Evening star., 1896-06-11
Reception Committee
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT,
District Supplies.

The proposal board OF the District has
made its report upon the bids received
some weeks ago for furnishing the District
with supplies during the next fiscal year.
The bids were all properly scheduled.
showing the lowest bidders. and transmit
ted to the commission appointed by act of
Congress. which makes the award.
AS stated heretofore in The Star the
most important item Of the new bids was
the one for printing. II Is over this class
mat the District printers have been loudest
in their denunciation. They were opposed 10
the work being done out Of town, even
though the printer Were the lowest bidder
As stated i'm advance in The Star, Dunlop
PRINTING Company of Philadelphia was the
lt west bidder on a large ma jority of the
Items. The Commissioners. however, have
curtailed their bid by recommending the
award of miscellaneous printing to
Washington firm. The following is the list
oil awards as recommended:
Class one. stationery-C. q. StCtt & Co.,
Il. c. Ballantyne. +. A. Schmidt, George r.
Muth Co, F. p. May & Co, /. c. Sea-
mans. John Wanamaker, Estabrook Steel
Pen Company. Easton & Rupp c. S.
Braisted and r. p. Clark.
Class two, blank forms and printing
Dunlop Printing Company, II. S. Adams.
Hartman q Cadick.
Class three, schoolbooks-R. c. Ballan-
tyne.
Class four. furniture-w b. Moses &
Sons. w. A. Pate, John Wanamaker, Blum
Glass five, hardware-W. A. Pate George
Z. Muth q Co. Blum Bros, r. p. May a
Co. NJ. W. Beveridge. q. +. FRIGHT d Son,
Wimarth az Edmonston.
Class six, ,tinware-George +. Muth e. Co.
c. A. Muddiman, NJ. w. Beveridge II. l.
Gregory +. =. May & Co. and Blum Bros.
Class seven. plumbing materially. J.
Drummond. Louis Hopfenmaier. Thomas
Sommerville & Sons,W. A. Pate and Mitch
ell d Reed.
Glass eight. groceries-J c. Ergood e. Co,
y. II: Sheehy. S. r. Waters. Frank Hume.
Austin. Nichols a. Co. j. f. Stake George
+. Muth & Co, William M Gait & Co.
Mackall Bros and Flemmer Blum Bros,
j. b. Daish and James F. oyster.
Class nine, boots and shoes-B. Rich e
Sons.
Class ten. drugs-George F. Muth a. Co.
Il. ID. Gilman. Billings. Clapp e. Co. Schel-
Ter & Stevens and Mackal Bros. & Flem-
mer.
Class eleven. glass. paints and varnish-
W. A. Pate, c. A. Muddiman George F.
Nuth x Co. Hugh Reilly. Mackall Bros &
Flemmer. ". II. Butler. Standard Oil Com
rany. r. p. May & Co. and New York Lu-
bricatIng Oil Company.
Class twelve. lumber-W. T. Galliher &
Bro, Church & Stevenson. Thomas w.
Smith and Riley e. Walker
Class thirteen. fresh meat and corned
beef-H Powdennaker, c. f. Hoover and
L. r. keene.
Class fourteen miscellaneous castings
George Whites Sons and r. II. Hood.
Class fifteen, fucl-N. Baldwin johnson
Johnson Bros. and Frank Lille.
Class sixteen, dry goods-R l.. Clark.
Blum Bros, j. Wanamaker, Lansburgh az
Pro. and b. Rich a. Sons.
Class seventeen, ice-Great Falls Ice
Company.
Class eighteen, telephone and telegraph
supplies-Royce * Marean Kennedy Il
Duperow and w. A. Pate.
Glass nineteen. saddlery-W. A. Pate,
Seetz Bros, +. p. MAY d Co. and c.
Becker.
Class twenty. forage-John j. O'Day, w.
w Danenhower. J. Il. Daish. William NJ
Gait * Co. and II. 7. Pilsbury.