Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-08-11
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
Reports. Petitions. Orders. Bills
Passed. &c, SC.

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The City Council met in regular ses
sion last night, with the Mayor. Coun-
sellor, and full board present
The reports OF the several officers for
the month OF July were submitted and
referred.
The petition of j. p Bowers. asking
the remittance of a fine imposed upon
him for firing pistol in the streets on
the 4th of July. was referred to the fin
ance committee.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
following letter from the Edison Electric
Light Company:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug 1891
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council of
Annapolis
We hereby accept the franchise gran.
ted and its conditions thereto for an cleo
trio railroad in the city of Annapolis.
Work will be commenced early in the
spring and we shall endeavor TO have
same ready for summer travel Had this
franchise been received earlier in the
season we should have been able to have
installed this road at an earlier day.
We propose to organize company
which shall comprise the leading citi-
zens of Annapolis and shall endeavor TO
erect road second to none in the L.
s., installed by the Edison Company
We should be pleased to receive sugges-
lions from your honorable body concern
ing the best roads TO be selected and the
most slightly pole line to be erected We
have recently installed several new roads
In Virginia, any one of which you are at
liberty to visit at our expense for the
purpose OF ascertaining more fully the
wants OF your city. In the meantime
proper representative will call on your
body to execute such legal papers as may
be necessary. Yours,
GEORGE W. GILsBY.
An order was submitted by Alderman
Wells to reconsider the order offered to
pay the Market Master additional com.
pensation for washing out the market.
and in lien thereof offered bylaw, to
amend sectian II of Article Is Of the
City Code. relating to the election of
Market Master on the second Monday in
July of each year. and that the srlary for
the said office be 5000 per annum, paya-
BILE monthly. including all services rem
dered for both markets. Which was adop-
ted
An order was passed appropriating
one hundred and fifty dollars for clean
ing and repairing of streets for he
month of August, and fifty dollars for
Smelling Cathedral street from Franklin
to South street. Which was adopted.
Alderman Thompson offered the fol-
lowing order:
Ordered, That the finance committee
be authorized to advertise for bids for
the city printing, and that the success
ful bidder be required to give bond for
the faithful performance of the work
Which was rejected.
A bylaw was offered fixing the tax.
rate at 80 cents on the $100-75 cents of
which is to be devoted to city expenses
and cents for the sinking fund. Which
was adopted
The Counsellor offered the following
Ordered, that the Mayor be authorized
to execute a note upon the credit of the
city for the payment of five hundred dol
lars. with interest, to Albert Gottschaulk
for the property to make an alley be-
tween Gloucester and Church streets
On motion of Mayor Brown. w. f.
Williams was nominated for City Com
missioner. Alderman Thompson nomi-
mated John T. Johnson, of the first ward.
The election resulted Williams, z dotesi
one blank. Mr.. Williams was declared
elected City Commissioner for one year
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were approved by
the finance committee and passed
Annapolis Electric Light Co -. 1878 81
Annapolis Water Co. ........... $4,000
ID. " Bright. ................ 26250
Worthington, Il Co. ............ 1000
Some discussion arose over the amount
OF the water company's bill, The charge
being for 40 plugs when the city had only
49, The bill was ordered paid less the
two plugs.
At 8 o'clock the Board adjourned to
meet this evening to approve the bond
of the City Commissioner.