Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-06-26
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
or JUDGES AND
CLERKS or ELECTION.
Reports of Committees Orders Passed
Bills Paid, &c.

Reports of Committees Orders Passed
Bills Paid. &c.
The final meeting OF the present City
| Council was held last night in the Coun-
Gil Chamber. There were present the
Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen Nc
Cullough. Feldmeyer, Gardiner, Bright,
Jones and Butler. The reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting were
| dispensed with. Counsellor Riley sub
mitted the following names for judges
and clerks OF election
First Ward-Judges of Election-H.
B. Taylor, chief judge: l.. B. Hopkins,
III. L. Levely; ballot clerk, G.. II. Tyd-
ihgs; clerks. e. r. Martin, l.. III. Mar
tin, b. i. Russell.
Second Ward-Charles Himmelheber,
Richard G.. Elliott, j. Edward Munroe;
| ballot clerk, Milton Sullivan; clerks,
Charles A. Pindell, Jeremiah L. Davis,
Charles A. Phillips.
Third Ward William Curry, William
s. Taylor, j. Guest King; ballot clerk,
Lemuel X. Taylor; clerks, Julian Brew
er, Ernest Clayton, Jesse Wilson.
DIR. w. G. Tuck, on behalf of the Re-
publican city executive committee, ap-
peared before the Board aud protested
against the appointment of Mr.. Harry
Levely as judge of election of the first
ward, as not being in accord with the
| Republican party; and claimed that his
| appointmentment waa not in the inter
est of the Republican party. This in
sinuation was resented by CounsellorRi-
| ley, who said the remarks OF the DIR.
were a direct reflection on the whole
| Board, and he denied any such inten
tion. MIR. Levely being present, asked
the Board If he might have word to
say in his own defense, which was grant
ed him. Mr.. Levely said his Republican,
| ism was too well-known to need any de-
fense, and the one who said he was not
4 Republican said what he knew to be
false. The Counsellor called for the vote
| on the appointments as submitted, which
were read by the clerk and adopted.
ORDERS.
The Counsellor submitted the follow
ing orders:
That the clerk enter upon the proceed
ings that leave was granted by the May
or, Counsellor and Aldermen, to Thorn
as K. Martin, to erect barbed wire fence
OH the top Of the stone wall around his
premises.
That the Hon. John III. Thomas, May
or OF Annapolis, is hereby authorized
and directed to execute the release on
the payment to the City Counsellor, for
the use OF the city treasury Of the sum
of five hundred dollars, to the United
States government, on the part of the
Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen OF the
city of Annapolis, of any and all claims
whatsoever which they may have or
might hereafter have for and on account
OF their interest, right, title or claim to
the beds of Wagner street, in the city
of Annapolis, from the Severn River to
the crossing of said street by the line of
Hanover street OH the northeast side
thereof. OF to any portion Of the prop
erty embraced in said condemnation
proceedings, declaring themselves fully
paid and satisfied.
That the clerk have the legal number
of sample ballots (ten) printed, and that
the clerk provide the ballot boxes for
the respective wards, &C.; also to obtain
from the clerk Of the county certified
copies of the registered voters in the
wards for the use of the judges OF elec-
ton; also have printed four days before
the election, and have posted at the poll
ing places sample ballots of the elec-
tiOn.
That the return judges OF the several
wards, make their returns on the day
succeeding the election to the clerk OF
the city, and that the clerk inform on
the same day the members-elect of the
new City Council Of the election.
| That the CITY commissioner inquire
the cost of digging out that part of the
harb0r Immediately in front of the sew.
er at the foot of Prince George street,
and the erection of atch-basin, and
report the same to the next Council.
PETITIONS.
The committee on finance reported
fayOrably on the list of ins0lvencies sub
mitted by Louis III. REIN, late collector
and treasurer to the amount of $20.79,
which was adopted.
The petition of Malcom Watson for
the rent Of sufficient shore front on
Northwest street. upon which to erect
a crab-house was granted.
The petition Of John w. Parrish, for
the remission of four dollars fine, i'm
posed upon him by Justice of the Peace
for the destruction of certain city prop
erty, was granted.
The vote on the unfavorable report OF
the claim at the Counsellor for $500 fOI
legal services in connection with $780,
600 claim against the government was
rec0nsidered and the claim reported back
to the Board without recommendation
from the finance committee for the fu-
ture consideration Of the Council.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were presented and
ordered to he paid by the finance com.
mittee:
w II. Rullman S52 II