Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-12

bonds to be Specihcaliy stated IN the Saio
law, and not to the vote of all registered
voters without regard to qualification.
Fourth. The Commission reports that
in their judgment good streets and a
proper system of drainage are the most
| important Improvements needed by the
city. and that skilled engineer should
be employed to make complete survey
of the streets of the city, and ascertain
| the proper levels thereof for pavements,
sidewalks and sewers. And in this con-
nection the Commission recommends that
Mr.. Louis Green, surveyor, be required
to furnish, within ten days, the map of
the city of Annapolis, as authorized by
the Council about three years ago. show
ing the grades of the streets of the city,
and other information, and upon his fall
ure to do so, that the contract be awarded
to do said work to some other competent
person, as il is impossible for this Com
mission to proceed with its recommended
tons as to the proposed Improvements
without such map.
Fif7k.-The Commission recommends
that at the earliest practicable moment
College Avenue, West Street and that
tween college Avenue and Maryland
Avenue, be substantially paved, having
first been graded, as these streets are the
chief means of access to the city and
through the city to the chief point of in
terest in the town. to-wit the Naval
Academy and we think this is neces-
sary step in order to secure the hearty
cooperation of the naval authorities with
us in the Improvements we are DESTROYS
of making. And we also recommend
that Duke of Gloucester Street shall also
be graded and paved as soon as possible.
And that in all future paving of streets
with any considerable grade, Belgian
block be used, and that on level streets
either Belgian block or vitri6ed brick be
used.
SirM.-The Commission further rec
ommends that the effort be made to secure
such legislation as will turn into the City
Treasury all the proceeds from licenses
for conducting all forms of business within
the limits of the city of Annapolis.
.SevenM. The Commission recon-
mends that the Report of the Fire Mar
shall, submitted to the City Council at a
recent meeting, and by the Council re-
ferred to this Commission. should be
adopted, and the recommendation there
in made should be carried out. And we
recommend to the City Council the pur
chase of three horses for general city
hauling, to be available for use in connec-
ton with the City Fire Department, be-
cause the saving of expense now incur
red by the city for the above items would
more than offset the outlay in the pur
chase of the horses and the keeping
thereof.
EighM.-The Commission reports that
owing to early change in the Board Of
Public Works of the State of Maryland,
they have deemed it unadvisable to APP
proach said Board on the subject of Sc
curing the States cooperation with the
city authorities in making the contem-
plated Improvements in the neighborhood
of the State House and Governors
House until the new Board of Public
Works is appointed. And that during
the recess of Congress they could make
no move in the direction of securing the
Federal authorities cooperation and they
have, therefore, waited the meeting of
Congress, and in due time they will wait
upon the Naval Committee with a view
to securing cooperation on the lines here
tofore suggested. And in that connection
the Commission reports, that commit |
tee of the said Commission waited upon |
Admiral McNair, Superintendent of the |
Naval Academy, who assured the COM
mittee Of his hearty cooperation, and
has promised to give them all the assist
ance that he could in securing the proper
aid of the Government toward paving the |
to the Naval Academy. The |
Admiral stated that any matters of that |
kind would, in all probability, be referred
to him as Superintendent of the Naval |
and that when the matter came |
before him, he would be glad to |
give it his favorable consideration if the |
requests Of the city we're reasonable and
proper.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. G. FELDMEYER,
c. A. DUBUBOIS,
w. +. WILLIAMS,
JULIAN BREWER,
NEVETT STEELE,
JAMES M MIJNROE