Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-26
Contract for Five Years Awarded
by the Commissioners.
PLANTS TO BE ERECTED
Some Interesting Comparisons of
Figures and Bids.
THE TEMPORARY SERVICE

The contract for collecting and disposing
of the garbage of the city for a period of
five years was, late yesterday afternoon,
awarded to Joshua Warfeld, brother of the
present contractor, at $4,000 per annum,
the garbage to be disposed of by crema-
ton.
This action was in the nature Of a sur
prise to a great many people, and there
have been many unfavorable comments on
the transaction. 1t will be recalled that
when the bids for doing the work were
opened NJ. w. Adams bid $4,000 to do the
work, using a system of reduction for dis
posing Of the garbage, and Mr.. James Kerr
had in two bids. One for $34C50 for col
lection. and disposition by cremation. an
other for s35,333 for collection and disposal
by reduction. They were thrown out as
informal, however. Mr.. Kerr failing in the
technicality of having the check accom-
panying his bid certified.
However, this action of the Commission
ers disposes of an embarrassment that
they were already beginning to feel. After
awarding contract for the collection and
removal of garbage outside of the city
limits for four months at the eXorbitant
price of $21,16l. 46, they receive bid from
responsible man, not only to collect the
garbage, but build crematorv and crema te
it for $4,000 per annum, or exactly s6,2ss.54
more for a whole year than the present
contractor is to receive for four months
without crematlng.
Location of Crematorfes.
In Mr.. Warfelds bid he proposes to erect
three crematories, If necessary, and gives
their location as follows: One at the foot
of South Capitol street presumably the
site Of the old reduction plant, another ION
Rock creek" but where he does not speci-
fly, and he is equally ambiguous respecting
the location of the third crematory, which
he says he will erect on the Boundary be-
tween 1st and 9th street northwest. Then
he agrees to have the plants ready by Oc-
tober 80, 1895
Already the South Capitol street residents
are preparing to prevent the erection of a
crematory on the site of the old reduction
plant, or any place on South Capitol street
One OF the residents said to reporter of
The Star this afternoon that the citizens
down there knew what to expect and they
would fight it to the bitter end, going into
court, If necessary, for an injunction.
The Two Contracts.
The four months contract, which has
been recently signed, and which gives the
present contractors nearly $4,000 for coli
lecting and disposing of the garbage OUT
side Of the city limits, will, it is UNDER
stood, not be abrogated by reason of the
award. The successful bidder, while recog-
niZed an associate of his brother in the
present contract, is not the contractor of
record, and it is not to be presumed that he
will undertake the new contract until after
the four months contract has expired In
the meantime, for four months. the gar
bage will be collected and shipped down the
river past the historic city of Alexandria
where the authorities lie in wait booming
lounging garbage scows to destruction,
Washington paying at a greater rate for
this Anticipated, offensive and unsatisfac-
tory method of disposal than it is to pay
for Incarceration.
The Best System.
While it has been definitely determined
by the Commissioners to dispose of the
garbage of the city after October next by
cremation, they have not decided what
system they will order the contractor to
furnish. In the bid of Mr.. Warfield, the
successful contractor he named the Dixon
system of cremation, but stated specifically
he would use any system the. Commission
ers selected. The Commissioners this after
noon ordered DR.. Woodward to proceed at
once to Atlanta, Ca, for the purpose of
examining the Dixon system, which is in
operation there. and report to them at once.