Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-29
COUNCIL 8 BUSY SESSION.
Last Nights Meeting a Lengthy
One And Much Business
Was Transacted.
WATER WITCH COMPANY TO
GET NEW TRUCK.
Order Appropriating 81 900 For This
Purpose Is Favorably
Reported.

At last nights meeting OF the CITY
Council there was lots doing in
the wav of municipal improvements,
which while all of them do not take
effect Immediately, show that the new
board wants progression in town.
The boards committee on fire de-
partmeat reported the order referred
to it, appropriating $1,000 for new
truck for the Water Witch Hook and
Ladder Company, and the order was
adopted. In addition to this upon
motion of the Mayor, the bill OF the
American La France Fire Apparatus
COMPANY for the two hose trucks was
ordered paid.
All sorts of street improvements
were taken up and acted upon in the
manner shown below. The following
petitions were granted:
Nv the Banneker for the use of the
Assembly Rooms on September Is for
a public dance, which was granted
upon the payment of the usual costs.
By l.. Ii. REIN, on behalf OF the
congregation of College Avenue Bap-
fist Church, for the use of the As
sembly Rooms on the 20, II and 20 OF
September for the purpose of serving
lunch to the delegates Of the Middle
District Convention of Maryland,
which was granted.
Bv w. Martin Brady for the refund
ing of the amount of $4. l6 paid to the
Collector and Treasurer for taxes for
1905 on furniture assessed to Charles
II. Pierce, who had disposed OF the
same and moved from the city, which
was granted.
By William Farrell for four slop
puckets. two buckets. one large and
one small, three brooms, six bars OF
SOAP. ten pounds of soda, two mops,
for use of the Assembly Rooms, which
was referred to the committee on
nublic buildings Reports of the city
officers for the month of July were re-
ported favorably and the reports adopt
ed
The following orders were offered
Rv Alderman Munroe-That the
Chief of Police be authorized to have
ali street pianos, hand organs, etc
cease their music on the public streets
at O'Clock, which, after some dis
cussion. was adopted.
By Alderman Strange-That $25 be
appropriated for the use of the City
Commissioner as a contingent runu
By Alderman Strange-That the
Street Committee advertise for bids
for six dozen street brooms for the
use of the City Commissioner, which
THE order offered by Alderman
THOMPSON. T.. A., on July IA and re-
ferred to the committee on fire depart
ment. that the sum of $1,000 be ap-
uropriated to purchase truck tor the
use of the Waterwitch Hook and Lad
der Company, was adopted.
By Alderman Strange-That $3.50 be
annropriated for cleaning of the streets
for the month of September, which
was adopted.
By Alderman Strange-That the
Citv Commissioner be ordered to
have the weeds cut down on the side
walk of Franklin street, from Oathe-
dral street to Southgate avenue and
also on Gloucester sreet, from st.
Mary's Church TO the Spa bridge,
which was adopted.
Rv Alderman Strange-That the
Street Committee advertise for bids
for a sewer on Washington street and
Clay streets to Calvert street, which
was adopted.
By Alderman StraDge-That the
Street Committee advertise for bids
to sewer South street with l2-lnch
sewer. which was adopted.
BY Alderman Strange-That the
| Street Committee advertise for bids tc
curb and gutter With granite the north
west side of Washington street, from
CLAW street to Northwest street ;adopt
ed.
By Alderman Thompson, II A.
That the sum Of 1910 be appropriated
TO gutter and curb the northwest side
of Washington street, from the corner
of Washington end Clay streets
adopted.
By the Mayor-That the sum o.
81 $50 be appropriated TO pay th'
bill of the American La France En-
| CINE Company, which was adopted.
By Alderman Linthicum-That 81
be appropriated TO place four cast
iron rain leaders on the Marke
House, with cutters; adopted.
/ By Alderman Llnthicun-Iha
| 81 so be appropriated to purchase on
| dozen brooms for the use of the Mar
ket Master. Alderman Strange moves
| To amend the order to purchase thre
dozen aud ordered that the committe
on Market House advertise for bids
adopted.