Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-08-14
CITY COUNCIL.
Election of OEicers-Electric Light Con-
tact, Etc.

tact, Etc.
The City Council met in regular session
last night at the Council Chamber. A
full Board Was present except Alderman
BELLS.
4 petition was laid before the Boarl
from Patrick Hoban, H. McCusker and
Geo. M. Brown, asking TO have s. gutter
aid on the south side Of Bridge street
from Hanover to Water streets.
The reports of the respective officers
for the month ef July were received and
severally referred.
The City Treasurer was directed to re.
fund to Officer Stinchcomb the sum of
three dollars enormously paid into the
treasury.
1t was ordered that the SUN of $l2 be
appropriated to-pay for freight charges
on the city safe and that the sum Of $25
be appropriated to have the same placed
in the Council Chamber, after the same
shall have been inspected and found safe
by the clerk.
An order was passed appropriating $25
for shells for streets; $50 for pay of lamp
lighters and 500 for cleaning streets for
the month of September. Also appropriate
ing the sum Of $50 for paving gutter in
front of ST. Mays Hail. also S35 for a
new fire plug corner Prince George and
Randall streets; also the sum OF $3.50 u
DAY the CLAIM If Mechanism Bros for
stone furrished; also the snm 01 $50 for
hc PURCHASE Of bricks and layiag gutter
Bridge street between Hanover and
y alter streets; also the sum OF $500 for
he survey of the new street between
Market aud Conduit streets.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING OF THE CITY.
The Mayor, as chairman of the com
mittee under Alderman Bells order,
passed July 23rd, made the following re-
nort: That ii will take 40 arc lights aud
40 incandescent lamps to light the city Of
Annapolis.
The Mayor also submitted letter from
II b. Smith, of the New York Electric
'ar Company, asking for information as
10 what electric lighting the city wants.
The Mayor laid before the Board a
communication from Elihu s. Riley, one
II the directors of the Annapolis Electric
Light Company, stating that he had re-
eeived a letter from Gen. Joseph b. Seth,
President of the Annapolis Electric Light
Company, which explained that the offer
Of his company TO light the city at $500
embraced the City Council, Assembly
Rooms, Fire Department and Market
House
Alderman Brooks moved that that part
f Alderman Bells order giving the con
,ract To the lowest bidder per lamp be re
considered. Carried
Alderman Goodman offered the follow
ing order:
Ordered, That the fourth proposition
Of the Annapolis Electric Light Company
TO light the Fire Department. City Coun-
Gil, Assembly Rooms, Market House and
streets of the city of Annapolis by cleo
tricity, submitted in their proposals to
this Board on May 18th, namely for one
sum of thirty five hundred dollars per
.nnum, without any other charge or ex
oense whatsoever To the CITY, be accepted
by this Board; pr0Uided that the city be
udemnified from all loss, or damage that
nay occur To it in money or otherwise,
rom IFS present contract with the Penn
,ylvania Globe Gas Light Company; and
provided further that this proposition is
accepted upon the condition that the said
annapolis Electric Light Company shall
be in operation by the fifteenth of Decem
Der, 1883, and capable of lighting said
city to the satisfaction of this Board,
which hereby reserves to itself the right
10 be the sole Judge of what is lighting
Of the city under the terms, offer, and
conditions of the proposition hereby &C
cepted.
Ordered further, That the committee
on streets is hereby directed to have
contract prepared under the advice of The
Counsellor, contracting with the said An
napolis Electric Light Company TO light
the city Of Annapolis with electricity for
the term of two years from the 18th day
# December 1888, at the sum of 50 10000
per annnm. Which was adopted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The following officers were re elected
Tor the ensuing year:
For City Clerk-E, s. Riley.
For City Collector and Treasurer-L.
Ii. Rehn.
For City Commissioner-Edg Hut
ton.
For Chief Of Police-Arthur Martin.
For Police Oflicers-Jamcs w Wat
sins, Charles N. Stinchcomb, Ezekiel
Mitchell, John r. Tydings.
For Messenger-John Ill. Caulk.
For Market Master-Martin +. Reven
For Lamp Iishters-Jonn II. Hutch
lnsou, VIM. E Kirby, Silas Shores.
For Health 0fficer-Dr. Frank III.
Thompson.
The following bills were referred to
the finance committee
EVENING CAPITAL, s 5 90
Record and ddrertiser, 1000
L. H. REIN, 10 "a
The following bills were reported IA
vorably and passed
Pa Gas Light Co., $500
E. A. Seidewitz, 1900
John II. Thomas, 10 80
On motion. at 10 p. III. the Board ad-