Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-21
Charges Against City Commits
sioner Thompson With
out A Hearing.
LOUIS BREWER Is ELECTED
PATROLMAN.
William Farrell REFLECTED Fireman And
Custodian At The Engine House-De-
hnquent Taxpayers Must Pay Up
More High Grade Paving To Be Done

meeting. A full Board was present.
The object OF the meeting being the
hearing OF charges preferred against City
Commissioner Daniel p. Thompson for
neglect OF duty, and the election of a
police officer and a fireman for No.
Engine House, brought out large num-
Der OF interested spectators. AS soon as
the Council was called to order, Mayor
Dubois laid before the Board The follow
ing written charges preferred against City
Commissioner Thompson
Specification - That the said City
Commissioner is almost constantly en-
gagged in the pursuit of another occupa
lion. which is specially forbidden by the
oath he took when he entered upon the
duties of office of City Commissioner.
Specification That the said CITY
Commissioner is never, or rarely ever,
with the street hands during their work
ing hours upon the streets.
Specification 3 - That the said City
Commissioner has transferred to the FORE
man OF the street hands one of the most
important duties OF his office-ihat is,
keeping an accurate account of the num-
Der of hours the men work each day.
Alderman T. A. Thompson offered the
following answer TO the specifications,
submitted by Commissioner Thompson
Gentlemen-In answer to the charges
here alleged. would respectfully ask
that they be dismissed. Fmst-Because
the specifications do not support the
charges that violated my oath of office.
Second-That the said Commissioner is
almost constantly engaged in the pursuits
of another occupation; that the said Com
missioner is never, or rarely ever, with
the street hands during their working
h ours upon the steets. Third-That the
said Commissioner has transferred to the
foreman of the street hands one of the
most important duties of his office-that
is, keeping an accurate account of the
number OF hours the men work each day.
Respectfully submitted.
ID. p. THOMPSON,
City Commissioner.
Counsellor Claude moved to lay the
answer on the table, which was lost by a
yea and nay vote. The action then re-
curing upon the adoption of the answer
submitted by Alderman T. A. Thomp-
son, the answer to dismiss the charges
were adopted by yea and nay vote.
Counsellor Claude moved that the
Board take up new business, which was
carried Counsellor Claude laid before
the Board the following proposition from
Henry b. Myers
"That he will furnish the city with
lot upon which to dum2 the street sweep
ings, provided the city will agree to dump
the garbage at such place or places on
said lot as he may designate. The lot
in question is situated just al the city
limits and Immediately in the rear of his
mill property. The proposition was refer
red to the Street Committee.
Alderman Henkel offered the following
order That Charles G. Feldmeyer, ex-
City Collector and Treasurer of taxes
due said city one month after the date of
the levy, made for the year 1893, be and
he is hereby directed and ordered to at
once give notice to all delinquent tax
PAYERS of the year 1898, that unless pay
ment be made to him Immediately, that
he will proceed by law TO collect the
same without further notice, and it is
hereby further ordered that the said ex-
Collector and Treasurer, Charles G.
Feldmeyer. is hereby required to imme-
diately comply with this order. and also
furnish this Board at the next regular
meeting with a full list of all delinquents,
which was adopted.
The Mayor laid before the Board a
communication from the Superintendent
OF the Naval Academy with reference TO
the paving of streets adjacent to the new
part OF the Naval Academy, which was
read and discussed, whereupon Alder
man Frank H. Thompson offered the
following : OrdeTed-That the Mayor
is authorized to accept the following prop
osition, namely To pave and curb
Hanover street.. from Maryland avenue
to the new Naval Academy wall, and
King George street. from Maryland ave
nue. to the bulkhead. with high-grade
pavement, and to build bulkhead at the
loot of King George street, which was
adopted by yeas and nays.
CounsellorClaude offered the following:
Resolved-By the Mayor, Counsellor and
Aldermen OF the City OF Annapolis, that
the new quarters attached to the engine
house be turned over 10 the independent
Fire Company No. 2. for their use and
to be controlled by said company, they
TO be held responsible Tor the proper
keeping of said room, the said room TO
be used exclusively as an assembly room
for the use of the hremen. which was
adopted by the Board.
Alderman T. A. Thompson submitted
an ordinance TO repeal and re-eBact with
anne ndmenis Section 5, of Article II. of
theI ity Code. title "City Commissioner,
which was laid over, under the rules.
to the next regular meeting Of the Board.
Counsellor Claude submitted the fol-
lowing "Ordered-That leave be grant
ed 10 introduce an ordinance amending
Article XI. of the City Code, which was
adopted.
The communication OF p. E. Porter,
president of the FEremen's Convention,
of this city. notifying the Board that ].
Harry Bells had been unanimously elect
ed FIRE marshal for the ensuing year
by the several FIRE companies Of the city.