Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-30
CITY CONTRACTS
FOR REPAIRS TO
WEST STREET BED
William E. Feldmeyer Gets
Award At $2,000-McGuckian
Retains Hold On Garbage
Hauling, Municipality Saves
$500. Compared 1920
FOR CURB AND GUTTER
ON SOUTHGATE AVENUE

Provision for the repair of tho
driveway OF West street was
made: the contract for hauling
garbage from the premises OF
households OF the city was award
ed: the contract for curbing and
outtcring a section OF Southgate
avenue, Murray Hill, also was
let; and a quantity of business
of routine nature. was disposed OF
at SPECIAL meeting % the City
Council held last night Delayed
i'll getting down To work until aft
CT O'Clock because the electric
lights were on again, and off
again. for nearly an hour. the scs-
sion Of the City Fathers lasted
until after midnight.
Repairing Of West street formed the
principal item of business that came
up for consideration. Bids for the
work had been opened during the day
and the matter was all in shape 10 be
laid before the meeting. and after a
good deal of discussion, chiefly per-
tanning TO the character OF material To
he used on the work. the contract was
awarded to William +. Feldmeyer. q
city contractor for masonry work. who
had submitted the lowest bid. Mr..
Feldmeyer's bid was for 81 ,S97. which
been made. During the discussion OF
the question. il was agreed that the
rse of a hot mix i'm placing the tarvla
dressing over the street, would pro-
vide the hardest surface. which the
street needs because of the heavy
traffic over it. This. ii was found
would be just $103 more expensive
as compared TO the bid submitted by
Mr.. Feldmeyer. so ii was decided TO
make the award at $4,000. There
This was by p. Y. h Howat, al ST.
2OS56.
Immediate action for the repair of
this street was given much impetus
as result of the efforts OF the Ro-
tary Club OF Annapolis. members OF
which recently went before the Coun-
ell in a body, and were directly in
strumental in bringing about the
much needed improvement now about
TO be realized
Ia III ~
tition for the garbage contract for The
year In a field OF five competitors
there was a difference of only $270 be-
tween the lowest and highest bidders.
Thomas sMcGuckian. who has held the
contract for the past year, was again
the successful bidder at $S.760 He
was closely pressed by Harry e. Field
meyer. whose bid was $500. The
other bidders and their bids were;
Martin Langley. $3.50; Louis Dyer.
IS $50. and Fred Stehle. 1876. Ths
city saves $33996 on this contract, as
compared 20 last year, the figures for
which were $9.0996
Harry f. Feldneyer was the sue
cessful bidder for hauling street
sweepings at $3.6S per working day
This bid. when tabulated, was found
4 slightly lower than the Dext lowest
bid. that of James E. Chapman. who
bid at lump amount, $1.070.46. A
third bid received. that of Fred w.
Stehle. was for l.20006.
| William f. Feldmeyer was awarded
the contract for improving Southgate
avenue. above referred TO. MIR Field
meyer bid to do the work at $1.20 per
lineaI foot The only other bid was
that of r. Y. X. Howat. at Sis per
lineal foot.
Other proceedings of the council a.
last nights meeting are published
separately in the columns Of today 4
issue of the Evening Capital.