The Washington times., 1901-09-19
WORK ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Masy schoolhOuses in the District
in Course of COnstructiOn.


JOHN b. Brady, the Inspector of Public
Buildings, returned to the city Tuesday
from Atlantic City, where he has been
spending his vacation. He stated to a
Times reporter that in his absence the
work on the municipal structures had
been progres sing in a satisfactory man
ner. He said hat as result of the build
ing operations now in progress the Dis
trict would soon be in possession of sew
eral fine new structures and several old
ones would be greatly improved.
There are twelve buildings in process of
erection or under repair sTc extension.
With the exception of two these are
school buildings. The Lovejoy school
building. corner of Twelfth and D Streets
northeast, is well along toward compile
tion under the contractors, Pavarini &
Greer. They are trimming the inside,
scraping the floors, plastering the walls
below the damp course. and painting.
Owing to certain delays in the sub-e on-
Sract work the contractors were recently
given an extension of time to complete
the building and it will not be ready for
occupany until about November Is.
The engine house on Lansing Street,
Brookland, is being hurried along as fast
as circumstances will allow by the con-
tractors. Messrs. Burgess & Parsons.
Carpenters are laying the floors, putting
up the partitions, and preparing for plas-
tering the inside walls.
The Manual Training School structure,
at the corner of Seventh Street and Rhode
Island Avenue. w. E. Spier contractor. is
less advanced. Workmen are cleaning the
fronts, putting up the walls, placing the
timing, metal lathing, and introducing
the heating apparatus.
Excavation is going on for the founda-
HJns of the school building on P Street,
between North Capitol and First Streets
northwest. Gleeson & Humphrey are the
contractors.
Gleeson a. Humphrey, who are construct
ing tE5 school building in Twining City,
have the work well in hand. They are
constructing the walls. setting the stone
window sills, and the window frames
w. L. Spier. contractor for construc-
tion of the male workhouse at the Wash
ington Asylum, is laying the basement
crete trenches and setting the stone sills.
The concrete foundations of the receiv-
Ing ward at the Washington Asylum are
being laid under the supervision OF the
contractor, II. L. Burgess
The school building at the corner of
Third and n Streets southwest is being
hurried along by ]. NJ. Dunn, the contrac-
tor. The walls are finished, and the
sash putting up the iron stairways, con-
structing the steps, doing the plumbing
and painting. The Manual Training
School on p Street. between First and
Third Streets. erected under contract with
A. Cowsill, is nearly completed. Sub
contractors are doing the plumbing work
introducing the electric wires and GER
tain inside fixtures Contractor Cowsil
is finishing the floors.
improvements are going forward in tho
Industrial Home School. New heating
apparatus is being introduced, carpenters
and painters finishing the repairs, new
slate work is being put in. Pavarini &
Greer are the contractors. Bricklayers
are at work upon the school building or
California Avenue under Pavarini & Greer
erecting the walls and laying the terra
Gotta.
The school building on Half Street
between y and o Streets southwest, D.
F. Mockabee, contractor. has reached the
stage for the inside work The walls are
being tarred and the carpenters and
plumbers have begun their part of tn,
construction.