Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08

limestone trimmings. Ths second was that
red brick should be employed and manufac.
tured htholite stone used for trimming pur-
poses. The second proposition was provided
for In case the building could not be con-
structed as originally planned with bum
brick within the amount Of money avail
able.
On the two propositions the. bids were as
follows: Pavarini & Greer. 81. 100. $50 500:
Burgess & Parsons. sia.oss: sss,sss; J. N.
Dunn. N2.S25 41 .2O4: W. E. Mooney $I3-
24S. $ao.sS2; Meads & Reynolds. 81, 1913, S41,-
The drawings for this school were pre-
pared for the building department by j. L.
Smithmeyer. and in general show an ar
rangement known here as q typical school
house scheme. The four class rooms ON
each hoor. together with Individual cloak
rooms. open out on q square central hall.
having access to the street through two
side stairways and q main front entrance.
Inc building Is to be two stories in
height, and besides the eight class rooms
there are provided teachers room an
of1ce. library. book storage room and
teachers toilet.
In the attic sleeping quarters for the jan
,tor are provided. separate play rooms and
iaVatorfeS are provided in the basement as
we'll as tanitor's room storage room f,eI
ash and boiler rooms
The heating will be by hot air, with an
a,,. ansemeht TOT circulating the warm air
curing the night, whereby the rooms will
always be kept comfortable at a minimum
use of fuel.
|. The elevations show somewhat of a de-
parture from the present school house de-
signs. and altogether will make very
pleasing effect. There Is very little relief
work. all the enrichments being formed
by using darker shades of the same bum
brick as used in face work.
Another innovation Is the use of the bum
brick for lining the stair halls and putting
In stone steps instead Of the customary
iron Stairways.
The appropriation available for this work
Is $4,000. Therefor, the inspector of build
ings feels very much gratffied with the
bidding.
The proposals will be forwarded to the
Commissioners at once, and a contract
made very shortly.
Milk Purchased Under Contract.
Commissioner Henry L. West this after
noon recommended to his associates of the
District board that In the future all milk
bought by the District for use in its various
institutions be the subject of contract Mr.
West has learned that the different institu-
ions, consuming 1900 gallons of milk
yearly, pay from 10 to 80 cents a gallon for
the lacteal fluid. He believes a uniform
price would result in much saving to the
District. In submitting the matter to the
Commissioners Mr.. West said:
AN examination Of the requsitions which
pass daily through the offices of the prop
erty clerk and auditor is now being made
by me. Without going into the details OF
the conditions which are revealed, desire
to call especial attention to the fact that
one item, viz, the purchase of milk, ought
to be put at once under contract. The In
dustrial Home School recently made re-
QUESTION for 527 gallons of milk, at IS cents
per gallon: the Home for Ex-Soldiers and
Sailors made requistion for fifty gallons
at 20 cents, while the milk furnished the
smallpox hospital and detention camp.
amounting, during the months of June
and July to over 80 gallons. appears
on the requisition to be paid for at the rate
of 80 cents per gallon. The wide discrep
ancy In these figures is apparent.
Inquiry of the property clerk shows that
the District buys about 1900 gallons of
milk in year. 1t would seem to me to be
a matter of good administration to prepare
specifications at once for the delivery of
this quantity of milk and proposals invited
therefor The hotels of which 1 have
made inquiry pay Is cents gallon, and
believe that milk could be furnished to
the District for even a lower price. j.
therefore recommend that specification
for the delivery of the milk for the re-
mainder of this fiscal year be prepared and
proposals asked"