Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03
Inspector Seeks
citysApprovuI
For Cleanup

by.block drives to enforce the
city's housing code.
Mr.. Gwaltmey disclosed yes
terday he expects to assign
almost a fourth Of his housing
inspections force to carrying
out the new neishborhood en-.
forcement moves, If other city
officials approve.
Three Of the proposed areas
are in Southeast Washington,
two in Northwest and one in
Northeast. They would be
added to the Northeast pilot
project area in which inspec-
tors have been conducting q
similar enforcement drive for
the last two years as part Of
the city's urban renewal pro-
gram.
No timetable has yet been
proposed for the individual
projects. They viii be taken
UP one after another. Mr..
Gwathmey indicated. with ali
SIX expected to be completed
in the next four years.
Boundaries Of Areas
Mr.. Gwethmey said about
half Of the present Northeast
block by block enforcement
area has now been covered by
inspectors. The complete area
is bounded by F street, Mary
land avenue, Benning road,
Oklahoma avenue. Twenty-first
street. Constitution avenue and
Second street. The portion from
Second east to Thirteenth, D
and Sixteenth streets is where
inspectors have Substantially
finished.
The six new areas under
study for similar drives, the
inspections chief said. are:
Deanwood. bounded By
Deane. Kenilworth. Eastern
and Southern avenues. East
Capitol street and Division
avenue
NV. Square $50. bounded
By Florida avenue v. Seven.
tenth and U streets and in.
Guiding Seaton place.
Northwest area bounded by
Sixteenth street. Spring road,
Georgia and Florida avenues.
Barry Farms s bounded By
Morris road. Erie street. Eight
eenth place. Suifland parkway.
Howard road and Anacostia
Park.
Includes Marshall Heights
Marshall Heights IS. E.
bounded by Forty-ninth street,
Central avenue. Fifty-fourth
and C streets. Southern ave-
nue.. Fitch and st. Louis streets.
Southeast area. bounded by
Independence avenue. Nine
tenth. G and Third streets.
Not all the dwellings in each
Of these areas are subStandar6.
Mr.. Gwathmey said. But the
areas were picked, because
many properties are on the
downgrade. The aim Of the
inspections will be to reverse
this trend. if possible.
Several Of the areas in ques-
ton have long been regarded
as sore spots by city inspectors.
These include Square $50 and
Marshall Heights. both Of
which the Health Department
has wanted cleaned up.
Promotions Announced
Mr.. Gwathmey yesterday also
announced that Frederick w.
Mallon, assistant superintend-
ent of the housing division Of
his department. viii shortly be
promoted to be the divisions
chief.
At the same time. he an.
nounced that Fernando e.
Ropshaw. regulations oficef
for the department. will become
chief administrative officer
next Monday.
Mr.. Mallon viii succeed &.
Milton Dulin. now awaiting re-
tirement. Mr.. Ropshaw win
succeed Denver w. Warnock.
recently transferred TO the Dis
trict Governments manages
ment Office. Il
Mr.. Ropshaw. 90, a former
Army ofiicer and State Departs
ment foreign relations off1cer,
joined the inspections depart.
ment in April. 1886.
Graduate Of VPI
In announcing Mr.. Mallons
designation to be the new hous-
ng inspection chief. Mr.. Gwath-
mey said the 39-year-old officlai
has exceptional qualifications
for the assignment.
A graduate Of Virginia Poly
technic Institute and former
Army Engineer Corps ofhcer.
Mr.. Mallon is a specialist IN
sanitary engineerings.
His present post will not be
filled for the present. MIR.
Gwathmey said. explaining that
the department wishes TO con-
slider as many candidates as
possible. both within and out-
side the District Government.
Mr.. 'Dulin, who is SO. recently
suffered a heart attack and has
been on sick leave. A WASH
ington native. he Joined the
District Government as a build
ing inspector in 1881. For 10
years he was assistant director
Of the Bureau of Public Health
Engineering, part of the Health
Department. He became head
of the housing division when
AZ was created three wears AGO.