Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-03-14
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Circle-Lawyers'
Fees In Suit
Case.
The regular monthly meeting of the
City Council last night was an inter
esting one and variety of business
was transacted. If Mast" or Tom
Bee, or some other national car.
toonist could be present at one of these
meetings what a mighty interesting
picture could be made.
The usual contingent of spectators
was present including several delega.
tions from the Business Mems Asso.
citation. The Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company's representa-.
tive appeared before the board and
with a blue outline map of Church
Circle and the streets that butt into
il, with plan TO conduit the Circle
from the Hotel Maryland TO North
west street, preparatory to erecting
their new exchange ON said street.
which they propose TO do shortly.
The system was apparently very
feasible one, which Mr.. Clarence Kir.
win, the representative said was much
more costly than the unsightly poles
that appear on the Circle. 1t is not
often that corporations voluntarily
offer to improve a city at their own
expense, and some members of the
board were eager TO accept the offer
But when it was shown that the beau
tlful Vitritied streets would be torn up
and guy poles and man holes placed
in the streets to complete the system
then it dawned upon the minds of
some of the members that il was not
all that il appeared TO be, and the
matter was laid over for consideration
Permission, however, was given the
Company to erect a guy pole on
Northwest street, opposite Field
meyer wheelwright shop.
Mr.. William Il. Minnick. attorney
appeard before the board. in behalf of
his client, Messrs. Koch q Co.
butchers and dealers in meats and
renters of stall in the butchers mar
ket. and wanted to know why they
were forbidden TO sell smoked hams
of their own curing. Alderman Will
Jams demanded to know who forbid
them. Mr.. Minnick said he supposed
the market master did so. The mar
ket MASTER being present, denied the
who did. The Mayor said he had in
formed Mr.. Koch, under the city
code, he could not sell smoked meats
in the butchers market. This brought
about lively discussion, pro and
con. Mr.. Williams said then, under
the law. no butcher had right TO sell
his meat as it was all butohered away
and brought here by rail or boat.
The matter was finally referred to the
City Counsellor for his Interpretation
of the law.
PETITIONS.
The petition of Elmer K. Parkinson
to erect One-story frame building on
Maryland avenue, to be used as a
warehouse for Watson a. Co, adjoin-
ing their store, after some discussion,
was granted.
The petition of the Rescue Hose
Company for lowering the curb in
front of the hose house on West street,
was referred to the street committee
with power to act.
The petition of NJ Nj. Smith, w.
E. Feldmeyer, Thompson M. King
and others, property holders on King
George street, for proper drainage of
the Harwood lot, brought about some
lively discussion as to the method of
ridding the. property owners of the
complained of nuisance. Mr.. Thomp-
son M. King, one of the complainants,
stated to the board that the only re-
dress was in the city authorities, who
had all the power, to abate nuisances
when complained Of, and he consider
ed this standing water a menace TO
In Of Iaw
the Mayor appointed a committee of
three, composed of the Counsellor and
Aldermen Williams and Thompson,
II. F.. to inspect the premises and re-
port at the next meeting of the hoard.
The petition of u. Z. Thomas for
permission TO erect one-story Office
on the city dock. adjoining Harris
coffee honse, at yearly rental of SlS,
was granted.
The petition of Alderman Baer for
the use of the Council Chamber on
March 16 for the meeting of the Re-
publican executive committee, was
granted.
The application of Messrs. r. l..
Moss and George Il. Melvin, on behalf
of the Business Men Association foI
one-half the cost of installing the
steam generator in No. 2Enigne House
for the steam fire engine, was, on mo-
tion of Alderman Williams, referred
TO the committee on fire department.
Messrs Douw and Melvin, a com
mittee from the Business Mems Asso.
citation, appeared before the board for
a better equipment of the Waterwitch
Hook and Ladder Company and also
for the purchasing of the improved
nozzle, which was referred 10 the
committee on fire department
DON 7 WANT PAID DEPARTMENT
The committee on fire department,
to whom was referred the order of AL
derman Williams for paid fire depart
ment, reported unfayorably, and stated
that it is the sense of the committee
that the establishment of a paid fire
department is undesirable.
Alderman Williams spoke at some
length in support of his order, and
contended il would be TO the advan-
tage OF the city to have the paid sys-
tenn, and wanted to know why the
committee did not give its reasons for
its adverse report to the Council.
Counsellor Riley said he did not
see the necessity of going into details
Of the expenses of a paid fire depart
ment when they did not want it. he
believed, he said, in making the de.
partment as perfect and efficient Al
possible, and to give them as much
assistance as the city could afford, and
that this board had been very liberal
in ife annrof1riafion tn the fire deuart-