Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-31
Annual Statement Of Building Opera
lions in District.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR
Permits Issued for the Year Ended
June 80, 1900.
REGULATIONS

4ni. JoHi D. BRADY, the District inspector
of buildings today submitted to the Com
missioners his annual report. covering the
transactions of his Office for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1900. together with recon-
mendstfons for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1902
The following is statement of permits
issued from June 30. 1899. to July 1. 1900
showing number and character Of build
ings and their valuation: Brick dwellings
o19. $2,305.510; frame dwellings, 1871, $2sa,
1856; brick repairs. 1872, 1872 se2: frame re-
pairs. 433. $7S.569.5O; stores (brick), 20
*64,375; stores (frame). 5, 1920; store and
dwelling (brick), 10. $3s. 100: store and
dwelling frame), 1. 5000: apartment
houses, 80. 1852, 25s; hotels. 2, $3.50, 700: Of
flee buildings. IL. $751;. 800; bank, 1, $780, 900:
library, 1. 100000; orphan asylum, l. $780,
oOO; colleges. 3, 5000; converts, 2, $685.
ooo: school (frame), 1. $4,000; churches
lnrlck), g. $9s 25S; church (frame) 1. $500;
stables (brick). 80. s26.s45: stables (frame),
~, $il.171; workshop, etc. IL. $17,29O;
greenhouses. IA. So. 400: engines and boilers
IS, sSl.leO; bakery. 1, 5000; vault or un-
hall (frame). 1. $1.7OO; grand stand. /, $500;
r roags "a, depot Crane $685. waiting
Z ~! $500: s sheds !bricD. "a. 1880; sheds
S>ASHtSls ops, S1OOof IOGal NUMBER OF
1880. ''"' f'''i'
Minor repairs. 2,24O, s2O.16o: awnings. 1872,
sS'se w: 1re escapes, 15 $500: elevators,
During the year 493 special applications
1or projections beyond the building line
were approved.
Comparative Statement.
The following is a comparative statement
1or years 1899 and 1900: New buildings
1899. LOSS: 1900 so2. Repairs $780, 1,4ee;
looo' l,520. Dwellings-1S99. 913; 1900. $50.
Valuation of building operations-1see S.
OPS; 1900. 50. 795 1854. so; increase in 1900
81. 229. s29.5O
Number Of permits issued. Including
ings. vaults. etc.-1ss9. 1880: 1900. 1878: in
crease during 1900. 379. In ffty-two cases
inspections were made and applications dis
approved, and In fifty-six cases after in
proved permits were uncalIed for.
The following summary shows the dis
tribution Of improvements in the different
sections OF the District and the value of
same: Buildings - Northwest, s3O29. 800
county, 81 .s94, $50; northeast, 1894. COS:
southeast $276,lS southwest. SOL .9O5: to-
s sai, so.s26 1874 Repairs Northwest 1905
S34; county. $S1 .693; southwest, s3i 149 20
southeast. $29,15s; northeast sec s91; total
1914 1850. wal
The receipts of the Office for the wear
were; For .,, building permits. 1874; for
awnings sl32; for vaults. 81: for boilers,
s.. 367 W. 'o'ai'
a, me me receipts during the year 1899 were
$'.'96' and In 1900 $3,367. a decrease of 500
IN addltion to the permits above enum-
eihteo' instantaneous permits were issued
Tor which no fees were obtained. consisting
OF rebuilding entrance porches and stems
temporary structures for the use of build
ers in connection with new construction
Co.
ing materials. and excavations for build
ings.
Reports of Assistants.
Inc report Of the assistants shows that
inspections We're made as follows: Visits
TO new buildings. 6,729; visits to old build
inss IN course Of alteration or repair. 2516;
visits OF a miscellaneous character, 3. 44s:
total. 1aOO. 1851; total, 1899, l2369: in
crease, 1922.
Condemnation Of dangerous buildings or
parts thereof during 1900, 616; during 1890
12O; an Increase Of 400. ''
By reference to the tabulatsd statement
OF building operations for the past fiscal
year. 1t will be seen that while the number
OF new buildings has fallen Off slightly the
IN nc Jea so in value over last year has been
erected nave been of greater size and bet
ter character than formerly The decrease
In the number Of dwellings erected and
increase In apartment houses is noticeabIe
and worthy Of some consideration hv IN
vestors. suggests Mr.. Brady
A Steady Increase
The steady increase in suburban build
ngs. he says. adds to the ever tncreas-
ing work of the office by spreading the
building operations over the entire District.
ana covering greater area than occupied
by cities Of twice or thrice our population.
But regret to say the office force has NOT
increased with the expansion in all other
directions. and In comparison with other
cities our small force would appear entirely
inadequate to the demands Of the public
welfare. l am convinced that the full scone
and responsibility of the work is not under
STOOD by the public and appreciated by our
legislators. When It Is realized that from
wv 70 ooU buildings are under construction
at one time and spread over an area of
sixty-two miles. it will be seen that orr
force OF four inspectors. travelling from
Twelve to fifteen miles day and allowing
the insufficient time of twenty minutes for
each inspection. could not visit each buiId
ing once week. l am sure that a whole
story OF house can be constructed between
visits and the lives and property of the n,,h-
lie 1eopardized. and an unreasonable respon-
siolilty imposed on a bonded officer. who
works In and out Of office hours to avoid
e e l have appealed in vain for a
force sufficient to visit each building under
construction at least once a day, It ia NOT
sufficient to give the office one additioneI
man at time, for 1t appears that every
tAio,iA iAeaS INV DIN udyS Work TO crowd into
one day. o
This office has no limit of hour. for
daily work. and. with rare exceptions orr
assistants work overtime In their efnorts tn
relieve the inspector of buildings of the
constant apprehension that some friehtfuI
accident may occur, Notwithstanding the
fact that the utmost vigilance is exerted
by our small force. 1 beg also to call at
tentton to the fact that except in case of
sickness or debility from overwork our en-
ployes never receive the usual rest or holi-
day accorded government clerks They
have rarely received a weeks vacation and
consequently often break down under the
strain of incessant work"
Increase Recommended.
The corps Of assistant inspectors in the
field. the inspector recommends, should be
increased by at least four additional men,
and to afford them full time for the in
specdon OF buildings, and relieve them of
the great amount Of correspondence or
clerical work now incident to such inspec-
tons. an additional clerk should be pro-
vided for the Office. There need be no fear
of raising the force beyond the demands
he adds. for as the force increases their
utility will be more and more evident In