Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-21

The Comnisalonsn Decide b Maks Gen.
tract for Five Months.
The Commissioner have decided to order
daily collection Of garbage for tbs months Of
May, June. July. August and September. II
will be recalled that some days ego application
was made to the Commissioners to enter into
contract with Mr.. b W. Clark, the present
contractor. for this service. and form Of con-
tract was presented.
After some consideration the Commissioners
decided to get the opinion Of their attorney on
the question before finally acting in the matter,
and accordingly sent all papers to him for
early report The opinion was submitted to-
day, and Il - follows:
The act Of March s, 1888. making appropri-
ations for the expenses Of the government of
tho District Of Columbia, &C. under the head
Of the health department, vests the Commission SION
ers with discretion to take steps for the re-
moval Of garbage In . certain way and for its
immediate destruction within the limits Of the
District, designating what sum or sums may be
applied to that purpose, and secondly vests
them with q discretion in the case
and health Of the District to provide for
the daily collection Of garbage during the warm
months OF May, June, July. August and Sep
TENDER and designates the sum that may be ex-
pended by the Commissioners for that pur-
pose.
1.-THE power Of the Comm issioners under this
provision Of law 10 ample to authorize them to
enter into . contract with Mr.. Clark such as is
proposed. provided the sureties on his original
contract have knowledge thereof, and become
his sureties on this in conjunction with their
suretyship upon the original contract.
AS to the mode of service for the removal
Of said garbage for immediate destruction
whether in gross for q certain sum by which
the contractor agrees to execute the whole work.
or whether in the manner designated in the
FIRST paragraph Of the proposed contract, is a
matter entirely within the Judgment and deter
mination Of the Commissioners and is matter
Of administration.
during the emergency period referred to in
said provision of law. think that the Commits
sioners should provide that they may dictate
from time to time. as the public necessity may
require, from what point or points. To-
cali:y or localities the garbage should be
taken by said contractor, as the Commits
sioners may not be able to anticipate before
hand where extraordinary accumulations of
garbage may occur in the city during the warm
season. Inproviding for the immediate desruc-
ton Of garbage. as contemplated by this Law, a
substantial difference will arise between
that method and the incarceration plan
provided for in the original contract; 30 that
whatever contract Of a supplemental nature
Is made with Mr.. Clark think should be
guaranteed by the sureties in the original con-
tract. And think the contract should refer
specifically to the provisions Of law under which
it is made If the Commissioners should de-
sire it. and will furnish to this Office definite
data to the mode OF carrying
out this provision of law. We will with
pleasure put the same in due form. That
liz il they desire different contract from the
one already proposed. II the one already pro-
posed is satisfactory as to the plan OF carrying
out the work few notifications will make it
correct in FORM