The morning times., 1896-03-11

AOLltltSSlOBtES III ItHDttA W Auc DIOllONtis
municipal ownership OF the street cleaning
plant. referred to in The Evening Times
yesterday. was an elaborate document, GOV
ing forty manuscript pages.
He says, in part, That lac has come TO the
conclusion that the interest or tie public
could not only be as well. but in several
ways better, served by the work being
done distinctly 10y the authorities ana
further that the interest of the working
men employed would be advanced by the
change.
Politics being happily eliminated, by our
system OF municipal government, he OBJ
serves. we would be free from drones or
the man with "a pull" He believes that
| under such circumstances every employr,
supervising officer as well as laborer,
would feel that il was solely by his own
merit that hc could retain his position.
In respect TO the method of employIr cnt,
| Ma ior Mckenzie says the force should be
/ placed on the monthly roll. at a fair com
pensauon, according 10 his class, skilled or
unskilled. He prefers monthly employn emit
| for two reasons, the first Of which is that
| II gives the em ploye more independence, and
adds 10 his standing and credit
The superintendent is satisfied the work
can Ice quite as efficiently done under
municipal control as by contract and the
! increased cost would not in his Judgment
amount to more than $4,000. Ii may
be less. This would be offset; however, by
/ the profit arising from a sale of the refuse,
now the property of the contractor.
CLASSIFIES THE WORK.
The superintendent makes a comparative
! statement of the cost in each of three classi-
fications improved streets and alleys, un-
improved streets aud alleys and hand
/ cleaning on Pen nsyiyania avenue.
The estimated expense of purchasing
plant is placed at $33.S49
This includes twenty two-horse sldeswec
ers. seYenty-fiyc carts, extra size; seven
! twO-horSe sprnklerS. for alleys, forty five
/ horses for machines. eighty sets cart har-
ness, thirty sets, double, for sprnkling
1 machines. eleven sets single harness, TWO
/ double wagons. three scra pers, three snow
plows and tools.
Gen. Ordway, of the Center Market
! Company. has views OF House bill $3.50,
authorizing the erection of a farmers
/ market, that are decidedly at variance
with those expressed AT the hearing given
! the Maryland farmers.
The general, WHO was at The District
/ building yesterday, said the original bin
! is far preferable 10 the second one intro
duced, and that the result OF the enact
ment OF bill No 6262. will be that the
market win become so expensive that
farmers cannot patronize it.
WHAT DEALERS AGREED TO.
The dealers agreed, he said, to take
charge of the space and pay therefor
! 50, 800 per annum; and it was for the
purpose of comforting the necessary au-
thority that the first bill was introduced.
Gen. 0rdway S-as given promise to be
heard in behalf OF the market company for
! hair an hour on Thursday, beginning ut i
O'Clock at which time, he says. he viii
rcfute some statements made At the former
! hearing DC did not relish what had been
4 charged against his company by the Mary
! landers.
William st. John, agent for the Pinch
/ gas system, was heard by the Commits
sioners yesterday upon proposition 10
| erect a $4,000 plant in Washington
| The board promised TO give the pending
measure 10 confer the authority requisite
/ their careful consideration.
The ponce department has been notified
| by the Commissioners to have report made
! IN each case OF pro sections above the sur
| face OF tie sidewalk. which are liable to
! cause injuries that Will result in suits for
damage against the District.
Each report is to contain statement OF
! the location and height above the surface
/ OF each pro5eCtlOn, and the purpose for
/ which il was made. patrolmen are 10 he
| held responsible for all such projections
/ within their several districts that they
neglect TO properly report.
| Secretary john II. Wight. or the board
| or trade, called urGn the Commissioners
! yesterday to discuss briefly the proposed
means 10 increase the District water supply.
! and Announced that the SUBJECT would be
| eXhaUstiycly treated at a meeting OF the
! boards committee on water supply. to be
| held this afternoon.
PAVING BIDS OPENED.
Sealed bids were opened yesterday for
paving certain District alleys, heretofore
advertised for Improvement. There We're
four contractors seeking the work, and
the Washington Asphalt Block and Tile
Company secured the Job ut G3 cents per
square ward. The other contestants were
John f. Lyons Darius Gaskins, and William
L. Chaffy.
The superintendent OF the street and alley
! cleaning department has just completed and
handed 10 the Commissioners an elaborate
report, embracing a description of the
work in his department in three classified
lions, and also including an estimate of
the cost OF municipal ownership OF the
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