Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-28
SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL
Garbage Contract With Van
SAINT Annulled.
RESIGNATION OF CLAUDE E
AND HENKEL

| ouSSl0ns DysMemDers Un lne darDagt
And Other Questions Petitions, Re.
ports And Orders Adopted.
A special meeting OF the Mayor and
| City Council was held last night tor the
| purpose OF taking up the garbage ques-
| ton, which had become a source of great
annoyance to the Mayor by daily com.
/ plants OF citizsns.
| The Mayor stated to tn. Board "thal
ne had called the special session for the
reason that the regular sessions OF the
Board, held monthly. did not afford suffi-
| cient time TO discuss and properly con-
| slider matters for their consideration and
tor the best interests of the city," The
couline business at the regular meetings.
ne said, takes up the whole time the
/ Board is in session.
/ The Mayor said he found that some
| members of the Board seem to think that
| these extra sessions OF the Board are for
he especial pleasure of the Mayor. He
| assured them that when he attended to
his own business during the day, and
/ also gave his attention to the various de-
| tails of the business of the city, il was by
| no means a pleasure for him to come
| here, and many times. il he could con-
suit his own feelings in the matter, he
would stay away and get a much needed
| rest, but as he had duty TO perform, he
| intended to do It to the best OF his ability
You must know he said. that the peo-
| pie seem to feel that they can personally
hold the Mayor responsible for every
thing that goes wrong. Take this matter
| of garbage. for instance, he said, COM
plants come from every section of the
town, and when | say that | cannot do
| anything without the co operation OF the
| Board, they at once say "phen why don I
you call the Board together and afford
| us the relief we ask" You know, gen.
| tlemen, | am sure. If you did not know il
| before, you know it now, that the public
| master is very severe and many times
very unjust and unreasonable.
Several propositions were made by
| members of the Board for the remedy.
Counsellor Claude addressed the Board
at some length, and opposed the theory
OF the Mayor OF having the garbage re-
moved at the dead hour of the night as
detrimental to health in the summer, and
( for other reasons. He favored the bag
| and push.cart system, and thought it the
most feasible and inexpensive way OF
cleaning the streets. He advocated the
city getting its own carts and doing the
work with the stree. hands, and said it
81, 500 a year. He said the city would
have place to deposit the sweepings
and dispose of them to profit to the city.
Aldermen Williams. Thompson, F. H.
and Mareey:also advanced propositions
| Tor the city 10. purchase its own horses
and carts, or to hire them at a contract
price per day and do the work under the
supervision OF the City Commissioner, at
a great saving to the city. After discuss.
| ing the various means, it was decided, as
an experiment, TO hire teams for two
| months, and Alderman Henkel offered
The following order: THAT the Com
mittee on Streets Immediately advertise
tor proposals tor furnishing four horses
and carts, with four drivers, for months
of February and March, for the purpose
of removing garbage and street sweep
ings, the bidder to state costs for use OF
driver, horse and cart. Award to be
made to the lowest responsible bidder"
which was adopted.
REPORTS AND PETITIONS.
The Mayor laid before the Board a
copy OF the agreement entered into be
tween the city and the Naval Academy
authorities, authorized at the last meet
ing OF the Board, for the Improvement Of
the streets bordering on the recently
condemned property by the Government.
and the acceptance OF the same by the
SIpeIintendent of the Naval Academy,
which was read and ordered recorded.
Alderman c. b. Henkel, chairman OF
the Street Committee, submitted his re-
port on contracts awarded to Joseph H.
Jewell for work done and-completed on
the following streets. and recommended
It's acceptance and the payment OF the
bills For curbing and gutteiing Wash
ington street. $40 80; Henry b. Myers.
for bricks furnished, SI7 90; Joseph II.
Jewell, for work done on West street ex-
tended, sso.I6; Henry b. Myers, for
bricks furnished. 81 20; Joseph H. lew.
ell, for work done on Chestnut street,
s22 IS. and for work done on Market
street extended. S2S e6.
Alderman Williams opposed the adop-
,ion of the report, and said. as member
OF the Street Committee, he had not
been informed of any meeting, and that
the work was not satisfactorily done, and
he hoped the Board would not adopt the
repor, OF the chairman. Alderman Henkel
denied the assertion. and said Mr.. Will
liams nor Mr.. Marcy would meet with
him to inspect the work and he had
nothing else to do but make his report
and the Board could do what they pleas
ed with il. Mr.. Williams moved that
the report be referred to The Street Com
| mittee, which was carried.
The application Ct Maryland Avenue
NJ. E. Clutch to cut a door On the Mary :
land avenue side OF the chur.h, VI s
granted.
The petition OF Charles H. Harris to
| enlarge his eating house at bis own ex-
pense under the supervision of the Mar
| ket House Committee. was-granied.
The application of the ladies of the
| Annapolis Baptis, Church for the use of
| the Assembly Rooms for an oyster sup
| per on Tuesday and Wednesday. Febru-
ary 4th and 5th. was granted.
ORDERS
By Alderman Thompson, T. A.-That
the sum OF $a5 be appropriated to shell
Calvert street extended, which was refer.
Il - 20 sha Committee on Sfreefe