The evening times., 1900-07-26
AFFAIRS OF 9RE DISTRICT
The Dumping of Refuse on the
Banks Of Rock Creek.
In Response 40 Complaints the Com
missioners Recently Prohibited
Side, and sney Are Now Asked to
Reconsider ActiOn-Others Matters

Under date of July 13, G.. L. Nicholson,
General Manager of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, wrote to the Commissioners
complaining OF the dumping Of refuse on
the east bank of Rock Creek. north of NJ
Street Bridge. The ground OF objection to
the use of this locality for a dump was
that the material thrown over the banks
was running into the creek. and that in
time o: heavy rain 1t was feared that L
wa2ld cause damage TO the canal
Acting on the reports of A. L. Thomas.
Inspector OF the Engineer Department, and
c. B. Hunt. the Computing Engineer, the
Commissioners decided that the dumping of
refuse on the banks of the creek by the
Street Cleaning Department should be
stopped. In this connection Mr.. Hunt said
that If the Street and Alley Cleaning De-
partment is TO be allowed TO dump in this
locality, as seems to be their practice. he
requested that the same privilege should
be accorded to the Surface Division. He
declared that there was no fair reason why
the large expense to which this division is
nut in complying with the order Of the
, Commissioners prohibiting dumping on the
! banks of Rock Greek shOild be incurred II
existing circ instances are 10 continue.
Upon the return of Commissioner Ross
who has direct supervision over the Street
! ard ALE. Cleaning. Warner Stutler. the
SUperinteI dent. laid the matter before him.
and it - suggested 70 him that he ad-
dress to the Commissioners a communica-
tion on the subject. This he has done call
ing tneir attention to the fact that be-
tween The dumping ground on both sides OF
! o Street west o. Rock Greek. and the
/ creek tAere il space OF not less than 100
! feet he informs the Commissioners that
/ the depar.m' u was requestd by the owner
| Of the lard 20 NIL the same by dumping
| thereon. hr. Stutler goes on to say:
| There have never been any complaints
+ what-v,I with regard to this dump. which
/ IS carefully supeTiutenGcd BY a dUmpman
| employee by the department and no order
/ has ever been issued 10 cease theron Il
| would seem 10 be very unfair 20 prohibit
/ the use Of this dUTc by my department.
I Simply because the Surface Division must
] discontinue the use of the dump on the east
I side OF the creek and therefore 1 respect
! fully request that that part OF the recon-
/ mCuGatiCn OF the Assistant Engineer Com
/ missioner Captain Newcomer. relating 20
said dump west Of Rock Creek be not ap-
proved"
/ Commissioner Ross. in submitting the
/ statement Of Nr. StuJler 20 his associates.
] took occasion 20 say that In his opinion the
facts would Justify the Board Of Commis-
siorers il recCEzidering it's action taken
under date Of July -, inaSnach as no in
jury to Rock Creek seems 10 b. involved
by the use by that department Of the dump
I referred 10.
Marvin H Chamberlain. the contractor
/ from Detroit, whose proposal for the COL
( lection and removal OF garbage and dead
animals for five years from December I,
1900, was accepted b the Commissioners,
h1g- 81 80.
pany. Of which he is one Of the directors.
This acticn is in accordance with an IN
derstanding had with the municipal author
I tiles by Mr. Chamberlain that the business
OF collecting and removing the city reuse
] should be in the hands OF q company n
which local capital should be represented.
Mr. Chamberlain informs the Commission 70
ers Of the ac,ion taken in the following
. communications
Referring 20 my bid made June .. and
accepted by you June = 1900 FOR the col
lection and disposal OF garbage and dead
animals for the period Of five years com
mencing December J. 1900. desire 10 state
that company known as the Washington
Chemical Company. Of which I am a direc-
tor, has been formed for the performance
Of the work and tie carrying out OF the
contract. I desire and request you 20 en-
ter into contract with the above company
as principal in my stead aGd place. and in
consideration OF your doing so / waive and
{ surrender all rights. interests. and TrOfts
which might accrue to NE arising cut Of
said bid
/ The Washington Chemical Company vas
organized under the laws OF Virginia. ana
its officers are, Myron ". Parker. Presi-
dent: John F. Wilkins. vice president. and
Louis Boyer, jr., secretary. Under date OF
July D 1900, the company announces that
il is duly organized, and at a meeting held
at the Office OF the company in Alexan-
dria, and a minute from the records 5
transmitted TO the Commissioners stating
/ that by motion Of the organization duly
| put AMI carried il is authorized to accept
the contract made by NJ. II. Chamberlain
/ with the Commissioners OF the District OF
Columbia. 4 letter has also been received
from the secretary of the company re-
questing that the contract with Mr. Cham
berlain be duly made with the company.
| II is understood that the Commissioners
will acquiesce in the requests Of Mr. Cham
berlain and the Washington Chemical Com
pany, and viii transfer the contract TO the
local organization. II is understood that
the company thus formed has invested a
considerable part Of the capital represent
ed in the plant to be erected and that IN
der Mr. Chamberlain's direction the en-
terprise Will be essentially one Of the Dis
trict.
The Commissioners today received the
annual report Of the Sealer Of Weights and
Measures and Of the Coroner for the fiscal
year ended June go 1900.