Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-09
A MIDNIGHT SYMPOSIUM.
Mr. Williams Makes Bold State
ments Against Water Com
pany's Refusal To
Grant City
CERTAIN PRIVILEGES ASKED
Exciting Debates AT City CounciI
Meeting Last Night One
Liquor License
Granted.
CERTAIN PRIVILEGES ASKED
ONE LIQUOR LICENSE IS
TURNED DOWN.

The regular monthly meeting of the
| Mayor and City Council was held last
night in the Council Chamber. City
Hall. Present-The Mayor. Counsel
lor Riley, Aldermen Strange, Martin,
| Williams, Thompson, r. H., Baer and
/ Thompson, T. A. The minutes of
last meeting were read and approved
PETITIONS.
The Mayor laid before the Board the
| following petitions:
The petition of ST. Phillips p E.
Church for the use of the Assembly
| Rooms for an entertainment on night
of September 9TH, was granted.
The petition of G.. ID. Franklin and
| others for the use of the Assembly
Rooms on the night of August 22nd
to organize a lodge of Foresters of
America, was granted.
The application of Christian Dam
meyer for a liquor license on Main
street and Franklin alley, together
with protest signed by ~ reputable
citizens, was read. Mr.. w. Hallam
Claude. representing the petitioner.
read a counter petition, also extensive
ly singed in favor of granting the pc
tition and addressed the Board in be. .
ltAll III tllt dLAN aShCO tilC
Board to grant the petition.
Counsellor Riley addressed the Board
at some length in explanation of his
views of the law, and said while the
requirements of the license had been
technically complied with, he intend
ed to vote against the license from
general principles, for reasons that the
Council had reached the limit the law
required of this Board in granting
liquor licenses.
On motion of Alderman Thompson,
Il. A., it was moved that the license
be granted. The motion was put and
resulted as follows: Yeas-The
Mayor, Aldermen Williams, Martin,
Strange, Baer, Thompson, T. A. 6.
Nays-The Counsellor aud Alderman
Thompson, +. H. 2.
The application of Benjamin A.
Phillips for liquor license at the cor
ner of Calvert and Clay streets, to-
gether with an extensively signed pro-
test. was read and discussed for and
against granting the license, which,
upon a yea and nay vote, was rejected
as follows: Alderman Martin,
Baer. Thompson, r. A.-3. Nays
The Mayor. Counsellor and Aldermen
Strange. Williams, Thompson, +.
H.-5
Report of the market master for the
month of July was submitted, show
ing collections for the month to be
$33S %.
Report of City Clerk, City Commits
sioner, Round Sergeant, Collector and
Treasurer and Police Justices for the
month of July were referred to the
respective committees and reported
favorably.
The petition of Chas Lamb for ex-
change of cart license for wagon IL
cense, was granted.
"A communication from the Annapo-
| lis Water Company with reference TO
the action taken by the Board requir-
ing the Water Company to lay water
pipes in certain streets for the pro-
| lection of property and the supplying
of water to the residents of said
| neighbcrhoods was read. The communi-
cation states in part:
''That Order No. /, requiring the
Board to tap the West street main is
rejected by the Company.
mo. 2, requiring the Water Com
pany to extend its water pipes on st.
| John S street extended, was referred
| to the President TO ascertain from the
Citv Counsellor whether st. John S
srteet, beyond the Electric Light
| Plant, had been ceded to the city, ac-
| cepted and grade established.
mo 3, referred TO the Mayor to as
| certain from Alderman Thompson, T..
| A., how many owners of property
along the route proposed will agree to
become consumers of water. f"
With reagrd TO the request of the
| city to reduce the water rate to the
city to $500, the company deems 1t
| inadyisable to make any further re-
| duciion in its water rates at present.
| Whereupon, Alderman lliams offered
an order authorizing the City Coun-
| sellor TO proceed at once against the
| Annapolis Water Company TO COMPEL
| the company TO carry out the order OF
| this Board, and further that Robert
Moss. Esq, be employed to assist the
| City Counsellor in the prosecution OF
| the orders of this Board.
Counsellor Riley offered the follow
| ing substitute: THAT the pending
order and the late correspondence be-
| tween the City Council and the An
napolis Water Company be referred to
a select conlmi ttee TO be appointed by
| the Mayor, 10 report at the next meet
| ing Us 10 Tie AuNtcaDAAAtt "a AAobAtue-
ing legal proceedings, which was
adopted
The Mayor appointed as said COM
mittee Counsellor Riley and Aldermen
Williams aud Thompson. r. III
ORDERS.
By Alderman Thompson. L. A.
| That Samuel J0nes, ex-collector and
| treasurer for the city taxes due said
city one month from the date of re.
spective leyies made for the years 1901
and 1902, respectively. amounting t1
Sc. 600, more or less. be and he is here
by directed and required to collect
| and turn over to the proper officer OF
| this corporation all taxes still in his
hands for collection. on or before the
regular meeting of the Council in the
month Of September, which was
adopted.
/ BY Alderman Baer-That the street
committee be authorized to readvertist
for bids TO sewer Conduit street from
Gloucester street TO Union street.
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