Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-02
The OPENING OF BIDS
RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS FOR A DIS
TRICT CONTRACT.
Collection and Disposal of Garbage
Dead ARimaiss Miscellaneous
Refuse and Ashes.

Bids for the collection and disposal of
garbage. dead animals, night soil. miscel-
laneous refuse and ashes were opened at
the District Building today, the pending
District appropriation act, as agreed upon
by the conference committees and ap-
proved by each House of Congress, author
tzing the Commissioners to enter into con-
tract for the performance of such WORK for
period Of five years from July l, 100.
and appropriating the sum OF Sllo,ooo 1or
the work during the coming hscal year.
The bill provides that all garbage collected
under its provisions shall be disposed OIL
through reduction or consumption pro-
cess, in such a manner as to entail no DAM
age or claim against the District for such
disposal, and subject to the sanitary IN
spection and approval of the Commission
erS
1t Is further provided by the bill that all
contracts shall expressly provide tnat no
garbage or other vegetable or animal mat
ter shall be dumped into the Potomac river
or any other waters, fed to animals, OF ex-
posed to the elements upon land: Inc
Commissioners are authorized by the Dill
to enter into, either with or without adVer-
tisement, a contract or contracts for the
collection and disposal of garbage and dead
animals at rate not exceeding Sto,ooO per
annum from July l. 1900, until such time
as the plant necessary for the collection
and disposal of garbage, miscellaneous
refuse. ashes, night soil and dead animals
under the 1ve-year contract shall be ready
for operation
List of the Bids.
The proposals received were as follows:
r. V. Rusk. Washington, d. C.-For col
lection and disposal Of miscellaneous refuse,
5000 per annum; for collection and dis
posal of ashes, s29979 per annum, and for
collection and disposal of night soil, $4,000
per annum-
s. P. Bayiey, jr., Washington. d. C.-For
the collection and disposal of garbage. dead
animals and miscellaneous refuse, $4,000
per annum according to two propositions.
and for $Io,OOO per annum according TO a
third plan.
American Contracting Company, Philadel-
phia.-For collection and disposal of gar
bage, dead animals and miscellaneous ref
use. plan one. $1o3,O0O per annum; plan Two,
S1HS5O per annum, and for collection and
disposal of night soil, S12,Gn per annum.
u. F. McGiil of New York-For collection
of night soil, $10GoO per annum: for dis
posai of night soil, $4,000 per annum, and
for the collection and disposal of garbage,
dead animals and miscellaneous refuse.
$102OO0 per annum. Mr.. McGill agrees, in
the event of his bids being accepted, to give
the District rebate of 5000 per annum.
Marvin H. Chamberlain, Detroit, Mich
For the collection and disposal of garbage
and dead animals, $5l,tsjo per annum- Mr.
Chamberlain agrees, in the event of his bid
of 5000 per annum.
American Incinerating Company. Toledo.
Ohio-For disposal of garbage, S3.Wo per
annuni; for disposal of dead animals. 5000
per annum; for disposal of night soil,
ST.Wn per annum: for disposal of miscella-
neous refuse. 5000 per annum. and for dis
posal of garbage. dead animals, night soil
and miscellaneous refuse, s:,5.O,D per an
mum.
The Lowest Combination.
From these proposals it appears that a
combination of those of r. V. Rusk and
Marvin H. Chamberlain. and their accept
ance by the Commissioners, would enable
them TO have the whole work performed
for s1oi579 per annum, which combination
is said to be the lowest which can be made
from the proposals received today. Mr..
Chamberlain proposes to dispose of the
waste and refuse matters of all kinds, it
is understood by what is known as the re-
duction process. and it is also understood
that he will. in the event of his proposal
being accepted. erect his reduction plant
outside the District, and convey the waste
and refuse matter there by railroad, the
carts containing it to be placed on the cars
here and not emptied until the plant is
reached.