Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-04-11
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Regular Monthly Reports-AppIi-
cations for Liquor License
Orders, Petitions, Bills
Passed. Etc

Si19 ION, Orange. Boessel. Jones and
thompson, were present last night At the
regular monthly meeting OF the CITY
council. Reports were received for the
past month from City Commissioner
Fire Marshal, CLERK, Chief of Police
Magistrates, all of which were referred 10
the different committees The fire mar.
shall, Julian Brewer, made some recon-
mendations In his report as to the pres
ent condition OF the Annapolis fire de-
partment, which will be acted on by the
Board at some future meeting.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were offered ali OF
which we're acted on by the council.
Among them was the petition of the
managers OF the Annapolis Female Or
phsn Asylum, asking to be relieved of
paying taxes on seyenty-hve shares Of
stock In the Farmers National Bank.
The matter was referred to the City
Counsellor who submitted the following
report
The Counsellor, to whom was referred
the petition of the Female Orphan So
ciety Of Annapolis, for exemption from
taxation Of seyenty-hve shares of stock.
owned by said society, in the Farmers
National Bank OF Annapolis, reported
1. That the third section of the charter
OF said society. CHI 50. Acts of 1929.
enacls the property OF this society shall
be exempt from taxation until the Legis-
lsture shall otherwise DIRECT
9 That. the second section of the act
OF 1875. oh 260, enacts all acts or parts
OF acts exempting any other property
except that exempted by this act from
valuation. assessment or taxation for
State. county or municipal purposes,
which can be repealed by this General
Assembly, are to the extent OF such ex !.
emption, Whenever or however the same
has been heretofore granted. hereby ex
pressly declared to be repealed to the
extent of said exemption as aforesaid,
and TO be hereafter OF no force or effect
In granting such exemption"
3 That this character OF property was
not exempted by that act or any other
act from assessment and taxation, and
that the General Assembly had the right
TO repeal the exemption granted in the
charter
4. That the said stock IL taxable for
municipal purposes. and should have
been so taxed since the passage of the
act of 1876, CHI. 260.
The granting OF the petition was put to
a vote, and resulted as follows: Mayor
Brown, Aldermen Strange and Jones in
the affirmative; Counsellor Riley aud Al
dermen Wells. Clayton, Boessel and
Thompson in the negative.
Prof X l.. Werntz ssked the Board
foI reduction OF taxes on property that
he had conveyed to the government, and
which has been used a. q public street.
The property is situated on King George
street extended. The petition was re.
ferred to the City Counsellor.
A communication was read from Mr.
VIM. ii German, president of the An
napolis Elect ic Light Company in an
swer to = recent order passed by the
Board, di Getting the company to change
their contract by adding that all extra
incandsscent lamps be furnished as need
ed at the same price named In the con
tract, without cost of construction to the
city. The communication stated that the
company was furnishing the city lights
at much cheaper rate than they could
afford, and that extra lights could not
be furp:' red al the contract price. On
motion e Counsellor. 1t was decided
to ARA meeting with the prssi-
dent OF trio Light Company to
talk ov,. ii tier.
ORDERS.
1t was Q. =: that $4,000 be appro-
priated for ~ ing streets, hauling and
purchasing sh-1s during the month of
May.
The order to appropriate $50 90 to
place board walk on the northeast side
of Washington street from Clay to
Northwest streets, was referred to the
street committee.
An order was passed allowing the
county the use of the Assembly Rooms
in which to hold the April term OF Court.
provided they adjourn on the evenings
the Assembly Rooms has been let for
amusements.
Alderman Clayton, chairman OF the
street committee, stated that the com
mittee had received proposals from two
street PAYERS for paving the bed of Main
street from Hyde's Alley to the head of
Compromise street The bidders and
bids were William FeldmeYsr, 81. IA;
George Jewell. 1920. Counsellor ri
lev moved to postpone the awarding OF
the contract owing to the lack OF funds
to meet the city's expenses, the City
Treasurer stating that there was no
money in the treasury and the amount
of the contract would have to come out
of the next levy. Mr.. Jewell. the lowest
builder nalU t0&t no WOUlQ wall ia thC
money IL the Board would award the
contract which was done.
GRANTING LIQUOR LICENSES.
A large number Of liquor dealers as
ssmbled in the Council Chamber, with
their applications for liquor licenses, all
Of which expire on May 1st. The Board
finding 1t would take considerable time
to attend to these applications came to
the conclusion that they would hold a
special meeting for the granting OF the
licenses, and designated Monday, April
Gath, for this purpose.
Mr.. Henry 8. Ellinghausen petitioned
the council TO have pro rata part OF bis
liouor license refunded to him on &C
count OF his business being suspended
owing to a FIRE. The petition was re-
fused.
The LIQUOR license of the late d
O'Connell was transferred 10 his wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth 0'Connell.
BILLS PASSED.
The hnasce committee reported the
following bills fayorably and they were
ordered to be paid
Electric Light Co. $3.50
Feldmeyer Broa............. ..-.... 4z.U
Carr Bros. .....-.-.. -, ce