Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-25
The Treasury Ice.

NO ATTEMPT MADE TO EIToRT AN UNREASONABLE
PRICE-wHAT ONE OF THE BIDDERS SAYS.
1.-THE Secretary OF the Treasury. II is stated has
thrown out the bids for furnishing ice TO that de-
partment Why Is it?r asked STAR reporter of
Mr.. c. b. Church, president OF the independent Ice
company, this morning.
see sy The sgs that sueh the
the lowest bidder recently had a death
In his family. and, think, has not been
ment paid so cents per hundred for ice. Last year
they paid % cents. when there was not dealer In
the District that made any money. This year the
companies was Just seven cents per hundred above
last years price 10 that department The govern
ment depafrments require the best northern Ice IL
has 10 be No. / else is returned at loss TO the
dealer. In addition the successful bidder
security for the fun supply under any
and all circumstances for one year If Ice
delivered under such conditions Is not worth
11ye cents per hundred more than the price asked
from the public at large Tor merchantable ice which
can be advanced In hot weather, as the dealer
the bids were responsible companies, having their
own Ice In the state OF Maine, each sustaining q
plant Of from 600 10000 for the very purpose
VI keeping up a supply OF ice a thing which had
never been done until the Great Falls and In
Dependent companies determined TO do IT They
have thus far succeeded although at a great
sacrifice IS evidenced by the price OF ice stock
for sale on the market, fact which should satisfy
idea as they now seem TO have The companies
having frankly publiShed their prices for the sea-
bon. 20 Dot see how any object can come 10 the
conclusion that there IL a combination among them
70 secure excessive prices from the government
ain, since the prices named in the bids notwithstand-
Ing the severe conditions imposed, were so little
aooVe the published prices"
IMPORTANT NorICE-NEw TRAIN TO PHIItpEI-
RHIA AND NEW YoRK.-A new schedule will 90 In
eject the ed Instant at p. IN, on the Baltimore
ana Potomac railroad with the following changes:
new train VIII leave Washington at 7:l5 a. M
daily except Sunday, for Baltimore. Philadelphia
and New York, stopping only at Baltimore, Hayre
de Grace, Perryyille and Wilmington, and arriving
II Philadelphia 1914. a. m, and New York i20 D. m
IRAN now leaving 1880 for Baltimore, Phila-
oeiphia ana New York and the seaShore will leave
al II q N, making same time as heretofore. Train
now leaving lao D. will leave p. H., arriving
In Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York on same
time as formerly.
CHoICB BUILDING SITES on COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
This afternoon the closing sale or those fine villa
sites on Columbia Heights viii take place at
O'Clock These lots are In block 81 OF the heights
and are the most desirable In that neighbOrhoOd.
having high elevation, and are ell situated. with
street cars passing by, and water and gas mains
laid out on 18th street extended and being imme-
6iately opposite the Columbian college Those
desiring suburban property cannot do better than
attend this sale.
A STARVING FANILY.-Onicer Harlow yesterday
found a woman and four children In a starving
condition IN small attic room at No. z33 Penrsy-
wanna avenue They were the wife and children OF
Matthew Davis, the nf0rner In number Of whisky
cases which were dismissed In the Police Court q
few days ago.