Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-09-26
THE CITY DADS IN SESSION.
THEY TRANSACT BUSINESS OF
IMPORTANCE.
Municipality's Water Front Is Not
Bringing In Proper Income
For It's Value.

At last nights regular bi-monthly
session of the city council the city
dads were pretty busy for a short
time and the questions which came
up for consideration were discussed
at length.
On motion of the Mayor, Robert
Moss, Esq, was granted permission
to address the Board on behalf of @.
4. Friemel with reference to his
building line in the rear of his place
of business, corner West street and
Acton lane, upon which he is erecting
a back building, where formerly stood
several old dilapidated frame build
ings. thereby improving the street.
The building permit was gran ted.
BY permission of the Board, Mr..
Nevett Steele. of Murray Till, was
allowed to address the Board on the
subject of grading and paving Frank
lin street to Murray Hill.
A building permit was granted to
George w. Evans q Co. for a show
window on Main street for the Nun
roe estate.
Permission was given to Anne e.
King. Martha A. Bishop and Mary +.
Watkins for the use of the Assembly
Rooms for an entertainment for the
benefit of st. Philips Chapel
The petition of Samuel A. Jones for
a reconsideration of his resignation
as keeper of the Rescue Hose Com
pany. Alderman r. A. Thompson
moved that the petition be accepted.
Counsellor Riley moved as substitute
that the matter be postponed until tue
next meeting of the Board, which was
adopted.
ORDERS PASSED
by Counsellor Riley-That the late
collector aud treasurer, Charles III
Russell, be paid the sum of $500 as
the third installment of his salary for
the fiscal year of 1904, he having col
lected three -fourths of the taxes due
ON the levy for that year.
BY Alderman Baer-That five men,
bers of the City Council, including
the Mayor, be appointed to act in con-
junction with the five members of the
Business Mems Association OF Annap-
oils, two members of the Structural
Trades Alliance and five citizens at
large, constituting a committee, which
shall be known 9as the New Charter
Commission of Annapolis, and the or.
ganizations are jointly requested to
appoint the above named representa-.
tives, which was adopted.
BY the Mayor-That $40 or as much
thereof as is necessary. be appropri-
ated to whitewash the interior of No.
2 Engine House, the work to be done
under the supervision of the Building
Committee, which was adopted.
BY Alderman Baer-That the sum
of 50 be appropriated to remove the
trees in the yard of the Rescue Hose
Company and the work be done under
the supervision of the Oity Commits.
sioner with the permission of the A.,
w. q b. r. r. Co., which was
adopted.
The matter of leasing the city wharf
property was taken up and was gen
orally discussed. Counsellor Riley
moved that the matter be referred to
the Committee on Public Property
Alderman K. II. Thompson moved as
a substitute the appointment of com.
mittee of three to attend to the matter
and report at the next meeting of the
Board. The Mayor appointed as said
committee Counsellor Riley and AL
dermen Baer and Linthicum.
Alderman Strange, chairman of the
Committee on Streets, recon- nended
that the City Dock be repaired by pill
ing, which was adopted. On motion
of Counsellor Riley the Committee on
Streets was directed to advertise for
bids to do the work, which was
adopted.
Permission was granted e. K. Park.
inson to erect two two-story dwellings
ON Cathedral street.
The following bills were reported
favorably and passed: Harry Lee.
plumber, $25; Annapolis Broom and
Whisk Co., 81. 80; Evening Capital,
tax books. sl5
On motion of Alderman Munroe
the Board at 3. 40 p. IN. adjourned.