Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-10
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD LAST NIGHT.
The City Clerk to Receive States
Salary Instead of Fees
Petitions Granted.

| The regular monthly meeting of the
| Mayor and City Couneil last night
was not attended by any unusual inter
est that characterizes fome of its
meetings and very little business of
| Importance was transacted beyond tho
regular routine and the passage of a
city ordinance making the city clerks
Office a salaried Office instead of fee
| Office. as formerly. and placing the
minimum salary at $500 per annum.
The ordinance was so worded as to
| take effect from the first of November
| in order that il might effect the retir-
| ing clerk as we'll as the incoming
clerk. The ordinance goes on to state
| that a city clerk shall be elected an
nually on the third Monday in July,
and that the salary of the same shall
be $500 per annum in lieu of all ser
vices rendered, except fees allowed
him for issuing liquor licenses, and
| he shall be at the Council Chamber
daily at stated hours. Alderman Will
Jams opposed the ordinance on the
ground of increasing a mans salary
while in office, when he had accepted
| it at the salary stated. He also op-
posed antidating the ordinance two or
| three months back for the benefit of
the retiring clerk, and moved to strike
out November and insert January /.
or July when a new board will be
elected
Counsellor Riley opposed the amend
ment on the ground that he believed
it was economy to pay the clerk a
stated salary instead of allowing him
fees, which. he said, amounted TO
between $500 and $500 and extras. He
thought the clerks duties required
more pay, and did not believe the
city wanted a man to give his services
to the city without q fair sompensa-
tion, and he said he hoped the amend
ment would not pass. He also gave
notice that he would at a future meet
ing of the Board, introduce an ordi-
nance increasing the salaries of all
the aldermen, as the pay was ridicu-
lously small for the amount of service
they rendered. No city. he said, of
the size of Annapolis, in the country,
paid its city officials such small sala-
ries.
Alderman Thompson, Il. H.. moved
TO strike out $500 and insert $500 in
lieu of all fees, which was lost. The
vote was then taken upon Alderman
Williams amendment TO strike out
November and insert January /. which
was also lost, and the ordinance pass.
ed in its original form. Aldermen
Williams and Thompson. X. H.. voted
in the negative.
PETITIONS
The petition of Mrs. e. d. Pusey
for an electric light on Dean street
was referred TO the electric light COM
mittee.
The petition of the officials of st.
Philips Chapel for the use of the AS
sembly Rooms on February 6 for an
entertainment TO raise funds for a
building fund for st. Philips Chapel,
was granted upon the payment of $s. so
per night.
The petition of the pastor of Mary
land Avenue NJ. X. Church for the
use of the Assembly Rooms on Janu-
ary 81 and February | and for an
oyster supper for the benefit of the
church, was granted upon the pay
ment of So 80 per night.
The petition of the Misses Harwood
for the protection from the annoyance
of boys in the neighborhood, whom
they claim stone their house and COM
NIT other depredations, was referred
to the Chief of Police.
The petition of Mrs. +. Y. McNair
requesting that pavement be laid on
the west side of King George street
along the property of the Misses Har-
wood, was referred to the street COM
mittee and city commissioners with
power TO act
Alderman Martin submitted the fol-
lowing oIder: 'Ordered-That the
City Commissioner be directed to have
the pavement on King George street,
being the sidewalk of the Misses Har-
wood, laid at once or as soon as pos
sible and report the cost of the same
TO the City Council, so they can pro-
ceed to collect the same according TO
law" which was adopted.
1t was ordered that the street COM
mittee interview Mr.. James ID. Muir
raw and request him to give the city
an option on a slip of land from Frank
lin street, Murray Hill, to Spa creek,
for the purpose of extending Shaw
street. aud report at the next meeting
Of the Board. which was adopted.
II was also ordered BY the Counsellor
that the Mayor be empowered, through
the CITY Council 10 enter into a con-
tract with the Annapolis Gas an Elec-
tric Light Company upon the same
terms as last year.
Also ordered, that the sum of $I75
be appropriated for the use of the
street hands for the month Of Fehru-
ary: that the sum Of s25 be appropri-
ated a. q contingent fund for the use
OF the CITY Commissioner; that the
sum Of 81 be appropriated TO purchase
rubber bands for tie clerk; that the
sum OF s25 be appropriated to construct
a crossing st Franklin street and Muir
raw avenue and Shaw street; that the
street committee employ proper per-
son to make a plat of the bed of South
street.
That the city commissioner be au-
thorized 10 have the washout at Frank
lin and Shaw streets, Murray Hill, re-
haired, and that $40 be appropriated
for same. which was referred TO the
city commissioner and City Counsellor,
with power TO act.
The rep rt of the city commissioner
for the extersion of Shaw street from
Franklin street to Spa creek was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.