Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-06-17
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY,
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND,

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND,
April S0th, 1895.
Gentlemen IL have the honor to in
form you that all bids received for pay
ing certain streets in the City of Anna
polls, Nd, which are in accordance with
the specifications, are in excess of the
amount appropriated for the work.
2. An alternative bid was made hy
Benj. X. Sweeten, of Camden, N. j.,
To pave all the streets in question with
brick on a sand and gravel foundation
for $4,000. The brick to be used is to
be the Mack vitrified brick or block ON
a 8 inch foundation.
3. a bid was made 10y Owen Pattcr-
son, of Baltimore, Md, to pave with
granite cobble stones on base of six
inches of sand for 81 ,4S7.
4. Please consider these two bids and
if either of them will be satisfactory to
the city authorities | will be pleased to
hear from you in writing.
8. Should any further information as
to the nature of these bids or those
which are in excess of the appropriation
be desired, l will furnish it, or be pleas
ed TO confer with your representatives.
Very respectfully,
p. ii. COOPER,
Captain, U. S. N, Superintendent.
To the Mayor and Common Council of
Annapolis, Maryland.
The city authorities did not for one
moment contemplate recommending
cobble-stone. There was some senti-
ment in favor of vitrified brick, but OBJ
lection was made to Mr.. Sweeten 5 offer
fhof fha hripl- wa fn lo laid In
cement or concrete and. therefore,
would not he durable; but a majority OF
the council having signed Tecommen-
dation in favor of Mr.. George JEWELS
offer to pave the streets with rubble-
stone, the whole board joined in the re-
commendatiOn and made it unanimous
and sent the following letter to the
government authorities
CITY COUNCIL, ANNAPOLIS, MD.
May End, 1895.
CAPTAIN p. ii. COOPER,
Supt. U. S. Naval Academy,
Dear Sir:-Your communication of
the 30th ultimo received and in reply
beg to make the following recommends
tion inasmuch as all the bids in accord
ance with the specifications are in ex-
cess of the appropriation.
Paragraph in your communication
refers to a bid from Il. +. Sweeten,
ESQ.,, of Camden, N. J. to pave all the
streets with the Mack vitrified brick or
block on a nine inch sand or gravel
foundation for $4,000. From informa-
tiOn obtained from places that have
used this brick on a sand foundation, is
that the work done in that way will rot
stand, therefore the City authorities viii
not accept work of this description.
Paragraph 3 gives bid from Owen
Patterson, Esq, of Baltimore, Maryland,
to pave all the streets with granite cob
bic stones ON a base of six inches of sand
for Sl1.4S7. In regard to this bid the
character of the material has long since
been in disuse, in view of this, the City
authorities would not be justified in ac-
cepting work done in this way.
The bid of George j. Jewell, Esq, of
Annapolis, Md, on file at Navy De-
pertinent, Washington, ID. c., to pave
and curb the streets named in the law
in all details required by the specifica-
tions using in lieu Of the brick, rubble
stone of the best quality ON an eight
inch sand foundation, rammed with
gravel and finished with heavy coat Of
gravel for So, $50, in ninety days is in
all particulars the most satisfactory
propt sition submitted. Therefore the
City authorities most respectfully re-
commed that the contract be awarded
to George J. Jewell, Esq, of Annapolis,
Md. Respectfully,
JOHN III. THOMAS, Mayor.
ELIHU S. RILEY, Counsellor.
a. MCCULLOUGH, Alderman.
WM. III. BUTLER. Alderman.
LEWIS j. GARDNER, Alderman.
CHAs. G. FELDMEYER, Alderman.
CLARENcR III. JONES, Alderman.
JoHN ii. BRIGHT, Alderman.
The next day the following ansU er
was returned to the Mayor:
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