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Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23
Why Not a Dog Tax?

CUR hard worked assessor in this parish has
quite time in maintaining his schedules up to
a figure competent to the production of adequate
funds without an increase in the rate Of taxa
ton. Oar parish legislature in looking around
for methods Of taxation reached out to bicycles
and to other roadway vehicles and levied taxes
on them for the maintenance Of the roads. This
was some years ago, before the general advent
OF automobiles and we don't know whether or
not Our parish legislature expects to tax auto
mobiles.
There is one source of taxation, however
that they might investigate and it might become
quite a source of revenue, and that is a dog tax.
We are fond of dogs and don't want to be con-
Sidered in any manner as opposed TO dogs, but
when a car load Of dogs comes from New Or
leans into the Parish of Plaquemines to capture
the deer of this parish, it would seem to US that
every dog should be either licensed for hunting
in the parish, or be subjected to g. dog tax.
municipalities that have a dog tax at once seize
any dog on the street without a proper tag and
any dog found in the Parish of P]laquemines all
the way from the big, l~op-eared deer hound to
the little St. Charles spaniel, should be mulcted
in a handsome tax or license fee that would add
considerably to the revenues of the parish and
incidentally would aid in keeping strange dogs
or dogs not to the manor born, out Of the par
ish and would perhaps reduce the dog popula-
ton Of the parish generally.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23
Paper From Rice Straw.

JOHN w. GATES, the distinguished capital
list, with large interests at Port Arthur, Texas,
has been investigating the possibility of making
paper out of rice straw with a resulting profit
commensurate with the venture. He has the
matter still under consideration and recently
went to Norfolk, Va. to inspect the patents and
plant of William Oliver, for the manufacture of
paper pulp out of rice straw and cotton seed
hull fiber. Mr.. divers process seems to be
quite a successful one and if Mr.. Gates should
get control OF the Oliver patents it may be that
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23
Pure Food.

: We have received from Hon. James Wilson,
the Secretary Of Agriculture, an announcement
that on Tuesday, April 26, there will be a public
hearing before the Board Of Food and Drug In
spection on the subject of coating chocolate can
dies with shellac and other similar substances.
1t does seem a pity that we can't even have our
candies without some sort of dope on them.
If parafined rice were placed under severe
scrutiny, as it ought to be, we should then hope
to have better and more healthful rice than we
now get. We understand that son Of the rice,
probably paraffined, is sent to market with the
bags ~stenciled wash carefully before using,'
an injunction We presume resulting in the re-
moval Of the paraffine.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23
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some tame at the nome OF Mrs. Pa
9onEE'
. Mr., Frank Arroyo visited relative.
aNo 1Slei'As III our Town on >ur4@},
MIR. and Mrs. Frank G. r,ycrs. r
of New Orleans, srent Sunday It IL,
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sitn,y 2, Ne.
vers.
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Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23

cprned. the crossing of the Allegheny Noun
tains by half q dozen great railways, thus can
ceiling to a considerable extent the splendid ad-
vantage that New Orleans had as being the
great entrepot of the Mississippi Valley, an ad~
vantage that it held undisputedly up to 1869.
With the opening Of the Panama Canal and
with the immense development of American
manufactured goods, which are popular every
where in the world, our country has before it a
market through the Canal and down the West
coast Of South America which will be entirely
new to US. Apart from this, the transcontlnen-
tai traffic now carried on eypensively by railway
systems, crossing the Hockey Mountains, will
be transferred to q considerable extent to the
tide water level route by sea with the cut OH
made by the Canal and the traffic across the
Pacific Ocean for the central and eastern United
States will seek the Panama Route. Once in
Panama, The next point for the travellers or
the merchants consideration would be that of
New Orleans and under the influences Of the
cnor1nous trade to the United States that can
be secured by the Canal it certainly seems that
New Orleans is entitled toand will surely receive
q 1cuntiiul STARE, ard in tie pIcsrerirg Of New
Orleans the whole state will prosper.
It is TO pave the way to this final success
that the citizens of New Orleans are now en-
gaging earnestly in their efforts to secure the
funds to bring the advantages of New Orleans
before the people Of all Of the world. The mil
lions Of people who could be brought to New
Orleans by this exposition cannot have other
than extremely beneficial effects upon our whole
gulf country and especially upon the splendid
city Of New Orleans. Even we here on the
Lower Coast, are sure to share in all of this, as
every article produced will be in better demand
and heaIthfuI activity will prevail in ever indus
trial direction. Let US aid, then, all we can in
the success Of this great exposition.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23
The Prevailing Drought.

THE drought that has prevailed IN Southern
Louisiana practically during the entire month OF
March and thus far in the month Of April has,
in some cases. amounted to practical disaster.
The moderate rains Of last Saturday were in
sufficient 70 s~atlIratc the ground, excepting II q
few localities where the rainfall was somewhat
copious and the current cry is Still for more
rain.
Our parish is now so largely interested in the
growth of garden products that the inquiry very
naturally suggests itself as to whether or not
some economical system Of irrigation should not
be developed and utilized when these cXigenCies
of the weather demand it? Many CT the gar
deners in New Orleans. and in fact we believe
most of them, are in the habit Of irfigating all
of the early crops that they producc, thcold we'll
sweeps and shallow wells that were 50 c%onspicu-
Gus in ali Of the ninth ward market garden lots,
being a notable feature Of that section Of New
Orleans. Some Of the gardeners improved upon
BY this erecting in their garden plots large wood
en- c~isterns and filing these with power pumps,
they were then able to irrigate their lands with
hose and thus hasten the maturity of the crops.
Try NEd,Iti Ii CtSoyo Tic btSt !" SaftcH
truck, as we then have more hours Of sunshine.
The Colorado PEOPLE go so far in this direction
that they say they would rather have their
arid climates and competent irrigation than to
have our generous rainfall. 1t is a fact, OF
course, that the greater number Of hours Of
sunshine is q marked advantage, but there must
be a competent water supply TO utilize the sun
shine and warmth. We have the warmth, the
fertile soil and a comparatively generous rain
fall, but as the latter ONE not always just as
we want ii, we shall have to learn how to sup
plement it by artificial means. Gardening is
such an intense culture that it would be COM
paratiyely easy for any gardener to put up a
cistern to hold four or FIVE hundred barrels of
water and fill this from wells and then utilize it
with movable pipes and hose. Our distinguished
friend, Mr.. John Meyers at Bertrandvillc, util-
lied for several years a three-inch syphon for
carrying water over the levee during the season
of drought, but the recent pinch of the drought
has come Whenthe water in the river is too low
for the operation Of the syphon and the time ap-
parently too short to justify furnishing a power
plant to pump water to the syphon. The problem
of the water supply for irrigation is under consid-
Grafton, however, and we may depend upon it
that our enterprising gardeners will evolve sue
cess from it and not lose valuable weeks Of time
as has been done during the drought Of this
season.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23
PARISH NEWS.
NeniCe.

The funeral of Alfred Conway took
P"'' '1'. away H' W." No''.H'''
"','' o1h' .''"'H7 10 w."
'au'S h'iSse" ~ h' '"""S fi'e''"' III
"''' p"'""'
Messrs. Buck Gale and james Mar
shall and the Misses Marshall went on
'|''.s D'p ':.e O'''.. '|, :
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A' i'' ''',"' 'N'''"'" '''e
'"e wan A'' I Ht'""
Quite a rain fell here on Saturday
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Mr.. Il. S. Lcovy made a trip toJack~
Mr.. Jos. Bernard made a business
trip to New Orleans last week.
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o.. s.a:a- H. c,., rv..:S
Mm, rL~'..IL,
Author Lee, E. B, Waeoner and Mr..
Author Rapp.
r..
in New Orleans,
nmo v ~ c
were visitors to New Orleans last Sun
day.
Mr r Wort o,+or+o;,od fr;o,d.
Now 0r,oorc c,,dov
MrS. 'ehhie burton Il NIUE grand
leans. are visiting relatives here,
49, Az ''''' y 'u''e,'
n''N' "" 80
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she expects to spend the summer with
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23

went to New Orleans last week to at
tend the Shriners' Convention.
Judge R. E. Hingle and Drs. H. L.
Ballowe and =. Y. Seagle were guests
of Mr.. F. Gicrdano and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Giordano and daugh.
ter, Miss Birdie, were visitors to the
Crescent City last week.
Mr.. Ray Matthews of Chicago was
here for several days this week.
DR.. F. Wicklife spent last Monday
evening at the home of Mr.. F. Gior-
dano.
Mr.. E. Giordano Jr. of Ironton, spent
last Monday here. E
MI. Marc. Ccgnevich was here on
business Wednesday morning.
The farmers here have started ship
ping beans to the Chicago market and
are receiving high prices.
Jesuits' Bend.
The Jesuits' Bend baseball team
showed their strength when they met
and defeated the Louisiana Baseball
Club. a semi-prof. team Of New Or
leans, by a score Of IS to 5. CHINA
Grabert, the premier slabman, or bet
ter known as the Mathewson OF JesuitS'
Bend, allowed but four hits and retired
eleven men on strikes. Marsh played
an excellent game in left field. The
locals play the Puigs next Sunday.
BGras.
At a meeting held in Buras, La, Mon
day. April IS, the Buras Baseball Team
was organized for the season 1910 with
the following members; DR.. H. l..
Ballowe, President; Mr.. j. B. Faster
ling, Vice President; Mr.. j. Glen Bal
lay, Sec. and Treas; Dr.. Louis Cogne-
vich, Manager; Mr.. E. Alberti, Cap
tain; and the following honorary; Vice
President, Mr.. Jos. Hingle; Messrs. B.
Louderbough, j. j. Mialjivich, Nicole
W%dacovich, j. c. de Armas jr., Geo.
Munsterman, Gus. Schoenberger, Meigs
Childress, Paul Bulot, Aug. Bulot, Louis
Cazezu, Geo. Callius, The active officers
were constituted a board of directors.
The following players were signed;
Paul Chalona, Jno. Cognevich, Ernest
Alberti, P. j. Rhiner, Frank Lassus,
Ant. Jaeomine, Paul V%idacoyich, Ant.
Baril, DR.. l.. C%ognevich, J. c. Ballay,
Bruny and Witt Frederick. The
meeting was very enthusiastic and
money was pledged to put the team on
a firm financial footing, A grand ball
and entertainment viii be given Tor TIE
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23

Wednesday. Succession Of Chas
Daul vs.. W. F. Smith. Case fixed fcl
trial on exception on Tuesday, May 2
Augustin Colin Soils vs.. Avarice
Soils, her husband. Case fixed fol
trial Tuesday, Maya.
State vs.. VIM. Mathews. Violating
act l03 Of 1892. Tried by jury Of five
and found not guilty.
State VS.. Cleveland Jones, Thomas
Jones ard Geo. Gray. Violating oyster
law. Case continued until next Grim
inal term of court.
Coiin Chanove VS.. Gustave Ballay.
Motion to homoIgate partition.
Mrs. Molly Euras VS.. Parker Buras.
Case fixed on role for alimony for Tues
day, May 2.
Information filed against Frank
S~tockfeth, with assault and battery.
State Of La. VS.. Chas. Robertson.
Accessory after the fact. Case con-
tinued to some future date.
State Of La. VS.. C. W. Robertson.
Petty larceny. Trial by the court, found
guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of SIS
and cost, or in default fifteen days in
parish jail:
State Of La. VS.. Polite Noel. Petty
larceny. Tried by jury Of five and
found guilty and remanded fer SEN
tence,
Sheriff F. G.. Movers appointed as
deputy sheriffs, Messrs. GA. Bourg, l.
S. Lothrop and Alex Brandt for the
Parish Of Piaquemines.
Pointe=a=Ia=HaCne.
Mr.. Oscar Bourg and little son Oscar
Of Braithwajte, accompanied by his
cousins, Misses Ave and Adele BreauX,
of D~onaldsonvilie, spent a pleasant day
in our town Wednesday.
Mrs. Lionel Favret and little son James
are spending some time at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Favret.
Mr.. Gustave Favret visited New Or
leans Sunday evening, returning Mon
day evening.
Miss Julia Wadsworth, after attend
the Teachers Convention at Baton
returned to her school on Men
lay.
Mrs. Jean l.. Lemons visited New
Orleans Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold Songy ard
hiltrea, of New Orleans, are sFending /.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23

the rice straw of Louisiana ard
Texas will all be taken up BY the
proposed paper making industry,
which would give some relief to
the so neWhat strained situation
in the rice industry now prevail
ing.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23
So, ~pprov,t JLrv Il, 1892.

~, 'rTroN'H jLrv u, 1872.
=" K r~rsoI~r,i by tAr Board of Con-
Mj>sl2Hcr* for the Lake t;orgne Basin
L,yev District thai IN accordance with
Section " Of Act II Of Iao2, approved
ruHr II, i>9Z, there be ard there
is hereby Iry;gH for the year 1910, a
local assessment Q. forced contribution
Of ) cents "n each and every acre of
land Susceptible Of cultivation within
tn" -a.tr:"~ an! Sixty Dollars per mile
fer railroad lines within the district.
Be it further resolved. etc. that the
Assessors of TIE Parishes Of st. Fer
Nard and f~iaqueminPs are instructed to
! place and extend the said local assess
mpnts or forced contribution on the as
sesSNprt rolls Of their respective par
ishes, and the Tax Collectors of the
Parishes Of St, Bernard and Plaque
mines are instructed and authorized to
collect The said taxes within the limits
Of their respective parishes.
Whereas tho boGrd Of Commissioners
Tor t1t Lac borgne Basin Levee Dis
tfict, coii5luef that the funds provided
Tor ufI1eF "eclIolS 8 ava oi Act IA OF
1872, approved June y, lS92, made
Guate to Sc locate, construct and repair
l-.., Il 3I1 n,,:4
!eVees OF the b's'r1ct as to prevent dis
aStrous floods therein;
re 1t resolved, etc., that there be
ana Is hereby levied tor The year 1910,
a SpeclM assessment or forced contrl-
button Of - cents per bale OF cotton,
u cents per barrel Of sugar, IS cents
per Ah35. OF sugar, . cents per Dbl. OF
fhoi"sses' '''o cents per bbl. OF syrup,
Z'9o cents per bN!. rough rice, H.a0 cent
per pu. OF escuients, and so cents per
bu. CT oranges, produced IN sad Ills
tr1ct. uHon land Subject 10 taxation
unCer provisions OF Act Il OF is92.
be 1t Iuftner resolved, etc, that the
Sferlls OF the Parishes o. tiaG0Cmlnts
and st. Bernard, be and they are here
10y authorized to collect the special as
sessment or forced contribution, to no.
try common carriers and persons en-
gagged IN transporting goods and pas
sengers for hire, not to receive or
transport any produce upon which the
produce tax herein provided for shall
not have been paid.
On motion. duly seconded, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Whereas Section 10 OF Act IA OF 1892
has by Section | of Act 4 CT 1906 been
amended so as to provide for the levy
Of a special assessment or forced con-
tribution on all oysters gathered from
the waters Of this District;
Be it resolved by the Board of Com
missioners fer the Lake B0fgne BASIN
Levee District. that there be, and is
hereby levied an annual special assess
mpnt or forced contributirn OF 1850
cents per barrel Of oysters, on each
barrel Of oysters gathered from the
waters of this District.
Be it further resolved, etc. that the
and Assessors OF the Parishes
# st, Bernard and PiaQuemlncs be no.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23

in regular session this day, but owning
to tie lack Oh d quorum adjourned With
out date.
FERNANDO ESTOPlNAL,
Secretary Board OF Commits
siorers for the Lake BOrgnc
Basin Levee District.
New Orleans, La, Mar. Is, 1919.
The Board Of Commissioners for the
Lake Bcrgne Basin Levee District met
this day in regular session with the fol-
lowing members present, John Dymond,
President; Commissioners j.. c. Bourg
and Andry; Inspectors Nunez and Leo
poId; Attorney John Dymond Jr., and
Engineer Monget.
MI. C. Dudly Andry presented his
! commission from Governor Sanders and
advised the Board that he had duly
qualified.
In the matter of Mr.. St. Alexandra
making inquiry as to whether this
Board would pay his Zee Of from 5000
to 500 for certain data ordered from
the Clerks Office, Parish Of st. Ber-
nard, by Travelling State Auditor
Smith, the Board on an opinion furnish
ed by it's Attorney, instructed the Secre-
tary to advise Mr.. St. Alexandra that
it would not pay his bill in this matter.
On motion Of Commissioner Bourg,
seconded by Commissioner Andry, At
torney Dynond was instructed to pre-
pare a memorial addressed to the Mis-
sissippi River Commission, calling at
tention to the special needs Of that sec
ton of the Mississippi River Ievee sy:-
TEN from New Orleans to the Gulf,
this memorial to be signed by the
Presidents of all Levee Boards below
the City Of New Orleans.
On motion of Commissioner Bourg,
seconded by Commissioner Andry, the
following resolution was adopted
Be it resolved by the Board Of Com
missioners for the Lake Borgnc Basin
Levee District, that for the purpose Of
carrying out the objects contemplated
by Act IA of 1892, approved June Il,
1892, that there be and is hereby LEVIED
for levee purposes for the year 1910, a
district levee tax of Ten CW Mills on
the Dollar of assessed valuation OF all
property within the limits Of this DIS ;
trict.
Be it further resolved that the AS {
SCISSORS of the Parishes of P~!aquemlncs /
and St. Bernard, be. and they are here
by authorized and instructed to extend Z
the said taxes on the tax rolls OF tAe.f .
respective parishes and the Tax CO..
ectors Of the Parishes Of ST. btr-
lard and plaquemlnes; are instructed
md authorized to collect the sad taxes
n their respective parishes, all N a. q
.Ordance with Section s Of Act IA OF
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23

benefit Of the team at BUras. La, on
Saturday, April 80, and the friends Of
the CIub are cordially invited to attend.
The bail park has been chri5tencti PEI
lean Park. A grand stand will be
erected. Tie field will be enclosed md
everything for first class ball games
provided. The team IS considered IN
vincitlp and Clubs aspiring to try to
defeat them arr United to send in their
challenges. Address DR.. Louis Cogne~
vich. 1i19 Maison Blanche Building.
New Orleans, La.
Na:-n.
Dr.. =. WickL:Te visited friends at
. Myrtle Grove MondaV.
Miss Freta Dustmann has returned
from aplrasant visit to friends in the
Crescent City.
Mrsars. \. Commander and /. Meyer
with a party OF friends, visited their
orange orchard Sunday.
Tbo.o rto sn.,+ .ho vae', oo5 :,
N.w n,1a.n. war, 7:;,sc. rr.1. r,s.,
maEn and Ellie Mongrue, Mrs, In"o.
! Brown, Messrs. Wa. Dustn1ann, VIII.
Ch&uvin, Geo. Lincoln and DR.. Wick
itte.
Mr.. O. ". Bourgeois was the guest
Of Miss Gustmam Sunday, Quite a
jolly crowd enjoyed q launch ride on
Sunday evening. The party went from
~
:. ~,
$780,. M|m.nna un.x,nx;to Ia.J,
Marie, Louise and Johanna Gautfroy
a''u MARIE NOSNt'iv"' "eS21S' h""''0
/ v''S' '.r'''! 'o'',S'"' 'e0' A"lc',n'
and z. Anderson T.. and c. Rennan
e and G U:nrlo + .1ohnyon r and
& yoot yictor C1morn Cbss and =
Simmons, ChaS, Rock and I. Cosse;
MIR and Mrs. Paul PeIas and Mr. and
Mrs. A. Matuiich.
Miss One;ta O'Rrien has left for
Stafford Sr,;nos Miss vbaro sho av-
MORT. to reraio for Soma t;n,e
Mr.. Z. f. Kirby had as his guests on
Sunday, Messrs. 4. Commander, Lewis
Never, L. Friedman, J. F, Zachringer
and H. Chulona of New Orleans.
DR.. W;ck|iffe va, the quest of MISS |.
Birdie Giordano Of Home Place Mon
day.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23
f. s. T. 3. GEORDANO, ::
AGENTS FOR
Brooks improved Hand Pump

A most valuable apparatus for distinguishing fires spraying "'' "N
watering gardens. , -..:+ p,a p O. La.
Address; Q. Z. & 7. B. GloRDANo' Jesuit S@A' r. W. " 5.
Agents for p,ac1enoi1es, St. pes2aFo "'eS"S -
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23
MO- I - T. T. ! e;SsS =; I SS: = Sc, S.:

va ~ u d W" 9Azaa u-day, April SO, 1910,
for the benefit Of the 3uras Base Ball Club. Re-
fresa1nects will be served &C all hours. Music
will be furnished by an excellent band and q
jolly good tine is promised all VINO attend -: -:
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-23
Proceedings OF the Board Of Conl=
miss;oneys fer the Lake Borgre

IH01.1 E~T%S DtoS.1SN'
New Orleans, La, Feb. Is, 1910.
The Board Of Commissioners fer the
Lake Eorcne BASIN Levee District net
in regular session this day, but owning
TO tie lack Oh d quorum adjourned With
out date.
FERNANDO ESTOPlNAL,
Secretary Board OF Commits
siorers for the Lake Borgnc
Basin Levee District.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-22
NAVAL MEASURE
COMES UP MONDAY
Senators Interested in Appro-
priation Bill Disappoint-
ed at Opposition.

Debate on the naval appropriation
bill viii be continued tomorrow.
Senators interested in seeing the COM
mittee report adopted were vastly dis
appointed when the opposition 10 the
two-battleship plan was so strong that
all hope OF an early report on the bill
was early abandoned By Senator Per
kins and his associates.
There are no party lines in the Op-
position 20 the twO-battleship program
Senators Clay, GaIlinger. and Hale are
leading the fight 20 reduce the number
10 one pattleship- They are making
their fight on the ground that the Gov
eminent revenues will not stand the
enormous expenditures which the Navy
Department has asked. They claimed
that the country was apparently going
made over armament.
The issue arose upon the presenta-
ton Of an amendment by Senator Bur
ton OF Ohio, reducing the number of
hattlesaiPs from two 10 one. Senator
Clay opened the debate IN an extended
speech, IN which he quoted figures
showing this cOuntry'S relative posi-
ton with regard TO The ornaments OF
other great nations.
Senator Hale warned the Senate Of
vast expenditures which this Congress
was making. and Of the deficit which
again stares the country in the face.
II possible, a vote on the naval ap-
preparation bill will be taken tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-22
Commissioners Say They
Will Furnish Congress
With Information.
KILLEEN AND CATION
GIVEN TWO HEARINGS
Authorities Declare Bond Will Be
Returned to Contractors on
Request.

In reference to the statement Of
Representative Cary that he will in
sist upon an investigation Of the Dis
trict's method Of the award of con-
tracts. the Board Of Commissioners
announce that they will be glad TO
furnish any information at their com
mand.
Mr.. Cary's remarks were in relation
20 the protest of Killeen and Cation.
who aIIege that by the award Of the
contracts for the removal and dis
pOsal of ashes and miscellaneous ref
use 10 higher bidders, the District
will be the loser TO the extent of
more than $4,000.
The contract for the removal Of
miscellaneous refuse has been award
ed 10 Michael Ready and for the re-
mOVal of ashes to James L. Bean. Kill
leen and Cation claim 70 have submit
ted lower bids in each instance
With regard 10 the miscellaneous re
fuse contract, the Commissioners say
that Killeen's bid was not in accordance
with the specifications in that he failed
20 submit a plan for the disposal of the
refuse. The bid of Bean for the removal
as ashes, the Commissioners say, was
lower. when allowance for the use OF
the District dumps. and an extension
of the territory from which the ashes
sideration.
The Commissioners said today that
their decision was made after Killeen
and Cation had been given two hearings
one before the committee on the award
of the contract and one before the Board
of Commissioners.
Copies Of the reports Of these hear
ingS as we'll as any other information
that may be desired, they said VIII be
Furnished Representative Cary or any
other member Of Congress upon re-
quest
Concerning the failure Of the Dis
trict to return the bond submitted by
killeen and eaton with their bids. a
member Of the committee said that
the bond was Of value only in case
the bid was accepted, and that II would
be returned 10 the contractors If re-
quest was made