The morning times., 1896-07-22
MUST Be KEPT CLEANER
Decision as to Condition Of B
Street Near Markets,
CONTRACTOR is AT FAULT
Com missioners Direct an Adjustment
of Accounts of SubcontractOrs on
neutrality-suspicious. of Station
Keeper for Seventh Precinct.

It is understood to be the intention of
the District authorities to call Mr.. ii. Clay
Jones to account for an alleged imperfect
service under his contract to keep Is street
north west, between Seventh and Twelfth
streets, clear of refuse. the condition of
that thoroughfare having become SO bad,
IL is alleged, thatit is becoming unbearable.
Mr.. Jones took the contract without d.
rect compensation, depending upon the
sale of the refuse for his profit. It would
seem that when the demand for the fertilizer
is siignU the WORK is sIignted, and that not
withsta nding the repeated notices from
the superintendent OF street and alley
cleaning h has failed TO improve the quality
of his work.
1t will require a notice of thirty days to
abrogate the contract, and this will prob
ably be done. The market people and
those who patronize the market, II is
claimed, are entitled to a much better
service.
In addition to the cleaning of B street,
Mr. Jones has the privilege OF collecting
the refuse from the several cab stands in
the District, and the abrogation of the Con-
tract would deprive him of this source OF
revenue
PRO RATA PAYMENTS.
contractor l. L. CdUell, VINO lbs Hstu
several school houses under construction
lately, one still unfinished, has become
unable, lie says, TO meet certain accounts
due on labor and material furnished, and
as a result he was a party to a conference
yesterday, in which the Commissioners,
the District auditor, the building inspector
and himself were participants.
1t was shown by Mr.. Petty that in the
construction of the Tenleytown school
debts against Mr.. Cabell had accumulated
to an aggregate Of over 81 900 in excess
OF what was due him, and that In the case
of the Congress Heights school building
there is an excess of $500. There was in
hand cash amounting to So, S99 and claims
aggregating $1,000.
This, Mr.. Petty said, is due in large
part for material and labor, and are repre-
scnted in the orders to individuals given
by the contractor and filed in the auditors
office.
Mr.. Cabell has said," the auditor contin-
ued, that he has no means of meeting that
excess, and cannot pay the debts.
II told him in that event. Mfr. Petty
added, that the claims would have to be
paid pro rata, and it is for that purpose
am skiing Instructions"
ACCEPTED ON CONDITIONS.
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