The Washington times., 1895-07-02
Manhattan Supply Co. Declines
to Give the Guarantee.
CLAIMS TO BE RESPONSIBLE
New Police Inspector Assigned to
Division-Promotions and Appoint
ments in the Fire Department-No.
Company Formed-Bids For Com
struction of Smallpox Hospital.

the District building, upon the conditional
order of the Commissioners, and also follow
ing the preparations made for the general
introduction of a new system for District
purposes, the Manhattan Supply Company
Informed the board that it would decline TO
give the required guarantee against in
fnDgement, claiming that IT was entirely
responsible in the matter and that no risk
would be incurred. This action upon the
part OF the company has stemporarilystopped
the negotiations, the Commissioners pre-
rerring to consult further The matter will
be considered in board meeting, probably to-
day, when some definite action VIII be &.
taken.
superintendent w G Moore, of the police
department, promulgated the following yes
terday:
For purposes of night inspection, this
police jurisdiction is divided into two
districts, the first TO consist of precincts
Nos. /, 2, 3, Z and s; the second to em-
brace precincts Nos. 4, ., 6 and 8
inspector Isaac Pearson is hereby as
signed TO the first district, and Inspector
Francis Z. Cross to the second district" "
Additional privates were appointed yes
terday as follows: John A. WaIfield, for
duty at the Pacific building; Leslie E.
Follin, for duty at Bro0kland.
Promotions have been made in the police
force as follows: From class l 10 cas- 2
Charles Gilmore, James Cisle, ]. S KTamerr
William Steurmau and John c. HeiGc.
CHANGES AMONG FIRE ladies.
The Commissioners yesterday made the
following promotions, transfers, reduC
uons and appointments in the lire depart
ments:
Acting Foreman and Tillerman Timothy
Donovan promoted TO foreman.
Private T. P Purcell, promoted TO tiller-
man, and Private T. 4. Griffin promoted TO
assistant foreman.
Fireman George Bohlayer promoted to
engineer, and Private q. F. Burga promoted
TO engineer.
Tillerman Joseph Mulhall, reduced to
rank OF private, at his own request, and
Private c. W. Hopkins promoted 10 tiier-
man.
Private j. j. Sullivan, promoted to
hostIer.
Private W. E. Robertson, promoted to as
siStant foreman.
Private James Gogan, transferred from
Company No. 3 to No. 10
Appointment OF privates, subject to pro-
baton OF twelve months, were made as fol-
lows: Henry Friedrich, George sauer, II.
Mcconnell, 7. E Lynch, Frank Sullivan,
j. ID 7 Snyder. p McGarry, Samuel Ship
ley, j. T Barnes, and NJ Coug hin, the last
two to be subject to re-examinauon by the
board of surgeons.
The foregoing changes TO take effect
July l.
The force assigned to the new No. 10 en-
gine house, on Maryland avenue northeast,
is composed as follows: William Lusky,
foreman: J. q. Wilson, assistant foreman;
George Bohlayer, engineer; James Gogan,
fireman; Alexander Savage, hostler;
VIM. Schrom, j. Z. Hooper, j. c. Hender-
son, Frank Sullivan and T. E. Lynch,
privates.
BIDS FOR THE HOSPITAL.
The proposed new smallpox hospital is
assuming proportions on paper. The
plans and specifications have been pre-
pared and approved, the bids for constuc-
| tion have been received and opened, and the
| contract will be awarded within a few
days.
The sealed proposals, opened yesterday,
were as follows c. Thomas q Son, S15,-
341; william Rothwen, S15, ,574; j. p.
| Young, $15, 5,573; James Dunn, S15,49O;
John II. Hewlett, SIG, 600: c. P. Monroe,
| $40 ,s46, and Peter Mccartney, SI6,7OO.
Record of deaths reported to the Health
Officer for the forty-eight hours ending
| at ! O'Clock p. m, yesterday:
White-Robert Strong, aged seventy
| nine years; Ireen Clay Smith, aged sixty
| eight; Hiram E Green. aged slxty-eight;
Peter G. GuigOn, aged siXty-cight; William
| II. Cammac, aged fitty-four; Nicholas
! Murphy, aged furty-eight; Esther Downs,
aged one and a-half years; Helen Newton,
| aged three months; Edward NJ. Hammond,
! aged one and a-half months; Lorena c.
| Dodge, aged ten days.
Colored-Charles E Stocks, aged sew
enty-five years; Ruberta Ashton, aged sixty
! five; Samuel B. Wallace, aged thirty
| Mary Monroe, aged thirty-fiYC; Walter
! Fisher, aged twenty-one; BAIL b. Browne,
aged twenty; Isaac A . Hodges, aged nine
| teen; Ernest b. Johnson, aged one a nda-half
| years. Ray Colbert, aged one: Mabel Is.
Forbes, aged one; Clarence Honesty, aged
eight months; Joseph Johns on, aged seven
| months; Charles Brown, aged five months;
! Jacob Watts, aged five months;
! James R. Stonestreet, aged three months
George Snowden, aged seven days.
OF the foregoing list, embracing the
names of twenty-six persons, exactly
! one-half were infants. and seven were
above fifty years OF age.
OFFICIAL LORDERSISSUED.
Orders We're iss ued yesterday as follows:
That 395 feet of six-inch water main
be laid in the north side of street, between
| Third and Fourth streets northeast; $50
feet of same in Teuth street, between F
and G street southwest; $40 feet of same
| in north side of Randolph street, between
! Third and Fourth streets northeast.
That the resignation of Samuel w.
| Connor, bridge-keeper at Navy Yard bridge,
be accepted.
That order of June 20 for construction
of catch-basin in Pennsylvania avenue,
near Peace monument, be Cancelled.
1 n y Of Iro ,;pr,c
! mentioned in report of superintendent OF
lamps be substituted; also, that two gas
lamps, located in the vicinity of electric
lamps, be discontinued.
That catch-basins be constructed as fol-
lows: One at northeast corner of Third
and E streets southeast, and one at north.
east corner of same streets.
Formal order was made yesterday, ,requir
ing the superintendent of street and alley
| cleaning to have Ninth street, between
| Pennsylvania avenue and Mount Vernon
| square, sprinkled daily until further orders
ADDED TO ASSESSABLE LIST.
A statement made yesterday by the board
| of assistant assessors shows the follow
ing a summary to the aSsessable list: New
buildings, 81 1896 500: additions and i'm
provements, $274,400 The net increase
to Washington is 81 ,533 800; Georgetown
$40 500; county, 1914, 500.
The number of new buildings erected in
the District during the year is ,143; build
ings removed, SO.
Building permits issued yesterday: w
B. Metcalf, four dwellings,, Nos. 121 to 12T
Tenth street southeast, $500: A II
Aldermen, frame dwelling, lots 8 and 6
block l, Langdon, 81 800; C. E. Wise
frame dwellings, lot l block 8, Bueua
Vista, $500.
The resignation of James F.. Thomas
assistant machinist in the water depart
| menf, was accented Yesterday. To take effec