Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-02-11

BY Alderman MaTcy-That one thous-
| and bushels Of shells. or as much thereof
as is necessary be placed on Compro-
mise street, which was referred to the
Street Committe
BY Alderman Thompson. T. A.-Thai
the Health Off eia ard Alderman Henkel
be appointed a committee TO ascertain
the probable cost Of erecting a small pox
shanty on the lc ,wned by the city. and
10 report at the ne< Meeting OF the Board,
which was referre q TO the Street Com
mittee and Health Officer.
BY Alderman Thompson, T. A.-That
a committee composed OF Mayor Dubois,
Counsellor Claude. Alderman Thompson,
+. H., ard School Examiner F. Eugene
Wathen and Wiley n. Bates. be appoint
ed to request the delegation in the Legis-
lature 10 have a bill passed TO pay the
teachers OF Anne Arundel county month.
ly instead OF quarterly. was adopted.
BY Mayor DuBois-That the Board
meet in special session every Thursday
in the months OF March and April at 4
o'clock p. m. for the purpose OF receiv.
ing applications OF transfer of properly
and the adjustment OF the assessment OF
city taxes, and that the Clerk give notice
in the EVENING CAPITAL TO alltaxpayers
Interested to appear before the Board.
BY Mayor Dubois That on and after
March /, 1909, the owners OF property.
upon whom due notice has been served
to have paved the sidewalks binding on
the property. and having tailed to do so,
the City Commissioner shall have the
work done and the cost to be recovered
under the powers derived from the char
ter OF the city, and the Clerk is hereby
directed to have the same advertised in
the EVENING CAPITAL, was adopted.
BY Alderman Feldmeyer- That the
sum OF 500. or as much as necessary be
appropriate d for removing garbage and
street sweepings from the streets Tor the
month OF February, same TO be paid on
order OF the Mayor. The Mayor offered
the following as a substitute That the
contractor be paid for the removal of
garbage az the regular monthly meetings
OF the Board, which was lost by tie
vote. The order OF Alderman Feldmeyer
was then adopted by yea and nay vote.
APPLICATION TURNED DOWN.
The application OF the Crescent Social
Club, John t. Spriggs, secretary and
treasurer, for liquor license at their
club-rooms on Calvert street. was oppos-
ed by a largely signed petition by the
colored churches in that section of the
city. Mr.. William K. Fe'dmeyer, who
owned the property in which it was pro-
posed to conduct the club, appeared be-
tore the Board and said ii the license was
granted, he should issue a warrant OF
ejectment on the tenant OF the property
tomorrow morning. The Rev. Noble
Watkins, a retired colored minister, ap-
peared before the Board and addressed
the Council in opposition to the granting
OF the license. He sad he was opposed
to the granting OF the license from a
moral standpoint He said it would be
alluring the colored youth from church
on the Sabbath day. He said the col
ored people did not want much money
nor much education. and he hoped this
Board would not grant the license. The
application was rejected by yea and
nay vote.
THE MAYOR EXPLAINS HIS VOTE.
The Mayor stated, in regard to the
application to grant license to the Cres-
cent Social Club:
al have for long time felt much con-
Germ Tor the welfare Of our young colored
men. The young white men have ad-
vantages that the colored men do not
have. They belong to the military COM
panies, the fire organizations and other
things. The only place, so far as can
see, that young colored men have to 60
to spend their leisure hours is the saloons
IL have many times spoken to the col
ored ministers to endeavor to do some
thing for them to keep them out of the
saloons. | am informed that the most
of those who make this application are
young men just upon the threshold OF
lite; that the most of them have taken
upon themselves responsibilities in the
way of a wife. II they wanted this club
TO elevate and improve themselves,
would join it myself so as to aid and
help to support il, but this application
reads for the sale of liquor TO each other.
"Can any man point out to me any
case when the drinking Of liquor improy
ed man or that 1t elevates him For
their own sakes, and for the sake of their
wives and little children; ier the sake of
their fathers and mothers; for the sake OF
the ministers OF the Gospel, who try to
gather them into the Sanctuary, schools
and churches, so as to make them worthy.
upright citizens, to make them Christian
men and save their immortal souls,
would feel guilty If would give my con-
sent to grant this license.
81 want to be recorded as voting
against it. Here we have this old and
infirm minister Of the Gospel, who comes
here tonight at the risk of his health and
life. Listen to what he says, gentlemen.
Il appeal to you for the sake Of my peo.
pie. for whom have borne the heat and
burden of the day, for whom / have
labored all my life. beg you not to
grant this license.
ALDERMAN WILLIAMS CHARGES.
Alderman Williams rose to a point OF
order in reference to the report OF the
treasurer as to the payments for the
grading of St. Johns street. He de-
nounced The whole transaction as an un-
derhanded piece OF business, and that
the work was no, satisfactory and was a
disgrace TO the city. and If such was to
be allowed by this Board. he did not
want to associate with such unsctu-
pulous men.
Alderman Henkel denied the charges
alleged by Alderman Williams and pro-
nounced them as falsehoods. and said
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