The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-19
CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORK.
The Commissioners Authorize the
Acceptance OF Proposals..

The Commissioners yesterday issued or
ders for the acceptance Of proposals for
public work. as follows:
That contract is hereby awarded Mr. D. F.
Mockahee Tor constructing an eiCht-room school
building on Fifteenth Street between Rosedale
and Gales streets northeast, the building 10 have
copper coruice and steel girders for the support
Of floor loists, and 10 be bulk with lime instead
I Of cement mctar; all for the price Of SIS 73l.
named in the proposal of Mr.. Mockabee dated
June 80. 1900.
That contracts are awarded as follows. upon
proposals fos(srading certain streets and avenues
which were opened July = 1900:
contract for grading Frankfort Street. Iangdon.
70 Matthew Myers at the price named in his bid.
contract Tor grading Crescent Street, 10 Lyons
Brothers. al the price named in their bid
Contract for grading streets in Woodbridge sub
dlyislon. 70 Andrew Gloeson, At the price named
in his bid.
That all proposals received and opened on Julv
for grading Cathedral Avenue are hereby ~
jected. and the work will be readvertised
That the time for complication OF contract No
2Iii. with Adam McCandlish for constructing.
sewer l. hereby extended for thirty dave: cost OF
inspection during the extended period 10 be
charged against the contractor
That sewer De constructed from alley sewer in
square l95 TO main sewer on south side Of Rhode
Island Avenue. r. estimated cost of SSH
ch1Tseable 10 the appropriation for main and pipe
sewers, 1901
That brick sidewalk be relaid on D Street north
east, between Ninth and Thirteenth street, VIII r
Necessary, az al estimated cost Of $50 cha u
/ able TO the appropriation for Improvement srd
I repairs northeast section. 1901
That Dennis Palmer is hereby appointed foreman
IN the sewer division, Engineer Department at
8 per day, sice William Smith. deceased
That Me,srs. A. B. Mullett x Co. architects. are
hereby appointed 10 assist the Inspector Of Build
/ ings in The preparation Of plans and specifca-
tlons for the erection OF police station on Whit
3 ney Avenue; the compensation for plans and
specifications. Including the necessary tacings ana
blue prints, to be $50; provided that said plans
I meet the approval Of the Commissioners OF the
/ District of Columbia and the contract for the
building and heating apparatus is let within The
amount available for the erection OF s1id build
/ ing.
/ That Henry Simpson, architect. Is hereby ap-
pointed 70 assist the Inspector Of Buildings in the
preparation Of plans and specifications for the
! erection OF an engine house at BrOokland d. c.
the compensation for plans and specifications in
eludirg the necessary tracings and blue prints 10
/ be 600; provided, that said plans meet the ap-
prOval Of the Commissioners OF the District OF
/ Columbia. and the contract for building is let
| within the amount available for the erection of
said buldng-
! That ". c. Peter. architect is hereby appointed
TO assist the Inspector OF Buildings in tue prepaa
ton Of plans and specifications for the erection OF
new four-rcoEl school building for the Industrial
! Home School; the compensation for plans and
I specifications. including the necessary trScings
and blue prints, 20 be $500. qSded. that said
! plans meet the approval Of the Commissioners Of
the District OF Columbia and the contract for the
I building and heating apparatus IS let within the
amount available for the erection Of said building
| That sheet asphalt pavement be substituted for
granite block pavem ent al he Intersection Of the
drlveways leading rom the public grounds at
Fifteenth and b sire Is northwest. at estimated
| cost Of 300. and al the driveway crossing be
| tween the Monument Grounds and the President s
Grounds on north Street midway between
! Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets west. al an
estimated cost Of Il 500 both ch2Tgeable 10 the
I Appropriation for repairs 10 streets. 1891.
That receiving basins be CONSTRUCTED AZ the fol-
I lowing localities, ehargeable 10 the appropria-
] ton for main and pipe sewers, 1SOl; total esti-
I mated cost S525:
-Four on the north side OF d Street northeast
between Ninth and Thirteenth streets; one on
/ west side OF Tenth Street. near northeast, one
on the east side OF Twelfth Street. near ID Street
northeast. and one on the east side Of Thirteenth
Street, near . Street northeast.