Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-09-30
.FIREMENTS SPECIAL MEETING
TO AMEND CHARTER REL
ATIVE TO STREET
CONTRACT.
The Amendment Is Adopted BY
The CompanY-A Patrol
Wagon Wanted
Firemen Busy.

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Company, No. 2, held special meet
ing at their quarters last night for the
purpose of making an amendment TO
the company's charter, sc as to allow
them to enter into the contract of re-
moving the garbage, street sweepings,
etc. which was awarded that COM
pany Wednesday night by the City
Council.
MIR. Frank A. Munroe, presided at
the meeting and the amendment to the
charter was read To the members,
which, upon motion, was adopted as
follows:
Article 4-The objects and purposes
for which this Incorporation is sought
are as follows To enable tho men,
bers the more effectually TO hold aud
control -and maintain the necessary
property for the use of fire company
to protect. so far as in their power,
the property of the City of Annapolis,
the County of Anne Arundel and the
State of Maryland, and of the citizens
of Annapolis city from loss and dam
age by fire; to purchase, lease and
hold all manner and kind of fire appa-
ratus now in use or that may be in
use by the fire departments and any
said company and especially such num-
ber of horses as said company may
deem necessary and desirable to haul
the engine and other fire apparatus of
said company and in order that money
may be raised TO purchase, feed and
care for said horses and for the pur
chase of improved fire apparatus from
time to time, to enter into contract
with the Federal, state or county gov
ernment or municipal government of
the City of Annapolis for the hire of
said horses and for hauling of all
kinds and for the removal of garbage
or dirt from the streets of the City of
Annapolis, and for sweeping and
sprinkling the streets of Annapolis city
and generally to engage in hauling of
any kind that will enable them to
raise funds for the promotion of the
objects for which the corporation is
formed.
"Article 5-rhe existence of this cor
poration is limited to forty years from
the date of it's original incorporation. !"
Vice President F. e. Porter offered
an order that the committee which
was appointed to wait on the City
Council in reference to the garbage
contract, be retained and supervise the
removal of the garbage, street sweep
ings, etc., during the contract, which
is from November l, 1904, to Novem-
Der /, 1905. This committee is com
posed of Messrs. Frank A. Munroe,
Philip f. Porter, George f. Quaid,
William II. Moss and James Carr.
Mr. Moss said that as the committee
is to keep one horse in the stable at
all times, he thought that it would
be good idea to suggest to the City
Council that the company would give
the city the use of this horse if the
city would furnish a patrol wagon,
which, he thought, was a necessity.
The necessity of having a patrol
wagon is seen every day. and yester-
day one of the policemen was placed
in a rather embarrassing position.
This is only one instance out of many.
Now that the city is growing, both
in size and population, such convey
ance as this would be a convenience
in many ways to the police force, who
find it very difficult to take an intox-
icated person to the lookup, often
times calling ON a citizen to assist
him and numerous times it has oc-
CURED that hack or any kind of con-
veyance near at hand has been put to
this use. The suggestion is a good
one, which all of the members highly
endorsed.
While there is lot of work and
time to be devoted to the removal of
the garbage, ETC., by the gentlemen in
charge, the members Of Independent
Fire Company are to be congratulated
ON their venture, which, it is hoped.
will prove successful, and the citizens
can now look forward to the time
when they will see fine pair of
horses attached to the fire enigne and
hose wagon. The horse question,
which has been seriously discussed for
ome time, is now over so far as In
dependent Fire Company is concerned
the firemen, as always, being first TO
the rescue. Again congratulations
are in order for the laddies and may
they have the success which they de-
serve, as their efforts are untiring.
The fremen say that the service they
will give the city will be the best
fbaf Annopolic has ovar had