Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-05
Nature of Building Operations.

indicating the character OF the buildings
for which permits were issued during the
pas. year the report gives the following
figures:
Repairs to 1,569 brick buildings, COST
ing S949.467; 20 construct l,036 brick
dwellings, costing S4,697, ,443; as brick
apartment houses, costing 81 917o2O; 81
brick stores and dwellings, S1sO9OO; Al
brick stores. S1JS,S15; > brick schools,
SJo4.0OO; 45 brick stables, s67, ,5J9: l.
brick Offices and Office buildings. S447,-
9lo; bakeries, So, 400: 26 brick garages,
S2OO,OU; Y. NJ. c. A. building, sSo.OO1:
II brick sheds, S2oSi5; l brick hospital,
$4,000; l brick pumphouse, $3.50; = BRICK
stores and apartments. S;S2,oOO; l brick
hall, $500; brick workshops. 81 800: ,
brick substationS, $4,000: brick stores
and offices. SGO,D0; brick churches, S94
800; l brick clubhouse, 5000: :, brick
hotels. S11o.0CO; ! brick bank building
$4,000; II brick warehouses, S249 400: ]
brick gymnasium 5000: = brick five
cent theaters. $3.50; brick water tower,
81 JoH; l brick bottlinS plant. S5a,Oo0: l
brick bowling alley. SG00. | brick stu
dio. $1,000; 3 brick car barns, sl39.aO:
= brick daires. $3.50; l brick icehouse,
concrete dwellings. $4,000: to repair
1000 frame buildings. S132.5SO; to con-
struct Los frame dwellings S2S72O4S;
JlS frame sheds. s21,691; frame stores,
Sp,ob'- 10 lIdlile STABLES. HJ,Ii,p, - frame
garages, $3.50; frame blacksmith shops,
SIS; frame stores and dwellings.
S3 800; frame greenhouses. S4,aU4; |
frame factory, S1J.9O
Miscellaneous Permits.
Among the miscellaneous permits is
sued were the following: Ninety-one for
elevators. Sl25, 1SD: 225 for motors. sla5.-
123: eighteen engines and boilers S23. 790;
thirteen gas and gasoline engines. ST.
$50: 800 for minor repairs, s:i2.10: 6I5
for signs. $3.50: 131 for awnings, s9.so5.
and fifty for fire escapes, $1,000
On the ground of public safety the
computers of the building department,
whose report accompanies that of the
building inspector. recommend that an
appropriation be made for the tests of
Structural material.
Heretofore the cost of these test. has
been borne personally by us with Sucb
AID AS could he obtained from outside
parties the computers say. and il is
our belief that the time has arrived when
an annual appropriation for the prose
cution and enlargement of these test
operations has become a public neces-
Slty."
For more effectuaI inSpe.. ion of tIie
more important building constructions the
assistant inspectors of buildings recon-
mend an enlargement of their force. They
state that they have To work long hours
without extra compenSat ion, to avoid de-
lays to builders.
Elevator Operators More Efficient
The efficiency Of elevator operators has
increased more than 80 per cent" says the
examining board of elevator operators in
their section Of the report, through the
examination conducted by this board
whose duty it is Ia determine the fitne -
and practical qualifications Of each APP
plicant and his knowledge OF the running
paris of his elevator through an oral eX-
animation.
The license in each case is provisional,
and on leaving the building for which lie
was examined the ,perat is required to
register his change Of address with the
secretary o. the board. In this way a
complete record is kept of each operator,
and If for any reason he may become
careless or negligent i'm the oper itiCn OF
his car. he iS brought before the board OF
examiners to make an explanation, and
in his failing to do his license is re-
voked and he is, therefore, net permitted
to operate again in this city