The Washington times., 1895-06-25

hOdIu yesterday IN conjunction Win AT
t0rney S. 7. Thomas and Health Officer
Woodward. The informality and irregu-
larity mentioned were considered
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
The bids were all submitted under the
stipulations that the contract shall begin
on November /, and shall be for a period
OF four years and eight months. 1t also
involves any increase in the service that
may be necessary by reason OF the growth
OF the city and suburbs.
For example, should Takoma Parks
population advance a any time within the
period 10 the point when daily instead
of tri-weekIy service is demanded, the
increase will be ordered. Should an
extension OF the service be at any time
demanded the contractor viii have to
meet 1t.
Mr.. NJ. w. Adams bid was for reduction
| only, aud the location and style of plant
were TO be subject TO agreement. The
| other bidders objected to the consideration
OF this proposal. Ii was discussed, how
| ever, and Mr.. Adams was invited before
! the board to suggest the location of his
/ plant. This, he said, he could not do,
/ but would accept a location selected by
| the board. He also wanted to be guar
anteed against the possible action OF the
courts should proceedings be a any time
/ Instituted to declare the works a nuisance.
one of the bids, the lowest, the board
/ felt obliged TO reject, on account OF the
| irregularities noted, and Mr.. Adams bid
! was also thrown ont since it is not part
! OF the Commissioners plan to select a To-
! cation nor specially designate Il system.
A decision may be expected to-day either
! by the award OF the contract the re-
! lection OF ali the bids
STREET CONSTRUCTIONS.
The attorney for the District, lIr S. T.
! Thomas, has before him a request from
| the Commissioners for his opinion in re-
/ gard to the expediency of hurryiBg the
| cases in the police court against those
| persons charged W it'll obstructing the
sidewalks, without waiting for the deci-
sion Of the court OF appeals in cases taken
up
The Commissioners inquired also as to
the points of difference between the cases
against the lumber merchants and those
against the merchants and others On Louis
lana avenue.
Nr. Thomas has not yet rendered his
opinion, but ii is understood he is debating
the question whether or not il is right TO
"knock out the small operators and deal
ers before decision can be obtained III the
cases where the men of means We're able
| TO employ counsel and go through the
courts.
Record Of deaths reported to the health
office for the forty eight hours ending at
i O'Clock yesterday: White-James Simp-
Z
Paul, aged siXty-nine years; Terrence Nc
Caffrey, aged siXty-nine years: William
HallorOn, aged fifty-five years; Benjamin
H Holcer, aged forty seven years; Mar
tin Flaherty, aged thirty eight years;
Maria B. Palmer, aged seventy-six years;
Carleton z. Smell, aged twenty-five years;
Charles Vanhorn, 1r., aged four months;
Harry White, aged thirty seven hours.
Colored-EliZabeth Delaney, aged sixty
five years; Mary Thomas, aged fifty years;
Josephine Jones, aged eighteen years;
Hadley Lucas, aged three years: Marie c.
Washington, aged one year; r obert Weems,
aged six months.
The death of young Smell, mentioned
in the foregoing, occurred from drowning
at the bathing beach, an account of which
appeared in The Times 1t was the sub
ject OF lengthy report, submitted yester-
day, from Supt Stevens who narrated
the circumstances of the drowning as he
was able to gather them after his return,
he having been absent in New York at the
time.
MR.. STEVENS MAKES SUGGESTION
In connection with this occurrence Super
intendent Stevens suggests that Cong ress be
peutiOned TO grant to the city the use of
the whole inner basin, the little one that
opens into the Tidal reservoir, with suffi-
Gent ground around it for the purpose of
bathing.
TO use this little basin for flushing the Seven
teenth street sewer, but as that sewer is
being practically abandoned, no connection |
has ever been made between the two, and it |
is an open question what shall be done
with the basin"
Building permits issued yesterday: Fran |
els & Schneider, seven dwellings,, Nos. 1876 |
to 147, I street northwest, $4,000. J. |
W. Heron, dwelling, on Thirteenth street, |
near Lydecker avenue, SIS 600. St Marg- |
aret' Church, building on Connecticut avenue
and Bancroft place, $1,000. Frederick
Lemmer. brick building, No. 1924 F street
northwest. 81, ,25o. james Fraser, repairs
and alterations TO building at No. 800 B |
street southeast, $4,000. A c. Barney.
alterations and additions to No. 1928 Rhode
Island avenue northwest, Sc 600. Nathaniel
Nj. Key, rear addition TO No. 1912 Thirteenth
street northwest, $4,000. Mr. French, ad-
ditions TO No. 7o9 and Ill Massachusetts
avenue, $1,000; Samuel Smith, repairs to
No. 1911 Twenty-second street northwest,
5000.
COMMITTEE COMES BACK.
The gentlemen composing the commission
authorized by the District authorities to in
vestigate the systems of heating and ventil-
ating public buildings in other cities have
returned from n tour of observation.
They visited Philadelphia, where an in
Spectlon was made OF the normal school, and
The George w. Childs' school, and also
stopped at Asbury Park and East Orange,
respectively, where an investigation was
made of the systems in operation in each
place.
1t was decided at a meeting held yester-
day that inspector shall collect estimates
OF the cost of various methods, applying
direct TO the manufacturers, and report com
parlsons TO a future meeting
The commission was composed of Can't.
Beach, DR.. Woodward, Col Billings and
Inspector Brady.
The District representation at Atlanta
received the addition OF two yesterday, Mes
danes III. f. Blount and NJ s. Lockwood
having beenappointed by the Commissioners
Kaufman's great S7.35 suit sale M.