Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-12
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
Reports-Pctitions-O ns-Orders-Increase Rate
of Water Diseussed-BnIs Passed.

Reports-Pctitions-O Rate
of Water Diseussed-BilIs Passed.
Tie monthly meeting of City Council
was held last night. Mayor Thomas,
Counsellor Riley and Aldermen McCul-
Tough, Feldmeyer, Gardiner, Bright,
Jones and Butler, were present.
REPORTS.
Reports from Clerk, Collector and
Treasurer, Fire Marshal, Chief of Police
and Magistrates were handed in for the
mouth of February. The number of
arrests reported during the month of
February were seven.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were received:
From residents of Charles and Cathed-
raj streets, asking that hydrant be
placed at the corner of Charles and Ca
thedrstl streets, in place of pump. Re-
ferred TO the street committee.
From Moses Blackston, asking reduc-
ti0n Of price for use of Assembly Rooms.
Laid on the table.
ORDERS.
The following orders were offered !:
That $40 be appropriated to have fifty
copies of the Mayors report bound in
cloth. Passed.
That S35 be appropriated to repair the
dials and hands of the city clock.
That the Counsellor prepare an ordi-
nance prohibiting the lying and sleeping
on benches and drinking Intoxicating
drinks in the fish market. Passed.
That the committee on finance inquire
into the expediency Of requiring from
the Annapolis Water Company a license
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and that the committee report by ordi-
nance.
That $500 he appropriated to put fas-
Jennings ON the doors of the Market
House. Passed.
That the finance committee take into
consideration tine advisablity of leasing
the streets of the city to the Water Com
pany, which was passed.
That the Counsellor prepare the con-
tract and ordinance between the Brigh-
ton Beach and Bay Ridge Electric Rail-
way. Passed.
That $50 be appropriated for use of
the City Commissioner for the month of
April. Passed.
The communication of the Annapolis
Water Company, refusing TO pay for re-
moving ice from Compromise street,
caused by the water company failing to
turn off water when pipe bursted in
that locality, was read. The bill amount
ed to S44.S5, which was referred to the
Counsellor for collection.
The council required a bond from the
Annapolis, Brighton Beach and Bay
Ridge Electric Railway TO the amount
of $500 to keep the streets in repair OH
which their lines run.
Considerable discussion arose over the
increased price of water by the Annap-
oils Water Company. The city at pres
-sRt- has seven hydrants and thirt v
six fire plugs, and several petitions have
been made for more hydrants. Alder
man Mccullough offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
passed.
WHEREAS The Annapolis Water
Company has recently doubled the water
rents for the city fire plugs; and has in
creased very materially the rates for
water used by the citizens of Annapolis:
And whereas, The said Company has,
to an alarming and extraordinary ex-
tent, increased both the floating and
bonded debt of the corporation:
And whereas, This Corporation has
ten thousand dollars in stock in said
Company, and is interested, not only in
the dividends of the Company, but be-
ing consumer is interested alike with
the citizens of Annapolis in having wa
ter furnished at reasonable rates:
And whereas, The State of Maryland
is also large stakeholder in said Com
pany and an extensive consumer of wa
ter,
Resolred, That the Mayor, Counsel
lor and Committee on Streets are here
by appointed committee to wait on
the Board of Public Works to secure
the aid of said Board in the election of a
board of management of said Company
that will insure an economical conduc-
tion of said Corporation and a lessening
of rates to this corporation and to the
private consumers of Annapolis,
ResolUed further, That, in the fur
therance of these views the above APP
pointed committee is hereby authorized
and directed to vote the stock of this
Corporation in the meeting of the stock
holders of the Annapolis Water Com
pany, called for 25th of March,
BILLS PASSED.
The finance committee reported the