Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-13
The s.rees-sweepiux Contract.
ANDREw GLEASON The SUCCESSFUL BIZ


ANDREW GLEASON THE SUCCESSFUL BID
Ids morning committee OF citizens,
composed of Messrs. J. F. Cake, F. Tenuey
Saks, II. II. Taylor, Augustus Perry, Thos
Hume and W. Ii. Morrison, waited upon the
District Commissioners and presented the
ing petition, signed by nfty- I'VE or our
leading merchants, hotel-keepers and other
business men:
1--WE, the undersigned persons, owning
property and doing business on PeDusylva-
MIA avenue and other avenues and streets in
this city, respC ctfully represent thai we
most cordially approve the manner In which
ness of sweeping and cleaning the streets in
this city. We regard bis continuance In this
work as most vital to the business interests
and approved machinery for the purpose,
and We earnestly protest against the BUSH
ness being taken out of his hands aud given
b to any one eS who has yet to experiment with
not work satisfactorily, and the interest of
the business community and the visiting
public suffer In consequence thereof"
Mr.. Hume, in presenting the petition, adj
dressed the Commissioners briefly I'm sup,
port OF the views expressed In the petition
and vas followed by others.
The Commissioners, In reply, stated that
in accordance with q rule adopted by the
Commissioners at the beginning of their adj
mtnistrat.on OF the District government in
relation TO current work, proposals had been
invited by puo!ic advertisement for this
sweeping. BIDS had been received end had
been referred to committee comp0set OF
the engineer, controller, auditor, water re-
gistrar, and collector, who mad reported in
favor OF the bid of Mr.. Andrew Gleay on, he
being the lowest respons ib,e bidder 10 their
Judgment; therefore the work could not ba
awarded 10 Mr.. Wright, although the Com
miSsiOners were wen satisfied with the MAJ =
ner in which he had exec ted his work. The
recommendation of the committee has been
approved on condition that.Mr. GleasoI shall
execute contract, to be prepared under the
direction OF the Commissioners and TO con-
tain such provisions and limitations as TIE
Commissioners shall deem reasonable for
protection of the interests of the District,
and on the condition that Mr.. Gleason snail
execute bond In form and with sureties
satisfactory to the Commissioners for faith
ful performance OF the contract.
The commissioners lad satisfied them
selves as TO the ability of Mr.. Gleason TO ger
form the work: also as to Machinery which
he proposes 10 use. Here they read con
nun icatiOn from Wn. A. Goodwin citv sur
yyeyor OF Portland, Maine, TO Engineer
Hoxte, wherein IL is stated that Euson's
sweepers are in use in that city with entire
satisfaction, as 1t does its work quite as eff
feetualIy ON stone pavement as on wood or
conc ;ete; one from Charles T.. Paine, city en-
gtneer of Providence, X l., to the same eff
fec; one from George W. FORTS tall, superin
tendent Of health, Boston, Mass, ST ating that
lacy hrNe In that city ten of EdSOn's sweep
ers, and mat they give entire satisfaction;
one from John Gunner, of New York, Saying
that they are in use in that city and give en-
IlIe sdtlSldcllOnJ ana one from Samuel IL.
Smedley, chief engineer and surveyor of
Philadelphia to the same effect. The dele
gatlon then took leave apparently satisfied
with the conclusions of the Commissioners
as above expressed.
THE CosT~oF SWEEPING
the streets and avenues OF Washington and
Georgetown for the year ending February,
1874, was SO, 115li5, and .Or the same service
under contracts between the District Com
mlssioners and Mr.. Carmody and Mr.
Wrlsht during eleven months ending March
81, 1876, the cost was S70,43i.24. The last
named expense was considerably enhanced
by reason OF The necessity arising for the
commissioners to annul the contract maze
with Mr.. CarmOdy, and giving the work
TO Mr.. Wright, in consequence of the
inability Of the former TO perform the ser
vice satisfactorily. In the matter of alley
cleaning and sweeping for the same pc lodi,
The reduction OF the cost Is still more strik-
ing. The cost for this service for the year
ending March 10th, 1875, was SII, 90i 10. For
the same service under contract made by the
District Commissioners for the year ending
March 3lst, 1876, the cost was gil, 800 and the
work was well performed. The cost for the
current year under the contract with Mr..
Drainey is 81, 995 "A.