The morning times., 1895-07-07
Early Completion of the Dale
CarIia Reservoir Assured.
CLEARER DRINK PROMISED
Reasons Assigned for Present Color
of JIydrant SuppIy-Appointme
Observation-Disclosures of Thirty Sew
enth Street-Contracts Forwarded
For General Supplies.

municated TO Commissioner X oss yester-
day that the work on the Dalecarlia reser-
voir, in charge of Col. George H. Elliott,
of the Corps of Engineers, is so far ad-
vanced that the completion is but a matter
of a short time. Col Elliott is of the
opinion that in six weeks he can have the
reservoir ready for use
The Dalecarlia is an additional reservoir
that has been for a number OF years out
OF service. Its absence from the water
system accounts in large measure for
the muddy drinking fluid with which
the citizens OF the District have been at
intervals RECALLED. Its restoration VIII,
in like degree, remove this annoyance
The trouble now is that when there is
a heavy rainfall the Potomac gets very
muddy. Owing to the great demand the
supply passes into and out of the main
reservoir in about equal proportions,
and has no time to settle. 1t passes into
the mains and thence 20 the hydrants in
very much disturbed condition, and its
consumption in that condition follows
as natural sequence.
1t is confidently anticipated that when
the Dalecarlia reservoir is ready for busi-
ness there viii be no more complaint OF
doned several years ago because OF its
danger Of contamination from the drainage
of polluted water and sewage To remove
this danger is the work upon which Col
Elliott is now employed, and he predicts
q complete success.
SOME EARLY APPOINTMENTS
Several important appointments are yet
to be made by the Commissioners, and
In, i
next week. Commissioners Traesden and
Powell are absent from the city, but are
expected To return on Monday, and these
appointments together with other matters OF
moment will be considered by the fun
board.
Among the new offices created under the
last appropriation bill is an additional
assistant in the office of the building
inspector. The District CommiSsi ioners
sought TO have the force OF the building
inspector increased by four, and in this
they Were supported by the District labor
organizations Congress, however, linn
tied the number 10 bare one, and the ap-
pointee will De named at an early day.
1t is stated that there are about fifty
applications on file for the place. all of
which have passed through the building
inspectors hauds, and are now on the board
table. The applicants ire all wei recon-
mended, aud believed to be well qualified
II isposS!ble that there viii bea competitive
examination.
The Commissioners are pTepa ring to open
Thirty-scventE street between Back street
and Tcnnallytown road, in accordance
with the act Of Congresses pproved March
2, 1895. If property can be procured at
satisfactory rates, purchase VIII be made
of The ground necessary for the extension.
Notices were issued yesterday TO prop
erty-owners requesting that they exam
inc the plat in the office Of the Engineer
Commissioner and to state the price at
which each VIII be willing TO sell the
portion that VIII be necessary to be taken
from his or her premises. The notices
were addressed to Mcssrs. ]. Il Gordon,
W. 4. Custard, T. c. Homiller, John w.
Bagley, the heirs of Jacob Homller, Mrs.
Louisa 5. Randall, AIessrs. N. c. and J. E.
Weaver, Joseph T. Kengla. the heirs OF
Henry Weaver, f. j. Sacks, and J. c. and
L. Schneider.
NAMES OF SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS.
Contracts were awarded yesterday, un-
der bids received for furnishing general
supplies to the District for the current
fiscal year, as follows:
Manhattan Supply Company, eighteen
items in Glass /; j. A. Seainous, twenty
four items in Glass l; w a. Pate, two
items in Class ]; w. J. c. Dulaney,
three items in Glass /; F. =. May, 81 Co.,
seven items in Glass /; George p Muth,
five items in Glass /; Charles G.. Stott
& Co. thirteen items in Glass J. Easton
& Rupp, siXty-two items in Class / L.
c. Ballantyne, 128 items in Glass l.
Dunlop Printing Company, twenty-seyen
items in Glass 2; B. S. Adams, eleven
items in Glass 2.
W. j. c. Dulaney, forty nine items in
Glass g; r. G. Hallantyne, twenty five items
in Glass 8.
W. b. Moses & Son, forty-three items in
Glass 4; Blum Brothers, sixteen items in
Class 4: Wilmarth & Edmonston, twenty
four items in Glass 4.
+. P May & Co, 175 items in Class 8;
W. A Pate, lifty-two items in Glass 5; c.
T. Carter & Co, eleven items in Glass 5;
George F Muth & Co, six items in Class 8.
H. l. Gregory, eleven items in Class 6;
Wilmarth & Edmonston. six items i'll Glass
6; f. p . May & Co, twenty items in Glass 6;
NJ. w Beveridge, two items, Glass 6.
Mitchell & Reed, thirty-siX items, Glass Z;
theHenry AIcShane Manufacturing Company,
sixty-three items, Glass 4; Thomas Somer-
vile & Son, seven items, Class Z; Lewis
Hopfeumeier, two items, Glass Z; w. A.
Pate, four items, Class Z.
j. c. Ergnod & Co. thirteen items, Glass
6; S. r. Waters, eight items, Glass 8;
William NJ. Gait & Co., three items Class
6: Austin Nichols & Co., three items, Glass
6: ]. b. Bryan e Co, twenty-five items,
Glass 6; j. +. Oyster, two items, Class 8;
B. g. EarnShaw & Brother two items, Glass
s: Frank Hume, forty eight items, Class 8;
Shoemaker & Busch, three items, Glass 8.
B. Rich & Sons, nineteen items, Glass 9.
Shoemaker & Busch, thirtynine items,
Glass 10: F A Tschiffely, jr, seventy-siX
items, Glass 10; Scheller& Stevens, 155items,
Glass 10; z. d. Gilman. five items, Class 10.
Shoemaker & Busch, twenty seven items,
Glass IL; Hugh Reilly, fifteen items, Glass
IL; New York Lubrcating Company, three
items, Glass IL; w H. Butler. three items,
Glass IL; Mackall Bros. & Flemer, fifty
three items, Glass 10: same, five items,
Glass II: Standard Oil Company, one item,
Glass IL: George F. Muth & Co, sixty-one
items, Glass II.
George H. Shehan, forty-one items, Glass
IL; F. T. Gallaher & Bro, eight items,
Glass 12; Church & Stephenson, five items,
Glass 2; T. w Smith, three items Glass IL
r. H Hood, two items, Class IA.
W. ID. Clark & Co. thirteen items, Glass
16; Blum Bros, twenty-siX items, Glass 16;
Lansburgh 6 Bro, eighteen items, Glass 16;
B. Rich & Sons, one item, Glass 16.
Kennedy & Duperow, ten items, Glass IS;
W. a Pate, three items, Glass IS: Royce
& Moreau, seventeen items, Class 1S.
Conrad Becker, seven items, Glass 10;
W. a. Pate, thirty-five items, Class 10.
John B. Daish eleven items, Glass 20; H.
P. Pillsbury, three items, Glass 20; John
0'Day, one item, Glass 20.
The foregoing list embraces the awards
for all supplies with the exception of meats
CHILDREN THE VICTIMS.
Mortuary report for the twenty four
hours.ending at 1 O'Clock p M yesterday:
White-JosephineG G Bienner, ged twenty
five years; Regina NJ. slattery, aged seven
months; Richard D Long, aged three
months; Eleanora Donaldson, aged one
month, and EIeauora Brown aged one day