Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-09-03
CONTRACTOR JEWELL TO PROCEED
WITH THE PAVING.

Ignoring The Orders of The Chairman
Of The Street 0ommittee-A Case Of
"Tail Wagging The Dog Orders Of
fered And Reports Adopted.
A special meeting of the City Council
and loint Improvement Commission was
held In the Council Chamber last night
to consider the paveing OF Gloucester
street and other matters. The meeting
vas called to order by Mayor DuBois-a
| full board OF the joint bodies being pres
cnt, with the exception OF William r.
| Williams, on the part OF the City Council
and Frank A. Munroe, on The part OF
the Joint Commission.
Petitions were read from Messrs. Gadd
| & Melvin and others in favor OF paving
| Gloucester street with vitrified brick; also
a petition from MIR. Geo. Jewell, stating
,hat he was ready TO proceed with paw
| lng Gloucester street under the contract
awarded to him TO pave said street with
vitrifed brick.
Mr.. lanes w. Owens, attorney for the
Maryland Paving Company, by permls-
sion, addressed The Board IN behalf OF
| said Company. Mr.. Ovens said. rela-
i've to the petition OF Messrs. Gadd &
Melvin. that Mr.. Melvin had no interest
in Hotel Maryland. and was misrepre-
sented in the petitlon-as taxpayer.
| Mr.. Walter 5. Wilkinson. representing
the Maryland Paving Company, was
| present and addressed the Board On
| paving Gloucester street with asphalt
/ block. Mr.. Wilkinson said the Mary
land Paving Company was prepared to
/ pave said street with asphalt block within
| the appropriation, and give five-year
guarantee 10 the city.
Counsellor Claude said there was only
| one way out OF this Gloucester street
tangle, and that was the right way. Ii
the former Board exceeded their author
| ity 20 award a contract in violation of the
| law, il was no reason that this Board
should accept it, and he saw no other
way out of the difficulty than to advertise
tor proposals to pave this street in COM
| pliance with the law, which said the
| paving must be done with asphalt block,
and he moved tina, the Street Committee
| advertise tor proposals. Alderman Hen
kel seconded the motion.
MIR. James Nj. Munroe said he saw
there was a lawsuit brewing in this
matter. and the sooner II came the better
Alderman I. A. Thompson said the
press was potent power IN every COM
munity, and the people could not afford
TO ignore its power and influence, and
when it speaks it proclalms the opinion of
The 00f bopHH. and that is they want the
street paved-It not in asphalt block, in
vitrihed brick, and ii the voice OF the
people is not needed, they will hold this
Board responsible.
Ex-Mayor Edwin A. Seidewitz read
from a copy OF the EVENING CAPITAL OF
April 2Slh last. in which 1t stated that the
vitrifed brick pavement on Prince George
street had not worn sixteenth of an inch
in two years, showing that it was the
best material tor street paving.
Counsellor Claude insisted upon his
motion that proposals be advertised for
paving Gloucester street with asphalt
block. The yeas and nays were called
and the motion was lost.
Alderman +. A. Thompson moved
that the Joint Commission take a hall
hour recess. and that the City Council
60 into special session for the purpose oil
repeating said ordinance, which was car.
ried by yea and nay vote.
Upon the Board going into special sess.
ion Alderman Feldmeyer offered the fol-
lowing order: That the ordinance approx
ed May Tst. 1900. be amended as fol
lows That Section I3, under the title
Streets be repealed and amended SC
as to read as follows Thirteenth-For
paving Duke OF Gloucester street, from
Church Circle to the gutter by the Cath
olic Church, with vitrified brick, twelve
thousand tour hundred dollars.
Counsellor Claude moved to lay said
order on the table, and spoke at some
length on the subject, and said updel
| the rules the order must lay over unit
the regular meeting OF the Board.
Alderman T. A. Thompson moved tc
10 suspend the rules. ana said: "Con'
sis,ency, thou art Jewell II the gen
t.eman. he said, who opposed the suspen
pion of the rules in this case, favored
such measure TO repeal the ordinance
ousting Democratic market master from
Office, il could be done in this case, ano
he insisted upon his motion. Upon call
ing the roll the rules we're suspended.
The question then recurring upon ths
adoption OF Mr.. Feldmeyer's order, i
was carried by yea and nay vote, anc
Mr.. Jewell will now proceed to pave
Gloucester street with vitrihed brick
under his contract. The City Council
then adjourned and went into joint session
Upon the Joint Commission reassem
bling quite lively discussion arose owe
the ignoring of the chairman OF the Stree
Committee by City Engineer Douw il
not recognizing his orders, and using dis
courteous language toward him.
Alderman Marcy started the ball b,
asking who was the boss of this Join
Street Commission. and said he wanted
this matter settled here tonight. H,
stated that DIR. Henkel, chairman of tn.
Street Committee of this corporate bod.
had been grossly insulted and ignored
by the City Engineer and the majority 0
the Joint Street Committee.
MIR. Steele. a member of the Join
Street Committee. denied the assertion
and said DIR. Henkel. after calling lh'
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