Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-08

New Constructors And Nantes
ance Offer a Busy Season
Fer Local vorkrnen
ARE AHEAD OF CONTRACT

ton at the Naval Academy. the new
searnansffp building, and the general
store building. are progressing 50 well
with their work that the completion
III advance Of the schedule time Ii
Indicated. This situation is giving
much satisfaction to the represents
lives oG the Bureau Of Public Works
and Construction, who are supervising
the work here.
Specially good work has been done
/ BY j. ii. Marshall, OF washington, who
Is erecting the new store building ai q
contract price of Ss3, 600 So far
ahead Ii ne az the schedule that the
building ID likely To be finished and
turned over to the Naval Academy
authorities fifteen days In advance Of
July ]. the time set III the contract.
The construction Of the seamanship
building was started considerably
later and depends upon SO many eie-
ments that nothing further can be-
laid at this time except that the Gov
eminent representatives state that an
excellent start has been made BY the
contracting arm. Leyering and Car
Irigues, Of New York City. The con
tract price III s662.000.
The work began under the contract
lon April L. and II must be completed
Iby January I6. 1920, q penalty 81 500
being provided for each day or delay
1eyond that time However. the con
IkFactotrs are proceeding in manner
which indicates no danger of failure
81 completion within the limit Every
possible effort Is being made to IN
sure that all material will be ready
when required.
The contractors have the work Of
driving the piles for the foundations
we'll In hand, and have driven 23I
piles, 0f the 40 necessary, up to the
close OF work yesterday. They are
i irving forty piles day aud have rot
stopped at any time on account Of
bad weather. They also applied for
permission to work overtime, but this
| was refused as contrary 10 Governs
mental policy except during emergen-
cies. The next step will be the con,
creting, and the machinery for this
purpose arrived yesterday Several
1fiices and sheds have also been built
and all necessary machinery assem-.
bled
1t iii interesting to note that the
unexpectedly low price for the build
Ing was not on account Of any actual
II expected drop IN wages, which is
aot the case. but because the granite
was obtained al an exceptionally low
9rice. The granite auaTries had TO
practically shut down during the war
md were anxious to set contracts and
sesnme work Consequently, the con
tractor wns able 10 get his granite al
low figure. which was reflected ID
| his bid The sum OF 100000 waa
available for the work.
Two kinds DC granite Will be used
pink granite for the foundation and
white granite,of exactly the same kind
as has been used iii the additions To-
Bancroft Hall for the main construc
lion. Both og these are now being
taken from the quarry and shaped nc
cording 70 specifications, and ship
ments will begin promptly The pink
granite IL being obtained from the
Rogers Granite Cooperation, Of Ston.
ngton, Me-. and the gray from the
John SwensOn Co. Of New Hampshire
Another work or some size which
will probably be begun this summer
Will be the building Of d garage. i'm
the vicinity of the stables near the
Marine Barracks. More seawali con
strncti0n and small improvements and
repairs will employ number ot men.
The general situation in regard to the
employment az mechanics and labor
Ing men Ii excellent. The contractors
are giving men Of this vicinity the
preference where possible. and the
work necessary to be done In the main
teEiance of 50 great place as the
Naval Academy Is tremendous, and
viii increase with every year. 1t is
plain that the work OF constructing
he Academy is not complete. but that
Il has reached point where develop
nent and maintenance promise b
busy time for local wUfkmen without
any probability 1T coming to an end
An Indication of the requirements
II given Iii notice Ia these columns
some days ago that forty painters were
wanted I'll the Academy Tor steady
work during the summer. These viii
bs employed Ia rspainting practically
tbs whole Of the original portion 81
Bancroft Hall. There Ii no doubt
that this ID only typical Of what may
be expected every summer. The fact
that Bancroft Hal Is less than half
salleds will give the opportunity each
summer % repairing and painting
portions AZ this and other buildings,
and the necessary work og nainfenance
Cf such an establish naent will reQnire
q great deal Of work