Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-10-04
Health Unit Lists
7 More BUILDINGS
AS Substundurd

standard.
Judge William P. VOLS
signed an order directing city
officials to issue a building per-
nit to Mr.. Boswell on two
Hammond court properties.
A grand jury is to meet Octo-
Der "a to investigate the prop
critics. City officials have thus
refused to issue the building
permits.
City Attorney v. Floyd Will
liams told Judge VOLS he
would not oppose Mr.. Boswell's
petition for an order that the
permits be issued.
Meanwhile, it was disclosed
that the city health depart
ment has told Mr.. Boswell that
seven more buildings he owns
or manages violate minimum
housing and hygiene code
standards.
The seven bring to 13 the
total of Boswell owned or man
aged houses listed by the health
department as violating the
housing code.
Mr.. Boswell asked for the
recent inspections, his attorney
said. as move to end public
curiosity and rumors about his
property and to cooperate
with the health department in
an effort to repair them.
The attorney, E. Waller Dud-
ley, said the 10 dwellings in
clude all of the property
owned in Alexandria by the
82-year-old authority chair
man.
Was Asked to Quit
Mr.. Boswell, who also heads
a realty and construction firm,
last month was asked by the
city council to resign from the
authority after a grand jury
was requested to investigate
two of his properties.
Mr.. Dudley said he recon-
-mended the additional inspec-
tions because Il didn't want
him to be caught in a similar
position again.
The seven dwellings inspected
at Mr.. Boswell's request are
at 437 and 435 South Columbus
street, GOT Duke street and 9O6,
GIG, 918 and a building with
three house numbers at 900,
922 and 924 Franklin street,
the official said.
The health department last
month said one property at 218
North Pitt street, which is
managed by Mr.. Boswell; three
on Irving court and a duplex
on Hammond court, all owned
by Mr. Boswell, are in violation
, of the code. The Hammond
court property will be investi-
gated by the grand jury on
october "a.
In Need of Repairs
In addition to other viola
tons, the health department
said 1t found all eight struc-
lures in need of repairs to in
terror walls, ceilings and floors.
-Four were found lacking ade-
quate heat. Ratproofing and
determination was recon-
mended for seven structures.
Other alleged violations in
cluded faulty chimneys, win
dows, doors and roofs.
At 435 South Columbus street,
the department recommended
partitioning off the bathroom
ito afford privacy"
At GOT Duke street, the g.
foot 3-inch ceilings on the sec
ond floor were ruled too low.
Mr.. Dudley said Mr.. Boswell
has started repairing the struc-
lures and that the three Irving
court dwellings will be torn
down.
No Complaints Made
II can't agree that these
houses are substandard," the
attorney said. "Caulking around
the windows hasn't got any,
thing in the world to do with
public health. In no case has
anyone that lives in them COM
planned to Mr.. Boswell about
them, nor has the health de-
partment.
DIT. F. McGough, health
department director, praised
Mr.. Boswell for asking for the
inspections.
This was a voluntary re-
quest. that should be empha-
Sized" DR.. McGough said.
Asked why alleged code vio-
lationS were not uncovered by
the routine department inspec-
tions, the health director said
a heavy work load in other
areas of sanitation and a large
number of housing complaints
mean that inspections are sell
dom made unless q complaint
or a request is received.
He said II sanitarians pro-
vide only a token" number of
men to cover nearly 100 health
areas like stores, schools, air
pollution, swimming pools and
restaurants.
Except for a press statement
lin which he accused the coun-
cilmen of making him a whip
ping boy for their own mishan-
ding Of the renewal problem"
Mr.. Boswell has not yet for
mally answered the request for
his resignation.
His attorney says formal
answer will probably not be
made. The press statement and
a resolution by the housing
authority indorsing Mr.. Boswell
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