Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-07-09
HELD THEIR LAST MEETING.
THE OUTGOING AND THE INC0M-
ING COUNCILS.
Mayor Edwin A. Seidewitz Lays Down The
Gavel- Report of The City Engineer
On Streets Paved-Recommen-
dations Made - Contract
Awarded For New
Engine House.

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and Joint Improvement Commission held
their last meeting in the Council Cham
ber last night, Tor the purpose OF COM
pleting their work and turning over the
reins OF the city government to the newly
elected incumbents. who would soon take
their places.
There were present on the part OF the
City Council the Mayor. Counsellor Moss,
Aldermen Parkinson. Flood. Wells and
Curry, and on the part of the Improve
ment Commission, Messrs. Steele, Du-
Bois, Feldmeyer and Williams. On
motion Of Counsellor Moss the reading OF
the minutes OF the last meeting were dis
pensed with.
The reports Of the City Treasurer and
Collector, City Commissioner, Market
Master, Chief Of Police, etc, were laid
before the Board and referred to their re-
spective committees. The Mayor laid
before the Board the following bills which,
upon motion OF Counsellor Moss. were
referred to the next Board
Bill OF John Bowie, Sheriff. for
board OF prisoners at jail. ....s32 II
Bill OF the Annapolis Water Com
pany for quarter ending July L. 2S4.Io
Bill of Annapolis Gas and Elec-
trio Light Company. ......... 47o. 20
The Mayor laid before the Joint Com
mission the following bids for erecting an
annex to the Assembly Rooms for an
engine house, according to plans SUBJ
mitted by VIM. b. Gardiner, Jr., architect:
Louis Gardiner. ............. S2.oS5 90
For concrete under stalls. 1900
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ID. II. Turner & Bro. Baltic. $40. 50
Mr. Gardiner being the lowest bidder,
was awarded the contract.
Engineer Douw submitted his report
on streets paved. which was read and or
dered filed. The report gives detailed
account OF the streets that have been
paved in Mack brick and rubble stone.
with a detailed cost OF each. The report
also calls the Joint Commission atten-
lion to the unsanitary condition OF the
catch basins on several streets. On ac-
count OF the absence OF sewer connection
The sewer gas backs up through the basins
and arises to the streets. The report
recommends that quarter bends be placed
in all basins in order to remedy the
trouble.
The report shows that the paving oi
Randall street exceeded the appropria-
ton by 1899. and that the total cost OF
paving Holland and Craig streets was
s7o4. 2S, and the appropriation was 5000.
These streets have all been completed
and South street is we'll under way
Work will begin on Northwest and Car
roll streets during the next week. The
bulkhead at the foot OF Prince George
street has been completed. Concreting
on the bed OF this street has begun and
should be completed inside of two weeks.
The engineer makes no mention OF Glou-
cester street, Notwithstanding the con-
tract for this street has been awarded
over three weeks. What action the in
coming board will take in paving this
street is anxiously awaited by the long
suffering and patient taxpayers.
An order was passed to pay to the
order OF the Mack Manufacturing Com
pany as per order of George Jewell, con-
tractor. the sum OF S3,c76 Is, claimed to
be due him for work done on King George
street and College avenue and material
furnished.
The following bills we're then passed
by the body
Claim of John Knadler for abut-
ment at foot OF Prince George
street. ....... .....S so. 90
Wm. b. Gardiner, Jr., for archi-
tectral drawings for new engine
house .......-... ...... 5000
Mayor Seidewitz for expenses to
Frederick city to deliver city
bonds sold. ................. 600
There being no further business, on
motion OF Counsellor Moss, the Board
adjourned sine die.