The Washington times., 1902-06-28
AW ARDS MADE FOR
DISTRICT SUPPLIES
Bids for Furnishing School
Books.
New Ones to Be Received on Rejected
Items-Trust Houses All
Unsuccessful.

The District Commissioners have re-
ceived from the committee appointed 10
schedule the proposals received for fur
nishing general supplies for the ensuing
fiscal year. and will announce the award
CT contracts as soon as the pending ap-
preparation bill IS enacted.
The contracts will be. as usual. award
ed to different parties by classes and
items. Some of the original proposals.
notably those for furnishing school
books and saddlery, were thrown out be-
cause the prices named were considered
too high and new bids will be received
for these items. summary of the
schedule follows:
In class l. stationery. awards will be
made TO H. C. Davidson & Co., for
items; c. s. Braisted. items: C. C.
Stott g. Co., Sc items: J. VI. Dulany. IL
items: T. Morrison Paper Co, i9 items;
D. Frank Parker. "A items; r. C. Bal
lantyne, 40 items: R p. Clark & Co.,
item: George F. Muth e. Co.. / item:
Washington News Company. items.
Printing Work.
In class 2, blank forms and printing,
the Globe Printing Company is to re-
ceive the contract for items; Judd &
Detweiler, s items; Henry E. wilkins
Printing Company. items; Norman 7.
Elliott Printing Company. IA items.
In class 4, furniture, W. B. Moses &
Sens will receive a contract for 20
items. ands Blum Brothers. a southeast
Washington firm. will be awarded 90
items.
In class 5, hardware, contracts will be
made with J. B. Lambie for 81 items.
with George F. Muth & Co. for items;
with Jordan & Christie for l item; with
Blum Brothers for Is items; with Ru
dolpb West e Co. for 205 items, and
Barber & Ross for 40 items.
In class 6, tinware, Blum Brothers are
to furnish "a items; Rudolph West &
Co. IA items; Barber G Ross. l item.
and George F. Mu.h G. Co., items.
In class :. plumbers materials. con-
tracts will be made with L. Hopfen
maier, for items; with Cuyler & Moh-
Ter, for is items. and with Thomas Som
erville & Sons, for u items.
In class s, groceries. the successful
bidders are. p II. Sheehy Company.
13 items; Frank Hume. 40 items; J. c.
Ergood Company II items: Blum Broth
ers, items; Somerset r. Waters. II
items; c. E. Lyman, 4 items, and Will
lam NJ. Gait & Co, 3 items.
In class 3, boots and shoes, J. e. NJ
Strasburger are to furnish 10 items, and
B. Rich G. Sons, item.
In class Il, glass. paints, and var
nishes, the awards will be as follows:
Blum Brothers, items; Standard Oil
Company. items; Hugh Reilly. q
items: George F. Muth G Co., 81 items.
and Charles Becker. 10 items.
Meat and Corned Beef.
In class 13. fresh meat and corned
beef, the entire contract. covering 10
items, goes TO Hoover 4 Denham The |
big packing houses of the West. COM
monty termed trust houses were un-
successful bidders in this class.
In class a. castings. the contracts will /
he awarded as follows: Fred ]. White. |
s items; Charles White G. Co, 1 item:
J. T. Springman & Co. items
In class l6. dry goods. Lansburgh & |
Brother Will receive a contract for IL |
items: Blum Brothers, 40 items: r. p |
Clark. G items.
The American Ice Company secures
the entire Ice contract. and VI. DuPerow
is the sole successful bidder for fur
nishing electrical supplies.
Proposals in class 10. drugs. were con-
sidered apart from the others, and the
Commissioners have decided to let the
contracts as follows: Edward Stevens.
10 items; z. d. Gilman. 80 items: Blum
Brothers. 6 items; MackaI! Brothers. 81
Items; G. c. McKesson. 194 items.