Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1896, Page 3

. THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, -JULY “29, 1896—TEN PAGES, 2 SPECIAL NOTICES. A MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE Potomac Insurance Co., Georgetown, will be held on the 3d day of AUGUST, 1896, at the office of the company, No. 1219 32d st. n.w., for the purpose of electing twelve directors. Polls open at 12 m. and close at 1 fio Iy2u-st J. H. BRADLEY, Secretary. “I never disappoint. You lawyers and patent attor- neys can't help but be pleased with oar Briefs. They sre printed in a manner that wing the approval of every particular person. If you want that kind eall and leave your order. 9c. page for 50 copies. G29-14a BYRON S. ADA PRICKLAYERS, TAKE 3 quested to call at hall, corner 7th uy tine betxcen 9 a.m. and 9 o'clock p. AUGUST 5, "96, to get recelpt for measure cf suit for Labor day, the same to be furnished by Robirson, Chery & Co., 12th and F a.w. By order of committee. Js2n-5t SPECIAL COMMUNICATION OF Naval Lodge, No. 4, Fo A. A. M., will be held THURS- DAY, the 30th inst.. at 2:30 o'cleck p.m. sharp, attend the funeral of our late brother, Charles bers of sister lodges’ invited. By order of the W. M. MeCATHRAN, Secretary “RET OF CLEVELAND PAR is Its elevation, beauty, healthfulness and ac- cessibility. Have you seen it? Office, GIO 14th st. A SMOKE TEST APPLIED TO YOUR PLUMB! A Qetcm will show its defects, Delay -may mean sickness in your ‘ald. Attend to It at once. plied by ‘me onl Applied UiELIAM, KOCH, Sanitary Plumber, Jy2t 13 .w. "Phone 805. oR. SHADES CHLORE DISCOVERY For PiSasamption, lung, threat, asthma ad catarrbal ais administered on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 9 to 12 and 2 to 6; Sunday from 1 to’ 2 only. Cali or send for booklet, symptom blank, et¢., for thoye who xre going away and desire the “home” treatment, Con- sultation free Dr. Shade im charge. 1232 14th Jy21-1m x st ‘TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office of Controller of the Currency, Washington, June 30. 1806. WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence preseated to the undersigned, it has been made to appear The Itixgs National Bank of Wasbington, é ty of Washington and District of Columbia, bas complied with all the provisions of the statutes of the United States, required to be complied with before an association shall be au- thorized to commence the business of banking; OW THEREFORE I, Jewes H. Eckels, Gon- trolle> of the Currency, do hereby certify that “The Piggs National Bank of Washington, D. ©." tn the City of Washington, and District of Columbia, 1s authorized to commence the busi- hess uf tanking, as provided in section fifty-one hundred and siaty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my hand and seit! of oitice this thirtieth day of June, 1896 Se JAMES H. ECKELS, Controller of the Currency: No. 5,046. SPECIAL CASH PRICES From now on will prevail in bigh-grade bicycles, as our fixing the price of 1896 “RAMBLERS” is bound to bring competitors to that figure, or be- low it. Until further notice RAMBLERS, late "96 patterns, either in black or colored enamels, Will be sold at EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS, CASH” When scl on installments a slight advance wili be made on above price. Buying RAMBLERS at this new price is like picking up money, and the Tider thar has not yet made selection of a new mount will do well to inspect our line. We also sell the best $7o wheel in this clty, and only ask $55 for it. Both men's and women’s patterns in Stock, and prompt delivery can be made. Re- meniber, the new wheels we sell have the guar- gnice (of AT years! experience of | wheel-bulding back of them, and a reputation for good worl Yat counts for something. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., 1325-27 14th st. m.w.—429-31 10th st. n.w. »ENTISTRY DUNE ON WEEKLY AND MONTHLY installments. T. W. 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Send in your order now. And don't hold back if you haven't the cash —your credit is good. T. W. Smith’s Lumber Yd. Ast and Ind. aw Js27-1m Painters, Before You Estimate the cost of that next job get our new cash -s for the Paints and Materials you'll The discounts we allow will enable you ‘to profitsbly underbid all of your com- You're assured the best quality of srything when you buy here. Chas. E. Hodgkin, 913 7th, ee Oils, Varnishes and Builders’ Hardware. jy 28-1 z = INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ave = a Seer eeeawsantsaasenon COMMISSIONERS TRY BOART FOR EXCHANGE. FOR RENT (Fiats). FOR RENT (Houses) -Page FOR RENT (Offices). -Page FOR RENT (Rooms) -Page FOR RENT (Stabies). Page FOR RENT (Stores). FOR RENT (Miscella FOR SALB (Bicycles). FOR SALE (Houses). FOR SALE (ats). FOR SALE (Mis. ellaneous). HORSES AND VEHICLES. HOTELS. LEGAL NOTICES. LOCAL MENTIO: Lost AND FoU3 -Page 1 PROPOSALS PIANOS AND ORGA: POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. RAILROADS. SPECIAL NOTICES. STEAM CARPET CLEANING. SUBURBAN PROPERTY..... SUMMER RESORTS. UNDERTAKERS. WANTED (Help) WANTED (Houses)... WANTED (Mis-ellan:o: WANTED (Rooms)... WANTED (Situations) Sees rare awaaamenaee een aeannee Marri Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: White—Beverly Cole and Bertie L. Oliver, both of Manchester, Va.; Ervin E. Ewell and Alice Priest; Louls F. Brew- er and Maria E. Brewer, both of Richmond, Va.; Charles P. Murphy and Florence L. Collier; James G. Henderson and Lucy Sendford, both of Westmoreland county, Va.; Wm. D. Coleman and Annie M. Lo- max. ‘olored—Charles Robinson and Georgie Primus; Jerry Jackson and Fannie Black- well; James E. Smith of this city and Laura Morris of Bladensburg, Md.; Charles Wood and Jennie Lewis; Edward Chew and Amy Luckett; Leonard Stevenson and Sid- ney Davis; Lewis H. Jenkins and Susie Butler. hoth of Good Hope. D. C. CREWS NOW MADE UP Men for the Saturday Regatta Se- lected. OARSMEN ARE PRACTICING DAILY All Arrangements Made for a Suc- cessful Affair. LIST OF COMPETITORS ——_—__+—_—— With the Potomac regatta only four days off the local oarsmen are beginning to grow a bit nervous as to their condition and to wish they had gone into training a bit earlier. They are all in good form, how- ever, and they now make use of every spare hour to get accustomed to racing speed and to the upper course. Word comes from Baltimore and Philadelphia of steady, persistent work being done on those waters by the crews that are casting covetous eyes on the handsome trophies offered in the Po- temac regatta, and the Columbias, Analos- tans and Potomacs are no wpegging away Eke good fellows to get.“‘fit’” before Satur- day afternoon. Practically everything is in readiness for the races and all that is now required to make a successful regatta is a fine day. If the river should be smooth and the air still doubtless some fast time will be made. The tide is high that day et 12:55 p.m. and is low at 7:16 p.m., so that it will be on the ebb during the races, which are to start at 3 and finish about 6:30. Thus the fin- ishes will be made with the tide, and better races are looked for on that account. The eight-cared events are to be rowed straight away down stream, and good time ought to be made in those races. Satisfactory progress is reported by those who have charge of the program in making arrangements for the oddities that are to fill in the intermission between the junior and senior four-oared races. It is probable that there will be a series of interesting canoe and swimming races. The police ar- Tangements, too, are advancing satisfac- torily, and no apprehension is felt as to the proper management of the course. The full and complete entries for all the events have been filed with Secretary Fischer, and the personnel of the crews that are to compete is now a matter of record. The official list shows that the com- peting oarsmen will be as follows: Janior Eights. First race, junior eights—Potomacs of Washington—C. W. Oliver, bow; Corbin Ball, Dr. H. Cockerill, 8; J. A. Oliver, 4; P. T. Gormley, 5; John J. Nolan, 6; W. D. Nolan, 7; Alfred H. Mills, stroke; Chas. G. Warden, coxswain. Columbias of Washing- ton—A. H. Conville, bow; Armond A. Linds- ford, 2; Charles C. Clark, 3; Charles B. Stewart. 4; Charles R. Jaquette, 5; John R. Shields, Lewis S. Wells, 7; Oscar E. Carter, stroke; Orlando Ross, coxswain. Junior Single Sculls. Second race, junior single sculls—Roscoe C. Lockwood, West Philadelphia Boat Club; H. T. Maurice, Potomac Boat Club; and Peter Moar and Sam A. Boyle, C.A.C. Janior Fours. Third race, junior fours—Ariel Rowing Club of Baltimore, Wm. H. Weed, bow; F. A. Hancock, 2; W. N. Cummings, 3; E. J. Callahan, stroke; J. Mallory Taylor and Wilbur S. Thompson, substitutes, Columbia Athletic Club—Charles C. Clark, bow; Armond A. Lindsford, 2; Lewis 8. Wells, 3; Oscar I. Carter, stroke; Charles B. Stewart and Charles A. Jaquette, sub- stitutes. Senior Fours. Fourth race, senior fours: Analostan, B. C.—Franklin Moore, bow; O. C. Hine, second; R. C. Howard, third; R. Ross Perry, jr., stroke, and Boyd Taylor, stroke. Columbias—H. W. Blunt, jr., bow; O. W. Hecox, second; Geo. M. Mann, third; Wm. C. McGowan, stroke, and C. Baker, sub. Pennsylvania Barge Club of Philadel- pbia—Frank A. Baltz, bow; Homer Mead, second; A. J. Ingraham, third; C. B. Dix, stroke; Harry Scott and Geo. W. Van Vitet, subs. Ariel Rowing Club of Baltlmore—Wm. H. Weed, bow; Frank A. Hancock, second; Will M. Cummins, third; E. J. Callihan, stroke; C. W. Rolph and Fred H. Focke, subs. Light-Weight Fours. Fifth race, ght-weight fours. Columbia A. C.—Frank H. Parsons, bow; Claude Lundsford, 2; Edwin Sefton, 8; Jerome Ma- gee, stroke. Potomacs—Chas. G. Warder, bow; Geo. Von Dachenhausen, 2; J. Hadley Doyle, 3; H. T. Maurice, stroke. Intermediate Eights. Sixth race, intermediate eights. Ariels— R. C. Ballytine, bow; J. C. Howard, 2; Franklin Moore, 8; O. C. Hine, 4; S. 8. Ludlum, 5; Boyd Taylor, 6; R. C. Howard, 7; R. Ross Perry, jr., stroke; J. W. Stearns, coxswain Columbias—A. H. McConville, bow; H. A. Lundsford, 2; Chas. C. Clark, 8; Chas. B. Stewart, 4; Chas. H. Jaquette, 5; John R. Shields, 6; Lewis 8. Wells, 7; Oscar C. Car- ter, stroke: Orlando Ross, coxswain. Potomacs—C.W. Oliver, bow; Corbin Ball, 2; Dr. H. Cockrell, 8; J. A. Owen, 4; P. T. Gormley, 5; J. J. Nolan, 6; W. D. Nolan, 7; Alfred H. Mills, stroke; Chas. J. Warder, coxswain. The trophics will be placed og exhibition tomorrow in the show window ‘of Moore & Leding, 1109 Pennsylvania avenue. a Death of Mrs. Catherine Harleston. Mrs. Catherine Harleston died this morn- ing at her residence, “Edgecliff,” on the Klingle road, near Mt. Pleasant,’ in the seventy-eighth year of her age. She had been a resident of this city for forty-four years, and for thirty years wds employed in the government departments, being a clerk in the pension office for several years past. She enjoyed a wide circie of friends, and her memory of men and events was remarkable. She was the widow of George B. Harleston, sr., and a native of New York. The funeral will tuke place from St. Stephen's P. E. Church at 4:80 p.m. Friday. ——>_—_ David M. Davis Dead. Announcement is made of the death of Mr. David M. Davis at Meetze, Va., Mon- day afternoon. Mr. Davis was well known to the older residents of the District, hav- ing been prominent in local politics many years ago. He was a contractor under the board of public works and afterward se- cured a place under the board. At its dis- continuance he went into the bureau of en- graving and printing, whcre he remained for a long period. He was fifty-four years old. The funeral services were held today in Virginia and the remains will be priv- ately interred in Rock Creek cemetery. a Terrible Heat in St. Loui ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 29.—The terrible heat that has prevailed in this city during the last three days has abated but little. The signal service reported the tempera- ture during the past two days at 97 degrees in the shade, but it was much hotter than this at other places in the city. This was higher than the thermometer ranged at any time last year. Mrs. Julia Vollmer, aged thirty-eight, expired in convulsions = pee home last evening as a result of the eat. _—->__ Mrs. Downey Gets a Divorce. Judge Hagner today granted Minnie Dow- ney a divorce from James Downey on the ground of desertion, E x She Wants a Divorce. . Ellen M. Eichelberger has petitioned for divorce from Albert F. Eichelberger, the papers in the case being withheld from publication, THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. N EXPLANATORY NOTE: bars, lines @ Partly Cloudy O Crouan, @ vain. @snom) Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are {so- or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines ara isotherms, or of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain ‘or suow bas fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “Low’’ show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. THUNDER STORMS INDICATED. But the Continued High Temperature Will Last Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday.—For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary- land, conditions are favorable for local thunder storms and continued high tem- perature tonight and Thursday; southwest- erly winds. For Virginia, conditions are favorable for thunder storms in northern and eastern portions tonight and Thursday; southwest- erly winds. Weather conditions and general forecast. --An area of low pressure covers the upper Mississippi and Missour! valleys, while the barometer {s still high on the south At- lantic and gulf coasts. The temperature is above 80 degrees this morning in the south Atlantic and gulf states, in the central Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys, and it is nearly as warm as far north as the lower lakes and southern New England. Light showers have fallen at scattered points in the Ohio valley and middle states. The weather is partly cloudy in the lake regions and in the east, nearly clear throughout the south and west. Conditions are favorable for thunder storms in the middle states, the lower lake region and upper Ohio valley. Fair weather tonight, followed by thun- der-storms Thursday, {s indicated for New England and eastern New York. weather will continue fair in the south. No decided change in temperature is in- dicated in the south or east. The following heavy precipitatton (in inches) was reported during the past twenty-four hours: Tampa, 1.00; Concordia, 1.58. The Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 5:10 a.m. and 5:21 p.m.; high tide, 10:54 a.m. and 11:20 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 5:51 a.m. and 5:38 p.m.; high tide, 11:34 a.m. The Sun and Moon, Sun rises, 4:58; sun sets, 7:14. Moon rises, 9:31 p.m. . The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 8:15 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 4:10 a.m. ‘The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 8:07 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:23. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 78; con- dition 2; receiving reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at north connection, 2; con. dition at south connection, 3; distributing reservoir, temperature, 81; ‘condition at { fluent gate house, 5; effluent gate house, Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau toda: 8 a.m., 78; 2 p.m., 90; maximum, 01; min mum, 73. BOGUS BUTTER MEN They Are Not So Happy as They Were Some Days Ago. ee NO CHANCE TO COMPROMISE CASES Interesting Developments Expected in the Near Future. WEST VIRGINIA CASES The wholesale dealers in olemargarine, wto are alleged to be responsible for the widespread imposition so long practiced upon the public of this city by reason of the general selling to butter consumers of the manufactured imitation of it under the representation that it was the real article, are not feeling as buoyant and hopeful as they were two or three weeks ago. It will te remembered that some time since the trials of the parties who had been indicted here for violations of the oleomargarine laws were discontinued until the October term of the court. This action was greeted with considerable pleasure by the wholesale dealers, who regarded it in the nature of a respite that might be, by deft manipulation, extended indefinitely. They were aware from personal experience that the internal revenue authorities were not aware to com- promising cases where the oleomargarine laws had been violated by the payment of certain specified sums into the fraud fund of the United States Treasury Department or the internal revenue branch thereof. Influences Were Net Potent. It was believed by the wholesale dealers alluded to that the powerful influences at their disposal would be sufficient to cause the internal revenue people to procure the dropping of the prosecution against the parties indicted in the District and now awaiting trial, on the plan of compromise above indicated. The attempt was madc to carry out this idea, but it failed, al- though it is alleged that a very large sum was offered in the shape of fines for the purpose. Consequently when Octcber rolls around the prosecution of the oleomarga- rine cases will be continued by District Attorney Birney with the same vigilance and energy that characterized his manage- trent of them in the spring. The “Stripping” Process. It is probable that other interesting de- velopments of the manner in which the illegal sale of imitation butter is carried on in this section of the country will be forthcoming in a short while. It is known that very little oleomargarine in the orig- inal packages is being shipped into Wash- ington at present, but it is believed that a large quantity of it is disposed of here, nevertheless, being brought into the city after having been “‘stripped” of all ves- tiges of its real character, such as the law demands shall be placed upon it, at a Point removed from the District. It is said that the internal revenue authorities are in possession of information which will lead to the apprehension of the parties en- gaged in this fraud, which 1s one of the worst offenses under the oleomargarine law and which means penitentiary sentences for those found guilty of it. Up in West Virginia. Another case that will probably be pro- ductive of much interest to some of the Washington oleomargarine men is one that occurred some time ago in Wheeling, W. Va. A prominent firm of commission men there was found by internal revenue agents to have seventy tubs of oleomargarine in its possession which was not marked in accordance with law, and which, to all appearances, contained butter, and which was offered for sale as butter. When the members of the firm were confronted with this condition of affairs they declared that they had bought the article from parties in Washington, that they had bought it for butter ard were not aware that it was anything else until they were arrested. It is alleged that the Washington parties who furnished them the stuff prevented the prosecution of the firm by paying fines to the internal revenue authorities amounting to $1,500. It happened that a number of smaller dealers in Wheeling and other por- tions of West Virginia were also found to have unmarked oleomargarine in their pos- session, which they were selling for butter at butter prices, and which they had pro- cured for butter either directly or through the firm above alluded to from the same Washington parties. They were also con- fronted with the alternative of standing a trial or paying the compromise fines, and they chose the latter, but, unlike the com- mission firm mentioned, they were com- pelled to pay their own fines themselves, and consequently they are inclined to make things interesting for the parties who were responsible for all their trouble and ex- pense. The Treasury Policy Criticised. The general impression prevails among the reputable dairymen and butter dealers throughout the country that the internal revenue department is entirely too suscep- tible to the offers of compromise made by violators of the oleomargarine laws to save themselves from the publicity of trials and the chance of receiving sentences of im- prisonment, as well as a fine, in case of conviction. The claim is made that when the government gets a tax from the manu- facturers of oleomargarine, another tax from the wholesale dealers in it, and still another from those who sell it’ at retail, that it should be satisfied, so far as the financial receipts in the traffic are con- cerned, and not compromise cases where there has been a palpable violation of the law, and the settlement of which allows the transgressors to continue the illegal business, feeling confident that the same course will be followed’ with them in case they are again caught gt their tricks. ee ea DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, Contract. Awarded. The Commissionérs have awarded the contract for naphtha street lighting to the Pennsylvania Globe Company of Philadel- Phia, Pa., the present’ contractors. ‘The contract involves “the lighting of about 1,100 lamps at an ‘anmitial cos: of $20 per lamp. ‘ This contract, like the others for street lghting, has been somewhat of « puzzle to the Commissioners. “After first advertising the contract was not awarded to the low- est bidder, because of @ flaw in the speci- fications. The bids, were readvertised, and several of the first bidders dropped out. Among others who submitted bids was the Potumac Light and Power Company. It was finally decided to test the several burners submitted and award the cont upon the showing made, taking into con: eration the price. After a thorough test of the burners, the board appointed to In- vestigate the matter reported that while the bid of the Pennsylvania Globe Com- pany was the highest, the candle power of the burner more than offset the result of the test of the lowest bid. Accordinly Capt. Burr recommended a contract. be entered into with the Pennsylvania Globe Company and this was approved by the Commissioners today. Lights on Vehicles. Acting upon the recommendation of the wheelmen, the Commissioners have called upon the attorney for the District, Mr..S. T. Thomas, to render an opinion upon the power of the Commissioners to pass a po- lce regulation requiring all private vehicles to carry lights after dark. Some years ago when the Commissioners issued the regula- tion requiring all public vehicles to show lights after dark, this very question came up, and the Commissioners at that time without questioning their power in the premises decided that it would be Inexned!- ent to require private .vehicles to cacry lights, and so restricted the regulation to public vehicles. At that time, when the subject was under consideration, the Com- missioners received a number of letters from private individuals protesting against including in the order_ the private vehicles. The attorney was also requested to pass upon the power of the Commissioners to issue roving police commissions to a certain number of Dicyclists. Heretofore it has been the policy of the Commissioners to issue commissions only for certain terri- tories. In the case ‘under consideration, however, it is the purpose of the bicyclists to wheel all about the city and make ar- rests whenever violations of law with spe- cial reference to moving vehicles are to their attention. The opinion of the attorney is being watched for with great interest. Should he decide that the Commissioners have the power to compel private vehicles to provide lights after dark, the Commissioners will doubtless so amend the police regulations brought to their attention. as to include all vehicles moving after dark. INQUIRIES AS TO COINAGE. A Circular of Information Being Pre- pared by Director Preston. So numerous are the questions brought to the treasury by every mail seeking infor- mation relative to financial and currency matters that the clerical force of the direc- tor of the mint hag been totally unable to answer them. All @vajlable copies of the report of the director gor last year, which contained tables ‘utd information that would answer a late portion of the que- ries, have been exhdusfed, and at last the department has hm, wpon the device of printing a@ circularj,containing in succinct form statements of facts relative to the coinage, bullion presiuetion, circulation per capita in various gountries and such in- formation as will meat the needs of the many persons whayare:now seeking facts on which to base-conclusions respecting the issues of the campaign. The matter embodied in this sircular has been care- fully considered agg bgs the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. It is ex- pected that the cigoulgy itself will be re- ceived from the printer for distribution be- fore the close of the week. > xX —_________ Bids for Paviig Opened. Bids heve been opened at the Navy De- partment for paving the approaches to the Naval Academy at Annapolis with vitrified brick, for which there {s available the sum of $21,000. Six bids were received from the Western Granite Company of Virginia of Baltimore, the Abbott Gamble Construc- tion Company of St. Louis, George Jewell of Annapolis, Andrew Gleeson of Washing- ton, D. C., the Barber Asphalt Company of Washington and Smith & Brady of Balti- more. Some of the bids were informal and others were not in strict accordance with the specifications. The bid of the Abbott Gamble Construction Company is appar- ently the lowest, but that point cannot be accurately determined without further fig- uring. The award df the contract will not be made until the return of Admiral Ram- say, chief of the bureau of navigation, who is now finishing up a short vacation. CLEANING STREETS An Early Morning Inspection Tour by a Star Reporter. SPICK AND SPAN ASPHALT Good Results Shown on a Pre- arranged Trip. THE SPECIFICATIONS —————— In view of the controversy which has arisen between the street sweeping con- tractor and certain of the citizens who complain of the methods employed in cleaning the paved streets of Washington, a Star reporter made a journey this morn- ing, in company with the superintendent for the contractor, Mr. LaRowe, at an hour when the great majority of people were asleep. The start was made shortly after 5:30 o'clock, and the route was a devious one, following in a haphazard way the course covered by the machines in the northwestern section during the night. The machines and gangs leave the stables at the head of 12th street at about 9 o'clock at night, and the sweeping actually begins at 10 o'clock. By daybreak the great revolv- ing brushes have practically finished thelr work, and the machines may be seen slowly making their way back to the stables in batterles of from three to nine, according to the width of the street. When the superintendent and the re- porter started the force of over two hun- dred men and more than a hundred horses was scattered over an area of many scores of city blocks, extending from the southern part of the northwest section into the southwest section, or the “Island,” as that part of the city is still known to the old residents. A shower materialized shortly Lefore 6 o'clock, and in some degree pre- vented a thorough inspection of the work such as the contractor and his representa- tive desired, Rain is the best street clean- er known, if there is enovgh of it, and that which fell on the streets this morning af- ter the machines had done their work com- bined with the apparatus to do a very ef- fective job. Still the reporter was enabled to see enough of the streets before the rain came to appreciate that on this morning at least gilt-edged work had been done by the contractor's men and machines. The Tour Planned in Advance. Inasmuch as the inspection tour had been arranged in advance it was, of course, within the possibilities that orders had been passed along the line for the machine men to set their brushes a little more firmly and to bear more heavily on the stree! Mr, LaRowe, appieciatirg this phase of the situation, assured the reporter at an early stage of the journey that such was rot the case, and that the results that ap- peared along the streets were in every re- spect normal and ordirary. Indeed, on some of the down-town stretches that were swept after the rain had begun to fall Mr. LaKowe contended that the best of work was not being done, because, he asserted, the tendency of so much water on the asphalt is to make the powders and dirt fragments that form the street refuse stick to the smooth surface, from which the hickory brushes of the machines can hard- ly remove them. One of the complaints recently made that led to this tour was the insufficient use of water by the sprinklers. Nc observation could be taken on that line this morning in view of the fact that the sprinkling and sweeping had been practically all done, and that at the first approach of the rain the watering carts made a right-about and headed for the stables. Nature had sent the best known of sprirklers to assist the contractor. Early Morning Cleanliness. The trip was made at the early hour men- tioned for a special icason. Residents who breakfast at 8 and notice dirty streets cn thelr way down town between 8:30 and 9 o'clock are not apt to realize that the street was swept anywhere from two to eight hours before, and that since then the dirt that appears on the surface has, in almost every instance, been deposited there since the machines went over the 2sphalt. The only way to appreciate the real work of the street-cleaning force is to get out early in the morning and to make an inspection before the market wagons, the milk wagons and the bakers’ carts have begun to make thcir rounds and be- fore the servant girls have swept off the sidewalks, throwing into the clean gui- ters quantities of dried leaves, papers and other forms of street refuse. In view of what the reporter saw this morning it is fair to assert that probably 9 per cent of the dirt noticed on the street by citizens in the morning has been placed there after the passage of the machines and the broom and cart men. Occasionally there was a dirty spot in the street, unmistakably due to insuffi- | cient swe*ping. Mr. LaRowe admitted that these cases were bound to occur, for, he said, the sweepers are not perfect, in view of the inequalities of the pavement, and occasionally little patches of unswept asphalt vere encountered where the ma- chines in swinging on their routes had missed the proper line. The superintend- ent, however, said that his effort was to Lave all of these bad spots covered by the broom men, who were under instructions to leave the gutters if they should notice @ patch of unswept pavement in the mid- dle of the street. Slow Work in Dirty Spots. Owing to the intense heat of the night. which rendered both horses and men slug- gish and slow, and also to the shower in the morning, which made the dirt heavy and hard to handle, the work was still in progress in Southwest Washington when the reporter and the superintendent drove that way. The brocm men were having an eSpecially hard time in the gutters where the Belgian blocks are used, the pasty dirt clinging almost like mucilage to the in- terstices of the stone. One of the gang foremen. a man wrom Mr. LaRowe said had been in the work for fifteen years, ex- plained that the streets were exceptionally dirty, even for this section, and for this time of year, and that the work had gone very heavily this morning. A force of four District inspectors is on duty every right to see that the work is well done. An inspector follows each gang of sweepers and broom men until about daybreak, when three of them go home, and one, who is chosen in turn to serve for a short period, undertakes the last two hours of inspection alone. This morning this inspector made rapid time between Market space and the vicinity of Blood- field, attending to both gangs that were then at work. His duty is to see that the specificatins of the contract, which are hereafter given, are fulfilled, and on his Teport as to the character of the sweeping depends the amount paid the contractor, who receives remuneration by the square yard of pavement covered. If the inspec- tor should report a square or a street as being care’essly swept, the contractor loses pay for that space. Mr. LaRowe said that it was no uncommon thing for an entire street to be cut out in this manner. Life of the Brooms. At about 7 o'clock the inspection had ex- tended sufficiently far to show that on this morning, at least, the work done was real- ly beyond reproach, and the carriage was headed northward from the scene of active operations. Mr. LaRowe continued to ex- press his regret that the shower had inter- vened to prevent a normal showing. He sald that one of the great difficulties ex- perienced in the use of Potomac water in sprinkling the street is that at this time of year, especially, this medium is very mud- dy, and when thrown on the asphalt it evaporates so quickly as to leave a oirty stain on the surface after the machines have passed over it. In the morning this stain shows, and some of the citizens believe that it indicates careless and inefficient sweeping. He said that the brushes on the machines last on an average of about seven days. They are of hickory and have to be replaced nearly every week. In some weathers they last longer, as the sweeping is not so heavy, but more than seven days’ work is not expected from them. Of course it is apparent that the wear on the brooms depends upon the pressure of the broom upon the pavement, upan which in turn de- pends the thoroughness of the swe2ping, and it is barely possible that a ratio of efficiency ma, be discovered between the fe of a broom and the zeal of the drivers. Desirable Changes in the Contract. While the street sweepirg contract is in itself, according to the belief of the Com- missioners, sufticlent to protect all the city’s interests, there are at least one or two places where improvements could well be made. The District is divided into sec- ticns and from these sections routes are elected for sweeping and cleaning. Some of the streets are swept every day, others three times a week, others twice a week and a few only once in a week. Should it rain on any of the days scheduled for sweeping the contractor is not required to go there the next day and clean that street, but it goes over until its turn comes again according to the schedule. If on that day the weather is bad the street is ne- glected again, and it is this neglect that has been responsible for so much com- plaint on the part of the citizens. It was suggested yesterday by a complainant in Georgetown that the contractor should be allowed an extra force of machines and men to operate them to sweep these streeis that through the intervention of the weather are neglected, the first night thereafter that the weather permits. The superintendent of street sweeping be- eves that such a provision should be made. His idea, however, is to have all the work done by day's bor under the direct supervision of the District. He has 2lready recommended this in a communi- cation to the Commissioners and will again bring it to their attention in annual report. He also believes t etreet cars should be compelled to sprinkle their tracks and recommends that each road be equipped with one or more watering cars. The inspectors of the street sweeping de- pertment are furnished each day with a schedule of the streets to be swept. These are arranged in tabulated form, with space erotgh on either side for deductions in sqlare yards for inferior service. The lergth of each street and of each route in square yards Is given, and it is upon these re] orts that the contractor is paid. In his contract the contractor subscribes to the following cenditions under the head “Manner ef Cleanin; The Specificatio: “The streets will be.cleaned in the follow- ing manner: Each street will be first sprinkled by a watering cart to lay the dust; the sprinkler will be followed imme- diately by the sweeping machines, which will sweep from the center of the streets to the gutters on each side; the swe=pings will be collected at once into heaps and then removed in carts. “Sufficient water to be used in_ sprin- kling to prevent the raising of dust in sweeping. The contractor will see that no SWeepings are thrown into traps or drops, and will remove from the mouths or throats thereof any material lying therein. Should any sweepings be thrown upon the side- walks they must be removed by the con- tractor. “The daily sweeping must be done be- tween the hoyrs of 10 p.m. and 6 am. in the summer and 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. in the winter. The swcepings must be remov- ed from the streets within two hours from the time of sweeping. In special cases the Commissioners may direct such a varia:ion from these hours as in their judgment shall be advisable. “Should the work of sweeping or remov- ing sweepings be necessarily delayed or suspended the time lost may be allowed in addition to the hours fixed in the preced- ing paragraph, but the Commissioners shall be the sole judge as to the necessity of such delay or suspension, and their deci- sion thereon thall be final. “While work is in progress loud talking on the part of employes and unnecessary noises of all kinds are prohibited. Such disturbances will be suppressed by the po- lice, but the contractors will be held re- sponsible for the enforcement of this speci- fication. “The sweepings will be the property of the contractor. They may be temporarily deposited at such points as with the an proval of the Commissioners he may select, but they shall not remain in such tempor- ary dumping grounds for a longer period than forty-eight hours, and nothing in this contract shall be held to give the con- tractor the right to violate the health or- dinances of the District of Columbia. “The sweepings must include everything in the nature of dirt, refuse, ashes, etc., which may be found upon the carriage- Ways. Ashes, refuse, etc., are placed on the streets in violation of the city ordinances, and parties so placing them are liable to punishment for so doing. The District au- thorities will use every reasonable endeavor to prevent such deposits, but the contractor must accept the risk of removing all such refuse as may be found on the streets. ‘0 payment will be made for any work wherein strict compliance with the above provisions is not observed.” Under the head of general stipulations the District reserves the right to suspend the contractor from the work for failure to commence the same at the time specified, and the contractor is also required to be prepared to do any extra work that may be ordered. —— Choctaw and Street-Sweeping. To the Editor of The Evening Sta Contractor Daggett expresses himself to the effect that “a great deal is written about street-sweeping by people who know as little on the subject or of the requirements of the contract” as he knows of the Choc- taw language. That is a somewhat vague opening for the defense. He may know a great deal about Choctaw, but if he does not know any more about it than he appears to know of the street-sweeping instance to which I directed attention in Saturday's Star, his presumable confession of ignor- ance has sound basis. With Mr. Dageett’s argument as to The Star's eminently proper editorial I have nothing to do: The Star ts fully able to make good its allegations. But I must crave the privilege of replying to those portions of the Daggett communica- tion which sneer at my vision and impugn my sanity. If the contractor knows any- thing about his business he knows that his sprinklers can throw a four-foot strip of water on the street surface; not when the two sprinklers attached to each wagon are operating at full capacity, but when only one sprinkler is feebly attempting to moisten. He also must know that such semi-sprinkling as I complained of is a practice, for one of his employer has told me that the economical use of water is favored whenever any kind of an excuse can be found for shutting off some or all of the flow. It did rain last Friday afternoon, but 13th street between T and U was wholly dry =I rode over it on my bicycle—until the dribbiy sprinkler came along and made its feeble mark down the center of the high- way, then all but about four feet was dry. In fairness to himself, the contractor should not try to give any one the impression that the sprinklers and sweepers were merely using 13th street as part of @ route to some point where work was actually to begin. I know absolutely nothing of Choctaw, but I do know that the schedule under which the contractor works provides that 123th street northwest between Florida avenue and New York avenue shall be swept twice a week—Tuesdays and Fridays. 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