The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-30
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT.
The Annual Report Of the Inspector
OF HufIdinGs.

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permits wore issued for the erection or
! repairs cf 5,lga buildings. involving an ,X-
pauditurn of .E19hgsa The report also
shows that permits were ISSUED for I.t-1
now buildings. as against SOP the previous
year. being an increase of TO The num-
/ Der IF permits for repairs ia 1901 was
| l.>si. and in 1900 was l.59n. there being an
increase 10 the former year Of go. of the
now buildings erected during the period
covered by the report ga were dwellings
/ a- against $50 the previous year. The per
/ rats for apartment houses during the as-
] cal year were Is. as against jN the pre-
} yious year.
/ Tie value Of now buildings erected dur
/ ans the fiscal year was S5IfS0a1. and uf
/ repairs, S>,is57. The receipts of the Of
/ flee Of tho building inspector for the is
/ $40, OF permits were S5.755. an Increase Of
| s,>G over the previous year.
I The Inspector states that in addition
/ 90 the permits included i'm Jhg above sum
/ mary. miscellaneous permits were ISSUED.
/ for which no foes were oNactld, such as
/ renewals Cf entrance steps. temporary
/ structur Tor the use OF builders IN con-
| strUctinE buildings. and extra occupancy
! ~ public space for the storage of mater
/ ials.
/ The volume Of work this office has had
| % deal WITH says Mr.. Brady. has been
/ attended 10 as promptly as it has been
| possible To do So, and as the number of
! hours in an official day is not sufficient TO
! meet the demands Of t{ie public for in
| sIscJiOns. the corps of assistant inspec-
| tors have willingly worked beyond the
! official time allotted 50 as 10 comply with
/ the request Of the contractors and build
/ CTS FOR inspection Of trenches and fouu-
datiunS. IL order TO reduce To a minimum
| delays in construction.
''Adyers, criticism has Doeu INDUCED in
/ 10 large extent 10y the builders and 9TH
| Crs interested IN building, Iu- 20 the loss
- time I'm having proposed projections be
yond the building line approved within a
reasonable time after Application has
been made therefor to this office. BY act
of Congress passed March 9, 1891. The ex-
tension of any building OF build lgs. OF
any part or parts thereof in the city OF
! Washington. IN the District Of Columbia
| beyond The building line. and upon the
| 5tT'"lS ana avenues, shall lot D. granted.
| except upon special application ana with
| the concurrence OF an of the Commits
I si9Htrs and the approval OF The Secretary
OF War.
As the applications for projections. as
now made, necessarily pass through many
/ hands. the average time consumed before
I approval Is secured is ten DAYS In or
der 10 prevent unnecessary delay in the
construction OF buildings pending approx
! al OF applications for projections. and
| solely as privilege. the Commissioners
| have permitted excavations within build
| Ing LL,s 10 proceed ln advance Of action
/ on The question of projections. This priv
! u'-e has unfortunately been abused lu
/ many Instances. and Unauthorized tNCa-
/ EaUoLS have been begun without the
! BUILDING limos. COMPLAINT of the uecDSsa-
| ~ delay On the granting II building per
| UlTs involving projections beyond the
/ building line .lDuid Dee reserved until
/ builders no longer abuse the privilege
| granted them with the object of facili-
/ iaJlg their operations.
| The confusion nov prevail ng in house
! numbers tn many parts OF the District
/ especially IN the suburbs. due 10 IN, sub
division Of land into narrower lots than
! twenty ftet ia width. the limit first es-
/ laDlShed Tor baSlnE numbers and the
| erection Of houses thereon. Is a subject
which must be corrected as quickly as
possible. Ia partly improved squares IL is
/ manifest that the Introduction OF narrow
| houses affect existing numbers ON build
I lnSs previously erected, and % eliminate
/ IHe condition now prevailing. II IS recon-
! invnocq that commission. composed OF
/ TWO persons. be appointed, TO whom q. sal
/ airy Of H.tJJ each, per auuUm. be paid
I 80 that the correction Of the house num-
/ bprs may be accomplished AZ the earliest
/ practicable moment
John p Larguey recently reque sted an
extension Of time for the compl -tiou Of
work under contract No. ISIS for the con
struction Of a sewer along Nourse Road
from Klingle Ford Road to Connecticut
Avenue. After consideration Of the mat
ter. O. J. Ingalls,, Acting Superintendent
/ the con- p!eticu Of the contract be- extend
/ ru Tor ten days without penalty on cost
OF inspection This the Commissioners
have approved.
j. W. Daniel Special ASse ssment Clerk
has recommended and the Commission
have approved the application oI joseph
T. Fasue. attorney for Emile n Hal
stead. for the remission Of interest and
Dtld-tlts upon curb and sidewalk sssse--
ment against lot !. square Iyag.
The Commissioners today authorized
inc ioilo"ing orders for public work
through the Engineer Department.
mat % feet Of C-Inch water main be
laid IN Nebraska Avenue from end Of .,--
l71ihs main IN "a sOuthWCsterly direction
1 Ipf the service Of American University
/ That go feet Of E-inch water mai, D..
] ldlI IN Lincoln Avenue between Ty4uTgrr.b
] ana Prospect Streets northeast "a an 8
! tiIEated cost Of S.pg
/ mat In feet q 3g-iuch water main
ana go feet Of 25-inch water main with
/ necessary gates and fittings De laid 10
.5DH4 t,! me Champlaln Avenue shaft Of
| the Washington AqUedUCt tunnel witch tho
| man supplying the 4 Street UumUire
station at an estimated cost Of s. G6
| mat sewer connection be made Of Dis
triet sewer with United States Govern
! ment sewer Ia College Street east OF -Four
! aud-a-lIalf Street 10 accommodate Trurn-
bull street pumping station; estimated
| cost 600. chaTgcable u approximation for
| extension Of high service system
That sewers be constructed as follows
| At an estimated total cost Of 81 2g0.
/ charSeaDie % appropriation for main and
| pipe sewers lul feet Of ls-lnch pipe sew
| er and one manhOle along y Street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh Streets north
west, and lSg feet Of l2-iuch pipe sewer
and two mauhCles IN alley Of sduare 4GI
A 5. CaywOOd. agent for the RosenthaI
estate. recently requested that "a water
main 20 De laid IN Reeves Street 70 accom-
modate lots 65 20 70. inclusive. in square
boil The matter was referred 10 the Wa
ter Department for investigation. and ]
> Garland, Assistant Engineer. has now
| reported the estimated cost Of the main
asked for 10 De so, and that the amount
| represented in the assessment would De-
b. $50 a. M Garland states that fgr IgrS
! 80 90 20. inclusive. there ls "a water main
p available. For this reason he thinks me
extension Of the main is not necessary.
w A Mcfarland. Superintendent of the
water Department. IN forwarding IN. re-
pOTl 10 the Commissioners. recommends
that u De approved and the application
not granted
DIED ON A RAILWAY TRAIN
Joseph W. BrinkerhoR SurcUmbcd IN
MHIhrinI Fever Today.
p Joseph Warren BnDkerhOn. the son Of