The times., 1901-05-19
Commissioners will be guided by the rec
concentrations of Mr.. Ball.

| Commissioners will be guided by the rec
concentrations of Mr. Ball
The question of using vitrihed pipe for
the drainage Of two houses on the Ten
leytown Road, near the District line, has
been the subject Of discussion among the
authorities for several days. The question
was raised by an application made BY F.
J. and ". D. Heider Tor permission to use
the material mentioned.
Charles 3. Ball. the Inspector Of Plumb
: ing, first considered the application, and
reported to the Commissioners as follows:
THE two houses in question are on the
TeEleyt0wn Road, near the District line.
| The water supply is to be furnished by
/ a windmill pump. 1t seems improbable
that public sewerage will be provided Cor
| this locality for a very long time, and
| that when such public main IS available
| a reconstruction Of the plumbing will be
! necessary. The Improvements in this To-
! cality are quite widely separated, and
| there appears to be no reason to suppose
| that nuisance or damage would incur by
the use Of terra Gotta sewer lines from the
house to the street.
Il therefore recommend that the appli-
cants be given permission to use four-inch
terra Gotta sewer lines from a point twen-
~ feet distant from the house wall to the
street gutter for the wastes of kitchen
sinks"
The matter was then referred to DR..
William C. Woodward the Health officer.
who reported as follows:
This request for special dispensation
from the Inspector Of Plumbing allowing
the use Of terra Gotta sewerage lines in
stead Of cast-iron pipe does not appear to
require action by the Health Department.
81 So, ~
visibility Of permitting this drainage to
flow 10 the public road ia, however, to
he considered, would suggest that this
determination requires a knowledge Of the
grades and construction Of the gutter and
Of the ability of the Engineer Department
TO keep il in proper condition.
If therefore, this point is to be con-
! sidered, I would respectfully request that
tEis paper be returned with information
Morris Hacker, of-the Engineer Depart-
ment, being called upon for a statement
re.atiye to the capacity OF the cutters on
the Ten!eytOwn Road, informed the Com
missiOners- that they were wei defined
unpavcd, and had falI Of per cent. @
=. Hunt, the Computing Engineer. in for
warding this statement. said nat it is
not believed to De practicable = keep a
gutter Of the kind in good condition If
waste water is discharged into them
The matter being referred back to the
Health Officer. he reported:
IN view Of the fact that the present
project for draining these premises win.
II executed. result in a nuisance and is in
violation Of section IL Of article s, of the
police regulations, ] respectfully recon-
mend that the writer be advised 20 make
formal application for a permit to main
tain some proper system of sewage dis
posal for this purpose"
II Is understood that the action OF the
Commissioners will be guided by this re-
port
Chemical engine company No. took
possession Of their new house on Wiscon-
sin Avenue and Xenia Street yesterday
afternoon. At o'clock last night the
foreman telephoned headquarters that the
apparatus was IN order and the company
ready 70 respond to alarms The mem
bers Of the company are: Thomas Inscoe,
foreman; Matthew Coughlan, assistant
foreman; George G. Warren driver; Gil
bert y. Jenkins, William D. Baxter. and
David H. Zirkle, priyatcs.
The building was erected by John
Hughes, n. The appropriation for the
site. building, and furniture was included
in the District Appropriation act approved
March g. 1880 which named the strl of
$4,000 for the purpose. Owing to the in
creased price of building material this
sum was increased By the next District
bill by $1,000 The apparatus was made by
Charles 7. Holloway 81 Co. of Baltimore
at 2 cost of 5000. The entrance of the
company upon duty was without incident
]. T. Petty. Auditor for the District, has
returned to the Commissioners the papers
in the claim OF the Capital Traction Com
pany for reimbursement of the amount