The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-24

IacCo A. Chase. owner of property at 1886
Twenty sixth Street northwest. has writ
ten to the Commissioners calling attention
to the condition of the vacant lot in The
rear and asking that nuisance there ex-
listing be abated.
He writes that the lot in question is
vacant ground and grown up to high weeds
which have become a receptacle for all
kinds of filth from the shanties in the
alley. He informs the Commissioners that
the. alley was dug down and paved a few
years ago, without being severed. The
scavenger wagons, he states, never come
near, and almost every morning, he says.
the occupants of the shanties can be seen
going with their buckets and throwing
all kinds of filth in among the weeds. The
deposit of this filth, Mr.. Chase states, has
given rise to stencil from the lot which
he believes to be menace to the health
of the neighborhood.
The complaint was this morning referred
to the Health Department for inYestiga-
ton and report.
Captain Gaillard, Acting Commissioner
has recommended to the Board that Capt
H. c. Newcomer, Corps of Engineers, Uni
ted States Army, and Assistant to the En-
gineer Commissioner, be authorized 10
proceed to Milwaukee, Wis, and return,
for the purpose of attending the annual
convention of the American Society OF
Municipal Improvements. 10 be held In
that city August rs to 81, 1900. said trip
TO be duty for the Engineer Depart
ment.
The recommendation was this morning
approved and the necessary orders is
sued
The question of what kind of pens
should be used in the public schools has
been under discussion by the Commits
sioners for some time. A few weeks ago
the schedule of proposals for furnishing
stationery, pens. etc. for the several de-
partments OF the District Government was
sent TO the Board of Awards at the Treas
ury Department for consideration.
In this schedule the Commissioners had
accepted a bid for pens to be used in the
public schools at 80 cents Il gross, while
another bidder had agreed to furnish sim
liar pens at 2S cents a gross On account
OF the fact that the Commissioners had
accepted bid higher than the lowest, the
schedule was held up by the Board of
Awards, which addressed a letter to the
Commissioners requesting them 20 explain
why the higher bid had been accepted
rather than the lower In answer TO this
enquiry the Commissioners have written
to Thomas Ryan, Acting President OF the
Board of Awards:
The Commissioners OF the District have
the honor to resubuit to the Board OF
Awards the bids to furnish stationery TO
the Government of the District for the ifs
cal year ending jane 80. 1901, and the
schedule of the same and to recommend
that the proposal for item III, pens, fine,
Nc. $50, at 80 cents a gross be accepted.
The lowest bid to furnish, as VIII
be seen, is at % cents gross. but as the
pens in question are intended for use IN
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advised by the Board OF Education that
those which ii is proposed to supply are
not suitable and that the kind needed for
school purposes are those offered by the
other three bidders each of whom offer 10
furnish them at the same price, namely, at
80 cents a gross.
1.-The recommendation 10 accept the bid
Of C. G. Stott & Co, in preference to the
other two bidders is in pursuance Of the
uniform practice of the Commissioners
in case of tie bids, 10 recommend the
award of items on which there are tie
proposals TO the bidder who has made the
largest number of lowest bids for sup
plies Of the class in which the ties occur"
Accompanying the letter of the Com
missioners are those of the Superintendent
of tbs Public Schools and the Secretary of
the Board CT Education, all of which fav-
ored the acceptance of the bid for the No.
SOC fine pens.
ed all proposals to sell lots for school sites
in Kenilworth Twining City, and Wash
ington Heights. and have decided to buy
lots for each site in open market at prizes
lower than thosce offered in the proposals.
The offer OF Allen ". Mallery & Co. Of
lots 81 to 6S. block 5. addition to Kenil-
worth, at $1,000 has been accepted. This
is reduction OF 5000 In the price proposed
in the formal bid Of this firm in answer to
advertisement for school site in Kenil-
worth.
The offer of Allen w. Mallery & &Co. OF
lots Al to 81, Twining City subdivision, at
the southeast corner Of Prout and Carroll
Streets. at 81, 411.24 will be accepted. This
is a reduction of sS41.92 in the price named
in the former proposal OF the same firm.
The offer Of A. p Pardon of lots Ga to
20, block s, Commissioners subdivision
of Washington Heights, for SIT .G00s> viii
be accepted. The purchase Of this lot in
open market Will effect saving to the
District of $500.