The morning times., 1895-08-16
Observation-Disclosures.

The regulations are Very severe upon
violatOrs, and bouseholders viii do well to
read them carefully. No further notice
than that contained In the printed card
furnished is required. An arrest may be
made upon discovery of an infraction
The health office announces it's inten-
ton to rigidly enforce the regulations in
every requ irement. One especial prac-
tice which it is proposed TO abolish is that
burning the garbage by householders.
This feature will be closely investigated
and offenders will be severely dealt with
The Civil Service Commission Will here
after conduct the examinations for appoint
ment to District offices, when requested
to do so by the Commissioners, but upon
the condition that no expense to the United
STATES shall be incurred. The District Will
furnish the blanks and stationery and at
tend to all details, whereby clerical or other
expense will be entailed.
Commissioners Ross and Powell said yes
terday that there is no arrangement where
by the Civil Service Commission shall as
sumo control, nor can there be; but that in
cases where there are examinations re-
Quired the commission will upon the re-
quest of the District authorities assume the
charge of that particular exercise.
There were eleven deaths reported TO
the health office for the twenty-four hours
ending at l O'Clock to-day, and Of these
five were of persons in advanced life and
four were Of children.
The list is as follows:
Whitc-Caspar Eberle, aged S3 years;
Rose McArdle, aged 20; James Flanagan,
aged 73; Harriette N A Mute, aged 20;
Helen A spire, aged 20; William Purvis,
| aged %; Francis r. Gray, aged 1S; John
B. Brunner, jr., aged 1.
Colored-Eya C. Anderson, aged IL
years; James ID. Pinn, aged . years; Charles
r. Ford, aged 2 months.
MINOR DISTRICT NOTES.
The building inspector yesterday opened
the bids submitted for painting the Mount
Pleasant aud Mott school buildings, as
follows, the figures first quoted in each
! case being for the Mott and the second for
Mount Pleasant:
Joseph II. johnson & Co, S2S7.50 and
| STAG 75; Joseph c. Murray, 1853 and
| S130; A. C. Clancy, & Co., no bid for Mott
| but $1S4 for Mount Pleasant; Gibson 6
Sons, S464 and $207; James F Lynch, nc
! bid for Mott, but S265 for Mount Pleasant
]. c. Lee, $675 and $19S; H T. Hamilton
1926 and $142; NJ. F. Nicholson, $399
and S19e; G. w Downey, 1879 and $3.50
]. B. Walling, 1894 and S169; Guarantee
| Paint Company, $3.50 and $124.
A civil service examination OF applicants
| for the vacant inspectorship in the water
department viii be held at the District
| Building to-day at o'clock p. m
There are about thirty applicants for the
place, and only onehalf of the number ap
peared at the late examination, the remain
der not having received the notice in time.
Bids We're opened yesterday at the office OF
thebuilding inspector for supplying add
tional heating apparatus for the Easter
High School and Garnett School building
respectively, as follows: For Eastern Higl
School, c. n. Benton, $50 20; Turner 4
Rees, $50; j. W Hendley, $50; W. W
Biggs, $50 SO; for Garnett School, the sam
| parties bid as follows: Benton, S101; TuI
ner & Rees, $148; Hendley, $118; Biggs
S10s. So
Five firms bid yesterday for supplying tn,
District with 5000 barrels of PortlanC
cement, the prices ranging from $197 t.
$24S per barrel. The proposals were from
| II. A. Jones & Co., W. j. Donaldson & Co..
Sinclair & Babson, B. Wallis & Co., and tn,
Atlas Cement Company.
Owing to the low stage of water in tn,
reservoirs, and TO the enormous demand
upon the supply during the heated term, tn,
! District Engineer department has ordereS
that the sprinkling on the county roads b,
discontinued in all cases where the waite
for the purpose is drawn from the Potoma,
| 4lrnuorb TIM ,,ullsn ropdr;fs
Mr.. Edwin B. Hesse yesterday entered
upon his duties as clerk of the fire depart
l mant, vice Ashe, resigned.