The morning times., 1896-09-15
WILL HOLD 1 CONFERENCE
Plans in View for Construction
of Smith Cremat0ry.
NO DOUBT OF AGREEMENT
Inspectors OF the Health Office viii
Make Report Today of Their In
vestigations of Sales of Impure
Observation-Disclosures Alleged to
Have Made a-Mistake.

Contractor JoslIuI N. Warfield has Eoti-
fled the Smith creniatory firm OF Phila-
delphia 10 meet him in this city tenor
row TO confer about the terms of a contract
for the erection of Il furnace in squaIe 60.
There are several points i'll the pIovis-
lonal contract upon which the Smith COM
pany desired "a modification, and ii is
upon these topics that the conference is
To be held.
1t is not doubted that an agreement will
DE reached and that work en- the new
plant Will be commenced Soon thereafter.
Inspectors Molhershcad and Hoover of
the health department. are expected to
furnish The requisite testimony TODAY upon
which TO warrant tile arrest OF sunury
parties. who are charged with selling un-
sound meat. as mentioned III the Evening
Times of yesterday.
Inc department officials We're reticent
about the affair when approached last
evening but SAID If TIE Information So far
obtained be correct IL is the Ilost inIpor-
tant development made i'll months.
SELLING IMPURE MEAT
The charge is that certain parties, whose
names We're not divulged have teen can
wasting the city, principally in the SOUTH
west section. for the sale of bacon, shoulders
ami hams, which at casual inspection
appear To be ali right, tut upon being
tested were found To tc o1 the character
not prescribed by the health reg ulations.
In sOme instances the meats were shOwnto
have been diseased; in others, they were
improperly cured.
The grOcers who purchased OF these
dealers were unsusp!cious OF the character
OF the meat.
The pr.ces were slightly below the mar
ket Quotat ons, but this was explained blythe
plea that the Cealers We're ANXIOUS To
build up a trade, and were selling at a
slight discount.
1t was limited yesterday that some
prominent firms VIII be shown to Lave
participated IN the business, aud that the
later Developments are to be somewhat
sensational
MADE A MISTAKE.
Manager S. T. Bayly, of Contractor War
fields office, received word Yesterday
afternoon that the Alexandria officials
have become CONVINCED from Iurliirr IT.
vesugation that the charge against tho
contractor OF having permitted the dunn
ing OF garbage into the Potomac, or oi
having maintained any sort of nuisance
in the vicinity of that city, is not well
founded.
Mr. BayIy says a part of the scows lave
been unloaded on the opposite side of the
river from Alexandra at the request of the
owner oil the land. but that shipments there
were not begun until all the residents OF
the neighbornood had given their assent,
and that no unpleasant odors have arisen
rom it.
Besides, Mr. Bayly says, there was DO
garbage sent down tue river ON Friday
last, the day when the Indignation OF the
cilizeDS of Alexandria was aroused, and
further, that the odorS, If any, were from
a different source altogether.
1t is stated that the AleXandrians Will at
once communicate with the Commissioners,
probably today, when the blame VIII be
placed W here 1t properly belongs.
building permits Were issued yesterday
as follows. To W. b. Kelly, for
dwelling on jefferson street. i'll Greene's
subdivision, Anacus,ia. $500; Charles Wood,
dwelling in same subdivision, $500; Mrs.
Mary NJ. ThurD, dwelling. No. 1893 Eighth
street northwest, 81, 200.