Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-10
SHADE OF ". F. WILLIAMS
EX-MEMBER OF BOARD AT CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
He Left His Spirit Of Thorough In
vestigation Behind Him
When Taking His
Departure.
Departure.

lis held a decidedly lengthy session
| last night and returned TO the days of
| Williams, Martin, et al, when
Thorough Investigation" was the or
der of business and oratory strong
| qualification for members
The Council Chamber was packed,
but not in the sense meant by the
Wells politicians in referring to the
| dispatch with which the credentials
committee of the recent Democratic
convention disposed of their claims
There were petitioners and petitioners
and more petitions present, and prior
to opening the Mayor suggested that
these persons be heard. The ex-Al-
derman from the Second ward was the
| first up.
Mr.. Williams said that he was pres
ent as citizen and in behalf of the
residents of Green street, who wished
better police protection on the occa-
sion of the 'nigger" balls. After dis
cussing the matter fully and saying
that he had appealed to the police who
in turn told him that they had seen
no disorder, Mr. Williams concluded
by saying that he did not propose to
stand for the disturbances and bad
language much longer, but would take
the law in his own hands ard cheer.
fully pay for it afterwards.
Chief Hahn, who was present, asked
if the Council cared to have two of
the patrolmen who were present at the
last colored ball sworn and testify.
but the Mayor said that was not nee
essary, but that the matter would be
looked into.
Mr. Samuel Brooke was the next
petitioner, who came representing the
pf Mr 4
stated that the capacity of petitioner
was one which he dreaded, and that
he had never made an unreasonable
request of the Annapolis Oity Coun-
Gil during the eight years he had beer
living on Murray Hill, but that now
he was no longer alone on the Hill,
there being large colony of residents
there who were taxpayers. The resi-
dents there wanted better streets, par.
ticulaTly an improvement in the con.
dition of the bed of Franklin street.
lie cited the trouble in getting coal
and groceries TO the Hill last season
and even difficulty in removing bodies
to a hearse on the occasion of fu-
neral.
The petitioner. who was accompa-
MED by Mr.. Neyette Steele, begged
the Council If nothing else was done
to place gravel on tho street and urged
haste as winter and frost are now
coming on. His petition resulted even.
tually in the passage of an order in
troduced by Alderman Munroe, ap-
propriating $500 for repairs to the
street bed. This was not done. how
ever, until the Board had spent quite
some time in the discussion of every
thing connected with Murray hill
and its environs, and led the father of
the order TO remark that it was time
to act and not 'gas' too much.
The Board was next addressed by
Mr.. Clarence Kirwan, of the Con.
struction Department of the Ohesa-
peake g. Potomac Telephone Company,
submitting plans of the proposed con-
duits under the bed of Northwest and
Calvert streets in connection with the
new exchange the company is now
erecting Upon the request of the pc
titioner the matter was laid over for
a week and referred TO the committee
on bylaws and ordinance.
The matter of the recent resignation
of Samuel A. Jones as driver at the
Rescue Hose Company was thea taken
up, Secretary and TreasurerH George
w. Smith and others of the company
being heard and several petitions fa-
being presented. On motion of Alder
an Strange the vote by which Jones
resignation was accepted was recon
sidered and the man thereby rein
stated.
The matter of ordinances was then
opened by the Board, the first report.
ed being one to repeal and re-enact
Sec of Art. 81 as amended October
II, 1900. This ordinance has as it's
main feature a compulsory connec-
tion with the sewers by all property
holders whose property abut on
thoroughfare hayingga sewer under il,
and brought forth howl from Alder.
man L. H. Thompson, who protested
vigorously that the many ordinances
being introduced and passed promis-
cuously by the Board would, if not
stopped, amount to a practical confis-
cation of property. After three quar-
ters of an hour had been devoted to
the discussion of the matter and every
member had been heard once or twice,
the ordinance was finally laid over for
further consideration.
This strenuous measure was hardly
we'll bowled over when the man at the
other end of the alley set up another
one, as for as a target for the Wordy
jail IOAltuH VI lAt 1ulh
one, which consumed some few more
! minutes was to provide for uniform
style of garbage can, through the re-
peal of Secs. 2, s and 13, of Art. 21
of the Code After crushing the
cam and dancing kan-kan over this
question for about thirty minutes,
the Council finally decided to modify
it by merely compelling persons not
| to use a garbage receptacle which has
net capacity of more than bushel
and a half.
The Board, however, did get one
ordinance through before adjourn
ment, and this provided for granting
certain franchises to the MARYLAND,
| Light, Heat and Power Company of
| Annapolis, permitting the concern "a
erect poles, string wires and lay con-
/ duits and pipes for heating purposes,
provided that the work be done to suit
| the Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen
| of Annapolis; that the work be com.
menced substantially within one year
| from date: that the plant be capable
of furnishing certainly power enough
for 1000 arc lights. and that a fail
rental valne for the use of the streets
be agreed upon.
BILLS PASSED
The monthly reports of the variou
city officials were received and refer
red to the proper committees and tn