Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-25
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Contract Awarded for Completing
Turnpike-GeneralN News.

Iurnptke-Ueneral News
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. June D, 1900
The county commissioners today award
ed the contract for the work of completing
the construction of the Rockville and
Georgetown turnpike between here and
Washington. Several weeks ago the COM
missioners revoked the contract with the
original contractors because Of alleged re-
peated breaches of the agreement on the
part of the contractors. The contract
awarded today was for the work left I'M
done when the original contractors were
ordered to quit. 1t consists of about $4,000
cubic yards of grading. $4,000 square yards
Of matchmaking and 1G0 cubic yards of
masonry.
There were three bidders, Messrs. W. L.
Blunt and William H. Allen of Washing
ton and G. B. Mullen of Tenleytown, but
the bid of Mr.. Allen was not considered
because of an irregularity. The contract
was awarded to Mr.. Blunt. his bid being IS
cents per cubic yard for grading, 20 cents
ner square ward for the merchandising
81 80 per cubic yard for rubble masonry
and Sc per cubic yard for brick masonry.
The bid of Mr.. Mullen was considerably
higher.
According to the agreement the work
is to be completed within ninety days. and
it Is stated that the commissioners pro-
pose to see that the work Is finished by the
time specified. The contract price with
the original contractors for the building of
the entire road was about $4,000. They
lad received $4,000.
1t is said to be the purpose of the COM
missioners to have that portion OF the pike
reported as completed by the original con-
tractors placed in first-class condition,
and when that is done and the new con-
tract completed according to specifications
1t is thought that the road will be one OF
he in the country
Prof E. B. Prettyman has been re-elect-
ed principal of the Maryland State Normal
School by unanimous vote of the mem
bers of the state board of education. Prof.
Prettyman was for many years resident
of this town, and was at one time clerk of
the circuit court for this county
The Olney Assembly gave an enjoyable
and largely attended dance in Olney Grange
Hall, at Olney, last evening. Messrs. Nc
Gill Palmer and Herbert Stabler were the
committee on arrangements. Among those
present were Misses Louise Burford and
Con suela Yznaga and Messrs. Arthur Me
Elhone Charles Green and Frank Mating
ly Of Washington. Mrs. Helen Greer. Misses
Isabel Bouic, Katherine and Eliza Choate'
May Simpson, Josephine Glascott, Mar
garet and Mary Dawson Cora and Louise
Edmonston, Mary and Bessie Fields, Pris-
ella Dawson, Mrs. d. H. Marheld ana
Messrs. John Brewer. Ohio Talbott. Car
ner Bouic, Wardlaw Mason, Russell Brewer
Lee Dorsey, Albert Bouic. Harry and SOM
erville Dawson, Thomas Talbot, Frank
Owens of Rockville: Mrs: Crozier Jet; MISS IS
baltimore Miss Wallace of Prince Georges
county. Mrs Mann of Chicago, Misses An
ME and Lottie Griffith, Mamie and Bessie
Mackall. Mrs Robert Mackall. Miss Jones,
Messrs. Washington B. Chichester ana
cyrus Jones of olney. Mr.. and Mrs: H aaa
B. Cashell of Redland, Mr. and Mrs. mas.
Bond, Misses Stabler, Messrs. Mor',i ait.i
and Herbert Stabler Of Spenceryille. MISS
Nora stablsr Of Norwood Miss Ed Rirr Man Of
IaMtorsv,,le Mr.. Berry Clark of Sligo.
Miss Ms .V Clara Beall and Messrs. Charles and
Goldsborough Beall Of oakdale, Miss IS Daisy @nr,
hacI Misses Edith and Elsie Elbrey and
Messrs. MeGill Palmer and Roger a.d Brooke ee
Of sandy Spring. Mr.. Hugh Giaseott Oh
Mr.. Spencer c. Jones has returned to
Rockville from a visit Of several weeks 10
his daughter. Mrs. Richard Faivy at New Ss,s,
Orleans His daughter accompanied nm
home. and will remain here for seVerai
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