The morning times., 1895-09-28
CONGRESS ASKED TO BUY
Eastern Dislensary Desires
Equality With Central.
PROPOSAL OF THE DIRECTORS
Com mis>ioners Asked to Indorse Re-
quest for the Appropriation of $ o.
O0O-No Antagonism TO the Emer-
gency-Brightw woods Appeal for
Recognition.

%hNNS'ANsS iA"Ng Il. JNlLOA'iS anu - i.
/ Lancaster, representing the directory of
| the Eastern .plspensary, and Messrs. Thos.
W. Smith aud 81. /. Weller members of the
board, called upon the Commissioners yes
terday and requested their Endorsement OF
the proposition for the purchase of that
institution by the government and placing
it on an equal footing with the Central
Dispensary.
The directors want the Commissioners to
recommend an appropriation of $4,000,
the price asked for the property, and at
which price there is an option held.
1t is claimed by those interested that
the city is now too large for one hospital
to be able to do all the emergency work,
and say that there is need for such an
institution as the Eastern Dispensary, to
which all of East Washington VIII be con-
tributary.
CENTRAL NOT ANTAGONIZED.
There is not the slightest antagonism to
the Central Dispensary, they say, nor VIII
second hospital do it any injury.
The Eastern Institution is maintained
by private subscriptions, with the excep-
ton of $500 annual appropriation, and
the charitable work done Is principally
at the expense of the managers.
The building which the directors desire
to purchase Is the one now occupied by the
institution. and VIII be sufficient without
addition to accommodate the dispensary in
all its branches for at least ten years to
come.
1t is understood that Col. John B. Tracy,
the superintendent of charities, viii favor
the purchase, although when questioned
yesterday he declined to state his position.
Representative citizens of Brightwood
interview wed the District authorities yester-
police and fire department services for their
section. and asked the Commissioners TO
include the items In their next estimates.
FIRE ENGINE AND POLICE
The delegation pressed the need .of an
engine house, which they believed should
be located at some point between Bright
wood and Whitney avenues. The subject
of location, both as TO the police station
and engine-house, was, however. left to
the discretion of the Commissioners.
The delegation was composed of DR.. C.
b. Stone and Messrs. W. B. Cox and X. b.
Tate.
Bids were opened yesterday at the Dis
trict Building for the construction OF the
school building which Will be erected at
the corner OF Fifteenth and streets south
east
Contractors submitted proposals as fol-
lows: j II. Hewlett, S2O,775; j. NJ. Dunn,
SlS,JSD. btOT.t W tOEDtlty Slc-fot,
Thomas F. Cabell, S19 ,090; d. +. Mocka
bee, 1890: james K. Young. S20,773;
C. Thomas & Son, S19, ,599; C. r. Monroe,
S1S,4S2
1t was ordered yesterday by the Com
missioners that the municipal disinfectinE
plant shall be erected on reservation l 3, at
the extreme western end of the area marked
upon the plot Cemetery" and in what is
designated as the pasture"
ordered also that the stable for the
smallpox service shall be erected east of the
present hospital, just below the most
easterly lire of graves in Potter's Field.
ACCEPT THE LOWER PRICE
The Commissioners will not have to
readvertise for new contractor to supply
the District with oats, Messrs. s. S.
Daish & Son having agreed to accept the
price at which their bid was accepted.
The circumstances, as related in The
Times of yesterday, are that the Messrs.
Daish put in bid which was accepted
as specifying 33 1-2 cents per bushel for
oats. They signed the contract, but upCs
receipt OF the first check they claimed
their bid was 35 1-2 cents.
The contract was meanwhile reported
to the Treasury Department at the price
of 33 1-2, and, as there was no way SO
easy out of the difficulty as to release the
contractors, that plan was proposed, con-
djtioned that the District should purchase
oats in the open market and return to the
firm the full number of bushels delivered
on contract.
In an interview with Auditor Petty
yesterday, Mr.. S. S. Daish consented TO con- |
tinue deliveries at the contract price,
1t would really have been an economical
move for the District, as the oats can now
be purchased at 2S cents per bushel.
L. NJ. Tonton was yesterday appointed
an additional private on the police force.
Richard slyc has been appointed by
the Commissioners to take charge of the |
new dump at Anaeostia.
Building permits issued yesterday: Ed.
A. Mosely, dwelling, No. 1113 Sixteenth |
street northwest, SO 600; schmitt & Hesse-
ZACH, addition to No. 1875 Seventeenth |
street northwest, ST, 400; o. NJ. Bulen, two |
dwellings, lot 169 Pierce street, Anacostia, |
S 1900.
The Commissioners yesterday appointed |
George P. Butler as keeper of No. police |
station, vice Elliott, deceased.