Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-11-29
FIRST BI-MONTHLY MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD
LAST NIGHT.
The City Printing Awarded For
$1,000 - Clerk Clayton
Resigns Office.

full board was present. Alderman
Williams called for the reading of the
minutes of the previous meeting.
The Mayor raised the point that the
Council would have TO change the
Code in reference to holding two reg
ular monthly meetings, as the Code
specifically states that the Council
should meet in regular meeting the
second Monday in each month. He
said the Mayor could call as many
special meetings as he saw proper. but
to establish two regular meetings a
month, would require change in the
City Code. He had no objection TO
the reading of the minutes, which. was
done by the clerk.
The following building permits were
granted: To Il. f. Sherbert, for six
frame buildings ON Dean street; to E.
E. Parkinson, TO erect a back building
on Hanover street for Mr. Kershaw; to
Charles A. Howard, for an iron avn
ing frame for Benesch & Sons, Main
street.
Permission was given the Water
witch Hook and Ladder Company for
the use of the Assembly Rooms for a
hop on Easter Monday.
The bills of George w. Moss & Co.
for supplies to the fire department
were referred to the committee ON
fire department.
Electric Light Company for the month
of October for $44O "a was reported
favorably and ordered paid.
Report of the committee On the let
ter of A. L. Brady, attorney, in the
sale of .the real estate of John o. Mil
Ter to Louis Watner with regard to
the taxes on the same, was adopted.
Counsellor Riley reported that St.
Mary's Church was willing to turn
over the right of way to Compromise
street to the city for the cost of the
assessment to the church, which he
considered a very fair offer. The
Counsellor moved that the street COM
mittee employ surveyor to fix the
plat of the bed of the street to East
port bridge; also, reported that he had
filed the papers in the case of the
right OF way of Calvert street. He
also moved that the report of Auditor
Walton, on the city's finances, be laid
over until the next meeting, so as to
allow ex-Collector Smith an opportu-
nifty to explain the discrepancies in his
accounts, which was adopted.
Alderman Thompson, L. A, moved
that a 25-candle-power incandescent
light be placed in Acton lane, which
was referred to the electric light oom-
mittee with power to act.
The street committee was authorized
to advertise for bids to repair the
foot of King George street. Bids for
the city printing was opened and
awarded to the Chronicle at 800
This includes all the city printing. job
printing and city advertising. Here
tofore the city printing has cost the
city from $500 to 800.
The City Clerk was directed to
notify the agent of the Colonial Thea
ire that he must remove the electric
light in fr mt of the theatre within AS
hours and upon refusal to do so
the city to remove the rame at cost
of the owner.
It was ordered that hereafter that
no electric light or telephone pole be
erected in the city less than 10 inches
at the butt and s inches at the top
and not less than 80 feet from the
ground.
1t was ordered that the position of
the plug on the corner of Franklin
and Cathedral streets be changed &C.
cording to the direction of the street
committee.
Counsellor Riley offered an ordi-
nance increasing the salary of the
City Clerk from $3.50 to $500 per an
mum, which was laid over until next
meeting of the board.
Alderman Williams said he was op-
posed to the ordinance for the reason
that the City Clerk had accepted the
position with his eyes open and knew
exactly what he was to get, besides be
thought that courtesy was due the
committee on bylaws and ordinances
to consult them in the matter. The
Counsellor said he had perfect right
to offer the ordinance and meant nc
discourtesy to the gentleman or any
of the committee, and he was perfectly
willing that the ordinance should lay
over under the rule.
Alderman Thompson, +. H., said he
was also opposed to the ordinance, but
did not think $500 too much salary for
the City Clerk; that if the ordinance
was offered with the view of the extra
meeting increasing the duties of the
Clerk, it was mistaken idea-it di-
yided the work. He was perfectly
willing to make the salary of the City
Clerk $500 without any extra pay, and
he didn't think $500 too much.
Whereupon City Clerk Clatyon
wrote out and handed the Mayor the
following:
''To the Hon. Mayor and City Coun-
Gil -Gentlemen-I hereby tender my
resignation as city clerk. In severing my
relations with your honorable body ]
wish to express my thanks for the
courtesy and consideration you have
always extended to me in all social
and business relations.
LOUIS s. CLAYTON.
Alderman Williams moved its &C.
csptance and Alderman Martin second
ed the motion. Mr.. Clayton said he
should have stated in the resignation
Ito take effect upon the election Of his
successor.
The whole affair fell like bomb
shell on the Council and several mem
bers endeavored TO persuade the CLERK
TO reconsider his action, but he de-
clined to do so. Mr.. Clayton, how.
ever, stated to the Capital this morn
ing that the city ordinance offered by
Counsellor Riley increasing his salary
had nothing whatever to do with his
resignation as he had been offered 8
better clerical position by the State
Department, where he had been tenn
porarily employed during the summer,
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