pur- |
chase of sites and in the preparation of (
plans proper regard should be had to the
future enlargement Of such buildings !
These provisions have laid upon the Com I
missfoners the duty of securing the
school sites at the lowest poss bic prices I
With view to this. much time has been /
spent in the examination of sites offered
and in making a final decision. The
preparation OF the plans with view to /
additions to the buildings has involved
considerable labor. SO the fiscal year
will be far spent before ground will be
broken for the new buildings
The general conditions worked out In
the plans Of the school buildings are that
in each class room not less than fifteen
square feet Of floor area shall be allotted
to each pupil. In each class room also
the window space shall be not less than
OF the floor space, and the dis
tance Of the desks most remote from the
windows shall not be more than one and
one-half times the height Of the top Of
the window from the floor. The height
OF the class room is not to exceed four
teen feet.
The provisions for ventilation are in
general that for each person in a class
room not less than thirty cubic feet OF
fresh air a minute. which amount must be
introduced and thoroughly distributed
without creating unpleasant draughts or
any two parts of the room TO Diff
fer in temperature more than two de-
grees Fahrenheit, or the maximum tenn
perature from heating appliances to ex-
coed as degrees Fahrenheit The yeloritv