Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-13
A FORTY MINUTE SESSION.
CITY COUNCIL ABRUPTLY AD-
JOURNS
After Disposing OF The Routine
Business For The
Month.
MR.. OWENS INDIGNANT.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Mayor aud City Council was brought
| to an abrupt termination last night
after all of the routine business of
the Board had been disposed of Mr..
Louis j. Gardner, contractor for re
pairs TO the City Dock, over which
there has been some dispute by the
Street Committee owing TO defects of
the work, was present with his coun.
sci, James w. Owens. Esq, who en-
deavored TO address the Board on the
claims of Mr. Gardner, when he was
interrupted by Alderman Strange.
chairman of the Street Committee.
Mr.. Owens began to read te the
Board the specifications of the con.
tract for the work, and to explain their
meaning, when Alderman Strange
called him to o der. making the point
that tho matter had not been presented
to the Board and was ont of order,
and he moved the Council do now ad !.
iouru, which was seconded The
Mayor put the motion aud the Board
thereupon adjourned. Mr.. Owens
left the chamber very much inoensed.
The following is the routine bust.
ness that was trapsacted:
PETITIONS.
The petition of the Household Of
Ruth, - a beneficial organization of
Odd Fellows, for the use of the AS
semhly Rooms for an entertainment
on April 3, was granted upon the pay
ment of the usual price
The petition of J. Wesley Chase for
the use of the Assembly Rooms on
May for an entertainment for the
benefit of the Benevolent Aid and Re-
lief Association, was granted upon the
payment of the usual price.
The application of Daniel p. Thomp.
son for the erection of a two-story
frame house on Charles street for
Frank Musiok, was granted
The report of Dir. VIM. S. Weloh,
health officer, for the month of Feb.
ruary, shows II deaths fol the month
white and colored IL males and )
females Contagious diseases for the
month, 2; scarlet fever /, small pox,
/; premises fumigated, 4.
ORDERS.
The following orders were offered
By Alderamn Linthieum-That the
clerk be directed to communicate with
the postmaster and request him to re-
move the letter box at the corner Of
Prince George and East streets to one
of the opposite corners; also the one on
the corner of Franklin and Cathedral
streets to opposite corner; adopted.
BY the Mayor--That SIS, or as
much thereof as necessary, be appro.
priated for preparing the floor of the
Council Chamber for the new linolium
cover, aud to, pay additional cost of
same adopted.
BY the Mayor-That the City Couu-
Sc 81 81,
stock of the Annapolis Water Company
owned by the city, at the annual meet
ing of stockholders to be held on March
Goth inst. ; adopted.
BY the Mayor-That it is the sense
of this Board that the bill introduced
by Delegate Duvall in the House, inn
posing a tax on the city for the main.
tenance of the South river road is an
imposition on the taxpayers of this
city, inasmuch as they pay a heavy
tax for the maintenance of the streets
of Annapolis (this being in effect a
road tax and that the Senator from
Anne Arundel be requested to use his
influence to defeat the measure in the
Senate; adopted.
BY the Counsellor-Th the sum t5i
$l.70 be appropriated TO pay express
age ON Booklet Pictorial Annapolis
| adopted.
Bv Alderman Linthicum- That the
sum of $50. or as much thereof as il
necessary, be and the same is hereby
appropriated for repairing and clean,
ing the City Dock; adopted.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were reported
favorably from the Finance Committee
and ordered paid II. S. Riley, $50;
o. & p Telephone Co., $40; Geo. w
Moss 81 Co, $40. IS; H. r. Riley, 81
Annapolis Gas & Electric Light Go.
$40. rs; d. V. Bright, s9l So: same
IS. 70 same, S6. 25; Geo. W. Moss &
Co, 500. IS; d. v. Bright. SIG; r. r.
Smith, $l4. 25; Geo W. Moss & Co.
50. "a; W. h Bates, s22 05; DIR. W. S
| Welch, 81. 55.
On motion of Alderman Strange tn,
Board at s. 40 adjourned.