Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-03
CITY PRINTING CONTRACT
Awarded To Evening Capital
On A Tie Bid BY Vote
of The Council.
LOWEST BID EVER MADE FOR WORK.

ell was called last night for the pur-
pose Of awarding contract for the city
printing and advertising for one year
from December /. Two bids were be-
fore the Borad--that of the Evening
Capital and &C 10 licle''--and by a
most singular co no dence, both were
for the same amount -$l25, a most
ridiculous price. Heretofore the Gap
ital" had been awarded the contract
at $500, which was from 5000 to $500
less than It had ever been done befor. Q
When the bids were read last night,
Mr.. Ridgley p. Melvin, attorney, who
represented the "Chronicle, asked to
address the Board on some Irregular
ties of the bids, which he claimed ex-
listed. He said that the proposals read
that the bids must be mailed and ad-
dressed to the Mayor at the Council
Chamber and opened at IL O'Clock,
noon, Monday, November 30, whereas
the Capitals bid was not mailed,
but delivered in person, and the bids
were not opened until the day follow
ing, owing to the absence OF the
Mayor, and for these reasons he asked
for a readvertising for proposals.
The Mayor stated he was out of the
city and was unavoidably delayed from
being here. The manner of delivering
the bids and the time of opening them
he did not consider, made any differ
ence. This was an every day occur
renee in bidding for work. He said
this was the second time that propos-
ais had been advertised and it was
unfortunate that the bids were the
same, but the question was before the
Council to settle.
Alderman Williams moved to read
vertise for proposals. Alderman L. A.
Thompson offered an order that the
contract be awarded to both papers at
their bids. Alderman Strange offered as
a substitute to Alderman Thompson s
order that the contract be awarded to
the Evening Capital at its bid. A
yea and nay vote was called and re-
suited as follows: Yeas--The Mayor,
Aldermen Strange, MartinBaer, Thomp-
son, L. A.-5. Nays-Aldermen Will
Jams and Thompson, +. II. Counselor
Riley asked to be excused from voting.
Leave was granted Alderman Will
Jams to introduce an ordinance to Ar
ticle 81, of the City Code, title "Po-
lice Regulations.
On motion of Alderman Martin the
use of the Assembly Rooms was grant
cd to the Emergency Hospital Associ-
alton to hold the annual meeting on
Monday, Decebmer z.
1t was ordered by Alderman Martin
that the Fire Marshal be directed to
place fire plug at the intersection of
Holland and King George streets, and
the the Clerk notify the Water Com
pany to furnish pipe and fittings for
the same, and that the committee on
streets be authorized to have the work
done at once, which was adopted.
It was ordered by Alderman Strange
that $16 be appropriated to purchase
one ton of Canuel coal for the use. of
the fire engine exclusively, which
was adopted,
Counselor Riley moved that the sum
of s. be appropriated to pay Miss Ge-
neva Kaiser for typewriting for the
city, which was adopted.
1t was orered by Alderman Will
Jams that the Clerk have fifty copies
of "Police Regulation" printed for
use of the police department, which
was adopted
1t was ordered by Alderman Will
Jams that the Chief of Police report
at the next meeting of the Council all
violations of the city liquor laws with
the names of the parties and their
places of business, which was adopted.
1t was ordered by Alderman Will
Jams that the Mayor notify all officers
that they must enforce the laws of
the city, and upon their refusal after
being notified, the Mayor shall report
the same at the next regular meeting
of the Board, and the parties shall be
dealt with according to the law. Mr..
Williams said, in support OF his order,
he meant no reflection upon the Mayor,
whose duty lit was to see the laws
properly executed, but the law with
regard to vehicle teams was fiagrantly
violated, and that the Chief of Police
would not enforce the law.
Counselor Riley moved to lay the
order on the table. This brought
about a lively "tiltp between the
Counselor and Alderman, in which
some PERSONAL remarks were indugled
in on both sides, when the Mayor call
ed them to order The vote was finally
taken on the Counselor's substitute to
Law on the table, which resulted as
follows: Yeas-The Mayor, Counselor,
Aldermen Strange, Martin, Baer,
Thompson, ct. A, Nays = Aldermen
Williams and Thompson, +. H.; SO the
motion to lay on the table was carried.
A communication from the County
Commissioners at the request OF the
taxpayers, for permission to run the
county road through the old small -pox
hospital grounds for q public roadway
for the safety of the public, was re-
ferred to the committee ON public
property with power to act.
Mr.. Dammeyer appeared before the
Board to protest against dumping city
garbage at the foot of Charles street as
a public nuisance. DR.. w. 5. Welch,
city health officer, stated that while
there was nothing detrimental to
health in the kind of garbage being
dumped there, he did not think it ad-
visable to make a public dump at this
place. as it might become detrimental
to health if continued. This brought
about some discussion of the garbage
contract and the delay of its removal,
whereupon Alderman Martin offered
the following order:
Ordered That the contractor for
the removal of the city garbage and
street sweepings be notified that II his
bond is not filed with the Board by
Monday, December IA, 1908, that his
contract will be declared null and