The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-07


establish certain regulations with refer
enee to the capacity CT stoves a4d fur
naces that ara 70 90 into houses There
are other regulations just as burdensolae
|Aien are pretty Wei Observed
Inspector Brady-s Views.
The reporter then called upon John 3
Brady. the Inspector of Building. Who
said thai there are not Gov any rules re-
gerdiHg the kind or capacity Of heating
apparatus IN any buildings. excep, thea
tres and other public places We have
certain rules. he said to DE Observed
IN the arrangement OF hot air fues with
reference 20 wood partitions and jo.s.s
but 2one Of the kind CT which YOU .1eal.''
Ar- Brady IS OF the opinion IL..E the
SIZE OF the stove or the capacity OF he
furnace to De placed IN . house should lie
Ieft 20 the architect and builder He GGeS
not see how the question could be regu-
lated from his Office by any rules which
the Commissioners might aGoat Mr.
Brady said that Sc Tar as ne knew there
was 70 set Of building regulations any
where that tried to put down ANYTHING
specific along this line He ehOCglt the
universal practice was TO leave the cues
ton Of heafiu@ To tha architect He sad
no notice Of the matter was taken II Issu-
ing permits for buildings.
-SI-tlS--sFs-i - no mas q SODt zeal or
property il various parts Of the city was
asked MS views upon the subject Il am
glad The Times is going 10 say something
about this natter, and I would be glad
II what Il says should be the means Of
bringing cur builders and contractors 10
their senses upon the kind Of heating a0-
paratus that Is needed IN an ordinary
house II left TO themselves they would
not put in such appliances. as I have
found 7 u p
FIVE houses. With four or five exceptions
they have been built in the usual way.
By contract and all. except twenty Of
them. which | had built and where [ sns-
cited the kind Of stoves and furnaces that
were 20 go in not one was first hu:It
wiki kitchen ranges or other apparatus
large enough 10 DO the work regufred
There has been bitter complaint rroIa all
ny tenants in The houses / refer TO. aud
l have lost good tenants and many
months rent Tor no other reason than
that contractors PUT cheap-Johu stoves
and furnaces in my houses They were
paid good prices for the work bur hey
were simply dishonest when it came to
the heating appliances. There are m reg
uiatioRs 20 restrain them and hey simply
take advantage OF the situation 20 enrich
themselves In eight Of my houses last
sumner / tore out the old heating FIX
lures. sold them at second hand and put
in euJiTenly new stoves both in the kirch-
en- and the other rooms. Ny tenants are
pleased at The change. and T shall not lose
by IL in the end though it cost me nearly
half = years rent for each house 30 ma ke
the necessary changes
Yes. sir. / most decidedly advocate
some sort Of q building reSUIa lion 10 coy
er this matter OF heating appliances
They have brought the plumbers into line
and now let the stove men take their
medicine like the rest
The suggestions Of the house owner
suggested a cali upon d prominent scCvs
dealer Of the city 10 whom the reporter
explained ;Ee nature Of his errand The
steve man said that he did not know that
anything be could say would throw any
light Upon The subject.
You are probably aware" ne said.
that We are here to sell stoves fur
Uaces and steam heating apparatus. The
contractor comes TO Us and arranges for
putting stoves or heaters OF 2 specified
kind into "a row Of houses We have moth
Ing 10 say. except TO urge, perhaps. the
use q better appliances. which. Of course
cost more mOncy. II IS rare that we in
duce q builder 10 adopt better goods than
he has set his mind upon. We may know
perfectly we'll THAI The stoves are not hIg
enough Tor the house, hut II Is a question
Of selling what the man wants or moth
scrurlos-
One Great Drawback
ore Of the great drawbacks with heat
ing apparatus in the ordinary house is the
manner III which Il is put in Perhaps the
contractor decides that he viii use hot
air furnaces. TIE building regulations Of /
the District prescribe certain restrictions |
with reference to the fues Of such heat !
ers running up in the walls OF the house
They must not be within 50 many inches |
Of a lOist etc To avoid trouble here the /
builders several years ago hit upon The /
plan Of running the hOt-air pipes up the /
chimney to lhe rooms above The smoke /
pipe also runs up Jhe same chimney We /
run the furnace pipes mp the hue beside /
the smoke pipe Just above the highest
register we place piece OF heavy sheet
iron across The chimney to serve as a
,isci. 10 the heat going out the top OF the /
chimney. The smoke pipe passes through