Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-18
DISTRICT AT FAIR S
Philadelphia Firm Gets Most of Local
Printing.
New Building Regulations Drawn I'm
by COmmissiOn-Chanx and Inn.
prov0ment.-othes Notes.

ApropoS or the adverse report OF the
Commissioners on the bill to establish a
District printing office, comes the announce
ment from the proposal board that Dunlap
& Co., the Philadelphia printing firm, gets
the contract for doing large majority of
the District printing next year. In other
words. out Of the thirty-eight items adver-
tised the firm Is the lowest bidder on TWEEN
ty-seven Of them and are tied on two
others. The aggregate amount Of money
represented by their bid is 50. sGO.31 Two
other firms are included in the award, and
both are from Washington Byron S. Ad-
ans Is scheduled to get SOL worth and
Hartman & Cadick are the lowest bidders
on 1913 worth. Dunlap & Co. and Byron S.
Adams are tied on item number 10 worth
so. and Dunlap & Co. and Hartman &
Cadick are tied on item Lumber 80, worth
$40 The other tie Is betwee Adams and
Hartman & Cadick on item 80 worth to the
one who gets the award $3.50.
1t Is understood that an effort will be
made by the local printers to have the bid
Of Dumb p & Co. thrown out on the ground
that the firm Is not responsible bidder.
They Will base their claim. 1t is said on
the fact that during the past year the Dis
trict has suffered materially because of
long celays on the part of that firm in fill
ing orders. 1t Is a well-known fact at the
District building that many important pub
lie works have been delayed because the
specifications therefor were not returned
from tho printer in time. and there are
several cases where the District has ad-
VertiSed certain work, relying upon the
Specifications, and forced finally to aban-
don the advertisement Ertil the printed
specifications arrived. THIS has cost the
District the loss Of various sums, which. 1t
is said, more than overbalance the differ
| ence between the lowest bidder and the
next In line who local man. subject
| to the supervision of the authorities. and
work out in time. This argument will be
used against the award, and 1T Is not I'M
| likely that the Commissioners will decide
| In favor of the next lowest bidder, who is
| fully investigate the matter and give
hearing to the local printers If they care to
present their case.
Building Regulations.
| This commission appointed some months
ago to revise the building regulations
| made It's report to the Commissioners this
| morning. Before these regulations are
| finally adopted, the Commissioners will go
| over them carefully and make whatever
changes and additions they deem necessary
Tho building commission. which was COM
posed Of the building inspector, Architect
A. P. Clarke, jr.. Robert Fleming and Prof
| Maynard, electrical expert, went into the
| subject most carefully. and the result of
!
| or the best and most complete set of build
| Ing regulations published anywhere in the
world
The new regulations contain many i'm
| portant changes, all designed to protect the
| growth of the city, and prevent unsightly
| as well as insantary buildings. In this
COZ nection a light and ventilation clause
mas been added. which requires in future
buildings a reserved space in the rear for
| hght and ventilation. This space Is never
to be built uron, and the regulation is de-
| signed to prevent the crowding of houses
| to the detrment of personal comfort and
| Insanitary conditions.
| another and equally important addition
| 10 the regulations is a section relating to
the strength of timbers used in the con-
| Structton of buildings. Heretofore little at
| tention was paid to this matter Under
| this section of the new regulations all
| 1oists or other beams carrying loads are
required to be Of sufficient thickness to
| carry the estimated weight which is care
! fully worked out in an extensive table
A humane clause relative to the protec-
| ton or workmen is also among the new
| regulations. After the regulations are
! adopted the owners of new buildings must
| see to 1T that the workmen are protected
by the laying Of temporary floors.
| ana then there is clause fashioned after
| the New lork ordinance, which has for it's
| object the protection Of pedestrians Tenn
| porary sheds over the sidewalk adjacent to
| new buildings in course of erection are re-
| Qured to prevent as stated above falling
| brick, &c. from injuring passing pedes-
| triars.
| A new section designed to cover all cases
| where fire escapes are necessary is added
| and 1t provides, without respect to height
| that all buildings used as tenement houses
| boarding houses. colleges, semnaries, &C.,
| shall De provided VITA proper fire escapes
| Founda tons are treated at length in the
Few regulations. and one section in particu-
| lar stipulates that in making a foundation
| If the ground be soft piling must be done be-
| fore the actual founda ton Is laid
! ha ctr nOin Of xxyiro for
| sion Of electrical power or for lighting pur-
| poses Is exclusively treated in the new
regulations, and Prof Maynard has drafted
| set of rules which. If followed Will reduce
| the danger Of fires from electric wires to q
| minimum.