The evening times., 1896-01-10
PS6PlN6 =5IN6INE BIDS!
Many Complies Anxious 10
Build the Big Machinery.
ELECTRIC LIGHT sQUABBLE
President Thomas of the q. S. Conn
1.pnpy Has Been Asked TO Furnish "a
Map In Connection With His Appli-
cation-Bhg gicn Subdivision Listed
for TaxatIon5Daily Orders Issued.

| Bids on the 8. 900, 900 gallon pumping en-
gine to be put in the street station were
| opened in the boHrd-room at the District
building at noon today. About dozen
persons interested in one way or another i'll
engine building companies were present
The papers wcferead under the direction
of Assistant Engineer Commissioner Capt.
Burr. TIE bids were as follows:
| George +. Blake Manufacturing Company,
New York. $5s,i50, 10 complete within
eight months.
Nordbers Manufacturing Company, Mi
waukce, S3f $50, according to specifica-
tions; also $43,3l0 for an engine OF slightly
| different pattern.
Edward L. Allis Company, Milwaukee,,
$4,000. to bcrcady by September 10, 1896.
| Arthur j. LOretz. New York, $4,000.
Groshon High Duty Pumping Engine
Company, New York, $4,000, for h'rizon-
| tai triple expansion, crank and fly wheel.
The specifications call for IL vertical eii-
CINE Tile letter accompanying this offer
promises that the engine shall meet the re-
| quirenents of the specifications.
The Goshen Company also sent bids for
engines or slightly varying patterns Tor
S3O.95O on or before 800 days, and
$32.140.
Henry X. Worthing,on. S25, $50 for triple
expansion hish-Juty engine without other
qualifications.
Holly Manufacturing Company, Lockport,
N. Y. S29.G20 for prescribed pattern,
| 10 be ready for test in 1 30 days.
Snow Steam Pump Works, Buffalo, N.
Y, $33. .20O, ready in 300 days
Pennsylvania Iron Works. Philadelphia,
$32.5OO for prescribed engine, ready for
test in 24O days.
Barr Pumping Engine. Philadelphia, S29.-
50O Tor prescribed pattern; also for differ
ent styles of tubes, $30, 900 for one, S3O,-
75O for second and $3l 900 for third.
Any one to bc ready within so days.
SPECIFICATIONS NOT FOLLOWED.
Capt. Burr said it would be several days.
probably, before a comparison could be
completed. To determine which was the best
offer and should be accepted. Several OF
the bids were for engines varying materially
from the specifications.
Secretary Tiudali this morning wrote TO
President Thomas OF the United States
Electric Light Company as follows:
Referring 10 the application OF your
company under date OF The 9th instant, 10
extend your conduI up Fourteenth street
nurthward!y Ia Whitney avenue, Mount
Pheasant, l am directed To request YOU to
furnish The Commissioners with map or
plat of the ipcatiOD of the desired conduit
showing the manh6ies and cross-sections OF
the conduit, drawn to scale, with full
description OF The details OF its construc-
ton" III
An order was made that in accordance
with the opinion of the attorney for the
District, rendered Tuesday, the 1855 acres
in Blagdcn Subdivision, once dedicated for
roads. b. listed for iaxation in the name OF
the owners of abntting lots.
This is In ACCORDANCE with the Commits
sioners' decision that the Blagden subdiyi-
sion will not be recognized in making street
extensions 1T "a
The Commissioners did not go to inspect
the new school building at Brightwood yes
terday afternoon. as they had intended to
do, but agreed TO accept the approval of
Building Inspector Brady as final.
WATER MAIN SYSTEM.
The commissioners ordered yesterday that
the water department make alterations in
the waie7 main system between Ninth and
F and Twenty-secoEd and z streets To aC-
coinmOdate the laying of the underground
electric line of the Metropolitan Railway
Company.
The cost will be SS.1 To the water de-
partment and S13.41S 10 the Metropoli
tan Company. under the agreement between
the railroad company and the Commission
ers.
A hearing for the Washington and MARI
horo Railroad bill was set for Monday at IL
a. m, and Attorney William A. Meloy was
notified.