The Washington times., 1895-05-04
MR.. WARFIELD IS Waiting
Commissioners Decision on the
Terms He Has Offered.
GARBAGE QUESTION ONCE MORE
Contractor Wants Temporary Ar
rangement to Cover Four Months
Fire Losses Reported for Apri,$17,-
395-Fishing With Nets and Lila bill
ity Therefor Other Matters.

The Commissioners VIII decide to-day
whether or not the proposition of Mr..
edward Warfield as to the temporary
contract for the removal and disposition
OF garbage will be accepted. That prop
bsition, briefly stated, is to annul the
existing contract at the beginning of the
next fiscal year and enter into temporary
arrangement for term of four months,
ending October 81.
The specifications proposed for the gov
ernment Of permanent contract, hereto
fore outlined in The Times, will be ac-
cepted by Mr.. Warfield, as indicated yes
terday by his agent, for the limited period,
provided certain minor notifications are
made. These notifications are before
the Commissioners as part OF the propo-
sition to be passed upon today, and are
minor in their character, although of
sufficient importance to have q bearing
on the temporary agreement.
The numbering OF the rear gates or feuces
to correspond with the house numbers Will
doubtless be ordered in any event, as well
for the convenience of the police as for the
garbage collectors. 1t is shown that the
patromen may be often thwarted in an
effort to MAKE an important arrest by reason
OF their inability to locate a house from
the alley.
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.
There is a serious problem confronting
the Commissioners which they propose to
solve with deliberation and care. The
choice between the crematory and some
other form of reduction involves too many
points to be hastily disposed of. II a cre-
matory is accepted, while il has its advan-
tages, the contract for five years Will pre-
vent a change During that period, and, ii is
suggested. any loss that may develop under
the system cannot be obviated in that time,
70 say nothing of the cost of change
to some other 6! stem when the contract
shall expire.
There is strong probability that a
reduction process that will admit OF the
utilization of the refuse as q fertilizer
will prove to be u money saving INSTITUTION,
and as an argument in its favor il is alleged
that there is a clear profit OF So in the
carcass of every dead horse or mule thus
disposed Of That means an aggregate
of anywhere from Sc 900 to SIS ,0O0 per
year that would eventually serve 10 reduce
the cost of the garbage service.
FIRE LOSSES DURING APRIL.
Chief Paris, of the. fire department,
submitted his report yesterday for the
month of April, showing that there were
twenty-five alarms for fire during the
month, an increase OF two over the preceding
month, and au increase of six over Uue cor
responding mouth ofIast year
The estimated losses for April were
SIT 1896, upon which there was an iusur-
ance of $9,925
losses amounting to 1920; Insurance,
l,2E0.
The designations of Hostier p. Mahoney
and Private j. L. Martin, of the depart
ment, were accepted, TO take effect April
80.
Under date of April 10, one Henry John
son inquired of the Commissioners whether
or not, while boat should be moored TO a
Virginia hcadlaud, with two-thirds pro,
jecting into the river, within District terri
tory, the occupant thereof should dip for
herring, it would be violation of Dis
trict law.
He further wanted to know whether, If a
man be standing in the stern Of the boat
while Illegally fishing the officers Will
have any authority to arrest providing they
approach from the rear and seize the man
in the act of disobedieuce.
Attorney Thomas, whose opiuioB- upon
the points raised was solicited, says the
questions Involve so many allegations of
fact which would be matters of proof, and
as the POSITIONS Wnlcn ne puts are judicial, /,
1t is just as well to leave them to the police
court, to be decided when they come up
ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE.
One of the results Of the recent trans
fer of the municipal headquarters viii
be seen in the reorganization of the
force and condensation of business, tend
ing to economy OF time and greater eff
cheney.
The most important change so far
noted is the consolidation of the assess
ment division with the official force of
Assessor Trimble and the placing of that
division under his general supervision.
The order of December 80, 1879, which
required the assessment division to re-
port direct to the Commissioners in GER
tain cases, was yesterday revoked.
Building Inspector Brady made an Off
cial visit to the bathing beach preparatory
to the ordering oil The Contemplated i'm
once drawn and the work commenced as
are to be repaired, q number of new
eral improvements made to the grounds
and high fence will be built to serve
as an iuclosure.
lice force yesterday, occasioned by the
Hoghurst. The resignation took effect
April 80.
A steam engineers license of the Sec
ond class was ordered yesterday to be
issued to William Kirby.