Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-04
GARBAGE CONTRACT
Specifications On Which Contract
Will Be Based.
PLANT NECESSARY FOR DISPOSAL
Daily Collections And An Elaborate
System Of Fines.
THE CARTS AND APPARATUS

important and closely related topics which
just now receiving a large proportion
of the attention of the Commissioners.
Under authority of paragraph in the Dis
trict appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year the Commissioners are authorized to
give TO the District of Columbia such a
garbage service as this region has never
yet known. Lengthy sessions of the board
have recently been held, at which consul
tations with the health officer and the at
torney for the District have been had. At
these sessions the discussion has been
mainly as to specifications upon which
would-be contractors may bid, and regu-
lations by which the successful bidder
must be governed. At length the Commis
sioners have completed the specifications
and regulations, a revised draft Of which
provide specifications for collecting and re-
moving all garbage within the city of
Washington, daily, including Sundays, at
such times and places as the Commission
ers deem necessary, and in it's more densely
populated suburbs three times week,
from April l. to November /, each year;
and twice a week and daily from hotels
and other like places from November l 10
April 10, each year, and for ecting and
removing dead animals within the District
of Columbia daily including Sundays, dur
ing the entire year; all garbage and dead
animals to be removed to such place or
places within convenient hauling distance
as may be approved by the health officer
for their reception.
For destroying by cremation or reduc-
ton or otherwise disposing of all garbage
and dead animals collected above speci-
fed or brought by private parties. all work
to be done in accordance with plans and
descriptions submitted herewith
The general requirements then state that
bids must be made upon blanks furnish
ed by the Commissioners and must state
a gross sum % for the collection of gar
bage and dead animals (2) for the disposal
of the same; ard (3) for the collection and
disposal Bids for each item must include
all work embraced in the specifications
and belon ging to that item. BIDS will be
received for any one or more of the items.
Some Regulations.
E. Continuing the specifications say: "All
garbage and dead animals must be col
lected and disposed of in a manner in the
opinion of the health officer not prejudi- |
cial to the public health nor creating a
nuisance. the method and plant to be fur
nished by the contractor subject to the ap-
proval of the Commissioners.
"A receipt from the collector of taxes for |
the District of Columbia for $1,000 must
accompany each bid. The deposit of un-
successful bidders will be returned to them
and that of the successful bidder or bid |
ders will be returned to him or them when |
the contract has been properly executed;
but If such bidder or bidders shall fail after
five days notice to execute such contract, |
District of Columbia as liquidated damage
Plant Required.
1.-THE contractor for the disposal of gar
bage shall be required to build and main
tain, without cost to the District of Co
lumba, beyond the price stated in the pro-
posal, a plant or plants of a sufficient ca
pacity to daily dispose Of the entire gar
gabe in the city of Washington and its
more densely populated suburbs, as said
suburbs may be from time to time desig-
mated by the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia, and of all dead animals with
in the District of Columbia; said plant or
plants to be on a suitable site or sites ap-
proved by said Commissioners, and located
at a convenient hauling distance; the con-
tractor to submit with the bid the plan,
description ard more or less definitely the
proposed location Of each plant or plants
All garbage and dead animals brought to
the plant or to such station or stations as
may be designated by the contractor for
such work, must be disposed of by said
contractor in a manner in the opinion of
the health officer not detrimental to public
health
Permission Necessary.
If it is proposed to transport the gar
bage and dead animals out of the District
of Columbia the contractor will be requir-
ed to furnish evidence satisfactory to the
Commissioners that he has permission from
the proper authorities of the state in which
it is intended to dispose of such garbage,
and that he has the permission of all ad-
jacent property owners and occupants that
such disposition may be made at the place
designated during such period.
The specifications then in effect provide
that all garbage and dead animals must be
transported either within or without the
District of Columbia in covered convey
ances satisfactory to the health officer
inSppct0cS ha
by the District of Columbia, but if on ac-
count of any apparent disregard of the
specifications on the part of the contracto
additional inspectors shall be required they
will be employed by the District at the rate
of s. per diem in such number as, in the
opinion of the Commissioners, may be nee
essary, and the cost will be charged to the |
contractor and deducted from any money
due to him.
Payment for the work done will be
made monthly upon requisitions approved
by the health officer, provided that the |
work, in his judgment, is satisfactorily
cone. Contractors shall punctually pay the |
workmen who shall lie employed by them
upon the work under their contract in
cash current and not in what is de-
nominated store pay, or orders
Failure to commence the work at the
time specified or to prosecute 1t thereafter
in a satisfactory manner in the opinion |
of the Commissioners, will be authority for
the Commissioners to suspend the con- |
tractor from the work and employ other
parties to complete it, or to wholly annul |
said contract.
Neither the contract nor any interest
therein shall be transferred by the parties |
to whom the award is made without the |
written consent of the Commissioners.
General Regulations.
Some general regulations provide, among
other things, that the term (garbase) shall
be held to mean all refuse of animal or
vegetable matter which has been used or
was intended to be used as food for man.
The term dead animals shall be held to |
mean all dead animals or parts of dead
animals not intended for use as food.
Garbage shall be deposited in water-tight |
covered vessels that can be easily and |
quickly handled by one man, and placed |
at points readily accessible to garbage col
lectors. Larger reccptacles will be allowed |
in the case of hotels, etc, under such re-
strictions as the health officer shall de- |
ternline.
Each garbage collector shall notify the |
householder Of his approach in such man
ner as may be directed by the health Off |
Ger.
Upon the failure of the contractor to |
execute any order for the removal of any |
dead animal within six hours and for the |