Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-16
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
Relatives of Police Officers Who Are
in Public Service.
COUS SINS AND NTS.
Orders Made by the Commissioners To-
day - Sewers to Be Made and Improve
merts Contemplated - District News OF
All Kinds.
A family affair.

All Kinds.
family affair.
Not the well-known novel, but interesting
reading, nevertheless, IL the statement In rela-
lion to the employees Of the police department
and the number Of relatives they have in Office.
Chairman Dockery Of the subcommitte on ex-
ecutive organization recently requested the Com
missioners to furnish him at an early day with
q full list Of the employees Of the District gov
their age, occupation, number OF
years employed, sex and salary. together with
the number of relatives they had in the public
employ.
The first department heard from under the
general order of the Commissioners was the
police department, and when the messenger
from police headquarters brought the report to
the Commissioners he softly chanted, "Aud SO
do his sisters and his cousins and his aupts.'
The report shows that the police department.
has 4S7 persons employed, and Of this
number l64 relatives are regularly engaged
in other departments of the general and local
government The report commences with
headquarters and continues numerically through
the precincts, giving the names OF each officer
and the other information called for by the res
oution. A prominent officer Is quoted
as having brother aud two sisters In the gov
eminent employ, another q father, uncle
and cousin as well as brother, while
a third has three nephews and nieces In the
employ. One officer from the 7th precinct
puts himself as having two cousins" while
there are any number of brothers, mothers and
sisters employed in various institutions.
compilation shows that there are more rel
atives of officers in the police department than
in any other branch OF the government In
that department there are 46 relatives
of officers employed; the government print
ing office comes next, with IS: the bureau OF
engraving and printing has l6- public schools.
8; navy yard, 3; fire department., 7; District
government, 6; War Department, 4; Treasury
Department. Z; Jail, 2: smithsonian, j; Post
Office Department, Z; the weather bureau, /:
insane asylum, q; the United States library, 1;
the Interior Department, l; patent office, L
naval proving ground. I; Navy Department, l.
city post Office l; Agricultural Department, 6;
Capitol. 2; geological survey, /; census, 2, and
in the Court Of Claims.
THE GARBAGE CONTRACT.
Apropos of the arrest of Mr.. B. W. Clarke for
failure to remove the garbage it was learned at
the District building today that Mr.. Clarke is
the garbage. II appears that on the 9Th OF
May (as printed at the time in The
SrAR) Mr.. Clarke assigned his contract to the
National Sanitary Company of Baltimore. and
after that date all money due the con-
tractor for the work was collected by that
company. The Commissioners, however, re-
fused 20 acknowledge the transfer Of the contract
and it was not until lately that they assented
to the change When the question Of COM
pensation for destroying the garbage came
up, however, the Commissioners found them
selves in a peculiar position. The National
Sanitary Company had gone TO considerable
expense in erecting plant for the destruction
of the garbage. and were well prepared TO do
the work. 1t was evident. however, that unless
the company was recognized as the contractor
matters would be complicated The Fidelity
Company of Baltimore, which was one of
the bondsmen Of Contractor Clarke. was COM
municated with, and gave its permission to an
| assignment of the CONTRACT TO the National
Sanitary Company. 1t was decided that the
best way to bring about the change was TO IN
corporate into the contract for destroying the
garbage a clause recognizing the National
Sanitary Company as the contractor. This wai
DONE and the following agreement between the
parties made:
| Memorandum of agreement, made this 5tl
| day of May. A. ID. 1892, between the National
| Sanitary Company Of the city of Baltimore OF
the frat part and jamin W. Clarke Of the city
of Washington, in the District OF Columbia, OF
| the second part.
Whereas the party OF the second part did on
the 2lst day of January. 1892. enter into q con-
tract with the District of Columbia for the col
lection and removal Of garbage, refuse ANNA
and vegetable matter and other things in the
said contract specified, which said contract i,
hereby agreed to be taken as a part OF THU
| present contract: Now these presents witness:
LIST. That the party Of the first part, in con
| sideration Of the covenants and agreements Of
the party of the second part hereinafter con
tanned, hereby covenants and agree
with the party Of the second part Il
| perform all Of the duties and obligation
| tod nv ba said of Ian
1892. and to perform and do all of the thing
agreed by the party of the second part to b
performed and done by his said contract an,
in all respects to save the said party Of III
second part harmless in respect OF his obligs
tons. duties, penalties and liabilities create,
1892. EMU " ~
i 2. The party Of the second part hereby
\ in consideration Of the hereinbefore containe,
covenants and agreements OF the party OF tn
first part. covenants and agrees with the part
Of the first part to permit and employ tn
and to do all the things which the party Of III
second part by his said contract OF the 2lst o
January, 1892. agreed to do and perform, an
to constitute. and does hereby constitute tn
party Of the first part his agent, to do and per
form all Of his duties and obligations unde
the said contract Of the 2lss Of January, 1892.
Sd. The said party of the second part fur
Their. in consideration Of the covenants AIT
agreements herenbefore contained OF the part
Of tho first part. covenants an,
agrees with the party Of the first part that tn
party OF the first part shall take Ant
have to his own use all the benefits and money
to which the said party OF the second part i
entitled under said contract of Januar.
81, 1892, and hereby appoints the said part
of the first part his attorney to receiv
all moneys which shall become due to tn
party Of the second part by virtue Of the sal
contract on the performance thereof by th
party of the first part, and further covenant
and agrees to assign to the party OF tn
first part all drafts which may be i,
sued to the party Of the second part !
respect Of the said contract. and to pay to it a
moneys which may be received by him in re
spect to said contract, and to do all furthe
things which may be necessary to secure TO tn
party of the first part all the moneys stipulste
by the said contract OF the 21st OF January
1892. to be paid by the District Of Columbia
tho party Of the second part.
5th. 1t is hereby expressly agreed, cover
anted and understood between the sal
parties to this agreement that no part
II is to take effect. or to impose any oblig,
j, ton, or to create any rights. until II
LIST of January, 1898. unless the party {
the first part shall sooner give notice to II
party of the second part that II is ready
assume and to perform the duties which it hi
hereby covenanted and agreed to assume an
to perform.
Witness the hands and seals Of the said pa
Of tho Arot and d. a.