The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-16
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT.
Steps in the New Hospital and
AlmshOuse Matters.
Orders for Public Work Issued by
the COmmissiOners-An Exception
to the Plumbing ReruIatIons-Au-
thority to String Telephone Wires.


to the Plumbing ReguIatIons-Au-
thOrity to String Telephone Wires.
| The District Commissioners have under
consideration two matters that are like
~ 10 engage their attention for some time
One Is the preparation of plans and
J specifications for the Municipal Hospital.
/ and the other is the selection of site
and the preparation of the plans Of
new municipal almshouse.
The District Appropriation bin. APPROX
! ed June o, 1900. included an item of 800,
| G50, or so much thereof as might be nee
| essary. for the purchase of site for
! Municipal Hospital. Pursuant TO the au-
thority vested in them, by this act the
| Commissioners, after considering many
offers of land for the purpose. finally pU~-
I chased a part of the Rupert tract,
I bounded by Utica Street, Iowa Avenue,
| the HuitmuIer estate, and Arkansas Az
! enue. The tract contains 81 SO acres and
| the purchase price was So. go. The bal
/ ance of the purchase money was left in
| the Treasury Of the United States as
part of the amount to be appropriated
/ later for the construction of the build
/ ing or buildings of the hospital.
/ BY the terms Of the Appropriation bill
for the District approved March /. 1901
/ prepare plans and specifications for the
/ Municipal Hospital and estimates Of its
| cost. and $3.50 was appropriated for that
purpose.
| The same act of Congress gave the
! Commissioners authority to select suit
! able site for . municipal almshOuse, for
( which Sc, 600 was appropriated or so much
! thereof as may be necessary. For the
/ preparation of plans for the aIrnshouse
! $3.50 was appropriated, and it was stipu-
lated that the total cost of the almShOuse
/ is not TO exceed S125, co completed and
! ready for occupancy. Several sites have
/ been offered to the Commissioners for the
proposed sImshouse, and a number Of
them have been inspected, bht it is likely
that a selection Will not be made until the
/ fall
With a view to the preparation Of plans
{ for these two buildings Captain Lansing
Il Beach, the Engineer Commissioner,
and DR.. William c. Woodward the Dis
trict Health Officer, have gone on a tour
OF inspection to other cities to see several
hospitals and almshouses which are con
sjdered models of their kind. They will
visit the city hospital fEE Boston and the
aImshouse at Utica, NJ and1ft is ex-
pected that the hints received on this tour
Of inspection will serve as the basis Of the
E
. here The two structures viii not 90 fur
Their than the adoption of plans BEFORE The
meeting of Congress, or indeed during the
present fiscal year The money for the
actual building is yet 10 be appropriated
J. Braitmayer, of ZI25 n Street north
west, recently requested permission TO
pay water main tax on lot 2I4, square 1851
when the same is properly adjusted. ghe I
application was referred 70 the Assessor
who has now reported, and it is under
stood that the action Of the Commission
ers VIII be based upon his report, as fol-
lows:
The east % feet OF lot 212, square I261,
fronting on Poplar Street, was assessed in
the name OF J. Braitmayer, November /,
1883 for water main amounting TO $4l.25. |
An examination developed the fact that d !
subdivision OF TINS lot was recorded in /
ISIS on plat and tax books 1t was discov- |
cred a short while after that there was /
no authority for this subdivision and al |
once il was stricken from the pa t"ok, I
but not from the tax bQsfSsuntil the JISns- /
fer was made JanuaTSs5, s5SS2
In lS7San assessments KS levied on lot /
rs, {2,SSg square feet, WRen. as matter /
Of fact, lot rs did not exist and the prop /
crty taxed is lot zi2 zs1ldzit should have /
been assessed for the 500 square feet I /
recommend that lot 2I2 Enormously 2I55 /
he changed from ESQ square feet to the
4
ent owners, J. Braitnayer K T. J Stan /
ton be allowed to pay for the balance
2.511 square feet, on that basis; also that
the assessment Of November / 1893 and +
the sales OF the first installrnent Of this
assessment be Cancelled and amount OF !
purchase money of first instaIlment be re- !
turned 70 the purchaser.
The Commissioners today authorized the /
issue Of the following permits for public /
work through the Engineer Department. /
That BIagden Mil Road between /
Pierce's Mill Road and Broad Branch |
Road be macadamized at an estimated |
cost Of 5000, charged bic to the appropria- I
ton for repairs to roads 1892
That a drain be constructed around No. /
10 police stationhoUSe on Whitney Aye /
nue., at an estimated cost of 1910. charge |
able TO the appropriation for said sta |
tionhOuse-
The Commissioners today ordered that |
George F. Sacrey be appointed inspector |
II the Engineer Department at $3.50 per
day, 10 take effect when he reports for +!
duty.
Mendenhau & Waters. Of 1916 PennsyI-
vania Avenue northwest. recently sent a
request to the Commissioners that the
plumbing work done by them in the flats
at 40 i r Street northeast. be- allowed /
10 remain as constructed. though slightly
at variance with the Plumbing ReguIa-