Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-30
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
Local Printers Still Protesting
Against the Dunlap Contract.
POLICE PROMOTIONS MADE.
An Old Contract Raked Up Against the Phil
adeiphia Bidders for District Printing
Hauling Contract Opened Today-Citi.ens
Who Want Streets or Severe.

the award Of the contract for District printing
70 an outside firm. This morning several pro-
tests were received In the mail, and Mr.. Judd
OF Judd d Detweiler called and made a state
ment concerning the ability Of Dunlap q Co. Of
Philadelphia, the lowest bidders, to do the work.
He said that in 1888 this company received the
contract for printing the delinquent tax list.
out made such botch Of it that the sale was
declared void. and his firm had to do the work
all over again STAR reporter asked the col
iector OF taxes about this statement and he said
1t was SO, as far as he knew That in 1888 the
contract was let to Dunlap q Co.
for printing. the delinquent tax list Of 1887
but upon inspection the work was found
to be full OF mistakes, and the following wear IL
was deemed expedient to embrace in the tax
sale Of 1883 the sale of 1887. 1t was. aimed by
MIR. Judd that, notwithstanding the fact that
the Philadelphia company had made MANY
errors in the work and it had to be done over
again, it received pay for it, Auditor Petty
remembered the case distinctly when his
attention was called to the matter this
afternoon and stated that the collectors Office
was responsible for the mistake, as il claimed
the clerks did not have time to compare the tax
"'.' A." was true THAT Duhiap a 20. mad peen
paid and it was upon the certificate Of the col
lector Of taxes that the work had been properly
performed. Had he been told Of the errors be-
fore the c.r,;e..,. h.d h..,, ,oo.;,.a ,h.,uo,.
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"ouiU naSo peen stoppeo- NO award VIII DC
mace unu Capt Powell or Commissioner
Parker returns.
SAY IT Is A NUISANCE
A number Of the residents and owners Of
property and business men in the vicinity Of
7th and K streets northwest have entered into
petition to the Commissioners urgently re-
questing the removal Of the wagon stand at the
corner of 9TH and streets They say the
noise and hustle occasioned by the drivers So
hciting business and the loud and bolster Ian
guage about the place make it a nuisance. The
wagon stand affects the business interests and
drives away trade, 1t depreciates the value Of
property and is altogether a nuisance.
OVER A SEWER
Mr.. James n Ricbar5s and Jsu.s p sr,;,,-
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"eu sA' Soininissionefs 70 "aa'e the
regulations and allow the laying OF sewers in
the alleys in square $50. They say that the plat
was made Of the subdivision representing lots
To-. oo.,, u'SA .a'i .h' an WIS square
imnression that thew couId h.ra &c.
laid in these alleys at their own
expense. Nineteen houses have been COM
!ea'cosung ABOUT sZo,ooc, and row they hnd
ana. agains. .ne ruies 70 lay sewers In such
"ue. ou' 'nal 'neg wiz nave 10 pay the entire
Sos' Vi se"er on "a street In 'front.' OF the
houses and make connection with that. All OF
wnicn Iney say wlu put mem 70 an enormous
expense, as tne houses nave been completed,
ana the nooring and Joists VIII have to be re-
"''eo- Inc matter VIII De looked into
OPEN GAMBLING.
According to q letter received by the Com
r,;ss,oners toa., ,ro,, NJ ~.
..,,h,;,, -, - -. on,
e"noins ~ Tvs "ors' iorm Is oeing pracuceo
on the path across the island which lies between
Inc canal and the Great Falls. He says while
~aixing along that path with company OF
irienos last sunday he found q man play
Ing the shell game, with three or
tS. ;no;.io.e. as ~ peisona"is 'isIs one OF
we're there was a woman crrino hittsr,v heosuss
her husband had lost all his money. The nIsce
where the game is PLAYED is said to be govern
ment property under the charge OF the Waterman
VINO looks AFTER the water works; but the game
was peing played IN such open and brazen
uan,e, ona' narois seemed possible that he
couio oe ignorant OF IT, The Commissioners
WIZ oroef Tue ponce 70 LOOK INTO the matter.
POLICE PROMOTIONS.
The Commissioners this sf,.rnoo, .,,ror.a
COMMISSIONING 'A,s noon Appro'eo
~. io"o"inh ie'oin nenuA'ion vi MaJor moore
.e1"u'e !" promouons anu appointments on
'ns p0,ee noice. 10 taAe enec. 9m! 4:
To he nriSates az Class pr;r,.es sS"r d
Elliott, Daniel Sullivan. ]. A. Foster VIM NC
Donnell, Edward McCort, Samuel Murphy.
To be privates Of class Thomas J. Boyd.
Charles b. Terry, Harry R. Warren Ienatius
H. Ward. Daniel NJ. Reidy, Edward r. Jacl.
Thomas s. Wheeler. Edmund J. Barry. Robert
T.
Charles H. Evans, John I. Kennedy and Saruel
R. Smoot.
To be moun.ed-Sergeant John Keunev.
Privates R. c. Dyer, c. Il. Bradley, W, r.
Cook, Frederick Stearns.
Laborer-Joseph \. Alexander.
VIM. H. Allen, assistant ambulance driver 10
be patrol driver: Thomas yansant. 10 be assist-
ant ambulance driver.
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