Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-24
THE SEMI-M MONTHLY MEETING.
OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
Petitions And Reports Was The
Principal Business of The


The mid-inonthly meeting OF the
Mayor and City Council last night
was not one of its characteristic
meetings and only one bill and one
order was passed, the remainder of the
session was taken ap with petitions
and reports, and a little discussion on
the market house and electric light
questions, and some minor matters
The usual crowd of spectators was
also conspicuous for their absence, only
three persons, besides the members ana
reporters. were present.
The following is the routine bust
ness that was transacted
The petition of Brown e. bro. to
rent a part of the foot of Chestnut
street at City Dock, TO erect a plat
form and shed next TO their packing
house was referred to the committee
on streets to report at the next meet
ing.
The communication of the commit
tee of the Business Mems Association
with reference to electric lights was
referred TO the electric light com.
mittee
The petition of the young men for
the use of the Assembly Rooms on
February for mask ball, was re-
ferred back TO the petitioners to make
arrangements with Misses Tate and
Robb, who have rented the hall for
said night.
The petition of Mt Moriah A. NJ
+. Church for the use of the Assembly
Rooms for an entertainment on Feb
ruary 10 for the benefit of the church,
was granted upon payment of 81 90
The petition of the ladies of the
Presbyterian Church for the use of the
Assembly Rooms on February and
9 for bazaar for the benefit of the
church. was granted upon payment of
81 80.
The petition of J. Wesley Chase,
principal of Stanton colored school
aud others for the use of the Assem-
bly Rooms for bazaar on February 10
aud is for benefit of the school, was
granted upon payment of $3.50
The petition of w. II. Brown, L. A.
Thompson and others for use of AS
sembly Rooms on March Is for the pur-
pose of holding a mask ball for the
benefit of independent Fire Co., was
granted upon payment of 81 so.
Permission was granted Samuel
Rosenberg to put new front in his
store on Market Space.
Permission was granted John j. Wal
ton to erect a two-story six-room house
on Murray Hill for Charles +. Russell
The committee on electric light
appointed at the last meeting of the
Board with reference to renewing the
lighting contract with the city, sub
United their report, accompanied by
the proposed contract with the Annap-
oils Electric Light Company, which
they proposed to furnish 24-canale
power incandescent light at $ll per
lamp; 50-candle power at $22 per
lamp; lights for public buildings at 10
cents per Kilo- Watts meter measure
ment. The matter was referred bach
to the committee for the purpose OF
comforting with the Business Mems
Association and report at the next
meeting of the Board, which was
adopted.
Reports of the finance committee
and finance commission on the sink.
ing funds in the Annapolis Saving:
Institution as certified to by the presi.
dent and cashier and secretary of said
institution, report as follows: To the
sinking fund bond Issue of 1894, $40,
1913. Sc; of 1898, 80, lS9 81; of 1900,
SIS, 972. So; TO credit of the Annapo
lis city bond issue and interest fund,
81, 24S. 80. Total amount on deposit
S34, 204. "a, which was read and order
ed to be spread OH the journal.
Report OF the City Counsellor upoI
the character aud tenancy held by the
occupancy of wahrf property belong
ing to the city, and the nature of the
notice required to dispossess such oc
cupants of the same was read anC
filed.
Report of firemen's convention or
the election of fire marhsal was read
and ordered hled.
Petition of st. Philips Chapel TO
use of Assembly Rooms on May 3 anC
4 for bazaar for benefit of chapel wa
granted.
Report of the collector and treasures
of iusolyencies for the year 1901 anC
1902. was referred to the finance com
mittee.
1t was ordered that the collector ant
treasurer for 1908 be required to re
port to the Mayor and City Council
at the Council Chamber at its mex
regular meeting all moneys due TN
CITY as collector and treasurer for tn
wears 1908 and 1904 to January 81. 1905
and that the clerk notify him of tn
same, which was adopted.
Quincy Adams Sawyer"