Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-02
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1T - rAKFN FROa = uAKN 1nY a @. AND
AWARDED To Nh. a.. 2. WRIGHT, THE
IoRNER CONTRACTOR.
The District Commissioners rereivc,l this
morning frou Iisut " T.. aaNle. District
etgineer, tie following communication dated
= respectfully request INN lirts action
upon my letter of the ssh ulti mo IN relation
10 the sweeping o. TIE sfrpetS- a second noti-
hcSti"n To Mr.. Carmoiy on Nav 25th has
failed 10 effect any visible improvement.
ard the condition 81 the streets demands
prompt attention
The resoltof this Is shown IN the following
NoTiFiCA ALTON To gARNaDN a co.
subsequently licut. HoNie sent the follow
irg note In Mess - \ Carfnoiv a Co.
Gentlemen; or the 18th ultiulo, by d:rec-
ton of the tOmtai sSionerS OF the District A
roiihed Won formally that Tho work under
your contract FOR sweeping and cleaning the
avenues and streets OF Washington and
Georgetown had been. and was berg un-
recesS arily DELAYED and that YOU were will
fUlly violating the conditions aud covenants
II said contract. Your attention had previ-
ouslv and repeatedly been called 10 the In
adequacy of your force and appliances. and
thcunSatisfaciory performance of your work.
The above mentioned notice Of the 18th ulti-
mo also warned YOU that unless you should
forthwith proceed 10 carry out your contract
thoroughly and 10 the letter. the Commits
>ionerS would. under the 81 section Of yonr
contract. put other parties I'm charge of the
work and charge the expense 10 YOU. and
hold yourselves and the sureties ON your
bond respons IDLE therefor.
Since the above mentioned notice was
given, Won have continued 10 unnecessarily
delay your work, 10 wilfully violate the
conditions and covenants OF said contract.
and To execute said contract IN bad faith.
The Commissioners Of the District therefore
direct me 10 inform YOU that pursuant 10 the
aforementioned thhd section OF said CON
tract. they have placed Mr.. 4. 4. Wright in
charge OF the work described. 60 perform the
work Tor The residue OF the period named In
The rate OF compensation will he s1s-i. oao
Of orc mill per - uare yard of street swept
and cleaned.
The expense OF the performance OF tho work
by him viii be charged To Won. pursuant ~
said third section. Nou and the SuretieS on
your bond Will be held Liable accordingly
THE CONTRACT GIVEN TO y. y. WRIGHT.
Lieut.. Hoxie also sent the following % l..
i. Wright. ESQ:
"Sir: Crder the ID section OF the contract
between the Commissioners OF the District
and MeSSrS. Simon tarmoiy 4 Co, for sweep
lngand cleaning The avenues and streets 81
Washington and Georgetown. 1 am directed
by the Commissioners 10 inform Won that
nm charge of the work described IN said con-
tract. i0 perform said work at the rate 81
s25-l coo Of one min per squareiyard. You will
al once take charge of said work. Please
call forthwith al he Office Of the undersigned
and execute contract for the above men,
TONED work, together with a bond with the
same Suretles stated in your original hid.
conditioned Tor the faithful performance of
said contract
THE COST OF THF SWEEPING
under Mr.. CaTmody'S contract for Tho wear
was la be -. ,12.4. The bid of Mr. Wright
was - .oOCl0. The difference between these
Two is the amount for which MeSsrs. Car
mCdy & Co. and their bOndSmen will be held.
The amount paid Mr.. Wright last year for
this service was St4 i56.5O the saving "a the
District under the new arrangement about
10 be made with Mr.. Wright will therefore
be- -. isotO. Mr.. Wright will enter upon the
work al once.
THE WILLARD HALL CAsE-ytalgmcu for
0utir-l eSterday, The case Of John Payne
against j. r. Cake, proprietor of Willard's
motel. was tried before Justice POwell-Mr.
i. i. Miller lor plaintiff and l.. q. Hine for
defendant This was an action for damages
claimed by Payne because defendant refused
10 allow ball To be held in Willard Hall
AFTER having rented the same TO plaintiff.
The plaintiff testified that on the 4th OF Nav
he rented the hall for the purpose OF giving
an " English May party on the Goth. and he
PAID therefor -, That for the purpose OF
making the company respectable he issued
invitations without which no lady was adj
mitted, and be expected To have made the
affair grand success: that on the evening
OF the 30ih Cake delivered 10 him the hall;
mat The orchestra vas IN place. and the party
was just about 10 commence, when defendant
entered with several police officers, and in
formed him that the party could not pro-
coed. and turned OF the lights: that seeing
the hall. Some eiEht or nine witnesses cor
rOborated this testimony. Tie defence
cldlh6t lflat ne nau information Wnicn lei
him to believe that the company was not
respectable. and il would be inadvisable for
HIM to allow the party TO proceed, and he
therefore Took the course stated above, and
Offered To return the money paid for rent.
Justice Powell today rendered his de-
cision. giving Judgment for plaintiff for s25
and costs.
STAINING AND SHOoTING.-About 1890
O'Clock this afternoon VIM. Huball a col-
ec'or, went TO the office OF ID. II; Wilson, No.
80 nth street northwest. 10 collect a small
bill. While there. angry words passed be
tween the parties, when Huball drew pOck-
Ell knife and cut Wilson on the left side OF
the Eeck. infiicting an ugly woUnd. Wilson
fired pistol at his asSailant. missing him.
Huball WAS arrested and locked up in the
sixth precinct statIon-houSe. DIR. Young was
called TO dress the WouDd Of Wilson.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued 10
John Edward Taltavuh and Josephine X. &.
Shepherd; John Ridout and Francis L.
Heiskcll. John Williams and Malinda
Lyles Noble White and Kate Talbot; Henry
J.. Beach and Cordelia +. Winfield; Joseph
Swackem and Eliza StrOther; Frank