Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-18
DISTRICT SUPPLIES
REPORT sbF 1.-THE COMMITTEE
WHICH OPENED THE BIDS.
Awards to Be Made Later Total Of
1os Proposals in Twenty
Ulasses.

M. c. Harerovk chairman of the COM
mittee appoihted3by the Commissioners to
open and SCHEDULE the bids for furnishing
general supplies to the District during the
fiscal year. beginning July i. today sub
mtted detailed report to the Commission
ers. with the recommendation that the
schedules be forwarded to the property
clerk and superintendent of property for
their consideration and recommendation.
The Commissioners will make no AWARDS
until these officials, Mr.. F. o. Beckett the
property clerk, and Mr.. r. D. Simms, the
superintendent of property. have passed
upon the various proposals.
1t Is stated in Mr.. Hargrove's report that
1O0 proposals, were received on the tWehty
classes of supplies desired. Of TINS NUMBER
thirty mine were found to contain lrresu-
1arities Many of these irregularities are
purely technical in character, ana II THO
proposals otherwise should seem advan-
tageous to the District the Commissioners
for instance. one bidder failed to sign his
name in full. another failed to give the
names of all <theS persons composing the
firm, while a third corporation failed 10
state under the laws of what common
wealth it was chartered. Other fnformali-
ties consisted of the substituting OF other
makes of supplies than the ones specined
in the calls for proposals. In class two
pkiutiuS-tWO OF tno SohiPelAAN'
neglected to state the names Of the indi-
viduals composing the firm, while third
did not hand in the 500 check as an evil
dence of good faith until twenty minutes
after the bids were opened. All bids on.
class three-school books-were presented
in proper form.
In Other Glasses.
In class four. furniture, two local con-
Germs failed to state the names of indi-
x{d,, To-, S+l,o
There were four irregular bids on class 8,
hardware. Two firms failed to state the
names Of the Individual members, one fall
ed to send the necessary $500 check. while
the fourth bidder, corporation, failed to
have its seal attested by the secretary, as
required by the conditions. In class SIX.
tinware, one firm failed to give the names
of its individual members, the same being
true of one concern bidding on class seven.
plumbing supplies In class eight, grocer
les. there were three irregular bids. All
bids on class 8, boots and shoes. were regu-
lar. while on class 10, drugs. the number
of irregular bids ran up to Ave-
There were three irregular bids In class
II, glass; paints and varnish. All bids on
class II. lumber, were In proper form. In
class thirteen. fresh meats and corned beef,
there were two irregular bids, and in class
fourteen, miscellaneous castings, there was
one. In class fifteen, fuel, the Reading
Coal Company failed to state under the
law OF what commonwealth the
ton is chartered There were two other
irregular bids.
In this class comparison as to the saving
by method OF award is not made by the
committee owing to the difference in the
manner of bidding. Lowest prices on reg
ular bids have been checked. William J.
Zeh submits the lowest price for bituminous
coal, but fails to describe the quality of
the coal as definitely as is desired, and
specifies no price for storage. W. Baldwin
Johnson has written to the Commissioners
claiming the coal contract account of
Irregularities in the bids lower than his.
In class 49, dry goods there were three
Irregularities The American Ice Company
again submitted the only bid on class II,
ice. and it was in proper form. There were
two Irregularities In the bids on class 10.
electrical supplies; two on class 49, sad
dlery, while all ilow bids on class 90 forage.
were in proper form.