The evening times., 1896-04-30
IN FAVOR OF OWNERSHIP
Commissioners Advise Congress
Of Their Views.
BUY THE GARBAGE PLANT
They w ouId Also Abolish the Cont ract
system for the Collect Ion and Dis
pOsnl of Refuse, for Street Cleaning
and Other Similar WOrk-Limit of
the Present Contracts Stated.

clared intentions, as noted in The Times,
The Commissioners today sent to Congress
a recommendation in favor of the munich
pal ownership of the garbage plant and
the abolition of the contract system for
collection and disposal of the refuse also
for the municipal control of street sweep
ing and cleaning, and other work of like
character.
Reference is made to possible obstacle
in the way of immediate change, ,interposed
by the existence OF the present contract,
which extends over a period OF four years
and eight months from the first of No
vcmber last, and a quotation is made
from the organic act, which requires
that all public work under the District, the
cost OF which shall exceed $1,000, shall
be done by contract. The clause further
prescribes that the work shall be let to the
lowest responsible bidder, after due adver-
tisement.
THE TIME OF EXPIRATION.
The Commissioners recite that the con-
tract for street sweeping will expire June
80, 1897: for cleaning paved alleys, June
80, S96, and for unpaved alleys, June
80, 1896; also, that the garbage con-
tract will expire June 80, 1900, unless
sooner determined by mutual consent, or
by reason or the contractors failure 10
give an efficient service.
There are other kinds of labor which the
Commissioners Include which it is believed
day labor may at tines in their discretion
be advanta geously employed. such as the
construction of sewers, sidewalks and GER
tain kinds of pavements. Water mains, they
say. are already laid by day labor.
Grading and filling of streets and any
other improvements where the main in
terest of the cove ernment is in the amount
and not the quality of the work to be ac-
complshcd. may, in the opinion Of the
Commissioners. he done by contra ct with
more advantage to the public than by days
work.
DAYS LABOR FAVORED.
The Commissioners are satisfied that it
would be to the advantage Of the public to
construct all public buildings by days work.
They believe il to he impraCt.cable to main
tain a system OF supervision that Will
entirely prevent improper work on struc-
lures erected under the contract system.
While the board believes that il is best
10 have certain public work performed under
The contract system. it is their judgment
hat they should be vested with authority
20 have other classes OF work done by
days work, aud they submit a bill for
which embodies their views.
THE DAILY ORDERS.
The Commissioners issued orders today
for the construction of sewers and the lay
ing OF sidewalks, as follows:
Sewer in the north side OF South Carolina
avenue. between Ninth and Tenth streets,
northeast, estimated cost, S4S9: in south
side of Maryland avenue. between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets northeast.
estimated cost. S434: in the north side of
II street, between Fourteenth and Fif-
tecnth streets northwest. estimated cost
SLIPS.
One-aalf the cost of each of the f0rego-
ing sewers is to be charged against abut-
ling property.
Cement sidewalks were ordered under
he assessment and permit system on Sew
enth and | streets sides of Nos. 9Ol to
903 1-2 Seventh street northwest: in front
Of Nos. 400 to i13 z treet north west, aud
n front of No. 1879 Corcoran street.
A sewer was ordered to be pat in along
between H and l streets, and also in the
south side of L street, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets northeast.
One hundred and twenty five feet Of
sewer. TO serve as an outlet for
sewer in the south side of II street was
ordered to he laid from the manhole at
the southeast corner of Thirteenth and
streets northwest.
John Swaim's a pplication for registry and
license as master plumber aud Gasfitter
was approved.
The case OF Inspector Danforth. whose re-
moval from the garbage service was ordered
by the Commissioners. as noted in The
Evening Times of Tuesday is to comc-1n
before the board upon an appeal for re-
hearing.
Lawyer John A. Clarke is preparing an