Show dust in climate said raid a friend to us once with some emphasis 1 I detest tho climate of washington 12 we asked why and received for answer because there is so much dust in it the idea was new pew to us that dust dusl could make part of a climate but in that day before the advent of the district government 3 the error was allowable dust in washington as in iff san francisco is the curse of the locality certain unreconstructed winds come up from the south and meeting certain loyal winds from the north the two go at it hammer and tongs and whirl up pulverized continents on every square we jve thought ourselves free of gf this plague for over a year it wab wag fast sinking into an ud pleasant of the past when suddenly it returned bad as ever lve vb have been choked blinded and made wicked in our blasphemy by the old time rf nuisance anbe aube the sacred soil is ve very ry light soil and ready for your eyes throat nostrils and ears eais at a minutes utes lites nalce c U tice alce of couric cruise as a guardian of the watch tower lower emble med by that on the N w york tribune building buildings 4 we m de do inquiry as to the cause of this tm expected unexpected return we found that the uie streets had been cleaned by a inmany possessed of the necessary machinery in the shape of huge nour four with bremen dous duus blooms brooms that gathered up the dampened dust and dirt with amazing rapidity and success the nation tic ins capital was the admiration of the worldon account of its smooth clean streets and clear healthy at mo sphere in au nix evil hour ilour our authorities were induced to advertise for tha that t pest known as the lowest bidder the lowest bidder with us is generally tily vily a man who makes a fortune where an honest man would starve by not doing the work lie he has underbid all ot others hers to get the result might have been anticipated th the e cheap work is only an aggravation and the contractors cannot make it available without loss to themselves now as there is no law i calling for the lovest bidder without regard to the he parties making the bias bids the tho best thing for our authorities to do is to estimate what would bo be a fair compensation and with the experience they have this is easily done and then contract for the work the streets of our city are BO so perfect such smooth even highways throughout through olit that machinery I 1 is vall vali available vail abio ablo for the purpose of keeping them fre free e of dust and durt Pro probably babiy babik this cannot be t faid paid ald aid ald of any other town in the country it is monstrous then for us not to avail ourselves of the means that in result sult bult is not only comfort but health washington capital |