Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-02-14
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
BETTERMENT OF CITY FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
Officer Jacobs Case Postponed For
Consideration Alderman
Williams Goes For
CITY Printer.

City council last night was not void
of its usual discussion by the leader of
the majority side of the house who
always has the dear taxpayer and the
financial condition of the city at heart
A full board was present and after
the reading of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting by the clerk, the board
proceeded to business.
PETITIONS.
Petitions being the first thing in
order the Mayor laid before the board
the petition of II. e. l.. Hopkins and
others for the grading, curbing and
paving Of Block street. Alderman
Thompson. +. H., opposed the city
taking any action with the paving or
curbing any street whose bed was not
first decided to the city. The petition
was referred to the street committee.
The petition of Miss Munford for the
use of the Assembly Rooms on each
Saturday afternoon from 3. 80 TO 8. so
for dancing class was granted upon
the the payment OF $4
The communication of ex-Collector
Jerry L. Smith in reply to an order
of the City Council directing him to
report TO the Council all moneys in
hand and collected by him, etc., for
taxes for 1898, reported that he had
completed said list and will have same
ready for publication in few DAYS.
The report states the amount turned
over to his successor to be SS23. .13,
which was read and ordered filed.
Communications were laid before
the board from Hon. A. p. German
and Hon. Sydney K. Mudd in response
to a resolution by the Mayor and City
Council of Annapolis, requesting their
representatives in Conrgess to use their
influence in securing an appropriation
from the Government for the paving
of West street extended to the National
Cemetery. Senator German, in reply,
said 'he would be glad to aid in any
way possible in having the matter IA
vorably considered by Congress. -
Hon. Sydney K. Mudd said: "Now,
/ take it you will bear witness to the
fact that l have a very deep interest
in anything that effects the welfare of
the city of Annapolis, and | shall be
glad at any time to give favorable con-
sideration to any reasonable PROPOSE
tion looking to the ends desired as set
forth in the resolutions. The COM
lnuuicationS were read and ordered
fled
The question of purchasing a type
writer for the use of the city clerk
was the occasion of a good deal of
discussion. Alderman Williams con-
tended that it was an unnecessary ex-
pense and one the city could we'll do
without. Counsellor Riley differed
with Mr.. Williams, and said it was
the only up-to.date way of doing bust
ness. The type writer, he said, had
been on trial for several weeks and
was found perfectly satisfactory, and
he moved that the matter be postponed
until the next meeting of the board
and the clerk communicate with the
Company the action of the board and
if the city decides to purchase, it have
until May to pay for same.
The petition of the Rescue Hose
Company in compliance with q re-
quest of the City Council with refer
nece to complying with city ordinance
in the purchase of horse and the en-
ployment of keeper, etc., was read
and ordered filed.
The petition of w. A. Hollebaugh
for an electric sign in front of Colo
njal Hotel cafe, was granted.
The petition of Robert Kenchington
for the use of the Assembly Rooms
| for religious purposes on Sunday,
April 2, was granted.
REPORTS.
The report of the Chief of Police on
the charges preferred against Police
Officer Edward Jacobs for being intox-
| icated and acting in disorderly man.
ner in the Colonial Theatre on the
night of February Z. was, on motion
of Counsellor Riley, referred to spe-
cial meeting of the board on Wednes-
day night at s O'Clock in the Council
| Chamber.
The committee on eletric lights re-
ported favorably on the contract for
| lighting the city and recommended
| that the-city enter into a three years
contract with the lighting company
upon the same terms as last year,
/ which was adopted. Alderman Will
| Jams favored a five-year lease, but the
majority of the board differed with
him and accepted three years con-
i tract.
| The reports of the city officers for
the month of January were reported
favorably by the committees and order
ed filed.
The report of the city clerk showed
receips from rent of Assembly Rooms
for January. $8I. 75; building permits.
/ 81; city licenses, So. 54-making a
n
| total of $87. 30
The report of Justice Feldmeyer
showed amount turned over to the city
from fines for January to be $77.80.
An ordinance for the betterment of
the city fire department and putting
it on paying footing was submitted
| by Alderman Williams and laid over
under the rules one month.
ORDERS
Alderman Will;ams-That the city
clerk be and he is hereby authorized
to procure from the city printer the
manuscript copy of the Mayors report
and have the same printed without
delay at the expense Of the printer.
Mr.. Williams said he offered the above
order after repeated inquiries by his
constituents as 70 what had become of
the Mayors report. He said the re-
port had been in the hands of the city
printer nearly three weeks, and it was
time il had been delivered.
Counsellor Riley said this was one
of the fruits of putting the city print
ing out at bids, that it was taken at such
runious prices that no printer could
| afford to do it, and that the city