Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-06-07
JOINT COMMISSION MEETING
THE GLOUCESTER STREET PAVING.
Lively Discussions Of The Joint Bodies
No Action Taken In The
Matter-A Legal Cues
ton Involved.

An animated Joint meeting OF the lily
Council and Permanent Improvement
Commission was held last night in the
Council Chamber The clerk read the
proceedings of the last meeting of the
Joint commission. including the engineer $
report. which were adopted as recorded.
The Mayor laid before the commission
a communication from Commander A.
Ross with reference TO lowering the sewer
in front OF his property on Gloucester
street. TO give sufficient fall for the base
ment houses in that block. or the putting
in OF a supplemental sewer, which, after
| some discussion. was laid over.
Mr. Williams moved to take up the
order directing the city clerk to notify
the Engineer IN writing to begin the paw
ing of South. Franklin and Northwest
streets with rubble stone, before the first
OF June. Mr.. Williams said the object
OF this motion was TO save time that was
being lost in waiting for material for the
high grade paving. while the material
for these streets were on the spot. He
thought the contractor should be made
10 comply with his time in doing these
streets.
Counsellor Moss submitted as sub
| stiiute to Mr.. Williams motion, "that
the committee proceed 10 fix the time for
work to begin on each street to be paved.
which was adopted.
PAVING or GLOUCESTER STREET.
The question OF paving Duke OF Glou-
cester street with block asphalt OF vitri.
! fed brick was then called up, which
! brought about lively discussion. Coun-
sellor Moss offered the following
Ordered-That the contract for paving
| Duke of Gloucester street be awarded to
Mr.. George Jewell, he being the lowest
bidder for the same; the material to be
used, the time for beginning the work
and the time for completing the same to
| be determined by the Mayor. Counsellor
and Aldermen OF the City of Annapolis.
| and the Permanent Improvement Com
mission of said city.
Pending the consideration OF this order.
| which brought about lively discussion.
Mr.. James w. Owens. by special permits
sion, addressed the Joint commission in
behalf OF paving said street with asphalt
block, in compliance with the city ordi-
nance. MIR. Owens read from the city
ordinance requiring this street to be paved
| WIN DAONh dSphditB anu Sdid IL was a
| question in his mind whether the city
could go behind its legal act requiring
this particular pavement.
Mr.. Moss spoke with some earnestness
in favor of his order. He said the city
had twice advertised for bids to pave
this street, both with block asphalt and
vitrifed brick, and that Mr.. Jewell was
the lowest bidder on both, and had met
| all the requirements of his contract. even
to the deposit OF certified check OF
81 900 in the Farmers National Bank,
and he felt that the city was in duty
bound TO award Mr.. Jewell the contract
for paving this street.
| MIR. Walter Wilkinson, representing
the Maryland Paving Company. by spec
| ial invitation. addressed the commission,
and stated that while Gloucester street
could not be paved in block asphalt
within the appropriation in accordance
| with the specifications, it could be laid
in asphalt block of the required dimen-
sions, upon sand foundation, the same
as put down in Washington, Philadel-
! phia. New York and Baltimore and guar
antee satisfaction.
! Mr.. Munroe spoke in favor of block
| asphalt and said il was utterly out OF the
question for the city to award any more
contracts to Mr.. Jewell; that he was up
| 10 his eyes with work, and that it would
| be impossible for him to get through
with the work he had before next winter,
II then; that the city had been very
lenient with Mr.. Jewell, and that he was
far behind his contract time, and that he
thought il an injustice to the city and
unfair to crowd Mr.. Jewell with any
more contracts unless he could give
some evidence OF completing the work
within given time.
Alderman Tydings said that Mr.. Will
liams had interferred with the progress
of the work on King George street by
putting in water pipe-causing MIR.
Jewell considerable delay. Mr.. Williams
| denied the assertion and said it was a
falsehood. and that he could bring Mr..
Jewell and the Engineer to substantiate
what he said. Mr.. Williams and Alder
man Tydings became quite personal in
their remarks and the Mayor called them
TO order.
Counsellor Moss insisted upon his or
der. Mr.. Williams moved as a substitute
to Counsellor Moss order, that all bids
for paving Duke of Gloucester street be
rejected and that new specifications be
made and that proposals for paving said
street under same be advertised. Coun-
sellor Moss called for the yeas and nays
on said amendment. which resulted in
a tie vote.
Counsellor Moss then moved that the
Joint commission adjourn. which was car
RED. without accomplishing the object
far which the meeting was called-the
awarding of the contract TO pave Duke
OF Gloucester street.
Admiral Hotel Company Organized.