The Washington times., 1895-04-27
Increased Garbage System Tenn
porariIy Provided For.
CONTRACT FOR THREE MONTHS
Contractor warfeld To Be Empowered to
Make Daily Collections at Added Com
Long Term Contract-Fauquier County's
Claim Against the District Orders.

Messrs. Bailey and Warfield, representa-
tlves of Garbage Contractor Warfield of
Baltimore, had two conferences yesterday
with the District Commissioners, Health
officer Woodward being present, touching
the existing contract and arrangements for
the future
The conference was mainly upon the in
creased service, which il is desired to MAIN
tain under the existing contract, which
shall continue until new arrangements
under another contract shall be perfected.
The wording OF the appropriation act
gives power to the Commissioners to iu-
crease the service i'll two ways, by tenn
porary arrangement, aud by nve-year
contract, and it is proposed that the
present contractor shall do the work for the
months of July, August and September,
under the firSt-named plan. The approach
of hot weather makes it imperative that
provision be made for immmediate relief.
The revised specifications, drawn to
conform 10 the appropriation act, provide
that gar hage shall be called for and removed
from all buildings within the city of Wash
ington daily, including Sundays, at such
times and places sthe Commissioners deem
Decs .sary, and in its more densely populated
suburbs, as said suburbs may tie from time
to time designated, three times q week from
April 10 10 November l each year, and
twice week, and daly, including Sundays,
from hotels and other like places, from
November 10 April . of each year Dead
animals shall be collected and removed
throughout the District daily, including
Sundays, during the entire year.
HoUSEHOLDERs' DUTIES.
Garbage must be deposited in water-ught,
covered vessels, which can be easily and
quickly handled by one man, and viii be
placed at points readily accessible to coll
lectors. Larger receptacles viii be allowed
in csSes OF hotels and like places under such
regulations as the Health Officer may
determine.
1t is upon this basis, and under the pro-
visions of the revised specifications, that
Contractor Warfield will he directed to
continue the service, the existing contract
TO be annullea by mutual consent. He will
receive the additional compensation pro-
yided by law.
The board will lay the matter before the
Comptroller of the Treasury at once for bis
official sanction.
Prosecuting Attorney JefGTies, of Fauquier
county, Va, called at the District building
yesterday TO coufer with the Commissioners
aud She Health Officer with reference to
that little bill for damages, amounting to
S54O, which he expected to exact OF the
District on account of the Introduction OF
smallpox into his county by one Mary Nor
ton, Coiored. A statement OF Mr.. Jeffries'
great expectations" was published in
yesterday Times.
Commissioner Ross listened to his pTopo-
sition, and then informed him that if be
should establish the fact in law that one
municipality is responsible TO another for the
involuntary communications of disea in the
manner prescribed, then the District would
be able 10 collect pretty big BIN from the
State OF Vermont
Mr. Jeffries lett no claim in writing, but
promised TO do so later, when the Com
misSioners viii respond officially.
NELSON NORRIS ICE MACHINE.
Notice was issued yesterday to Nelson
Morris & Co. 10 discontinue operation OF
their ice machine at No. 629 b street north
west. The machine was complained OF by
Mrs. Jasper, who keeps a boarding house
at No. 62S Pennsylvania avenue, as noted in
yesterdays Times.
yesterday notified TO lay mains in the
streets scheduled for paving, in accordance
with the regulations, which require the
mains TO be placed before the improvements
are commenced. The list embraces all
choroughfares throughout the District upon
which early work is scheduled. These thor
oughfares have been heretofore noted in
detail in The Times