Evening star., 1900-05-10
UNDER MUNICIPAL CONTROL
DISTRICT OFFICIALS TO HAVE
CHARGE OF STREET CLEANING.
No Bids Received for the Hand Sweep-
Ing Characterization
of the Law.

The cleaning of the streets of the cfty
after the 1st Of July by what is known as
the hand system will be done by the Dis
trict. Fully nine-teuths of the streets will
be cleaned by this system after that date
This condition of affairs will be the result
of the failure of the Commissioners to re-
ceire today. when the proposals for doing
this work after July were opened, a single
bid for hand work.
The pending District appropriation bill
provides. both houses of Congress having so
agreed, that If the Commissioners fail TO
secure proposal to perform the hand
cleaning at 20 cents or less per LOCO square
yards then they may do the work and the
same provision is contained in the bill as to
the cleaning to be done by machines The
Dill as it passed the House provided the sum
Of $4,000 for cleaning and sprinkliug the
streets, avenues, alleys and suburban
streets, with the proviso that of this sum
the Commissioners might expend s250OO
tnder their Immediate direction without
contract. The Senate increased the appro-
prlaton to Sllo.I1 provided that the re-
moVal of snow and ice should be included
and further provided that of the amount
appropriated the Commissioners might ex-
pend under their immediate direction with
OUT contract. the sum of Sfa0n
AT the present time 80 600 square wards
are cicaned daily by the hand system, but
TINS amount will be considerably increased
after July |; the area to he cleaned nv M, :,
chimes will be decreased. The District mn
der the supervision of Mr.. Warner Stutler
the superintendent of the street cleaning
department las shown by actual expert
ence that 1t can do the work hy the band
system for less than % cents ner 600
square yards, and yet pay the men engaged
IN the work s1.25 per day So by the failnre
70 receive bid for this character of work
today the District will save money as the
absence of a bid is taken as evidence that
no contractor felt he could do the work
win any profit at the price fixed by the bill.
The Rids Submitted.
Inc bids received today included several
Ior removing ashes. This work will he
paced under the supervision of Mr. Stutler
the District appropriation bill now in con-
ference between the two houses of Con-
sress containing an appropriation of $4,000
Tor the purpose inserted by the Senate
ihat the amendment will be agreed 70
by the House is said to be certain. and If is>
the intention of the Commissioners to re
move the ashes from private houses and
other places as often as NAV annear 10 he
necessary. Of course. this work will he
gone without direct cost to the citizens as
Is Is the ease with the removal of garbage
The collection and disposal of garbape sS
explained in yesterdays Star. will he fakar
from the health department and placed nm
ger the street cleaning department ,Iulv
Ihe bids submitted Were as follows:
herbert Pillsbury, machine work-One
year, 1873 cents 1000 square yards.
Lily d Robinson. machine work-One
, eni' ~ cents l,oo0 square yards: two years
Is'2 cents 1000 square yards; three years
Is cents 1000 square yards
H. ". Rusk, paved aileys-One wear a21L
cents l.ooo square yards: two years "a
cents i,ooo square yards; three years, 327s
cell's Csl l,ooo square yards. Unpaved streets
one year, S65 per day; two years S64 so nar
day; three years, s64 per day.
,osl aernert Plllsbury-Paved alleys, one year.
"sz4 cents LOCO square yards; unpayed
streets, so per day p" Gu
Llttlefield, Alvord & Co.-Remova1 Of
asnes, one year, s303Nt.37: two years s33
l5l 30: three years, s33 45I I9O.
.oa II: ~ Rusk-Removal of ashes. one wear
$31 400. years
lanes sso Erawley-Removal of ashes. one
Presen; contract prices-Machine work
" cents for 1000 square yards; hand work
ia cents for 1000 square yards: paved al.
leys. S3 cents for LOCO square Yards. nm
paved streets, s66.50 per day