The evening times., 1895-09-04
NO SYSTEM Wls DEFINED
Garbage Contract Signed. But
the Method Not Stated.
MUCH SPECULATION CAUSED
Bids for Proposed New School Opened
for Firemen's Shirts-MinOr Mat.
ters of Local Interest From the
District Building.

The garbage contract for the term of four
years and eight mOnths was signed yester.
day by Mr.. Joshua Warfield, the man to
whom the award was made at the opening
| OF the bids.
Mr.. Warfield and his brother, Edward,
president of the Fidelity Security Com,
pany, had a conference with the District
Commissioners yesterday afternoon In
President Ross' private office, and the
agreement was reached that the contract
as it existed should be signed without
other designation of the rystem of de-
struction than was contained in Mr War
fields bid, which read, substantially,
that garbage disposal shall be by crema-
ton through the use of the Dixon Fystem
or some other that shall be satisfactory
to the Commissioners. Thus the selection
of a process is left to be yet made, and it
was announced that within a few days the
method will be agreed upon.
There was quite a crowd Of interested
agents and Others gathered in the board
room awaiting the public bearing which
it had been understood would be given
the matter, but upon their arrival at the
District building the Messrs. Warfield
and their attorney obtained a private audi
cnce with the Commissioners, at the con.
ciuslon of which the result was made known.
There were present representatives
of the Dixon, Smith and Brown crematories
and the Mertz reduction system. 1t was
the expectation that each of these would
have the privilege OF another hearing, but
this was prevented by the mutual under
standing reached by the Commissioners
and the contractor.
ACCEPTED THE SITE.
The Commissioners have accepted the
proposal of the Rock Greek Church Road
Association for the sale of a site for a
public school building.
The selection 10 lots / To 6, 10th inclu-
sivc, of block Z, in the subdivision of part
OF Chilian Castle Manor. 1t is located on
the south eide of Blair road at the junction
with Riggs and Rock Creek Church roads,
respectively, the price TO be paid being
$2,606.5O.
The purchase is conditioned upon a re-
port from the Inspector of Buildings that
the widening of the street upon which the
property abuts will not decrease the size
of the lots 80 as to render 1t uns unsatisfactory,
and that the attorney of the District ap-
proves of the title.
ut lEelttAOI dppEDNtu
the plans for equipping the new Lafayette
Square Opera House with fire efcapes.
The arrangement is said to be of excellent
design.
There will be two escapes, one on the
north, the other on the south side of the
building. The equipment consists of an iron
stairway, four feet in width. clear, with
twelve-inch tread and of gradual declen-
sion, making it a very cafe means of exit
and easy of descent.
The stairway viii pass doorway on each
floor instead of a window as in the case
of the ordinary escapes.
SCHOOL BIDS OPENED.
Bids were opened to-day at the District
Building for the construction of two new
school buildings, the one at Tcnnallytown
and the other, known as the Greenleaf.
at Four rand-a half street aud Florida ave
nue..
For the first there were four bidders, as
follows: John H. Hewlett, $4,000; C.
Thomas & Son, S13,636; George w. Cor
bett. $13,470, and James 7. Levy. SIG 800.
For the Greenleaf-A. W. Sweeny, $22,-
700; George w. Corbett. S22, 500; welton
Z Watts. S21, ,631;v F. Montgomery, S2A-
433; Charles R. Monroe, $50 $50; c.
Thomas Son. S22. 329; John H Hewlett,
SGT 900; John H. Noland, S22, 500; W. W.
S23, $40; j. N. Dunn, $21 ,s25;
J. ]. Quinn, S22, 49,; d. F. Mockbee, S22,.
1876.
Messrs Hewlett and Dunn were the lowest
bidders respectively.
j. W. Stops was to-day appointed an
additional private of the police force, for
three years, to serve with American Se- |
:urity and Trust Company.