The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-30
SET RIGID RULES
FOR VIEW STANDS
Commissioners Issue Order
Governing Construction.
SANE as LAST INAUGURATION
Must he Made Strong
and safe and Approved by insPee-
tor of Buildings balconies In
Houses Must he supPOrted-Shrub-
berry of Parking Amply Protected.

The erection OF reviewing STANDS By
+ private interests for the purpose OF oD-
( serving the inaugural parade has been
/ placed under restrictions and regulations
/ BY the Commissioners, in conformity with
the joint resolution passed by Congress
They are not 10 be a burden to the
/ property owner. nor do they allow en-
/ croachment upon The interest Of the pub
/ lie at large. The regulations enforced at
the Inauguration Of 1894 have been re-
/ adopted in their entirety
The regulations upon which the Dis
/ trlot fixes its hope OF adjusting private
enterprise TO the task Of handling the
host Of inaugural visitors follow.
seek for Uniformity.
IN order TO procure uniformity in the
scheme OF decorating Pennsylvania ave
/ nue.. the decorative features OF all stands
must first meet with the approval OF the
chairman on parks and reviewing. after
which drawings showing construction
must be submitted TO and approved by
the inspector OF buildings, who viii then
issue q permit
No construction work on stands shall
be started before February % and al
work. including decoration. shall be com
r1eted on or before March ], or permit
win be revoked and The structure Or
dered removed within twenty-fOur hours.
Stands to be removed, all materials and
debris removed from streets, and any
1 damage 10 public property repaired by
I March s
Should the owner refuse OF neglect 70
remove a stand that has been condemned.
or 20 clear away any material within
the tine specified, the work viii be done
under the direction OF the inspector OF
buildings. and cost Of same deducted
from deposit made by applicant for stand
Eight Feet the Limit.
/ The profession from building line is not
TO exceed eight feet six inches. and clear
space OF eight feet must be preserved be
tween the paveme and Ender side OF
platform supports and braces.
The bottom silis or plates shall he bev'
/ eled each way where they cross the pave
\ ments and al uprights or posts viii be
secured to the sill with iron knees. Nc
( cross bracing 10 posts viii be permitted
Il except against the building
In Fifteenth street. between Pennsyl
vanla avenue and New York avenue. an
II Pennsylvania avenue, between FIT
tenth and Seventeenth streets. no stan,
shall be erected to extend farther from
the building line than the present projee
tons on the building where the stand Z
: 10 be erected.
Balconies 10 Be Supported.
. Existing balconies must be REINFORCED
1 as directed by the inspector % buildings
No stand OF balcony shall be oocupie,
until the Inspector OF buildings shal
have issued a certificate Of inspection a
to IT'S safety
A Zee OF 81 shall be charged for eacl
permit for a stand. and the applicant
viii be required 10 deposit SO TO cove
= the cost OF any damage 10 public prop
erty.
Attention IS called TO section 1o4. build
b ing regulations. which prohibits the cree
ton or placing Of observation stands o
3 platforms upon the roof OF any building
: No stand or structure shall be used 70
advertising purposes
Any person violating any OF these regu
X lauons shall be liable for each OfIens
b TO a fine not 10 exceed 500 in the Pole
/ Court OF said District, and IN default o
payment thereof 70 Imprisonment IN IN
workhouse Of said District for not longe
than sixty days
Reserves a Foot Walk.
Engineer Commissioner Cosby makes tn
I further recommendation that arrange
= ments be made for a footwaIk on In
south side OF Lafayette Square. 10 TAX
J the place OF the sidewalk occupied by III
r reviewing stands during the coming IN
s tauguraI ceremonies
= AT the Inauguration Of 1874 betweei
sixty and seventy OF these stands wer
2 erected for the use OF owners or occu
r pants Of the stores and their friends. The.
2 are limited n size and projection to sue
an extent that It is not possible 20 max
, them a financial advantage. Theey ar
therefore not built in competition wit
D the stands OF the inaugural committee
Twelve Feet on Avenue.
A sidewalk space Of twelve feet has or
dinarIIy been reserved on PennsylTani
= avenue on the south side Of Lafayett
i Square. and if the entire square is Above
for the use Of stands It is recommends
in accordance with Building Inspecto
Ashford's recommendations Of four year
ago. that a temporary rail be placed O
the roadway OF Pennsylvania avenue. an
o that board walk be built at the back c
. the stand IN lieu Of the sidewalk. and ais
:, for the protection Of the grass and shrub
: berry which otherwise might be trample
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