Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-08-22
LUCK IN THRtES. Z
THIRD ATTEMPT TO HOLD JOINT
MEETING SUCCESSFUL.

| The City Council And improvement Oom-
mission Get Together Discussion Over
What Constitutes A Majority Con
tracts For Paving Gloucester Street,
Church Circle, State Circle And Erect
ing Fire Engine House Disposed OF.
After two Intellectual attempts to hold
a Joint meeting OF the City Council and
Improvement Commission, the luck in
threes made the third attempt successful
last night, when a meeting was held al
| the Council Chamber and a number OF
contracts for repavlng and repairing the
streets were disposed OF.
After the meeting was called to order
| BY Mayor Dubois. lengthy discussion
took place as to what constituted quo
rum for the transaction OF business. City
Counsellor Claude stated that there seem
ed 10 be difference of opinion existing
as TO what constituted majority OF the
commission in accordance with the law,
and to settle the difficulty he offered an
order providing that the presence OF eight
members OF the joint body at any meet
ing would constitute quorum.
In offering the order Counsellor Claude
referred to members OF the Commission
absenung themselves at previous meet
ings and blocking the work OF improve
mentS OF the city. He said the law
forbids any work to be done on the
streets between April 18th and Novem-
Der 18th, and that unless some definite
action is taken at once as to disposition
OF contract, many streets now torn up
and in course of paving. will be closed
10 traffic and cause great inconvenience.
Mr.. lanes M. Munroe said that the
law distinctly states that the City Council
acts Jointly with the Commission as a
Joint body. That there are fourteen mem
bers of the joint body-eight OF whom
compose the City Council, and six clti-
zens appointed by the Mayor. That
members absenting themselves could not
obstruct the business of the joint body
Any majority being present at any meet
ing was all that was necessary. Several
members of the Commission construed
| the law as meaning that at least a major
| ity OF the City Council and the Commits
| sion were required to be present at every
meeting before any business could be
transacted.
City Counsellor Claude withdrew his
| original order and offered the following
as a substitute That it is the sense OF
the Joint body that eight votes shall be a
contI olling majority OF the joint body,
no matter in what proportion the said
votes be cast by the members of the City
| Council and the members of the I'm
| provement Commission when in session,
| out no session of said joint body shall be
held without actual personal notice OF the
4 n,,A ri ot uiu af laa CT
twentyfo four hours before the time OF
meeting TO at least a majority of said
| bodies, the City Council and Improve
ment Commission, given by the Mayor
in writing. and further provided that at
least one member of the Improvement
Commission be present at said meeting
The order was adopted by vote of to 5
The report of City Engineer Douw for
the months of July and August, in which
he recommends the payment of the
sum of S4,S63.I5 to Contractor George
Jewell for work done on Maryland ave-
| nue. and Prince George street, was refer
| led to the joint street Committee.
| Counsellor Claude offered the follow.
| ing order, which was adopted Thai
| the City Engineer in the future shall be
supplied by the Clerk with duplicate
| copy OF all contracts for work TO be done
on all streets before said work is com.
menced, and that he will thoroughly in.
form himself of the conditions and obi.
| cations of said contracts.
| Alderman Williams moved that the
| Joint street committee authorize the con.
tractor to proceed Immediately with the
paving OF Franklin street with rubble
stone, and that there be no change in
the grade and width Of said street, and
that the curb OF the bank property or
| Church Circle and Franklin street be or
| line with that in front of the Franklin
which was adopted.
| Alderman Henkel moved that the con,
tractor proceed Immediately with the
| paving OF North street with rubble stone
On motion OF MIR. James M. Munroe. il
was ordered that the following contract:
be executed by the Mayor when certified
10 by the joint committee on contracts tC
be in proper form : Paving of Glouces
ter street with viirihed brick; ChuIct
| Cmcle with vitrifed brick; State Circle
| with vitrifed brick; North street with
rubble stone; for erecting new engine
house for Fire Company.
The bill OF City Engineer Douw fol
services rendered thkcity in the amour
of SIo8. was ordered to be paid. At II
o, m. the meeting of the joint body o
the City Council and improvement Com
mission adjourned.
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