Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-09-29
GRANTEDGARBAGE CONTRACT.
FIRE COMPANY TO REMOVE
THE SAME.
City Ordinance Adopted Compelling
All Property Owners To
Use City Water.

All dulOufueu ucStiiR III the lily
Council was neld last night in the
Council Chamber for the purpose of
receiving the report of the committee
appointed at special meeting of the
Board to draw up contract with the
independent Fire Company No. ? for
the removal of garbage and street
sweepings for one year from Novem-
ber 1st, 1904, to November lst, 1905.
Counsellor Riley. chairman of the
committee, submitted the report and
agreement of the Fire Company offer
ing TO do the work for the sum Of 5000
per month, furnishing horses, carts
and labor and supplying horses for
the use of the steam fire engine. the
city giving the use of the stables in the
engine house. Alderman Williams
contended that under the City Code il
was the duty of the street committee
to contract for removing garbage and
whether the City Council had author
ity TO act in this case.
Alderman Martin then offered an
order that the street committee enter
into contract with the independent
Fire Company or their agent, for the
removal of the city garbage and
November lst, 1905, at the rate of 5000
per month, provided the said Fire
Company have their charter SO amend
ed as to allow them to enter into con-
tract aud that they give bond to the
city in the sum of 81 900 for the faith
full performance of the contract. Al
derman Williams moved Co strike out
5000 per month and insert 50, 600 per
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than the city was now paying. The
amendment was lost The question re.
curing upon Alderman Martins
order, it was adopted.
Ex-City Counsellor Moss being
present, was allowed TO address the
Board, and spoke at some length on
establishing a uniform garbage recep-
tacle. He said this proposition was
before the Council when he was q
member, and for some reason he never
could understand, it failed. He ridi.
culed the present mode of putting
garbage on the streets in all manner
of receptacles, and said a good sub.
stantial galvanized receptacle could be
furnished at very moderate sum, that
would not only facilitate the removal
of garbage, but would be great ad-
Ndutttk6 10 6NtIJ iiOuSSIOlucI.
Alderman Williams submitted city
ordinance compelling all property
owners to furnish pure and healthy
water to all houses rented, which was
adopted. Mr.. Moss also addressed
the Board on this question. He said
he thought this water question was q
very important one. and that to his
mind, it had reached a point where
humanity demanded that something
should be done to give the people pure
drinking water. The ordinance, he
said, was good one and worked nc
hardship on anyone. He said he was
sure that property owners as well as
the Water Company would acqulesce
in the ordinance for humanity's sake.
Alderman Williams then offered the
following resolution
Rasolved-By the Mayor, Counsel
lor and Aldermen of the City of An
napolis, That it is the sense of this
Board that the ordinance this day
passed by this Board relating to the
furnishing of water for the dwellings
in Annapolis city will materially in
crease the receipts of the Annapolis
Water Company and thereby enable
said company to furnish water to con.
sumers at a cheaper rate than al
which it is now being furnished and
this Board hereby earnestly requests
the Water Company to make reduc-
tion in its rates, to take effect upon
the passage of this ordinance.
''This Board hereby gives notice tC
the. Annapolis Water Company that
on and after this first day of January,
nineteen hundred and five, it is theil
intention to discontinue all street
hydrants in the City of Annapolis.
The Clerk is hereby directed to have
copy of this resolution delivered tC
the Annapolis Water Company and also
to cause the same to be published in
the city papers doing the city print
ing" which was adopted.
On motion of Alderman Martin the
CITY treasurer and collector was au.
thorized to purchase blank book t.
be used as journal, which wai
adopted.
Alderman Thompson, f. H., asked
to reconsider the order granting the
use of the Assembly Rooms to Misses
Tate and Robb ON Thursday after.
Moons to Friday afternoons and night
at rental of 81 a day, which was
granted.
On motion of Counsellor Riley the
use of the Assembly Rooms was grant
ed to Company M, on Wednesday,
March 2, for the purpose OF holding q
ball, which was granted.
Permission was granted Mr.. Hugh
r. Riley TO construct q sewer from
his house at the corner of FRANKLIN
street and ,Taney avenue to the foot oi
Taney avenue, the same to be con
structed under the supervision of the
city commissioner.
An order was adopted granting the
use of the Council Chamber to Mr.,
E. S. Riley on October 4th, 1904, fol
the meeting of the Democratic Cen
tral Committee.
Bids were received from Thomas S.
Miller for laying concrete gutter anC
curb on Franklin street for the sun
of So cents per hneal foot, and from
Thomas McGuckran in. granite for 6.
cents per Iineal foot; also to curb ano
gutter same in concrete for "a cents.
1t was ordered by Alderman Baer,
chairman of the street committee
that Thomas E. Mcclure be awarded
the contract for constructing curb anC
gutter on Franklin street according tC
specifications and that the sum of $90(
be appropriated for the same.
Alderman Williams moved that slal
crossings be placed on Murray avenue,
Shaw street and Southgate avenue
and that $50 be appropriated for the
same and referred to the street COM