Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-15
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Building Permits Granted, Or
ders offered, Bills
Passed.

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The Mayor and CITY Council met
last night in regular session at the
Council Chamber, City Hall. Pres.
ent-Ths Mayor, Counselor, and AL.
dermen Strange, Martin, Williams,
Thompson. +. H., Baer and Thomp.
son, T. A. The minutes of the pro.
vious meeting were read and approved.
REPORTS AND PETITIONS.
Petition for the use of the Assembly
Rooms on December 25th was granted
the Baptist Church Sabbath School.
The use of the Assembly Rooms
was granted the Stanton Public
| School for an entertainment ON Janu-
airy ..
| The report of the late City Clerk,
! Charles NJ Robinson, for July for
$lS9. 81 and $S2. 3S for September were
| referred TO the finance committee.
Report of City Clerk Louis S.
| Clayton, showing receipts for month
of November to be $l66. 80, was refer
| red TO the finance committee.
| The report of the Chief of Rolice
on distractions TO saloon windows
| was made, when Alderman Williams
/ ODl0CItu W liiC Sl(AluCO kl1SS W luOOMS ,
| in front of the bar room of the Chesa-
/ peake House, and insisted that the
| law should be enforced, or the license
of this house be forfeited.
Permission was granted Charles A.
Howard to tap sewer on Cornhill and
| Church streets.
| oRERS PASSED.
/ D.. AI5orv,a,, U;lI;a,,s That tba
| police force be furnished with new
| belts.
| BY Alderman Williams-That the
sum of $50 be appropriated to shell
Gloucester street, from Chestnut
street to Spa bridge.
! By Alderman Williams-That the
| Mayor be authorized to pay off the
| city officials their salaries for the
month of December ON the 23rd in
| slant
/ By Alderman Williams-That the
sum of $l75 be appropriated for the
use of the street hands for the month
of January.
BY Alderman Martin-That the sum
| of $50 be appropriated as a contingent
| fund for the use of the City Commits
sioner.
BY Alderman Baer-That the street
committee be authorized to notify the
| Annapolis, Washington a. Baltimore
Railroad authorities to repair the
crossing at Washington street.
BY the Mayor-That the street
committee have a new pump placed
on West street opposite Mr.. Suits
property and the sum of $500 be ap.
propriated for the same.
By the Mayor-That the fire mar
shall have fire plug placed at or near
the corner Of Gloucester and Chestnut
| streets, and also have plug at the cor
ner of Charles and Cathedral streets
repaired or replaced by a new one.
BY Alderman Thompson, I. A
That $50 or as much thereof as neces-
sary be appropriated to repair and
fill the holes and washes and make
passable the cinder walk for Cathedral
street to Southgate avenue, Murray
Hill.
BY Alderman Thompson, L. A.
That the sum of 500 be appropriated
to gutter and curb east side of Cathe
dral street, from the corner of North.
west street to Railroad crossing, the
street committee to advertise for bids
CONTRACT AWARDED.
The contract for grading and paw
ing Cathedral street from West street
to Franklin street, was awarded tC
Harry E. Feldmeyer for the sum oi
81 cents per square yard, and set curl
for 10 cents per running foot.
The contract to grade and pave
Cathedral street, from Franklin street
to South street., was awarded tc
the same bidder for So cents per square
ward, and 10 cents per foot for setting
curb, he being the lowest bidder.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were reported
favorably and ordered paid ID. "
Bright, $26. 10; E. l.. Chinn, $500
James CAN'T, 75 cents; A. q. & Z. l.
Co. $419. 10; Louis Green, $500
Evening Capital, $l1S.5 so; Orienta
Paper Supply Co., 1896.
The bill of Edgar E. Hopkins ant
James I. Small of $500 each fol
watching the fire company's proper
ty on the night of the fire of Friemel'i
Hall was reduced to 81. 80 each.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The communication OF Mary Rus
sell with reference to port warden hn'
was referred to the City Counselor
TIL eletter of thanks from the Mana
gers of the Emergency Hospital Asso
citation for the use of the Assembly
Rooms for their annual meeting wa
read.
| A letter was read from Mr.. Bond
editor of the Annapolis Chronicle, ;
Offering to print, free Of charge, al
of the city advertising during thu
coming year, in addition to its appear
ing in the Capital" to which news
paDer the contract was awarded. Mr.
Bond explained in his letter that hi
purpose was a purely. charitable ont
and that his intention was TO "serv'
the city without cost. I" The Coun
Gil, appreciating the noble unselfisl
| spirit Of the communication, accepted
the offer with thanks. 1t will be re
membered that some few weeks ago
Mr.. Bond offered to do this charlta
BILE work for $225.O0.
BUILDING PERMITS GRANTED.
The following building permit
wrere granted by the Board.
To James ]. Stehle for q two-stor.
and a half dwelling on Madison stree
for Jesse Wilson
To Wells g. Ward, for one-stor.
. | l,.1l:..<. -, Marv1on6 avou1a for Mr.