The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-25
TIE RING STILL IN POWER.
UHY DISTINCTION TiNPIYERS WANT
LOCiL SELF- OJERNNENT.
The Di.trict Com umi-sior Awarding the Street
lcn.Ina Contract to the Highc.t Bidder-~
No Limit 10 the Cost or this Latest Job.

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tlcn.In9 Contract to the HIghcst Bidder-~
No Limit to tho Cost of this --latest Job.
WAsurNGToN, A..!l a. Petitions will be
circulated tomorrow by Columbus Alcxander
and other opponents Of the District Ring asking
the President TO appoint three District Commits
sionciv from the Dle.r.ct. The petition Is
based upon that part OF Hayos's '"Ausur"i ro-
lniing u tho rights OF the American ,
PIE everywhere to local scli-goycrnmrnt
and tho petitioners gratefully commend the
magnanimous and patriotic administration of
the Government since the Inauguration Ths
present commls sion has lust shown the power
OF the old Ring by awarding tho contract for
street cleaning for two ycnrs to come to J.. T..
wright. the highest instead OF the lowest bid.
der at the recent letting A commission made
up OF Water Register Luby. Superintendent
OF Assessments Morgan. Auditor Vincent, and
Engineer lloxic opened the bids for this service.
and found them to range from Wrights. d
tl250O. to Glcason's. Mt s26.7OO. and Murray's.
ut t22 900. the last two being backed by rrspon-
sible suroties and provided with the REQUESTS
plant strong pressure was brought on this
commission Ia award to the highest bidder. on
heground that his hoavicr four horse machines
could 10 the work better. which H. denied. The
comm ssiOn. however. commended the owret
bidder. After holding the bids several days
the District Comm ssionrrs have refused 10 oT
on TINS advice. and. throwing out all the bids
nave made n now contract with 7. 7. Wright
independent OF any Advertising and wholly ig-
norng past methods of dom this work. Instead
oi leuing Tor n lump sum TIA" new contract pro-
pos \ To pny t33. 900 year lor sweeping one II "a
hon slunra yards daily. and nt the same rata
Tor additional service. In other words, this Ia
pro rata contract. in which the contra, tor de-
tcrmincs the quantity of work to be done and
Increases h IL profit 10y Increasing the work.
AT Il meeting of taxpayers this evening mn en-
glnc.f was consulted. and !, was found that tho
cost Of sweeping Pennsylvania avenue daily
from Fifteenth to First streets would be- tln 900
a year. Nor is there ANYTHING in the terms Of
thc cpntrht To prevent the contractor from
sweeping the entire city daily and getting paid
pro rata for the work A trial Of the large
sweeping ma hines which wis made to-day
shows also thnt they break up the surface Of tho
concrete and wooden pHVruirnts AZ the Ring
IL moving for the job of rrsurlHcing these pave
ments, II Is "a curious commentary on tho way
the District is managed that the Ring has
strength enough TO get a method Of street clean
ing selected which makes street repairing
necessary.
l.. L. Wright comes on from Chicago where
hc gui into bad o lor ~ "a Police Commissioner,
but WIS well backed hy the Inter- OccdH and tho
Republican Ring thcr,. They introduced him
tO shepherd here who Is credited " th seeing
this job through An invest igaton into the
leu M Will b'Askcd when Congress meets.
Denn son. one of the ID strict Comm iss iOners,
has luSi broken up housekeeping. in view OF
his approaching retirement, and meanwhile
sOr"s furniture in the District ofli 'es to save
house rent. Tine thieves AR lthmctlc here de-
s'ends tO very vulgar fractions.