The morning times., 1896-07-07

All bids recently submitted for naphtha
street lighting for the year 1S96-'97, were
yesterday rejected by the Commissioners,
and new proposals will be solicited.
The Times OF a day OF two ago contained
an account Of the protest entered by the
Pennsylvania Globe Company against the
acceptance of any proposal lower than
its own, upon the novel ground that the
burner required to be used with the
naphiha lights-the WelliDgtoD-could not
be supplied by any company other than
the Globe since 1t held the sole and ex-
ciusive right TO use that burner.
The representative OF the company also
endeavored to show tnat the prices Ulu
by his competitors were below the actual
Gust of the materials, and he made So good
a showing, besides establishing a doubt
as TO the validity Of the BIDS. that the
board took its action OF yesterday, whereby
there will be a chance for each TO make an
other effort.
THE BIDS REJECTED.
The bids rejected are these: Pennsyl
vania Globe Company, $40 per lamp; WASH
ington Gasiight Company, S19 per lamp; on
contract for one year, or Oh u three-year
contract, SIS per lamp; Potomac Light
aud Power Company, 81 p. 90 per lamp, and
j. C. ChuuD, S16.50 per lamp.
The Commissioners have decided that
in the Specifications upon which the next
proposals shall be received the kind OF
burner to be used will not be specified, but
that the bidders will be required to fur.
nish light OF specific candle power, and
that this shall be the test of quality, re.
gardless of the style of burner.
This will cause a lively competition,
L. In fad
from each of the original -four companies.
The Commissioners are losing no time
in the prelininaries for the public work
appropriated for by the last session of
Congress aud made available July 1.
The bids for three school building sites
were opened yesterday, and now arrange
ments are completed for soliciting pro
posals for the two new engine houses to
be constructed.
One OF these sites Is to be chosen within
the territory bounded by the east side or
First street west and the west side OF
First street east, the north side OF o and
the south side OF X street north. 1t must
be forty feet wide by one hundred feet deep.
The other is to be located in Bright wood
or vicinity, and must be OF the same di-
mensions. This building is to accommodate
the chemical engine. which is to be trans
ferred from Mount Pleasant.
PRIVATE STREET LAMPS.
New regulations in respect to private
lamps and lamp posts have been adopted
by the Commissioners, which require a
special permit TO be obtained by citizens
in each case before erecting private lamp
post or placing private lamp on any street
or alley in the District.
1t is also required that all such lamps
wien erected shall emit a white light. col
ored lamps being forbidden, and that u
private lamp-pust shall have a greater di-
ameter than eight inches.
Lamps shall be place not less than eight
feet above the pavement, on streets, and
less than fourteen feet from the ground
on public alleys.
Should it be the wish of any one to erect
private electric light on the street the
wires leading to it must be placed under
ground.
THOSE NEGLECTED. TRACKS
The District Commissioners have taken
IL for granted that the lexington and Sol
diers' Home Railroad Company has alan
Goned its tracks on I street tetween Sec
Onl and Third streets, lexington, and will
proceed, accordingly, to have them re-
moved.
in communication addressed to Presi-
dent Newbold yesterday the board calls
MS attehtlon 10 u previous inquiry under
date OF December IL. 1895, i'll which he
was requested to notify the Commissioners
in respect to these tracks. and he is in
formed that as no reply was received it is
presumed the company does not desire to
longer occupy that space.
1t is the intention Of the Commissioners
to have Twelfth street northwest. between
Pennsylvania avenue and street. light
ed by arc electric lights in the course Of
another year.and for that reason it is not
considered advisable to cut the concrete
pavement in that thoroughfare to increase
lighting facilities at this time.