Evening star., 1900-06-22
NEW BUILDINGS IN DISTRICT
ADDITIONAL wORKHOUsE TO BE
ERECTED At EARLY DATE.
School Structures and Houses for
Police and Fire Departments
Plans of Commissioners.

Speaking today of the proposition to erect
the additional workhouse for male prisoners
in some other section than that in which
the existing workhouse buildings stand,
Capt. Beach, the Engineer Commissioner.
stated to a reporter of The Star that 1t is
the intention of the Commissioners to erect
the building on the workhouse grounds. in
the extreme eastern section of the city.
Capt. Beach believes that Congress, in pro-
viding the funds for this building. assumed
that it would be there erected, and, in the
absence of directions from Congress to
place 1t elsewhere, he feels that the Com
misSfonerS are not authorized to erect the
building upon any other site.
The force in the office of the inspector Of
buildings is busily at work on the plans for
this building, and as soon as the specifica-
items can be drawn up and printed pro-
posals for constructing 1t will be invited.
This force. Capt. Beach explained. is much
too limited, especially in view of the fifteen
or twenty school buildings, houses for the
police and fire departments, and other mu-
nicipal structures already provided for. and
the work of preparing the plans and specifi-
cations will be pushed as rapidly as the
small force will permit.
School houses and those for the fire de-
partment, stated Capt Beach, will be given
the preference. Already proposals have
been invited for constructing school house
In the southeast section of the city, one in
the northeast and one In Takoma Park, and
those for the first two will be opened the
Both instant. while those for the one in
Takoma Park will be opened July q. Pro-
posals for constructing the Love5oy School
and the one In Hillsdale will be advertised
in few days, while the specifications for
the white manual training school and those
for the colored manual training school are
being printed, so that in very few days
proposals for erecting these buildings will
bo invited
The house for the truck company in Co
lumbia Heights and the chemical engine
house in Tenleytown are expected to be
constructed this season.
Site for Police Station.
Proposals for the sale of ground for a
site for the police station to be erected
between 7th and 14th streets, Whitney ave-
nue. and Spring road are now being con-
sidered by the Commissioners. When this
site has been purchased, plans for the
building will be drawn, as it is the desire
of the Commissioners to erect it by the
first of January, If possible. Sites for the
new school buildings will be secured at the
earliest date practicable, as well as one
for the chemical engine company, to be
located in Brookland The advice of the
school board has been invited by the Com
missiCners as to the territories in which
the new school buildings are to be erected,
and as soon as their location has been de-
cded upon proposals for the sale of land
will be solicited.
said Captain Beach, to construct all the
municipal buildings provided for at the
very earliest possible day. They are en-
couraged to believe that the amounts re-
spectively provided will be sufficient to Sc
cure their erection, and that in no instance
will they be compelled, as they We're last
year, to postpone their construction be-
cause the proposals exceed the funds avail
able.
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