The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-28
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT.
A Church Asks for the Waving of
Building Regulation.

Tae Commissioners Authorize Pub
lie Work Through the Engineer
Department-Pcrmi to quarry
stone on the Canal Road Granted.
The District Commissioners today re-
ferred to their Attorney the application
of William J Palmer. Of Ninth and f
Streets northwest. who requested that
the building It equations be waived in the
construction of the EHon Baptist Church
The special section which Mr. Palmer
asked to have waived was that requiring
the use Of fiFeproof construction up TO
and including the auditorium floor. Mr..
Palmer stated that the church in question
Is to be located on c Street. between
Sixth and seventh Streets southeast.
In reporting upon the application the
Inspector of Buildings states that, &C
cording to the regulations, the freproof
material must be used in the proposed
building, although it is in close proxim-
ity to the ground and has no cellar. The
Inspector states that the regulations pro
vide for no exceptions
Acting upon the advice Of George F
Green, Water Registrar. the Commission
ers have voted not to grant the request
of Thomas Hyde for permission to use
ty-third Street northwest.
The Commissioners today authorized
the issue of the following orders relative
to the work of the Engineer Department
That cement sidewalk be laid and curb
reset or the south side Of Massachusetts
Avenue northwest, between Eleventh and
Twelfth Streets, abutting reservation No
IS, at an estimated cost OF S577, chargeabIe
curbs around public reservations.
That School Street Mount Pleasant,
from its south end TO Park Street be ma
cadamiZed at an estimated cost Of SIPS,
chargabIe to the appropriation for repairs
10 roads.
That the proposal of Pavarini & Greer
fVo. J. received June 10, 1891, as modified
by their supplemental proposal of June q,
1901 to construct a four-room school
building on lots 81 to 6S, block ), Kenil-
worth complete for the sum Of S22.515,
including stone arches over main entrance
and stone name-paneI, and nodded bricks
for arches over windows and using red
stone trimmings, is hereby accepted
That the proposal CNo- y of Gleason &
Humphrey, received June 10, 1901, as mod
fled by their supplemental proposal Of
June "a 1861, 10 construct a foUT-room
school building on lots a to 81 inclusive,
block 1, Twining City, but including stone
arches over main entrance and stone
name-paneI, and the use OF red stone
trimmings, for the sum OF S2234O, is here
by accepted
That Mr. William NJ Curtis is hereby
appointed chairman in the Engineer De
pertinent at 1925 per day vice w H
Speirs who declined appointment
That a telephone be installed in the resi-
deHee Of Captain Chester Harding. assist
ant TO the Engineer Commissioner, at 2025
G Street northwest
That the deadhouse provided for in the
appropriation bill OF the District for the
fiscal year 1851 be constructed by day
labor under the direction OF the Superin-
tendent of Repairs at an estimated cost of
about 1886.
That catch basins be constructed at the
northeast and northwest corners of Deca-
tur Place and Twenty-second Street, with
the necessary outlet sewer, at an estimat-
ed cost OF catch basins OF $3.50, chargeab Die
to the appropriation for main and pipe
sewers, 1852, and of outlet sewer along the
north side Of Decatur Place between Flor
ida Avenue and Twenty-second Street.
sI-220 chargeab1e 10 the appropriate for
suburban sewers, 1902