The morning times., 1895-07-21

When the commissioners came to open and
canvass the bids submitted yesterday for
the construction of the engine house for
No. = fire company, on the site at No. 1410
j street northwest, lately purchased, a
singular condition OF affairs was developed
The lowest bidder was c. X. Monroe,
but hr neglected To sign his name 10 the
proposal Peter Mccartney, the next low
est bidder, claimed the Monroe bid should
not be considered, in consequence OF the
omission OF The signature, and asked that
the contract be awarded 10 himself He
alleged tn&t for similar reason his bid for
a contract last year was thrown out, and
his present contention is based upon that
precedent
The commissioners have taken no action,
having held the matter for further consider
alton Meanwhile Mr Mccartney has EN-
ploveu Attorney Wm Ii Sholes TO take
charge and defend his rights before the
board
The bids submitted We're as follows:
James r. Young, $11,937; John II How
lett. $4,000; c. X. Monroe, SO, 700, ].
]. Quinn, $I2, 745; Daniel +. Mockbee,
SI1 .549: Darby & Davis. $ll 800, Brig
ham & Lowe, SSH ,739; Peter Mccartney,
Sl1, ,07S. j. M Dunn, Sll ,375. W w Win
free, SIl .444: c. Thomas * Son, 81 ,497.
Permits were issued yesterday from
the Office Of the building inspector 10
william c Morris on, representing a
committee OF the Calvary Baptist Church,
TO make general repairs TO the church edi-
flee on the corner of Eighth and II streets
northwest. The intention Is 10 put in
gallery on iron columns and ffteen-inch
iron beams. the gallery 10 extend along
the two sides aud the west end, ana viii
greatly increase the seating capacity Of
the house OF worship The cost Of the i'm
provemcnt will be SS25 600.
Other permits We're issued as follows
I w H. Marlowe, for construction of dwell
4 ing at No. 300 Maryland avenue northeast,
/ $4,000 John H. Huggjns, repairs TO
dwelling No 9O2 Seventh street north
/ east. $500. Samuel Houston, repairs
/ to dwelling, No. 1913 Tenth street north
/ west. 5000.
! Twenty y-eight permits for new buildings
/ We're issued during the week, the cost
] Of construction aggregatlng SllS, 100.
4 formal petition, signed by the Com
/ missioners Of the District. was addressed
yesterday 10 the justices of the equity
! court asking that writ de lunaiico IN
! quireudo be issued to determine the
mental condition OF Justice OF the Peace
J Carroll ". Smith. who is alleged To be
/ INSANE and of hOmlCldal and other dan
gerOus tendencies"
The Commiss toner's have fixed upon
Wednesday next at II O'Clock a. m, as
I the time Tor hearing parties who have ap-
1 plied for permission 10 drive cattle dur
/ ing the daytime over Bcnning's road.
President Wood, OF the Bcnnlng's
CuizenS' Association, and others who may
10 b.a no ri a nfgnnSgfiDn nave been
invited 10 be present.
The applicants for the permit have desig-
1 mated course from Benning's through
10 Georgetown, over which, in their judg-
meut. cattle may he driven without detrl-
ment 10 the public interests, as noted IN The
Times Of recent date
SEWER ) FOR CONSTRUCTION.
Orders were issued yesterday as fol-
lows:
That a sewer be constructed IN the east
side Of Twentieth street northwest, be-
tween X and L streets; also in Seventeenth
street northwest. between L and DeSales
streets: in west side OF Eighteenth street,
bet veen L and X streets, and along east
side Of Third street southeast between
South Carolina avenue and i street.
That the proposal OF John Miller, to
furnish the District with sewer brick dur
ing the fiscal year, be accepted.
ltfili n cement sidewalk bt III III III ilbliA
of Nos 1924 and 926 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest under the provisions OF the
permit system.
MORTUARY REPORT.
Record OF deaths reported to the health
office for the twentyfour hours ending
at O'Clock yesterday:
Whue-Ma rgaret J. Farr, aged sixty
three years; Mary Cook, aged fifty nine
Annie NJ. Payne, aged forty nine; Abnel
H. Dickinson, aged forty-five; Mamie r
Stanton. aged twenty-siX; Mouie Cor
1 rado, aged six; Henry Finn, aged sever
, months, Gotleib l.. Hoclman, aged five
+ months: infant of Sarah Padgett, ageC
, | thIrty-SiX hours.
ColOrcd-Chloe A. West, aged seventy
five years; Martha James, aged seventy
5 five, Rhemus Domcy, aged siXty-five
; James l.. Travers aged twenty-eight. Clari
? smith. aged eighteen; Ella Parker, agcC
. two; Horace 3. Coleman, aged eight months
D Gcrtic johnson. aged six months; Edn;
I Robinson, 4 ged five months Mary l.
Robertson, aged five months.
Leave of absence without pay for {
period of six days was yesterday granted
? to w. StutIer, foreman in the street ant
Z alley cleaning department beginning Au
gust ., and J. A. Fulton was designatet
: To perform the duties of the position dur
ing Suffers absence.
The contract for the construction of tn
z new truck house on lots 90 and GS, squar
515. was a warded yesterday TO Pete
\ Mccartney upon his bid of $3.50.