Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-29
FOR A LIMITED DISTRICT.
Letting the Printing Contract-Local and
Outside Firms Oppose Each Other-Con,
tracts Already Awarded Other Local
Affairs.


full consideration of the subject the Commits
sioners became satisfied Of their in
ability to secure daily collection
throughout the entire city for that amount
Ct money, but we're satisfied that
il the first controller would allow it
that the daily collection could be made
In the following named areas: On the north by
the south line Of P street northwest; on the
east by the west line Of 9Th street northwest
and on the south by the north line Of street
northwest; on the west by the east line of 18th
street from Pennsylvania avenue to street,
thence to 18th street. thence by east line of 18th
street to street northwest.
1t was decided to ask the first comptroller II
the money could be expended for daily COL
missioners today he says, after referring spe-
officially to the act:
THAT act provided that the Commissioners
might In their discretion, in case the safety Of
the health Of the District in their judgment re-
fSs time ' aSsn .a sss dsy eo sssas
Is made to the satisfaction of the
Commissioners. Prom this language it would
seem that the matter had been left largely to
the discretion Of the Commissioners and If they
deemed it necessary, and the expenditure me-
cessary, for the public health and that that
Of the garbage daily within the limited terri
tory 1t would seem that the purposes Of the act
had been accomplished"
TROUBLE ABOUT PRINTING.
There is still considerable contention over
the award Of the contract for doing the print
ing Of the District for the next fiscal year.
This morning the Commissioners received let
tiers from the Federation Of Labor and the Dun
lap Printing Company Of Philadelphia, the
latter being the lowest bidder in the
proposals for printing, and the target at
which the local printers arc firing
their guns, claiming that the contract should
ton Of Labor Of the District Of Columbia in
closes the resolutions passed at a recent meet
ing Of the federation indorsing the principle of
aiding home institutions whenever practicable
and resolving that the awarding Of such work
to outside printing firms would be q great in
are fully able to execute such work.
In the same mail came the following letter to
the Commissioners from the Dunlap Printing
Company Of Philadelphia, which. as stated
above. is the lowest bidder:
We have noticed several articles in the Wash
ington papers relative to the contract for the
District printing, &C., for the coming year.
The articles seem to lay great stress on tho
Washington union printers, &c. Do you know
that five men can do all the work the District
has in . year and then have time to spsre2 Does
nr;mtsr.S W. claim that ru;or nr;ntar IN
Philadelphia 10 at least the equal Of . union
printer In Warrington. Our Office II now and
never was other than . union Office and
We pay on the average Of e1,5O0 . week in
wages. I was a member Of the printers union
became an cmplover. and NV interssts I Thin ,h;nl
80 nstr-.m- -I.I ~. E.;n.s.,
,s ns' "r;. NE .ns primer. union.
,.eritor;nu. "a az nn;o, ~ A.. h,h W. 80
give Won service equal IN .nv nrinter in Wssh.
rtc -; Z -
WON NAV reours ana II xI b, our mi nIsasura y
ihs .onfract;s .I.rdsd ,ons 70 No.. ~ 80, ti.t
d;st.ncs =, iSo nil. .oyoI i; au
differencs in IN. nromnt DELIVERY ~ vonr vorl
Honin1 that -s Eli he ys;riv 'cons;3srad w;th
other BIDDER. And the ousstion Of LEGALITY will
not .,tsr into the .v.rJ I'm wa"
NV '"'0' V 1av t .U ~~ wanr. = 81"
nuryip P.,xr,xo 70
D. u n n,,rian H
Tia hoard ,ooted int tha ,mattp, n insnry,.i,v
,.....d"r .s.a.uo", nv aa.;daS =. no os.n
scs,"n "y,;, Comw;ss;nu.rs Po~eu on o pIrpa1
rstnrn ~ -''
f''ufn ,,,r cov-n, -
Az iate session OF 'ne ooard OF commits
took up for consideration and dispositiou the
bids for furnishing the Dis,rict With spnp,,e.
during the coming fiscal wear and made the
follovina Awards:
Grorer;as-J n Eroood 7 E.rrshev
Frank Hume William N. Gait A. 20 Dnndor
A Riyes. Charles t. Carter i r stake 4 60
8 r. Waters and ]. r. BRYAN A. Brother
Fuel. P. Agnew q Co, ]. E. Chapman. r.
7 Kennedy Msyfeld 4 Hieston And Stanhen
son a Rrotber-
Miscellaneous castinps-(;eorpe White r.
Sons.
Drugs-Z. D. Gilman, Mackall, Brother &
Flemer and Scheler Stevens.
boots ana Snoes-b' hicn Sons (oniy
Taia1r.rh and ..,o,,o,. p..o s
Royce 4 Marean
School books-Wm. Ballantyne 4 Sons and
VIM. ]. c. Dulaney 4 Co.
Fresh meat and corned beef. H. Buscher,
Charles Z. Hoover, Thomas L. keane and Nell
Sou u M9r ~
T. Carter 4 Co i IT CbesIev q" w &c
Dulaney, F. p. May 4 Co. and William A. Pate.
Saddlery-Conrad Becker and William A.
Pate.
Tnware-M. w. BeveridRe, H, I. Gregory
Statiouery-WillIam Ballautyne 4 Sons. W.
]. c. Dulanev, Esterbrook Steel Pen Manufac-
turing company, Easton hupp, Greenwood
CedVUt SupPS Onp"y ; ue1lse nnea'' Jr.'
The indenendent Ice Comnsnv vas tho lou.
est bidder for supplying ice at IS cents per
1000 pounds.
Inc commissioner, however, dld not make