Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-14
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.


The Kramer Matter SettIed-Re-
ports. Petitions, Bills Passed
Etc Etc.
The City Fathers met last night At &
O'Clock, Mayor Brown. Counsellor Riley
andssAldermen Clayton. Boessell, Strange
Wells, Jones and Thompson answered
at roll call. Immediately after the read
Ing OF the minutes by Clerk Porter. the
Board proceeded to the transaction Of
the City's business.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were present.
ed and acted on:
From Waterwitch Hook and Ladder
Company asking use of Assembly Rooms
on May LIST, which was granted. From
Rose Bud Socials, asking use of Assem-.
bly, Rooms on night OF March 3sd: grant
ed, by paying $l5. From Isaac and Re
becca Lodge, asking use of Assembly
Rooms on night of March End: granted
upon payment of 81 SO. The petition
OF the Grand Army Drum Corps, for the
use of Assembly Rooms. was refused.
REPORTS.
The reports OF Clerk, Collector and
Treasurer, City Commissioner. Fire
Marshall, for the past month, were re-
ceived and referred 10 their respective
committees.
The Finance committee reported the
matter OF j Frank Kramer, late treas.
urer and collector of Annapolis, They
refused TO grant the insolvences and in
ierests asked. Messrs Riley and Strange
signed the report, Alderman Beossel
dissenting The report was adopted the
vote being Mayor. Counsellor, Aldermen
Wells. Strange and Clayton. for adop-
ton OF report, and Aldermen Boessel.
Jones and Thompson, opposed
REroRT.
Resolutions of thanks were unani-
mously adopted commencing the valu-
able services rendered the city by the
Naval Cadets in extinguishing the fire
on Sunday, January 10, and ordering a
copy OF the resolutions properly en-.
crossed, and sent TO the Superintendent
of the Naval Academy.
ORDERS.
The following orders were offered:
That the Counsellor be directed 10 pro-
coed at once to collect the judgment
against j. Frank Kramer. late collector
OF the city and his sureties.
That the Mayor and Treasurer be di.
rected TO negotiate loan with the Farm
ers National Bank. for the sum of So 800
upon the credit of the city, and to exc
cute a note for the same for five months.
That seventy-ive dollars be appropri-
ated TO shell Washington street.
That $3.50 90 be appropriated for clean.
Ing streets. hauling and purchasing shells
for the month of March
That seventy dollars be appropriated
for repairing the Rescue Hose House on
West street.
The following bills were reported IA
vorably by the finance committee and
ordered to be paid
A. +. Light Co ......................$ $500 so
A. A. Advertiser. ................ 81 90
Record. ............... ~......... IA %
The following is the committees re-
port
"Your committee has investigated the
claims of J. Frank Kramer, late collec-
tor and treasurer. asking that certain
interest and certain insolvencies be al
lowed him. and deem it wise to make
statement of the case, that there may be
a clear understanding of this prolonged
and vexatious matter.
The first claim of Mr.. Kramer is, that
he should only be charged in 1885. SIS
90 of interest, that he collected on the
levy Of 1881. The collector and treas
urer charged him $1,000. Mr. Kramer
basis his claims on the ground that he
only collected $500 Mr. REIN took
the sixth section of Article 2. of the City
Code as his guide, which says interest
shall be charged on all taxes in arrears
n,afh ha 6axy xtfhI
levy shall have been made Ii is clear
the present treasurer was right in his
statement of the account. Mr.. Kramer
also basis his claim to a rebate of this
interest, on the ground that part of his
payment of $401, made In December.
1885, was In scrip. on which the city
owed him interest Mr.. REIN says the
books of his office do not show that any
of IL was paid in scrip. In this state of
the proof it would not be wise to make
any allowance for interest that he claims
the city owed him. AS to the matter of
the insolyencies. many of them are cases
on which the Board has already passed.
Others cannot be proved by satisfactory
evidence to us to be proper subjects of
allowance, while few, Jas. Awkward
and b. NJ. Payne's cases, in all 1904,
may present equitable cases for allow
ance, II taken alone, but your committee
has not deemed this just.
The city has in all, taken off of the
account of Mr. Kramer. since judgment
was obtained against him and his sure
ties, nearly thousand dollars In inter
est, and large part of 1t upon the ex.
press provision that the balance would
be paid This has not been done. We
deem 1t unjust to the city to take up
MIR. Kramer's side for equities and al
lowances on his judgment. unless the
whole case be opened so as the Board
can pass upon the large gratuities 1t gave
his sureties and the collector in con-
sideration of the prompt payment OF the
balance of the judgment.
We have therefore made an unfavor-
able report upon all and every claim of
the said i. Frank Kramer, late collector
and treasurer, for further allowances.
Respectfully submitted,
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