Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-06-18
SPECIAL MEETING.
CITY COUNCIL AND THE JOINT
COMMISSION.
Vitrifed Brick For Gloucester Street Con
tract Awarded To George Jewell
Mr.. James W. Owens Before
The Commission on Be
half Of Asphalt
Block.

1 oAOPaN0'
Counsellor Moss moved that the lots
in the City Hotel property. in rear of the
Assembly Rooms, be assessed at $40 per
front foot, which was adopted.
Counsellor Moss moved that the assess
ment on the Fenton house on Charles
| street, transferred TO Mr.. Dammeyer, be
assessed at SLIGO. which was adopted.
| Counsellor Moss submitted an oIdi-
nance providing for the improvement OF
East street, between Martin and King
George streets, which was referred to in
coming board for its consideration.
Mr.. William E Feldmeyer made APP
plication for an abatement on his two
houses on King George street from 81 800
to 81 400. which was granted.
The Mayor moved that Mr.. James ID.
Murray be allowed 25o feet in depth
from Franklin street on Southgate ave-
nue.. and that the balance OF frontage on
Southgate avenue be assessed at S. per
front foot. which was adopted.
The resignation OF George Hahn as
clerk OF election in the First ward, was
read and accepted. and Edward r. Cas-
sidy was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The Council then adjourned and went
into joint session.
Counsellor Moss called up his order
offered at the last meeting of the Board,
awarding the contract for paving Glou-
cester street to George Jewell with mate
rial hereafter to be selected by the Joint
body.
| Mr.. James w. Owens, representing the
Maryland Paving Company, of Balti-
more city, presented petition signed by
| property owners and taxpayers, favor
able to block asphalt and asked permits
sion to make statement, in which he
said if the city would re-advertise for bids
with the new specifications, the Mary land
| Pavement Company would pave this
street with block asphalt, on a sand
foundation, within the appropriation re-
| quired by the city ordinance. and give
the city fve-year guarantee. He said
that the city could not legally pave this
street with any other material than that
| specified in the city ordinance. To do
so, he said, would involve legal quest
ion, and as representative of property
owners he would lay an injunction.
Counsellor Moss said that the city had
given every opportunity to bidders to bid
on this work; they had advertised twice,
and that Mr.. Jewell was the lowest bid
der on both asphalt block and vitriied
brick; that he was satisfied that the street
could not be paved with asphalt block
within the appropriation. on a concrete
bed, and that they would not have it
done any other way; that vitrifed brick
was the most durable pavement that the
| city could put down; it has been tested
| and proved satisfactory wherever tried;
that the property owners on this street
wanted pavement and they were per-
fectly satisfied with vitrified brick if as
| phalt block could not be laid. AS to the
legality of material and injunctions by
| the property holders, he said the city
would take care of that. He insisted
upon his order.
Engineer Douw here read extracts
from the report of the engineer OF Balti-
more for 1900, giving experiments in that
city of pavements laid in asphalt block,
which had cost the city 90 per cent. in
FIVE years for repairs, and that the city
had discarded it for the vitrified brick
| pavement wherever used.
| Pending the consideration of which
| Mr.. Feldmeyer moved as a substitute
"that the contract be awarded to Mr..
| George Jewell; the street to be laid in
| vitrified brick, the lowest bid in block
asphalt being in excess of the amount set
| apart for the work.
The question upon the substitute offer
ed by Mr.. Feldmeyer was adopted by a
yea and nay vote.
City Engineer DOW submitted to the
| Joint commission his report of work done
on the streets by Contractor Jewell up to
| June 18th, in which he calls the attention
OF the commission to the bad grade in
/ some places on College avenue between
| Prince George street and King George
| street, and recommends that side drain
| pipes be put in to carry off the standing
water in the cutters. He also recon-
| mends that no street be laid with less
| than an per cent. grade. He also calls
| attention to the sewer pipe on Prince
George street from Randall street, which
should be replaced before laying the
pavement. He also accompanied with
| his report the result of the test submitted
to the Maryland State Geological Survey
| of the Mack brick, which was very salts
factory. The report was read and or
dered to be filed.
Counsellor Moss moved that the mat.
ter of laying sewer on Prince George
street, AID that the grade OF Randall
street and Maryland avenue, be referred
to the committee on streets, with power
| to act.
The petition from d. V. Bright, asking
an extension of fifteen days on the Muir
ray Hill sewer from the goth day of June.
Mr.. Williams moved to grant the re-
quest on the condition that Mr.. Bright
give guarantee bond in the sum OF
500 that said work be completed in that
time, which was adopted.
The following bills were reported favor
ably by the finance committees and or
| dered paid
P. E. Porter. .sIso. 90
]. oeP. DouW. ..........-... 200
Lewis Green. ................. 400
Anne A,1Hdei Aaveyfisey. . IS. so
EVENING CAPITAL. .... 48. 80
VIM. b. Gardiner. .... 400