Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-12
MAYOR hND CITY COUNCIL.
THE TROLLEY RAILROAD
PASSED.
Reports of City Officials For The Month
of August Orders and Petitions :
Franchise Granted to Potomac
And Severn Railway For
Use of The Streets of



the Council Chamber. Present-The
Mayor. Counsellor Moss and Aldermen
Parkinson. Douw. Wells. Flood. and
Basil. The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The reports of City Clerk Porter, City
Commissioner Sullivan. Market Master
Russell. Chief OF Police Taylor and City
Collector and Treasurer Rullman and
Fire Marshal Brewer for August were
read and referred to their respective COM
mittees. Collector and Treasurer Rull-
man reported having received during the
month OF August $II,o47.67; disburse-
ments. so.4sS oS; balance on hand Sep
tembei Ist. s7,4sS.oo.
PETITIONS.
The matter Of abatement OF assessment
on Gottlieb's new store on Main street
was referred to committee on revaluation
and assessment Of properly,
The petition OF William Bishop. Will
liam Howard and others for the use OF
the Assembly Rooms on Thursday. Sep
tember I4th, was referred to the Mayor
The petition of Richard King. Wiley
II. Bates and others for street light on
the northeast corner OF Monument and
| Washington streets was referred 10, the
committee on electric lights.
The petition OF Messrs. German & Mil
Ter. proprietors OF the City Hotel prop
erty. with reference to opening street
through said property from Gloucester
street to Main street, for which the prop
erty holders propose to contribute the
sum Of 81 900. was referred to the street
committee, TO report az the October
meeting.
Mr.. Shellman B. Brown, by permis-
sion, addressed the Board and asked for
a readjus,ment OF the assessment of the
Annapolis & Baltimore Short Line Rail-
road property: 10 change the assessment
on the track from the rate in the county
to the actual cost of the track; also, an
abatement on assessment for an old build
ing which had been torn down and new
building erected on said site. Counsellor
Moss moved that the matter be referred
to the committee on assessment and re-
valuation of property, with power to act.
which was adopted.
ORDERS
The application for transfer OF liquor
license of Job Smith from Bay Ridge TO
88 Main street. corner of Franklln's al
ley. was rejected.
An ordinance entitled "Chy Commits
sioner." increasing the salary OF the city
commissioner to 5000 per year, payable
monthly. was passed after some oppo-
sition.
On motion OF Counsellor Moss, the
committee on streets was directed 10 raise
the proposed grade in front Of Mr.. John
Whites property on West street extend
ed one loot in one hundred and fifty.
Alderman Douw moved that after this
date, the treasurer is hereby directed to
set aside all money received for the use
OF the Assembly Rooms. and that said
money be used to keep the building in
repair.
II was ordered that Alderman ]. de p.
Douw be appointed to represent the City
Council at the League OF American Mu-
inequalities at Syracuse, N. Y, on Sep
tember 10Th. 2oth and 2Ist, upon invita-
ton OF SAID League.
On motion OF Alderman Douw, the
matter of removing the light from the
northwest corner OF Maryland avenue
and Prince George street to the north
east corner OF said street. was referred
to the street committee, with power TO
act.
1t was ordered that the light at the
corner OF Maryland avenue and King
George street be removed to the corner
known as the Howard corner, and that
the pump at the Garner of Bladen street
and College avenue be removed to JEFF
ferson Place.
1t was ordered by the street committee
that the sum Of $3.50 be paid to William
T. Jewell on account OF the West-Madi
SON streets curbing; also. that the sum of
sI5o be appropriated for cleaning streets
for the month OF October: also. that the
sum of $50 be appropriated for a contin-
gent fund for the use of the city commits
sioner, to be used under the supervision
OF the committee on streets.
Counsellor Moss offered the following
order. which was adopted:
Ordered, That the Mayor is hereby
authorized and directed to appoint COM
mission cf s;r 's~'savers of the City of
Annap, nss eKe ken eaal ward. to be
known a. ... rs.nlaLrnt Improvement
Commission, to be selected with special
regard to their knowledge of financial
matters and the affairs and financial con-
dition of said city.
II shall be the duty of said commission
when appointed to organize and elect
chairman and secretary and to appoint
such subcommittee as they may deem
proper.
Said commission, when so organized.
is hereby requested to report to this board
at its regular meeting in the month Of
December upon the following subjects:
First-Upon the present Asating in
debtedness of the city and the best meth
cd of paying the same.
Second Whether the present financial
condition Of the city will permit OF any
further public Improvements and ifin the
affirmative. then
Third-Whefher il would be better for
the city to continue to make said public
| improvements gradually or all under a
general plan Of improvement; and If un-
der a general plan Of improvement, then
the nature of said improvements, the