The Washington times., 1894-08-21

II other connections have been made In tn,
same vicinity, presume it was done unde
permits from the District water office TO tai
the distributing main in K street, and that the
plumbers who did the work rendered them
| selves liable to the penalty. / do not know
| what the regulations of the District may be
in respect OF supervision Of work done
under its permits to tap its distributing
mains. but my impression is that tapping oi
mains can only be done by 'tappers EN-.
ployed by the District, and l beg to sugges,
| that the attention of the Commissioners be
called to the matter. and that no permits be
granted for the tapping of United Statea
| mains on the Canal road. between the Aque
duct Bridge and the foot of Foxhall HILL and
that all future applications for permits on
this road be referred to this office. The north
side of Canal road between the points men,
| toned is well filed with houses and think
q distributing main should be laid there as
soon as possible. In the meantime no exca-
| vations should be made for connections with
the twelve-inch main except under the super
| vision Of this Office"
PROTEST AGAINST CARRIAGE.
Richard E. Pairo, vice president Of the An
| alostan Boat Club, has filed with the Commits
Of the club, a vigorous protest against the
shipment of garbage from the foot of G
street northwest, declaring 1t to be a nuis-
ance. injurious to health and damaging
to property The garbage wharf is only
about 100 yards from the boaihouse, where
many people. both ladies and gentlemen, are
accustomed TO gather in the afternoon. when.
! al times. the stencil is unbearable. Much of
the solid garbage, and about all Of the liquid,
Mr.. Pairo alleges, is deposited in the river,
contrary to law, and is carried by the cur
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house. where. at low tide, it testers in tine
sun and becomes very objectionable il not
dangerous. Mr.. Pairo complains that pre-
yious protests have failed to obtain relief.
and he now asks that the matter be given
prompt attention.
Superintendent Davis. of tho street and
alley cleaning department. estimates as fol-
lows for expenses for the current fiscal year:
Superintendent OF streets, 90, 400; assistant
superintendent and chief clerk. S1,s00; two
chief inspectors. 81 400 each; five inspectors,
81 800 each; one inspector, II 200; two fore
men. 81 600 each; three assistant foremen.
$500 each; one messenger. $500. Total. S20,-
O0O The total expenditure for sweeping
streets and alleys, sprinkling. and other in
cidentals is placed at S166. 900.
Health Officer Woodward returned to the
Commissioners yesterday the complaint of L..
c. Bristoe of No. els Twenty-second street
northwest concerning the alleged unsanitary
condition of a vacant lot at the corner of
Twenty-second and streets with the follow
lowing Endorsement: 1.-The lot referred to is
covered with weeds. one variety of which
yields at times an oppressive, sweetish odor.
This is not the case at present. This, the
sweet clover, a small quantity of stink
weed and one small alanthus tree. comprise
all thai could give offense to the complain
ant at his residence Mt any time and could
hardly do so at present. There is, under any
circumstances. no law which covers the case
at present. When the alanthus tree is in
blossom it can be reached by section OF the
health ordinances"
BIDS FOR HAULING MATERIAL
Bids were opened yesterday for the con-
tract for hauling material for fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1895. The following firms sub
mitted proposals: D. Gaskins, George W.
Knox Express, Frank E Hopkins, Patrick H.
Horn. and Thomas r. Riley.
For furnishing granite curbing proposals
were received from John F. Manning, f. J.
Acker. A. B. Cook, John Burns, McCauless
Granite Company.
For supplying paving bricks for sidewalks
sealed bids were received from Charles Ford,
Washington Brick and Terra Gotta Company,
Frederick Brick Works, and Virginia Paving
and Construction Company.
For vitrifled brick for sewer inverts bids
were submitted by Minerva Paving Brick
Company, John NJ. Mack. Savage Fire Brick
Company, Mcmahon. Porter & Co., John Ro-
brecht (2). Furnace Fire Clay Company, Fred
erick Brick Works.
For paving brick and blocks tho following
firms submitted bids: Minerva Paving Brick
Company, Shale Brick Exchange, Brody 5 Run
Fire Clay Company. Savage Fire Brick Com
pany. Harris Bros. 4 Lane. Mcmahon. Porter
4 Co.. Virginia Paving and Construction
Company, John NJ. Mack, J. A. Hayden, Fur
mace Fire Clay Company, John Robrecht, and
W. A. Park.
There was but one bid submitted for fur
nishing asphalt paving blocks. that OF the
Washington Asphalt Block and Tile Company.
s. E. Cox, of Prince Georges county. Nd,
who attaches Farmer Fairplay''a sigma
turs to his communication, writes to the
Commissioners complaining OF the injustice
OF the proposition to require the farmers to
clean the street in front Of the market on B
street northwest. The attention OF the Com
missioners is called to the fact that the farm
ers pay daily tax OF 10 cents foI the express
purpose of having the refuse removed and
that two men are supposed to be in the en-
ploy of the District for the purpose. The
writer suggests that il these two men cannot
do the work others should be appointed who
can Mr. Cox denies the charge that farm
ers sometimes permit their horses to remain
forty Eight hours on their stands. He has
been attending the market regularly for four
teen years. and never before heard of such an
occurrence. He agrees with Supt. Davis as to
the condition of street and the difficulty OF
sweeping it. He says that it is nothing but
succession Of holes and ruts, filed with de-
caying vegetable matter. He describes
condition of affairs about the cutters that is
positively appalling. and among other things
says he has often seen maggots crawling on
the curb. He then makes the very pertinent
suggestion that the only remedy is to repair
the street between Seventh and Eleventh
streets so that it can be properly swept.
ICE WATER FOR THE PYTHIANs.
The Anti-saloon League, under date OF
August 1s, addressed communication
to the Commissioners citing that "during
the G. A. R. encampment in 1892 it
was frequently remarked that the otherwise
generous arrangements for the comfort OF
guests did not include any distributed supply
ola ice water for quenching the thirst OF the
m0titude." To avoid like complaint, II pos
sible, in connection with the approaching
Pythian encampment permission was re-
duested to place neat barrels or tanks, each in
charge Of a competent person, at the follow
ing points: First street and Pennsylvania ave-
nus northwest, Four-and-a-half street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, Ninth street
lnd feppsylvanis avenue northwest, and