The evening times., 1896-02-19
THEIR e0RDuL slMTI0h'
Civil Ssrvics Extension Recon-
inended by Commissioners.
THE SENATE BILL APPROVED
They Write Senator Mcmillan Citing
Instances in which the Munich
pality Has Suffered From Incom-
petent Empleyes-Compilation Of
Street Railway, Laws.

Civil service extension to District Of
fIces, as proIosea in the Senate bill lately
introduced, has the cordial sanction OF
| the commissioners, and in accumulation a
addres eddy thenlto ossnatorMc MILAN today
they recommends favorable action upon
| the measure.
| The commissioners note the fact that the
bihhas the indorsement o + the United ST aies
Civil Service Commission, ana say they
| are deeply impressed with the necessity
| for the legislative action proposed.
| They have In niind they say, ZONE in
| stances In wLiclp TIE business OF the mu-
| nicipaiity has suffered in consequence or
| the incapacity OF employees, whore abiiity
/, had not been tested prior TO their appoint
| nIent.
| In their Judgment, the Commissioners
| add. the offices OF the District agovcrnment
should be- conducted on the principles and
in the manner applicable to those govern
ing the successful conduct OF other large
business interests.
Referring to the other offices to which
| the pending measure is expected to apply,
the board specially commends the inclusion
or the OFFICE OF the recorder or deeds.
REPORT SENT TO SENATE.
The Commissioners forwarded to Sena-
tor Mcmillan today u report upon the Sen
ate fiii Introduced to grant relief to John
Murphy 4 Co., n firm that presented the
lowest bid for four items OF school books to
be supplied for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1898. but whose claim is tbatby the IN
adyertence OF a clerk the proposal wasmade
much lower than was intended, and so low
as to incur u loss.
The Commissioners, recommend adverse
action on the bin upon the grounds that
no protest or explanation was filed by the
firm until after The bids We're opened, ana
that the demaEd made upon he Iirm TO en-
ter into contract was not complied with
Under the rules governing proposals the
Commissioners held as forfeited the firms
deposit or $500, required as a guarantee
that contract would be made within ten
days after the declaration or the award.
1t is to recover. the 5000 that the bill is
introduced.
The board says there is no reason to
doubt the firms statement that mis-
take was made, and says the facts as al
legged are verified by the property clerk,
but the Commissioners, they claim. should
not be held responsible for the erroneous
bid, the question being whether or not. as
a principle OF administrative policy, the
penalty should be rcmitted.
In reference to the compilation and print
ing OF the street railway laws OF he Dis
trict, the Commissioners today informed
the chairman OF the Senate District Com
mittee that they have in their office Il col
kction OF the laws, which can be easily
arranged In proper shape for the printer.
The expense Of the compilation would be
confined practically to the printing and
binding.
CITIZENS MAKE AN APPEAL.
South BrooklaDd citizens. represented
by n committee consisting OF Messrs. s.
Il. Gaines, b. f. Sparhawk, and II. E. Note
man. appeared before the Commissioners
today to make q appeal for Improvements
OF the suburb.
II is a subdivision that has been In eX-
istcncc about seven years. and is now in
cluded in the main subdivision known as
Broosiand. 1t hasn't a single sidewalk :
not even a board wak-aDd as the citizens
go about at night when he. moon doesn't
shine they have to carry lanterns a
means or exposing the pitfalls.
This particular section of the sublivi-
sion got left in the distribution of street
lamps, the who.e territory being included
when the estimate was made. ana when the
time came for locating the luminaries the
main part OF the town received all the
benefit.
3. Cnurch.goers am put to the greatest in
convenience in going TO and from their
houses of worship after nightfall, and
poEiions OF the roadways, where railroads
interseci, are very dangerous.
a petition signed by nearly all the resi-
dents OF the suhurbI was presented today.
asking for relief .Jbut as the time is now
past for the board TO act, the matter Of
appropriations being before Congress. the
suggestion was Hade that the citizens re-
peat their appealfo the proper committees.
An Investigation will he made by the
Commissioners into the lack Of lighting facl-
ities,- with the view of affording relief
II possible.