Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-27
NEW BRIDGE PLAN
CONSIDERED BY BOARD
County Commissioners Direct Engi-
neer to Estimate Cost of
Structure.
FERRY TRANSPORTATION.
Boards Busy Day---Determine to Lay
a State Aided Road at Linthicum.

AT the regular weekly meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners
for Anne Arundel county, a number of
important county contracts were
opened-though all of them were not
awarded-steps were taken looking TO
the probable erection of an additional
bridge over South river, application
was ordered made TO the State Roads
Commission for another section of
State-aided highway in Anne Arundel
county, and considerable other bust
mes was transacted
The question of an additional bridge
over South river at the point where
the Riverview Ferry is now operated.
was urged upon the Board by Clinton
Il. Foutz, of Baltimore, who owns
property and lives in the neighbor-
hood. Mr.. Foutz, in communication
TO the Com missioners. asserted that in
three years, during which he has reg
ularly used the ferry, he has yet to
meet any one who is not a strong ad-
vocate of bridge at this point.
Mr.. Foutz expressed the opinion that
a proper development of the west
shores of South River, from Taylors-
vile up can never be obtained without
a bridge. While complaining of the
hours the Commissioners have the
ferry boat operated and of the inter-
ruption to service during the winter
through ice in the river, Mr.. Foutz
says that in the hands of the present
ferryman Mr.. Lee, the best service un-
der the circumstances is being given.
HnWXat hA nnnC f,.ly &c
this type of river crossing. After
hearing his letter read. the Commits
sioners directed the Engineer to inves-
tigate the conditions and site and pre-
pare an estimate of the probable cost
of bridge.
The contract for the purchase of the
manure from the county stables in the
Fourth district was awarded to Chas.
Letfett, his offer being 80 cents per
mule per month. The other bidders
and their prices were: Benton War
field so cents: John Leffett, 81 1-2
cents; Edward Wagner, 80 cents; Will
liam +. Allen. 80 cents.
Bids were received for the removal
of garbage in the Fifth district villa
ges. but in view of the fact that the
Board. upon the motion of Commits
sioner Wilkinson. determined to in
crude the streets of Fairfield in the
contract this contract was not award
ed and it was determined to readver-
tise the contract so as to include this
section. The growing population Of
the Curtis Bav-Fairfield section. due to
the influx of workmen employed in the
big manufacturing developments of
the neighborhood, has made necessary
the increase in the garbage contract.
Bids for furnishing stationery end
supplies to the various county Offices
for the coming year were received
from Meyer Thalheimer, and the Du-
lany-Verney Company, of Baltimore.
The former bid $392.20 while the latter
figure was $42O.70 The contract will
not be awarded until the bids have
been gone over and tabulated
The contract for county printing and
county publishing was not awarded
either. The only bidder was the Ad-
vertiser- Republican, which offered to
do all the county publishing of notices
for 500 and all of the printing for the
various Offices for $500 for the year.
The action OF the Commissioners in
cutting down the bills filed for servi-
ces rendered or materials furnished in
connection with the recent execution
of Arnold Martin, murderer of Patrol
| man John Miller, came in for some
further consideration during this
weeks meeting. Sheriff Sullivan ap-
peared to protest against the reduc-
ton of the sum allowed for building
the gallows, but he was given no as
surance by the Commissioners that
they would reconsider their former ac-
| ton in cutting the bill of John Bright
/ from $3.50 TO $50. In this connection
| Mr.. Bright has already appeared be-
| fore the Board and accepted the paw
( ment for the work at the price the
| Commissioners agreed to pay him.
j. z. Johnson. of Johnson Brothers
of Baltimore, who furnished the rope.
black gown and gloves for the hang
ing. appeared and protested against
the cut OF his firms bill 70 SIS.
Additional bills in connection with
the hanging were filed by Strange *
White, mems furnishing firm of this
city. Their account, amounting to
| S14.40. was for a suit of clothes. a
shirt, unGerclothes. cuff buttons. a col
lar and a necktie.
The Board passed an order provid-
| ing that the new location of the 80
foot spur of roadway leading from the
old Londontown Ferry Road. i'm the
Second district, to the headwaters of
Little Aberdeen creek, where is loca-
ted the country home of Mr.. r. p.
Melvin, counsel TO the Commissioners.
as surveyed and plated by the County
Engineer. be adopted. The new loca-
ton is TO be established on the
grounds and opened and maintained
as county road in lieu of the old To-
cation. This action, however. is sub
ject TO an interchange of deeds with