The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-13

TO the WATER DepartmeRt-Tru
Company r Organized and Il House
Warming Promfsed-otHer Matters.
Charles B. Ball. the Inspector OF Plumb
ing, has reported to the Engineer Com
missioner a complaint made by q regis
tered plumber against work alleged 10
have been done by unlicensed persons
The complaint asserted that it was IN
fair to require certain plumbers to be
registered and not to call those to account
who do work il the District without be
ing so registered. Mr. Ban reports upon
the matter IS follows:
Il have the honor 10 report that by rea-
son Of complaint made by a registered
plumber that work was being done N
premises So7 Seventh Street southwest.
BY unlicensed persons, examination was
made on May (, and consideTa bic
amount Of 5-iuch east iron pipe with fit
tings found in the back yard Of these
premises, and statement obtained from
the owner, J 3. Cooper, that he had en-
piOyed John Carmody to do the work, and
that these materials had been provided
by him
In a conversation with me today Mr.
Cooper said that he had no inteDtion 10
evade the regulations, but that he employ
ed Mr.. CaTmOdy TO do this work on &C
count Of the opinion that he was a Hcens-
ed plumber, and especially because there
was displayed at his place Of business a
sign bearing the words registered plum D.
ers by which information he was miSIed-
As the application for renewal OF Nj.
IaTmOdy s license was denied, and he is
no longer licensed plumber ] recon-
mend that notice be rent him fOTbidding
the display Of a sign as such, in order
that he may be required 10 remove the
sign.
1t is expected that the Commissioners
viii approve thu recommendations.
7. J. Atchison. Of 1916 Fourteenth Street
northwest, recently addressed the Com
missioners asking to have the plumbing
work IN premises 1922 Rhode Island Ave
nue. northwest examined and approved
Mr.. Atkinson stated in his letter that the
premises referred to were for his private
residence. and that to avoid cutting
through and disturbing the concrete foun-
1aIiOnS OF the house a slight departure
from the Plumbing Regulations had been
maze, and that he desired t. have the
work passed upon officially.
personal inspection was made by
Charles 2. Ban, the Inspector Of Plumb
ing and ne has now reported 10 the Com
nhissicners- 4 have examined the con
struction 70 which this request refers. and
ind that stack which extends through
the upper stories and through the base
wall in slot has been Offset ia turning
from the connection with the main drain
70 reach the Slot in question
1T Is usual and desirable in such cases
for the bend from which the vertical line
rises 10 be placed directly below the slot
IN order 80 avoid the Offset IN the present
construction. The main difficulty appears
10 be that the sewer line, instead OF being
laid parallel 10 the wall Of the 81 ok build
Ing and four and OEe-haI feet distant
thereto, as indicated on the filed plan
drawn by Mr. A-CElsln- on consultation
with Mr.. OBTiCn. Of this office has
been constructed a. q distance If only two
feet from the wall. thus creating cEamped
conditions and making II difficult 10 make
a connection in the usual and desirable
manner As the run Of the sewer Is good.
and generally in conformity 70 the filed
plan and Mr. AtchiS0U. who Is the owner
OF the building and intends 20 occupy it,
understands fully the conditions ] see no
reason for insisting upon making a change
which would Involve the RELAXING Of a
considerable portion % the house sewer
line
=. therefore recommend that the use OF
the Offset at the foot Of the soil stack be
approved but that the applicant be eau
toned that II appears that no necessity
for exception would have been required if
strict adherence had been given to the flied
plan. with WI he was familiar
The Engineer Commissioner has ap-
proved the report. and Il IS expected that
the other members Of the Board viii con-
CUT
D. &. Williamson. Of 60 New York Ave
rue northwest, has requested the privi-
lege Of connecting the apartment house at
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