The Washington times., 1901-09-01
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT.
The Health Officer to Attend SAM
tary Conferences.
4 Paper on Garbnge Disposal to Re
Rend Mt Buffalo by DIR. Woodward
Erection of stable Near Alleys
Not Prohibited by Regulations.

An order has been promulgated by the
Commissioners, authorizing DR.. w T.
woodward. the Health officer. to pro-
coed To Niagara Falls and Buffalo, to at
| tend the sixteenth annual meeting of State
and Provincial Boards of Health, and the
twenty ninth annual meeting of the
American Public Health Association, to
| be held respectively at those places on
September IL. IL. Is, 10. and 90 The ex-
penses incident to the trip will be paid
Que of the contingent fund of the Health
Office.
| The conference Of state ard Provincial
| boards of Health of North America will
| lie held at Niagara Falls on Friday and
| Saturday. September - and Il. DIR. Wood
| ward will probably leave for that city on
| the 18th inst The conference is made
| up of representatives of the various
| boards of health in the United States.
| Canada. and Mexico. who are officially in
| tercsted in the enforcement of canitary
| regulations. The object of the conference
| has been always the discussion OF the
| methods pursued In the various cities for
! the preservation of health and the estab-
| Iishmcnt of sanitary conditions. Techni-
\ cal and theoretic subjects are not con-
| sdcred The purpose is to solve problems
|
| officers. The subject selected for discus
| sion this year Is What Should be the
| Organization and Functions of State
| Health Department." On the second day
| of the conference consideration will be
| given TO the subjects of transportation for
| the dead and the disposal of garbage.
The American Public Health Association
| will hold it's meetings at Buffalo Septem-
| Der 16 IL Is. 49, and 90. The association
! is composed not only of those occupied
| in the enforcement of health regulations,
| but all who are interested in the advaEce-
| ment of sanitary conditions are eligible.
| Its discussions are largely scientific and
| speculative and results of great practi-
| cal value have been secured from the de-
| liberations of this body. large number
| of topics have been selected for conSldera-
| ton at the meetings this year. DIR. Wood
| ward Is scheduled to read a paper on the
| subject of garbage disposal in the Dis
| trict of Columbia, at the meeting or the
| American Public Health Association.
The recent application of II. X. Willard
| through his attorney, Chaplin Brown, for
| the revocation of the permit issued to
| Earnshaw IL Leary for the erection of
| a private stable in square sc. is the sub
| iect of an opinion from Attorney Duva!l,
| who finds that the permit should not be
| revoked in the present instance. He says:
THE request is based upon the allega-
tion that the permit was improvidently
or Illegally issued and is in violation of
the provisions of section 1i3 of the build
| ing regulations, inasmuch as consent was
obtained from Mr.. Willard, the owner of
dwelling houses 4 and Dudley Place.
which said houses are within twenty
feet of the location of the proposed
stable.
Section l4s. of the building regulations
is as follows:
NO private stable shall be erected
within twenty feet of a dwelling fronting
| a street or avenue, nor within twenty feet
| of any building other than one used for
mechanical or storage purposes, and
dwellings fronting alleys. unless the writ
ten consent Of the owner or owners OF
such dwellings or buildings shall first be
filed in the office of the Inspector OF
Buildings.
THE regulation discrimirates against
! dwellings fronting alleys and in this
! respect is in the line of Congressional leg
| isiatioE on the subject.
''As L read this regulation it does moi
| require, as a condition to obtain a per
nit. that the owner of land desiring tC
build private stable should file with tn,
Inspector of Buildings the written con
sent of the owner of dwellings fronting
on alleys, although such dwellings arr
| within twenty feet of the proposed sta
bic.
..'rhe question in this case is whethe
the dwellings and Dudley Plac
are dwellings fronting on IN alley within
the meaning of the regulation.
1T is true that Dudley Pace is not ;
public alley: 1t Is a space or alleyway re
served by the owner of lot D, for his prl
va;e uses; but these dwellings do no
front a street avenue; they front al
: alleyway-
These dwellings are at least within
! | the spirit of the regulation prescribing
. conditions as to location. etc; IN fact
they present conditions inferior to tn
present building requirements for dwell
lings on public alleys. They are, there
fore not superior in right to that class.
IN the absence of a regulation on tn
| subject the owner of land has right Z
, , | the full use of his property by buildini
/ | upon it at his pleasure; and he Is I'm Inn
: tied in this right only TO the extent tina
| a legal regulation curtails ii.
. . consequently the regulation which !
claimed to abridge his common law righ
| of property should be reasonably clear Il
. | this respect the presumption being in ia
vor of the owners right to improve hi
n | land
: ton is somewhat obscurely phrased. bu
. il seems to me the construction put upo
. | il by the Inspector of Buildings Is cor
"tinder the circumstances of the case
, | especially in view OF the fact that tn
| work of construction has so far progress
cd that great loss and inconvenienc
= | would result. l am of the opinion tina
= the permit should not be revoked.
: , mir. Willard is not without adequat
= | remedy in the premises, for If II Shoul
: | be established by appropriate proceed
: ings that his property rights have bee
8 | iufringed by the location of this stabi
| the court would decree its removal an
| compensate him in damages for his in
n | iuries."
q q w. c. Haskell, Sealer Of the District
i submits to the Commissioners his esti
=. | mates for the fiscal year ending June q
y 1903, follows:
= Il have the honor to submit herewit
S an estimate of the expenses of this ofiic
j. for the fiscal year ending June 90. 1903 a
h follows: Sealer. $3.50; first assistant. 81,
200; clerk, 81 900 tS100 fncreaseJ; second as
e sistant. 5000: laborer, siSo; total. SG0S
Contingent expenses: Care of horse, S21s
, shoeing horse S35; repair of harness an
. wagon, $50; stationery. including recor
); books, slips. seals. receipts. tools, stand
: ard weights, $50. total. $3.50
d y would also respectfully ask that 81
e be appropriated for the purchase of
e new hay scale for t!:e Centre Market; tn
: scale now located there to be remove
to Uenleytown.
Il ION account of increased duties and rC
e | sponsibilities respectfully recommend a
= | increase of 800 for clerk. | feel justifie
= in making this request and trust it ma
r meet the approval of your Honorabl
=, | Beard.
i THE receipts for the fiscal year 1877
p | est innate as follows: Fees for inspcctio
l. of scales and measures S6.3j0: sale of ii
II use of the District scales, 81. 200; net S1,5j
y a b. Duvall, Attorney for the Distri'
= Commissioners, has rendered an opinio