Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-02
A MUNICIPAL BUILDING,
The Project 10 Freely Discussed I'm the
Senate.


Senate.
HI eonNsG oBJFcTs To TIE MARrrr HOUSE
sIrE AND TEE xA-rER Gors OVER UNTIL
ToDT-THE asaBAoE QUESTION u vrSTT-
LATED TO SOME ExTExr.
The District Of Columbia appropriation bill
vls taken Up in the Senate late yesterday after
neon and very rapid progress was made with 1t.
AL the amendments recommended by the sp-
Preparations committee (Which have been
printed in The srAR) except that providing
FOR q municipal building were agreed TO. The
question Of the erection 90 a municipal build
ing on the reservation IN frort Of the Washing
ton market vas discussed and then went over
until today for action. With relation to the re-
movsl % garbage amendment was adopted.
on motion Of Mr.. Mcmillan. providing that the
Commissioners NAV in their discretion, IN case
the safety and health Of the District in their
Judgment requires 10. allow for the daily col
lection Of garbage during the months of May,
June. July, August and September of the year
ISIS additional sum not exceeding $1,000
per month during the time when such daily col
lection j. made 20 the satisfaction Of the Com
mi-Sioners. and the sum OF IS. 900. or so much
thereof may be necessary, Il hereby appro-
Prlatsd Tor such purpose.
TIE CARNAGE QUESTION DISCUSSED.
Mcmillan. in explanation Of its purpose, said:
The people Of the District Of Columbia are
complaining very much In regard TO the col
lection Of garbage As now arranged during
the very hot months the garbage will be col
lectsd about two or three times . week and 1t ia
not collected A. often a. that IN some cases.
A great many Of the houses in the District
have very little back premises and in we
should have an extremely warm season, as we
are likely To have. the people here are afraid Of
the consequences. especially IL We should be
visited BY cholera They have asked for this
additional service with practical unanimity.
They ask that the Commissioners shall have
power gwen them to have daily service in re-
moving garbage II they find 10 necessary and
the WORK II put in their charge. III the weather
l. extremely hot and we have q great deal of
sickness here the Commissioners will have the
power under NV amendment, 10 have the gar
tsgo removed daily. That Is all there Is OF 1t.
WHAT The POLICE OUGHT TO DO.
Mr.. Cockren thought the police should see
that the garbage IL removed by the contractors,
whose duty IL IL to do so. He said: 81 think
some appropriation ought to De made for this
purpose. but think. too. that the collection of
the garbage ought TO be reduced to a system;
there should be more method in it. These in
spectors ought 10 60 around with their eyes
open The police ought to have something to
do IN this matter When the city shall have
been divided properly into garbage districts
these policemen, acting as conservators OF the
peace. can be. IL they so desire, most efficient
- garbage inspectors. and can perform this
duty without interference with the other duty
thew are called upon 20 perform
The garbage districts ought to be the same
A. those Of the police department and the
police ought TO be required to report all viola
tions OF the law and the failure OF the con-
tractors 10 collect the garbage. II the police
do what they ought to do and what they should
be required TO do a tri-weekly collection would
be sufficient II the police do not do ID the
chances that even With this appropriation
the garbage will not be collected. Heretofore
IL has been the custom OF the garbage collector
% collect rs little Of the garbage as possible
and the les he collected the greater his profit
would be, but we are trying TO change the con-
dition Of things by making il to his interest to
collect As much a. possible. He Is now paid
according 10 the amount be collects.
ruE MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
There was considerable discussion Of the
amendment providing for the erection of a
municipal building on the reservation north OF
the Washington market, between 9TH and 9th
streets Mr.. German opposed the amendment
on account Of the proposed location Of the
building.
..This amendment he said. provides for
the construction Of n building for the District
of Columbia 10 accommodate all the Offices,
the Police Court and everything connected
with the District. the building to be erected on
n government reservation upon Pennsvlvania
avenue between It'll and 9Th streets, immedi-
ately IN front of the present market house.
know that 10 comes with the recommendation
Of the majority Of the committee on appro-
priations. Personally / think II would be very
unfortunate to have the building erected on
that square. especially for such . purpose. 1t
Il Q central point in the matter Of travel and to
put the building there, with the Police Court
and all the class o, people who gather daily
Immediately in front OF it, where everybody
goes TO market-al the ladies. our wives and
sisters-it would be most unfortunate outside of
the fact that il would be the destruction OF the
park
NE ALLISON ADVOCATES TIE xARKEr HOUSE SITE.
Mr.. Call Endorsed what Mr.. German had said,
and Mr.. Allison said: hope the amendment
will be passed over without vote upon it at
this time. The Senate is not very full at pres
ent. and do not expect to get final vote upon
the bill today / think ii due to Senators who
are absent that they should have some oppor-
tunity 10 vote amendments tomorrow. / will
saw 10 the senator from Maryland anc other
Senators that this space has been set apart for
good maay years IN the minds of the people
Of the District Of Columbia as the proper place
for the erection Of such . public building. If
10 il not erected there 10 must be erected on
ground 10 be purchased by the Commissioners
OF the District OF Columbia. This space was
originally leased TO the market company a num-
The term Of the lease changed and the rent
reduced. With q view to the erection OF public
building ut this SPOT. | have no wish about the
matter myself. OF course, We cannot provide
for plans AEd specifications for public build
ing without knowing where the building Is TO
be erected and the character Of the ground
upon which II Is 20 be placed
Mr.. GoTman-I should like 10 ask the chair
man q the committee IL the amendment would
rot absolutely Il the building at that point by
the provisions A. 10 plans and specifications?
BIZ. All.son-f We are 90 have plans and spec
ifcations FOR a municipal or District building il
l. nsce--zry that shall kuow where il Is TO be
erected "A / said. / have wish about the
matter; / am entirely willing. far ! am
cOucerned that the whole provision shall be
-tiirken oat and that the question shall be post
y0usd until another time. Certainly / do not
vish 10 press il against the opinion Of many
Serstrr. l ask that the amendment may be
passed over for the time being
Nr. Pasco asked II Mr.. German lad any other
lgcstion 20 suggest
Mr. 0ORMAx OPPOSES The SITE
''No. replied Mr.. German. II have no other
location in the city in mind have not myself
been charged with the duty OF looking up one
I1t I urotcst against thu use Of this particular