Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-01
DISTRICT CONVENIENT.
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ADDITION.
The srAn has heretofore referred TO the bids
received by the Commissioners some days AEo
for the construction Of an addition 10 the Mott
school The lowest bid was irregular, inas-
much ~ the contractor did not put in bis
check-the guarantee for the execution OF the
contraet--nor did he name his bondsmen. as
required by the Commissioners. The next
lowest bidder put in his check, but omitted TO
name his bondsmen- The next lowest bidder
70 the last named complied strictly with the
regulations governing the transmission of bids.
he made an objection TO the contract being
given TO any one but himself, as he was the
lowest bidder who had complied with the
regulations. The Commissioners held the
matter up and decided not 10 award
the contract until after they had looked into
the matter. After several talks on the subject
1t was decided TO submit the whole question to
Building Inspector Entwisle for his views. Mr..
EntWisie looked into the matter carefully and
this afternoon submitted his report, in which
ne says that inasmuch as he has found numer-
Gus presidents where contractors have been
awarded contracts despite similar informalities
he Recommends that the bid of ID. J. McCarty
DC accepted. Mr.. McCarty is the bidder who
left out his bondsmen. The contract will be
awarded 70 Nj. McCarty at the board session
this afternoon.
CHANCES IN THE ENarNrER DEPARTMENT..
The following changes were made to-day in
the engineer department; J. J. Power, assistant
engineer: dismissed- James Watson, inspector,
promoted to be assistant engineer. j. W.
Dudley, inspector on the temporary roll pro-
NOTED to be inspector on the permanent roll.
BUILDING PERMITS
were Issued to-day to W. B. Noble. seven brick
dwellings, from 1906 TO 1918 Connecticut ave-
nue.. $1,000; o. II. Brightowell, one frame
dwelling at Benning station, 81, 900; t. w.
Smith, one brick dwelling at GA East Capitol
street. s6,600; ]. L. Hutchinson, one brick
dwelling at HOS Canal street southeast, 81, 400;
JAS Short, one frame dwelling on Virginia ave-
nue. between LIST street and New Jersey avenue
southeast, $500.
ASKING FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD.
committee composed Of H. A. Kane, VIM.
]. Frizzell and T. P. Fcnwick, representing the
taxpayers and residents of Mt. 0livet road,
called upon the Commissioners this after
noon and submitted long petition praying
that said road from Bladensburg pike to, and
through Ivy City be improved. They say that
this is the only highway approaching Ivy City
and the National Fair grounds, and that mas
much as the property owners along the road
donated the land for its construction they
think 1t should be improved at once.
: The commissioners yesterday appointed Luz
clan Wheatley of Illinois. to be a clerk in the
assessors Office. This is one of the new places
provided by the last Congress; the other was
the stenographer in the Commissioners Office,
which place has also been filed.
POLICEMEN APPOINTED.
Rufus A. Mullis, Andrew Walch and Isaiah
Brown have been appointed privates on the
police force.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Done, inspector OF fuel, reports
that during the month of July he INSPECTED
and weighed 1857 tons Of coal and inspected
and measured 1881 cords of wood.
The report of the surveyor Of the District
shows that during July his receipts from sur
veys was S272 and tho expenditures of his
office $304.63.