Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-14
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
oF FIRE MARSHAL.

ELECTION OF FIRE MARSHAL.
The january Meeting Held Last Night-Re-
por,s, Petitions. Resolutions. bills
Passed, Etc
The monthly meeting of City Council
for January was held last night. AZ
roll-call Mayor Thomas, Counsellor +.
III. Stockett and Aldermen Bright. Ri
dout, Crandall, Killman. Ellenhausei
and Butler, were present.
REPORTS.
Reports were received from City Com
missioner, Clerk, Collector and Treas
urer, Market Muster. Magistrates. Ch.et
of Police, Health Officer and Fire Mar
shall All of which were referred to
committees.
William II. Rullman, late tax collec-
tor, reported Sl6500 collected on taxes
for 1898 aud 1894.
Chief of Police Howard B. Taylor re-
ported that twemty-t three arrests had been
made in December and had collected
$500 in fines.
Market Master John II. Russell co..
lected during DecemberS 1888 fromrent-
al Of stalls.
ORDERS.
The following orders were presented
and passed:
That s25 be appropriated for repairing
pumps.
That Sl25 be appropriated for repair
ing streets during February.
PETITION.
A petition was read from Edwin Seide-
witz and others, asking for an arc light
to be placed on South street, corner of
Cathedral street.
ELECTION OF FIRE MARSHAL.
The annual election of fire marshal,
fireman and engineer took place. The
present fire marshal, julian Brewer, was
unanimously reelected for the ensuing
Year.
When the appointment of city fireman
and engineer to the fire department was
in order, applications for the position
was read from r. +. Williams, John
Howard, John Woods and james john
son, the present fireman.
Several petitions were read, signed by
many citizens, asking for the retention
of Mr.. johnson. Mr.. +. A. Munroc
and l.. L. Porter appeared before the
Board in behalf of Fireman johnson and
stated that it was the unanimous desire
Of the Independent Company TO have
him retained. After four ballots Mr.
Johnson was elected by vote of to 3.
ANNAPOLIS PUBLIC BUILDING.
The following resolutions were pre-
sented by Alderman Bright:
WHEREAS, Annapolis is nearly the
only Capital of any of the several States
of the Union, at which the United States
does not now own public building for
postoliceand for other public civil pur-
poses, and
WHEREAS, The State of Maryland is
the only State Of the Thirteen Original
States of the Union, at the Capital of
which the United States does not now
own a public building for postofiice pur-
poses, and
WHEREAS, The necessity for public
building for post0llice purposes has here
tofore extended and does still exist,
Therefore, be ii resoIced, by the May
or, Counsellor and Aldermen, cOnstiIut-
ing the City Council of the City Of An
napOlis, State of Maryland, that. the
Legislative Assembly of the State of
Maryland, now in session, be, and it Is
hereby requested to at once memorabilia
Congress TO make an appropriation Of
money, sufficient to enable the Secretary
of the Treasury to procure a suitable
site in the City of Annapolis, and for
the erection of public building thereon
for a postofice and for other public civil
uses.
BE Il farther ReS0lred, That, His
Honor, the Mayor, be, and he is hereby
requested TO transmit a printed copy of
this resolution to the State Senator and
members of the Assembly from Anne
Arundel County in the Legislative As
sembly Of Maryland, now i'm session, who
are hereby requested to urge before their
respective bodies the early passage of
such memorial to Congress.
Also, looking TO an appropriation by
the State for placing vitrilied brick or
asphalt around State Circle and the Ex-
ecutive Mansion. A bill will be framed
and presented at the present session. A
diagram of the streets around the State
Circle will he made and also an estimate
of the cost of the paving the streets.
A resolution, asking the Legislature
to take some action in reference to dredg-
ing the Annapolis haTb0r, and submit
memorials to Congress, asking the ap-
preparation of sum of money sufficient
to do the work of removing the bar at
the entrance of the harbor.
BILLS PASSED.
Tie finance committee made favor
able report on the following bills, which
were ordered to be paid:
James Hohan. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .Sl6. 90
A. q. 81 +. l.. Co............. 1850
David v. Bright. ............. -. 3l.75
The bill of ex-Sheriff Linthicum for
S5l. 80 was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
County Commissioners.
The County Commissioners At the