Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-06

vania avenue near the Peace monument.
The commissioners believe that at least
one such station should be built each
year.
The total number of patrons at the
two stations now in operation was
!. S9S. 0S5. These stations have free COM
partments add pay compartments. The
fees received from the pay compartments
amounted to ST16671 an increase of
about 5000 over those received for the
last fiscal year.
Public Baths.
Attention is invited to the necessity for
the establishment of public bathing places
in the city. Free public baths exist in a
number of other cities. and the commits
sioners believe that Washington should
not be behindhand in this respect There
is large class of people in the city who
have no bathing facilities at their homes.
and ii is this class which the public
baths would reach.
Condemnation of Buildings.
The board for the condemnation of in
sanitary buildings examined 400 build
ings, and issued orders requiring DIDO to be
demolished and 2si repaired. OF those
ordered demolished and repaired. some
had been examined in the preceding year
The total number of buildings examined
by the board since it's creation on May
1906, to June 30. 1910. was 1876. OF which
5Of were in alleys and 1,292 in streets
OF this number LOGS We're ordered de-
| molished and 676 repaired. OF those or
dered demolished, 60 were in streets and
343 in alleys, and of those repaired, Az.
were in streets and pa In alleys. The
pending cases number liz. of which
81 are in streets and 81 in alleys.
The number of tenants in streets and
alleys required to secure other quarters
through action of the board during the
year was 754 The total number since the
creation of the board was 1922.
The number of tenants in streets and
alleys benefited by repairs during the
year was S'l. and the total number since
the creation of the board, 2,431.
The total assessed valuation of the I'M
provements removed from streets and
alleys benefited by repairs during the
year was $50. 700, which was the value OF
the structures and not of the land. The
rental value OF these houses was &c.
G4s6 So.
The removal Of these insanitary build
inss has been accomplished by action OF
the owners. and without charge agains,
the appropriation. Eight cases were re-
quired to be taken into court, and two
cases are pending in court.
OF the tenants affected by the removal
If condemned buildings during the year
456 were white and 81 colored
Many of these tenants have removed. and
! others are removing, to the suburbs in
the outlying sections of the District and
adjacent portions Of Maryland and Vir-
einia, where they rent or purchase cheaT
homes with fairly large-sized lots.
The majority of houses located in alleys
at the present time are of such character
structurally that they are not condemn
able under the law, but are required to be
kept in repair under notice from the
board.
The work of the board during the year
has been of great value in Kidding the
city of an undesirable class OF houses
Not all Of such houses can be removed
There are many unsightly houses still
| existing in many parts of the Distric,
which would appear to be subject to con
demnation under the law. but which are
|. in fact not condemnable. as they are
properly lighted, are dry. have tight
| roofs. and ample heating, ventilating, and
drainage facilities.