Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-08-13


The City Council met last night IL
regular session In the Council Ch9mber
All the members present except the Conn.
sellor. Minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved The Mayor
laid before the Board the reports 81 ne
city officers for the month OF July which
were properly referred.
A petition from Rev. Wiley Bates. and
others asking the use OF the Assembly
Rooms on the night Of September Isl. FOR
the purpose 81 holding 40 entertainment
for the benefit OF Mount Morfah a. M F
Church, was granted.
VIM. II. Butler, petiti0ned the Board
10 allow him the privilege 10 use his
farm carts In removing the dirt from hia
property on Clay street, caused by the
grading OF paid street, and iii up lot
with the same without the expense Of
city license. After some discussion as 10
the legality Of The same. the request was
granted.
A communication was received from
Messrs. Stockett and Ireland. trustees IN
the sale Of the Wilson and Murdoch
properties. asking that said property be
transferred to the purchasers. Their be-
ing stated time for making transfers BY
the Board, the request was not granted.
The Mayor as chairman OF the commit
tee on lighting the streets made verbal
report on the same. and recommended
that at least ten more lights be erected
one on Conduit street, one on Green street,
one on Charles street, two on College
Avenue, one on Prince George street, near
the Dock, one on Washington street, one
on Church Circle, one on North street, one
corner Northwest street, one on Madison
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or stated that he thought when these
lights were put up the city would be
properly and satisfactorily lighted. The
Secretary OF the Company being present
asked that list be furnished and the nee
essary lights would be put up.
L. III. REIN, collector and treasurer was
allowed to file new bond on account 81
some clerical errors Ia the old one.
Messrs. f. I'll. Socket. counsellor 81
the Board of County Commissioners, and
j. 5. M, Basil, appeared before the Board
10 reference to the grading Of Calvert
street, and asked that committee be ap
pointed to inspect the condition OF the
jail which had been injured by the deer
grading. The matter was referred to the
committee on streets with instructions to
report at the next meeting of the Board.
MT. obOcketbs as agent Jht0 ueIOr6 tue
Board, the petition OF Mrs. E. Tilton, ask
ing to be relieved of the expense of re-
paving in front of her property on Mary
land Avenue, caused by the regarding Of
the street. The petition was referred tc
the committee on streets.
An order was passed authorizing the
Electric Light Company to trim such
trees 40 interferred with the proper light
ing Of the streets.
Alderman Clayton offered an ordinance
for the better government and regulation
of the city police force, which was REFER.
ed to a special committee
The bill of the Electric Light Company
for the month of July, amounting TO
1921 SO was presented aud passed.
An order for codifying the ordinances
of the City and appointing E. s. Riley, tc
do the work, was offered by Mayor Brown
and adopted.
1t was ordered that the street opened
from Conduit to Market street, be called
Union street.
Ate. 20 p. NJ, the Board adjourned to
the 9nd Tuesday In September.