Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-05-11
AWARD CONTRACTS
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Streets to be Paved and Others to
be Resurfaced.
FOR A FILTRATION PLANT.
President Melvin Of Water Company
Puts Proposition Before City
Council in Annual Report.

over the best of their time TO consid-
Grafton of reports from the street com
mittee, as result Of which a number
of contracts for street improvements
was awarded. The Council also re-
ceived a report from the committee on
public property, and awarded the CON
tract for laying a concrete floor in the
market house, and painting the build
ing interior and exterior.
Prior TO taking up the matter of
public improvements, the city solons
disposed of number of matters. In
the early part of the meeting Mr..
George T. Melvin, president of the
Annapolis Water Company was per-
mitted to address the conncil. This
was in connection with submitting
his annual report of the finances. etc,
of te Water Company, and by consent
of the Council, Mr.. Melvin read that
part of the report embodying a propo-
sition for the installation of filtra-
tion plant at the works of the com
pany.
Mr.. Melvin among other things
points to the great advantages to be
derived from such plant, the guar
antee of absolutely clear and, pure
water, and what safeguard it would
be against the development of disease.
He referred to number of other cities
that have filtration plants and what has
been accomplished thereby. Mr.. Mel
vim said that the cost of erecting such
a plant would not be more than S20.-
coo. and, he said, it would not mean
an increased burden on the taxpayers by
a raise Of the tax rate. On the con-
trary, he said the plant could be paid
for out of the earnings of the company
from year to year
Representing a number Of taxpayers
living in the second district, James M.
Munroe, appeared before the Council
by way of entering a protest against
the dumping of garba ge on property
in that district.
Finally, the Council and all hands
concerned took the ground that this
matter could be amicably adjusted be-
tween the contractor and nearby prop
erty owners. 1t is proposed to dump
the garbage at point near the Spa
road.
A petition by number OF citizens of
the city, asking for the appointment
of James q. Goodwin on the force of
street cleaners, was referred to the
street committee with power to act.
The Council unanimously granted a
renewal Of a license to the G.. B. S.
Brewing company, for it's storage
plant on West street.
The following contracts for street
and other highway improvements were
awarded:
For laying concrete in Chancery
alley, Thomas McGuckian and Son, $72.
Other bidder, Frank NJ. Duvall, SsS /;
John w. Martin, $74.62; William E.
Feldmeyer, S87.
Concreting Andrews Alley, Will
lam E. Feldmeyer at $50 Other
bidders, Frank M. Duvall, S63;
Thomas McGuckian and Sons, $56;
John w. Martin, S57.60.
Concreting Wyman's s alley, Thomas
McGuckian and Son, $97. co.; Other
bidders, Frank M. Duvall, Sl35; John
w. Martin, $l15.09; William E. Field
meyer, S109.5O.
Ridout's Alley, William E. Feld-
meyer at $I47. Other bidders, Frank
M. Duval, ,S181.80; THOMAS ,McGuckian
and Son, $169.60; Frank m. Duvall,
SlSl.S0; John w. Martin, $I60.16.
Total amount for these four improve
ments, as per awards made, S369. 60.
The contract for hauling garbage
for the year was awarded to Robh
Combs and company at his bid Of S3,-
$50. Other bidders and their bids were,
Fred Stehle and Son, $3.50; Thomas
McGuckian and Son, SO, $50. The con.
tract for furnishing horses for the
street sprinkler, and hauling sweep.
ings. was awarded to Fred j. Stehle al
his bid of 1884.
Bids for painting the market house,
were received and the contract award
ed to R. E. Strange and Sons, at 1869.
Frank NJ. DuvalI submitted bid al
1895.
For laying the conrete floor in the
market house, John w. Martin was
the successful bidder, his figure being
$1,511.I2. Frank NJ. DuvalI bid al
81, SIS. Thomas McGuckian anc
Son, submitted bid of s906. 66, but
the Council released him from same
after he explained that he had made {
mistake.
The contract for laying a sewer OF
Northwest street was awarded to d.
v. Bright at bid of $243.58. The
only other bid was that Of C. A. How.
ard, at $3.50.
For constructing the bulkhead al
the foot of Market street, the success
ful bidder was John w. Knadler. hi,
bid being s175.50. Two of the bids fol
this work were widely at variance
W. N. French's bid was $525. 26, while
C. N. Stinchcomb bid s235. The sec
ond lowest bid was that of John Fl
Branzell, of Eastport, at $149. so.
The contract for improving Corn.
hill and Fleet streets and Carroll alley
by laying bituminous concrete ovel
the cobble stones, was awarded to Johr
w. Martin, the combined work to cos
! 50, 1883.