Evening journal., 1900-04-10
CLERK CONNELL
MUST ANSWER
Will be Notified to Meet Street
and Sewer Directors on
Saturday Next.
QUESTION OF MARKET SPACES
ATTORNEYS CAHOON AND SAN
BORN APPEARED BEFORE DE
PARTMENT IN REFERENCE TO A
SUIT AGAINST THE CrTY-WORK
OF THE BOARD.
OF THE BOARD.

SUIT AGAINST THE CITY-woRK
OF THE BOARD.
Directors Of the Street and Sewer
Department decided at their meeting
this morning to notify Clerk OF the
Market Connell to appear before them
on Saturday next to answer certain
questions relative to the marking OF
market spaces.
At today's meeting Secretary Wiley
read several letters from persons occu-
/ pying market spaces complaining that
they had been moved from their stands
Of last year by Clerk Connell. and as
signed to other places. This they OBJ
iected to. and could see no reason for
such action ON the part OF Mr., Con-
nell, and therefore called the attention
OF the board to the matter.
NOTIFIED TO APPEAR.
President Simmons stated that the
, department had made no change in its
rules governing the marking or as
4 signing OF spaces, and that the same
rule followed last year was in action
this year, so far as the department was
concerned. Upon motion OF Mr.. Sim
mons il was decided to notify Clerk
! Connell to appear before the board on
= Saturday morning next, at IL o'clock,
at which time he will be asked to ex-l
4 plain why he has remarked the spaces
and changed the location of certain
/ stands. IL is understood that Mr.. Con-
\ nell claims that he remarked the
spaces on King and Madison streets on
account OF certain distractions, such
as trees, fire plugs, etc, which inter
fered with the stands.
SUIT AGAINST CITY.
Attorney Andrew L. Sanborn. rep
resenting the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company. and Assistant City So
licitor Cahoon. appeared before the
board regarding a proposed suit
against the Mayor and City Council
and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
to be instituted by George Weldon, for
obstructing West Eleventh street near
the crossing Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, at Pennsylvania avenue. II is
o understood that Mr. Weldon claims to
have sustained loss by the closing
or the street mentioned, and will seek
redress through the courts.
President Simmons stated that TO the
best Of his knowledge the street was
closed en- account of its condition, and
that it was made impossible by the use
OF heavy teams during the construction
: OF the overhead bridge at Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The board was also un-
decided whether the street bed was
owned by the city, and upon motion OF
l President Simmons. it was decided to
instruct City Solicitor Conrad TO loo
into the matter and If the city owned
,ne street to make application 10 the
Z courts for its vacation.
BRIDGE AT SIXTH STREET.
A communication was received from
/, the directors of the Baltimore and
4 Ohio railroad regarding the work on
the overhead bridge at Fourth and
Hawley streets. The letter stated that
= it was expected to complete the stone
work scme time before the latter part
OF next month. Upon motion of Mr.
Simmons il was decided to notify the
! railroad company that they desired
that the bridge to be erected this year
as by agreement should be over Sixth
y street.
ACTION POSTPONED.
I The resolution providing for the
!. striking from the city plan certain un.
L used and unopened streets was given
Z a third reading this morning. There
/, seems 10 be some opposition to ths
. proposed move by property owners IL
IL that section of the city in which the
streets will be abandoned. In order I,
hear any arguments pro or con on tn,
subject. it was decided, upon motor
Of Mr. Webster. to lay the matter owe
y for one week, at which time dehnit,
4 action will be taken.
* e. G. Moore appeared before III,
4 board and made complaint regardin,
ie the condition of a lot situated al Sec
" Ond and Rodney streets, over whicl
l. no one seemed to exercise control. Tn,
n matter Of repairing the sidewalk abou
g the property was referred to Stree
OF Commissioner Pierson. and Secretar,
Wiley was instructed to request Mayo
Fahey to sell the property for a deb
caused by accumulation OF taxes.
" ROUTINE BUSINESS.
n A communication was received frOr
le the Philips-ThompsOn Company ask
le ing permission to build a bank for tn
"a purpose Of making a nil from tn
III Chmstiana river. The proposed ban
"a is to start on the south side OF poin
81 where the B. & o. railroad track
cross Chr1stiana avenue at or near
street, and to extend parallel with Oh
said avenue on line with and TO In
1 tersect with the bank built last yea
e. TO hold a fill made ON the property Z
the DObdell Car Wheel Company. UpO
I motion of Mr. Simmons. the permissio
was granted under the same cond
M tions as we're imposed upon the Lot
" dell Company.
nd On motion of Mr.. Carter, the cor
he tract for printing 300 copies OF the an
he nual report of the department wa
he awarded to the F'reie Presse, at 81:
per page. that being the lowest BIZ
The report is to be ready for distribl
ton in two weeks.
Of The weekly payroll for cart
he amounting to $19O.7O. and the week.
n labor payroll Of s522.29. were ALLOW
in ed. Secretary Wiley reported cole