Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-11-28
IH RI-NlNIHLY HEEnHG.
THE CITY COUNCIL HOLDS A
SHORT SESSION.
No Business Of Importance Trans
acted - Petitions, Orders
And Permits Are
Granted.

Tie bi-monthly meeting OF the
Mayor and City Council last night
was significant for its brevity, both in
business point Of view and the
shortness Of its session. When Mayor
D0uw raped the Board to order at S
O'Clock seven members answered TO
their names-Counsellor Riley being
absent on important business. The
proceedings of the last meeting were
read and approved. The foIiowin
business was then disposed OF
The petition of the Annapolis Land
aud Improvement Company " It'll ref
erence to the city taking possession OF
tue unused wells of Lincoln Place.
which were condemned BY order of
the city upon direction OF the city
health officer rs detrimental to the
health of the users, aud asking the city
to assume all responsibility, was
referred to the Counsellor.
The petition of G. Graefe treas
urer of the Colonial Outing Club,
asking the refunding of $4 paid for
special policeman ON the night Of
their ball at the Assembly Rooms,
was, on motion of Alderman Linth-
icum. granted aud the amount refund
ed.
The petition of the ladies of the
First NJ. Il Church for the use of the
Assembly Rooms on the nights nf
January 30 and 81. 1905. for the pur-
pose OF holding supper for the bon
eft Of the church, was granted
The following building permits
were granted TO Thos A. Smith,
for the erection of q two-story dwell
ing on Market street for Magruder q
Childs; 10 the same, for tho erection
Of two. story stable on Market
street for the same firm
The matter of renting the Assembly
Rooms to Company G., M. N c., for
ball was referred to Counsellor
Riley.
The claim Of winson G. Gott, col
lector and treasurer, for collecting
one halt, of the city taxes. levy Of
1905, of S400, was ordered paid
The following orders were offered
By the Mayor-That the clerk be
authorized to make transfers of prop
erty on the assessment books of the
city when the same is requested in
writing by one of the parties inter
ested in such property.
BY Alderman Strange-That the
city clerk advertise for proposals to
do the city printing aud advertising
AOI OiI6 ytdI 1IOIht OStGblBbs 41NJs
to December !. 1906.
The committee on by laws and or
dinances reported favorably an ordi-
nance to repeal and re.enact Section
of Article l6, of the City Code in
reference to the election of a suitable
preson TO be driver and watchman of
the Rescue Fire Company No. 1, and
regulating his duties thereof. which
was adopted by a yea and nay vote
after some discussion.
Mr.. w. L. MinniCk appeared before
the Board with reference to allowing
the collector and treasurer to accept
the taxes due on the property of John
I. Mulhall, amounting to $40. 1S-less
the percent discount, for which he
claimed there had been no assessmen
for until he called the collector S at
tention TO il. Ry some error Of trans
fer the property had gotten mixed
with the late John and Kate Kealey's
estate. After Mr.. Minnick's expla-
nation of the matter, the Board grant
ed the request and the treasurer was
to receive the amount less
the per cent discount.
The Mayor announced the follow
ing committee of the new city char
ter commission: On the part of the
CITY Oouncil-The Mayor. Counsellor
Riley and Aldermen Munroe, Linthi-
cum and Baer. On the part of the
Business Mems Association-Ool Lu-
ther h. Gadd, John B. Flood, George
@. Barton, Winson G. Gott. Philip Il.
Porter. On the part of the city-Jas.
Nj. Munroe, George L. Mevlin. Julian
Brewer, Charles q. Feldmeyer,
Charles II. Russell of j.
The bill of George Jewell for 81. 80
was ordered paid.
There being no further business, on
motion of Alderman Munroe, the
Board at @ ID d. M. adiourl.ed