Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-09
THE CITY COUNCIL.
FIRST MEETING IN JAN u
AIRY, 1900.
Reports of City Officers For December
Petitions, Orders And Bills
Passed Other Business
Transacted.

were present the mayor, SouSeilor MOSS,
and Aldermen Douw. Parkinson, Wells.
Flood, Curry and Basil. The Mayor
laid before the Board the reports OF the
Collector and Treasurer, City Clerk. the
Market Master. and the Justices OF the
Peace for the month of December, which
were referred to their respective COM
mittees and favorably reported.
REPORT OF CITY COMMISSIONERS.
The Mayor laid before the Board the
following report from City Commissioner
Sullivan:
To the Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen.
Gentlemen-I find that it is impossible
in some locations, especially the most inn
portant thoroughfares OF the city, to keep
the cutters free from ice, without the pass
age of a city ordinance compelling prop
erty owners 10 make underground drain
age with the sewers. Many places have
water continually running from their resi-
dences, which are nuisances and men
ace to the lives and limbs of our citizens.
have had force of men clearing ice
from the cutters for the past week, and
did not succeed in removing all the OBJ
structons, and had the cold spell con-
tinued, the beds of many OF the streets
would have been covered with ice. Not
very long ago the city was compelled 10
pay $25 damages for the injury OF horse
on Calvert street and the same Identical
place is in as bad condition now as 1t was
then. therefore recommend that your
honorable body take immediate action in
this matter and pass proper ordinance
on the premises.
Counsellor Moss gave notice that he
would introduce an ordinance requiring
property owners to connect with the sew
ers where it can be done.
PETITIONS
The petition of citizens and taxpayers
of Second street for a public hydrant,
was referred to the committee on streets.
The petition OF the Army and Navy
Drum Corps tor use OF the Assembly
Rooms on January II, was granted upon
payment OF the usual charges. $3.50.
The petition OF William Howard and
others Of Stanton colored school for use
OF the Assembly Rooms on February 23,
was granted upon the payment OF the
usual charges. $3.50.
The Mayor laid before the Board the
petition of residents and taxpayers on
Conduit street for the paving of said
street with street asphalt, or vitrihed
brick, which was referred 10 the specific
Improvement committee.
ORDERS PASSED.
Alderman Wells moved that the requi
silion for brooms, sc. for the Market
House be. granted.
The application for the transfer Of the
liquor license of Frank Smith TO Louis
Watner for saloon on the City Dock
was granted.
Alderman. Parkinson moved that the
sum of SO be appropriated from the con-
tingent fund to repair the gutter on Mar
ket and Shipwright. Streets! which was
adopted.
By Alderman Douw-That the sum of
$I7s be appropriated for cleaning streets
during the month of February; also, that
the sum of $50 be appropriated for con-
tingent fund for the City Commissioner.
BY Alderman Douw-That one and a.
halt tons Of coal be purchased for the use
of the Station House for the month of
January; also, that one book be purchas-
ed for the use of the Round Sergeant of
Police.
1t was ordered by the Mayor and Coun.
sellor, upon the recommendation of the
City Treasurer, that the finance commit
tee be authorized to negotiate loan OF
81, 900 TO meet the current expenses OF
the city.
II was ordered that all the bills for free
medicines shall be laid before the Board
at the regular monthly meetings and that
the same shall contain the name OF each
person receiving such medicines, together
with the name Of the physician prescrib-
ing the same.
APPOINTMENT OF FIRE MARSHAL HELD
OVER.
Petitions were laid before the Board
from the Rescue Hose and Water Witch
Hook and Ladder Companies endorsing
I. Harry Bells for Fire Marshal, and
from independent Fire Company endors-
ing P. E. Porter.
The question of electing FIRE marshal
gave rise 10 some discussion, whereupon
Counsellor Moss offered an ordinance re-
pealing and re enacting with amendments
Section of Article I6. of the City Code.
title Fire Department, requiring the
engineer, fireman and fire marshall to be
elected annually by the three fire COM
panies to serve for one year. Five dele
gates to be elected from each company.
TO meet next Monday and cast the ballot.
Alderman Douw moved that the mat
ter of engineer and fireman be postponed
until the next meeting Of the Board, and
that the Mayor appoint some suitable
person to examine the engine of the Fire
Department and report its condition to
the Board. which was adopted.
FOR PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
A Joint committee of three on the part
of the Permanent Improvement Commits
sion and the City Council was appointed
to consider
First-The nature of improvements in
the city; the streets to be paved; the cost
of same, and what part the State and U.
S. Government will contribute.
Second-To agree and report to the
Board on the specific Improvements to
be made from the proceeds OF the bonds.
Third - For the purpose of framing
proper bills for the Legislature necessary
to carry out the plans OF the City Council
and the Commission.