Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-03-28
INCREASE OF TAXABLE BASIS
THE CITY COUNCIL MAKES
THE FIRST MOVE.
City Dads Transact Considerable
Amount of Business at The
Meeting Held Last
Eyenino.

uniform TO high finance was dis
cussed at the meeting of the city coun-
ell last night TO full house with a
royal flush watching the proceedings
from rear seat.
After many and various matters
were disposed of and the meeting was
about 2 to adjourn Counsellor Riley
presented an order of the greatest in
terest and one which will cause action
TO be welcomed by the bulk of tax
payers. 1t is the first move in the di-
rection of cutting down the tax rate.
The order was TO the effect that the
city purchase, at the cost of $50, the
new assessment list of city property
prepared by the county commissioners.
Counsellor Riley explained at length
the manner in which high price prop
erty had escaped the tax gatherer on
small valuation and how Others
were paying kmore than they should
by reason of the dereliction on the
part of the favored ones.> Mr.. Riley
stated that this new assessment. if the
CITY does make a revision will make
the taxable basis of the city a full
million or an increase of one-quarter.
The rate then can be cut to rs cents
and will yield as great an income as
81. The order for securing the assess.
ment list was passed without oppOsi-
tion.
Mayor Jones reported that he had
an interview with the management
of the Electric Lighting Company rel
ative to the placing of additional
lights and that another interview was
necessary, as the company did not
care to enter into a short term lease
unless additional money was paid for
the installation of the lights wanted.
Messrs. Riley, Williams and Baer
were appointed committee to con
fer with the management of the Bal
timore a. Annapolis Short Line Rail
road Company with reference to ex-
tending Pinkney street across the rail.
road This brought up an order on
the part of Councilman Williams
naming the small streets at either side
of James NJ Munroes property. One
street was to be called jackson and
the other Munroe, which now gives to
the streets making off of West street
the names of the most famous presi-
dents of the country's history. The
order was passed unanimously
A protest was read from Mr. She'll
man b. Brown against the dumping of
city garbage on property of the Short
Line railroad. Mr.. p. Il. Porter, clerk,
stated in connection with the matter
and in behalf of the Independent Fire
Company, that Mr.. Feldmeyer claimed
tile property and had given them per-
mission 60 dump garbage there. The
Council decided that the garbage col
lectors would have TO look into the mat
ter and fight it ont themselves.
1t was found that a mistake had
been made in ordering license numbers
for wagons and the clerk was directed
to see that the proper numbers be Sc
cured at once that the order of Coun
Gilman Williams, which is as follows,
might become operative on time;
fOrdered-That the city clerk adj
vertise in the paper doing the city
printing that he will be ready TO issue
licenses to all parties doing business
in the city on or after April 10, 1905,
and that no person will be allowed to
do business after the first of May
without first procuring the same. "
Mr.. Thomas McGlucken asked per-
mission of the Council to erect a troll
ley leading from the street into his
stone shop. He stated that this was
necessary TO get material into his. shop
from the street and that it wop Id
ohiate the necessity of blocking the
sidewalk while unloading. The mat
ter was referred to the street commit
tee with power to act.
A request was received from a COM
mittee representing the Gallilean Fish
ermen's lodge asking for the use of
the Assembly Rooms on May at the
regular rent of $l5. Another was re.
celyed from Mount Moriah Church for
the use of the rooms on April %.
Both requests were granted.
Permission was granted the mem
bers of st. Anne's Society to use the
Assembly Rooms on Wednesday, April
26 at church rates and TO Universal
Lodge No. IL, f. A. and A. Masons,
for tine use of the rooms on Thurs
day, May Is.
Mr. George E. Merrill appeared be-
fore the board and made statement
with reference to the Howard lot at
MARYLAND avenue and King George
street. He stated that the lot was
lower than the surrounding properties
and that the surface water lying there
is. in great danger of breeding disease.
Vie said that for the price of two
good funerals a cesspool and connect
ing sewer could be laid.
With reference to the matter Coun-
Gilman Williams stated that he had no
doubt but what the management Of
Carvel Hall would grant permission
for the owners of the property to
cross the land to reach the sewer -
Counsellor Riley stated that the city
for the purpose of protecting health,
could 90 ahead and after giving proper
notice TO the owners of the properly
to have the city proceed to do the
work. He submitted the report of the
committee appointed at the last meet
ing of the Council TO investigate the
condition of the property. The COM
mittee was composed of Counsellor
RILEY and Councilmen Williams and
Z. II. Thompson. The report stated
thar the committee considered the
dead water and marsh as menace to
health and life.
ain .speaking-with reference to the
report Mr.. Thompson stated that the
marsh was not made by raising the
level Of surrounding property, but
that ii existed naturally. He stated
that in his opinion the only proper
means of procedure is to have the
health officer report upon the unfavor-
able condition of the property and
that the city or the property owners
make fill.
Alderman Williams stated that he
admitted the property was a menace
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