The times., 1901-06-29
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT.
The Award for Sheet Asphalt Paw
ing Decided.

40 "a PulIfc Hall Beside n Church
The Commissioners yesterday declucd
the question of awarding the contract for
la,-ine sheet asphalt on the streets Of the
District. Proposals were received for TINS
work on June !. 1901. There were four
proposals-three from local companies ana
one from the Quinlan Asphalt
Company. Of Syracuse, \. Y. The fact
developed in the examination of the pro
posals that the Syracuse Company was
The lowest bidder for laying the paving.
but that they stipulated to use what Is
known as land asphalt instead OF lake
asphalt.
According to the specifications it was
made obligatory upon the bidder 20 pay
the expenses Of the representatives, oI
she District to such points as the "oIhs
of the company might be located, ana To
several cities where the paving lald DS
the company had been laid. rms was
done. and Capt. II. C Newcomer, OF lhe
Engineer Department. and A. w Dow,
Chemist of the department went On d
visit of INSPECTION to Syracuse, to Utica,
n and to other points. An exhaustive
inspection was made, and upon their re
turn they submitted a report to the En-
,-ineer- Commissioner in which it was set
forth that the paving laid by the warner
Ouinlan company meets with all the re-
ouirements of paving in the DISTRICT oI
Columbia.
Refore deciding the question a public
hearing was held at which the views OF an
concerned were given and the relaIlNe
merits Of the two kinds of aspnalt Were
fullv discussed Sine then the ma hclal
respousibility of the company mas peeh
made the subject of enquiry, ana on yes
terdav the Commissioners were salisiieH
on every point and awarded the contract
for the laying of sheet asphait pdNiue
Cor the next fiscal year to the syracuse
company. o.....,,,,
TN interests of the Warner-Quinlan
connanv have been represented by hugo
Psid who placed in the hands OF me
commissioners all the information re
crirad on Wednesday. through Mr Keiu'
Rrennan. Of the Brennan Construc-
tion Company, was made member OF 'he
yyarnec-Quinlan Company and Will De
the local representative Of the corpora
tion in the District to perform the work
and carry on It's business with the Co1h-
missioners-
NIucb credit is due Mr.. Dow for the re-
suits reached in giving the District paving
at less cost than formerly. He mas s'uu-
led the qualities OF land asphalt ior
wear or two in his laboratory ana WiieH
The time came this year to issue aoNer-
tisement for bids his representations TO
he commissioners were that it would De
o-9,-.,,,s,eo,,s to throw the work open TO
other forms of asphalt paving, with the
result that the lowest bidder was one VINO
Eiu Law the land asphalt.
The contract for the new paving VIII
ta,,e effect July ], and the paving pro-
vided for in the last appropriation II Is
understood. Will be begun promptly Win
the opening Of the fiscal year
J. T. Petty. the Auditor for the District
Yesterday forwarded TO the Commission
ers a statement relative to the pay Of
certain employees Of the municipality VINO
have been summoned to appear in court
TO testify as to the sanity OF ah aHegeo
l1,natic After citing the circumstances
49, Auditor asks that the matter be re-
ferred to the Comptroller Of the treasury
for settlement. Mr.. Petty says;
"A clerk in the Office Of the Board OF
Charities. who receives an annual salary
of 81. On. has been appointed by the court
"a examine an alleged lunatic with view
"a testifving as to her mental conoltioh'
having been excused from duty whhe CON
d,,ctfng the examination The act of jan
nary 81. 1883 under which he was ap-
vented for such examination, provides a
l,,,,,,ensation of so per diem for profes-
sionai services rendered as aforesaid.
-.On.. of the sanitary and food inspectors
of the Health Department, who receives
q salary OF s.. go per annum, ana the resi-
dent physician OF the Washington 49,
1,5ro whose salary is $3.50 per annum, have
also been designated by lIe coutt 10 So''
duct these examinations
AS the authority for paying theSs lee5
to officials who are in receipt OF annual
salaries Tor which appropriations are IeE-
1,Iarly made is somewhat GoubLuI' NV
H. honor TO recommend that the queS-
lion be referred to the Comptroller OF the
Treasury for settlement.
The Roard Of Trustees of the McKendree
NJ z Church have entered a protest
against the granting Of permit Tor th'
erection Of building er buildings on th'
cast side Of Ninth Street, between Massa'
cF,,setts Avenue and l. Street northwest
containing a public hall to be rented fo'
general entertainments. In reference L
the matter they say:
..rhe lot on which il is proposed to erec
the structure referred to is adjacent to tn
uroperty Of the McKendree NJ L. Church
which fronts on Massachusetts Avenue
and there is nothing but narrow allel
between the two properties A public
hall erected and used on the land lndi
Gated on the east side Of Ninth Street
open to rental 10 all sorts of assemblages
will not only be objectionable TO GU
church society, but viii be harmful L
the uses Of the church property ana 1
the services held therein
we, therefore. enter our lioIES
against the granting of permit Tor IN
erection Of any building OF buildings a
the point indicated above TO contain an
public haH 10 be let or rented lor pfomls
clfous assemblies. general entertainment
and the other uses 10 which pubic nan
ura put in this city
we make no protest against the cree
lion OF buildings at the point lndlcatec
he used as stores, nor to a hali ~ IN
proposed building 10 be used Soieiy
the knights Of Pythias.
Gen. Royal T. Frank, [. S. A, retire
Yecentlv wrote to the Commissioner con
plaining Of the flooding Of his cellar
I-g7 O street northwest, during heaV
rains. due TO the incapacity and stoppas
Of the sewer.
ID L McComb. Superintendent OF Sev
srs. in reporting upon the matter, STATE
that the sewer in the alley OF square
& too small 20 carry the drainage Wnt
storms are at their maximum SEEN
lie recommends the CONSTRUCTION OF pll
sewers 10 replace the lower sections
the sewers mentioned AT an estimated co
OF s., ,2e0 This recommendation The Con
missioners have approved
Frank Z. Altemus. Of 1408 Sire
northwest. recently wrote TO the Con
rnissioners, saying that he has nothing
offer for or against the establishment
the proposed market on Fourteenth Stree
lint that he wishes 10 protest against II
statements made about the nigh prlc'
charged for provisions in Mount Pleass3n
Afr AitemUs states that IT Is untrue TN
w-~fr awr DlEnET