The evening times., 1896-08-17
'WENzEL IS on THE ROLLS.
Ex-Fireman Again Taken Into
the Districts Employ.
REGARDED ASA vINDICATIoN
Bids for Removing and Rebuilding a
Structure ON Garfield Hospital
Grounds-HeaIth Officers Report of
Health During the Recent Hot Spell.
Minor District Matters.

EX-Flreman WcnZe!, the man who, with
two others, was dismissed from the fire de-
partment upon charges preferred by ex-
Foreman Walsh. has been at lastrestored to
the roll of District emplo yes, though in an
humber position, and not in the department
in which he previous servei.
II will De recaiie Gnat Mr. Albert NJ. Ray
mond and a number of others in Northeast
Washington made persistent effort to
secure Wenzers reappointnent, and, fail
ing that, to have him given some other
place which, while affordng him a neaus
OF livelihood, would also serve as Il vim
dication OF his character against what they
characterized as aspersion inspired by
malice.
A vINDICATION.
The position to which Mr.. WenZel has
been appointed Is that OF foreman OF Il .fOr-
ton of the chain gang. and it is accepted
by him and his friends as an offset 10 the
accusation upon which he was dismissed
and as his eXoneration from the charges
made
Mr. Raymond has addressed to President
Ross letter expressing the gratitude OF
himself and Others of wenzel's friends that
the stigma upon the cx-fireman's reputa-
tion is at last removed.
ASIDE FROM WenZers interest" Mr.. Ray
mond writes, lit affords me satisfaction
to recall to mind that in the darkest hour
OF his case, have never doubted your good
intentions toward him
Bids were opened this morning, under
"A special appropriation act, for rem owing
IA building on the northeast corner of q ar
Iield Hospital premises and constructing
another building elsewhere on the prop
erty in lieu thereof, the proposals being
us follows: H. +. Getz, 81 ,997; Pavarini
4 Greer, $S 900; Peter Mccartney. S9, ,S56;
C. Thomas s Son, 81 300; {. R. Monroe,
$3.50.
The lowest bid. that made by Thomas &
Son, is S400in excess of the appr ropriatio:a
and unless some compromise can be ef-
fectcd lawfully 1t will te necessary to re-
ject all the foregoing proposals and ad-
vertise anew.
The necessity for the removal of this
building is caused by the widening of Sher-
man avenue, and the result will be that
the hospital will get p substitute forit, which
VIII be of very much more value and utility
than the old structure. II was originally
built for a power house, but has not been
used as such for several years.
HOT SPELL HEALTH
In response to an inquiry received from
w. R. Kerr, commissioner or health for the
city of Chicago, Health Officer Woodward
this morning ,elegraphcd statement OF the
locaI effects Of the recent heated term, to-
gether with comparison of the record with
the last preceding hot spell, which gave
Information as follows:
The hot wave settled down on Washing
ton August | +, and remained with more or
less severe effects until Saturday last. The
total number OF deaths from heat during
that period was thirty-seven. The mean
temperature was 81, the maximum being
reached ON the 9Th OF August, when the
mercury registered 9S.
The last previous record. which approach
ed nearest To the present dates back to
1892, when the Rot season began July
and lasted until August 81. The total mum,
Der of deaths then registered as due to
| heat was 66. The mean temperature dur
| in that season was $40, the maximum,
| 81, being reached July 81.
STREET SWEEPING WORK.
| The Commissioners gave orders today
| that hereafter the work OF street sweep
.bs ana sprinkling stall be confined to The
| hours specified In the contract, that / S,
| from IT at night to 9 a. m.
The contract under which Mr.. Dn Ggett
| is employed was awarded to him several
| years ago, prior to the date of the pas
| sage OF the eight hour law, and he is there
fore exempt from the proyisi oDs of that
| statute, and any effort TO secure a reform
| in the hours of service, II is stated, must
| await the expiration OF the present agree
| ment in 1897
| IL is not improbable that by that time
| the Recommendation twice made by the
uperintendcnt of street and alley clean
ing, and approved by the Commissioners.
| to place the service under the control OF the
1 District and abolish the contract system in
| that work. will be adopted by Congress. as
1 urged by the labor organization aud ad-
vocated by The Times.
at present the Commis issioners do not feel
| called upon 10 do more than order the en-
| foIcement of the existing contract. At
| the same time. it is urged the custom of com
mencing the work earlier than is specified
in the contract, is not OF late origin.
1t was adopted by Mr.. Daggett's pre-
| decessor, and was in vogue, at intervals
| under a former toard of Commissioners.
| So. also, il is alleged, in reference to COM
plants against the service. They were re-
ccived under all previous administrations
| with the exception Of one year, when the
police was obliged to supervise 1t. Com
i plants were much less frequent during
that perOr than formerly or since, for the
| reason thnt. instead of having four in
/ spcctors to supervise the work, every police
man was charged with the duty OF inspec-
| ton. with instructions to report results
| each morning.
This method was too taxing upon the
| police department and detrimental to pub
| lie safety as we'll, and 1T was sbandoned a
the close of the first years trial.
|