Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-07-24
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Special Meeting or the Board-IEveIy Dis
cuSsion ON Lighting the City.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT on TOR.

Other Matters Of Interest Transacted.
The City Council met in special session
last night 10 receive propositions from the
several lighting companies to light the
city, and there were present full Board :.
The Local Improvement Association,
through its president, f. B. Mayer, sub
mitted the following names to the Board
as committee Of ladies % act with The
city authorities Ia the care and adjournment
Of The City Circle; Mrs. L. FL. REIN, Mrs
w. +. Killman. Mrs. j. c. hall, Mrs. j
Mason and Mrs. Chas Frazier.
On motion of Alderman Bells the re.
quest was granted. provided that said
committee should have no power TO incur
any expense on the city.
On motion of Alderman Thomas the
communication of Josiah Elliott asking
the use of the Assembly Rooms for chart
table purposes was laid on the table
A communication was received from
Mrs. Mary A. Null an, asking the Board
TO flush the grading OF East street.
Reports from the finance committee of
the collector and treasurer for April, MAY
and June; the chief OF police, the Market
Master and the Clerk for April and May
were favorably reported and severally
adopted.
The finance committee to whom was
referred the subject of the lost coupon of
Judge A. b. Hagner, reported fayorably
on the counsellor's recommendation, that
the City Treasurer be directed TO pay the
same provided Judge Hagner repaid the
city should the coupon turn up in other 8
hands
On motion Of Alderman Thomas The
sum of twelve dollars was appropriated 10
pay for painting the old fire engine
BY the same Alderman ii was ordered
that the sum of thirty nine dollars be ap.
propriated TO place curb on East street
corner of Martin street.
BY Alderman Goodman, that the SUN
OF 800 be appropriated TO run cutters on
both sides of East street. Passed.
1t was ordered by the Counsellor that
the Chief Of Police be directed to see that
all parties employing night carts on the
streets OF Annapolis have the approval of
the committee on streets before using the
same; passed.
Also, by the Counsellor. that the SUN
of forty dollars be appropriated to repair
the bed of Compromise street from Church
TO Chestnut street; adopted.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT QUESTION.
AT this juncture of the proceedings.
there being several persons present by re-
quest of the Board, the electric light
question was taken up.
Mr. l.. w. Cox, representing the Schuy-
Ter Electric Light Company, appeared be.
fore the Board, by permission of the same,
and presented a proposition to the Board
stating that the city could be lighted with
SO lamps and that the state ought to pay
for six on the Circle, and that the Schuyler
Company will take up the balance of the
thirty for $3.50 per month, and assume the
loss if the State does not pay for those six
accredited in the proposition as belonging
to the city S share in the lighting.
The Counsellor called the attention of
the Board TO the offer of the Annapolis
Gas Light Company to light the city at
81 958 per annum and take charge of the
lighting aud repairs Of the lamps.
Alderman Bells moved that the city be
lighted by electricity which was carried.
Alderman Bells offered the following !:
Ordered, That committee of three be
appointed by the Mayor, Of which the
Mayor be one, TO examine and determine
how many arc lights it will take to light
the city and that the Board give the con
tract to the lowest bidder per light. which
was ad ppted The Mayor appointed Alder
men Bells aud Goodman as associates on
said committee.
The bill of J. w. Hodges & Co, for
SO go was referred TO the committee on
finance.
On motion. at 1915. the Board ad-
journed.