Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-01-09
FIRST MEETING IN NEW YEAR
THE CITY FATHERS MAKE A
GOOD BEGINNING.
Dispatched All Business In One
Hour And Forty-Five Min
utes Letter From
Capt. Mullan.
SENATOR GORMAN ACKNoWL.
EDGES RESOLUTIONS.

Last night was the regular and first
meeting of the City Fathers in the
| new year. Several of the members
were little late in putting in their ap.
pearance on account of the stormy night
but Mayor Douw, who resides farther
away thar any of the members, was
among the first to put in an appear.
ance. He waited some time after the
hour OF eight for a quorum, and il
was quite quarter past O'Clock be-.
fore he raped the board to order.
1t was not long after the reading of
the minutes of the previous meeting
before the board got down in earnest
to the business before them. Several
persons were before the board waiting
to be heard on some public and ri.
vate matters. The Mayor stated that
while it was not in order, if there be
no objection the rules would be sus.
pended in order TO hear the gentlemen.
some Of whom had expressed desire
TO be heard as soon as possible. as they
had other engagements. The rules
were therefore suspended and the
parties made their statements to the
board.
Among them were Mr.. George Il.
Melvin. James w. Owens. Oliver Lea.
que and Percy l.. Clark. Mr.. George
I. Melvin. by permission then ad-
dressed the board He said he would
be very brief and to the point He
held in his hand an illustrated COPY
OF Riley's History Of Annapolis and
Anne Arundel County, and referred
to the great advantage of such d work
TO this city as an advertising medium,
and urged the boa-d to accept the very
liberal offer the publisher makes to the
city in the following petition:
''Whereas. it is the policy of en-
lightened aud enterprising city govern.
ments, and a policy that, in the ad.
ministration OF Mayor Thomas e.
Martin, was adopted by the Oitv
Council of Annapolis to set forth, in
pamphlet form. the advantages, bust
ness, commercial and residential. of
its own municipalities, in order that
capitalists may be induced TO invest in
their city, neY business be inaugural
ed and persons be led to take up their
residences in them;
And whereas, Elihu S. Riley is
about to publish a Booklet of sixty
aud more pages. illustrated with ffty
photographs OF the city, county and
Naval Academy, giving a history
of the city and its buildings, and a
business directory of the City of An
napolis;
"Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen
OF the City of Annapolis. That the
clerk of this board is hereby author
lzed and directed to prepare sufficient
data to ill four pages of said Booklet,
giving an account of the settlement
and chartering of the city and other
valuable information in regard TO it;
the powers ef the City Council aud
the changes made in the new charter
OF the city government, with list of
the members OF the present City Coun.
ell and the public officers OF the city,
and the advantages that Annapolis
possesses as a place of manufacturing
commerce, business and residence, and
that the City Council hereby sub
scribes TO four hundred copies OF said
Booklet for distribution bv tile mem.
bers of the Council TO capitalists. husi-
ness men and others in other sections
Of the State and the several States of
the Union, provided that the cost for
said four pages does not exceed Sl5
per page, and that the cost fer the said
four hundred copies does not exceed
fifteen cents per copy.
Alderman Thompson, Il a., moved
that the quantity be made six hun
dred copies at the same rote, which
was adopted
James w. Owens, attorney for the
heirs of the late Thomas e. Martin.
petitioned the board for insolvency on
certain bonds belonging TO the estate
of the late Thomas j.. Martin. which
he said had been disposed Of, which
was granted.
The following letter. with accom-
psnying bills, was laid before the
board by Mayor Douw:
To the Honorable Street Committee
OF the City of Annapolis, Nd.
GentlemenI notice that sundry
bills have been introduced in Congress
to refund sundry cities the amount of
money expended by said cities for
paving of the streets in front of the
United States Government property.
wherefore l suggest that a bill be
prepared and authorized by your hon.
orable City Council to be forwarded
to Hon. Sydney K. Mudd to refund TO
Annapolis the amount of money which
the city has heretofore expended and
paid out for paving front of the Uni
ted States postof1ice property.
In order to ascertain the amount
thereof, | suggest further that George
Jewell be employed TO take the proper
measurements and state the amount of
money which he has been paid by tue
city for paving with vitrifed brick
the streets in trout of the postoffice
property.
On motion OF Alderman Thomson.
K. H., a vote Of thanks was rendered
Captain Mullan for the interest he has
always taken in public affairs of the
city and state and that a record be
made of the letter. which was adopted.
PETITIONS.
The Mayor laid before -thesboard the
following petitions
The petition OF W. A. Larned uro-
prietor of Carvel Hall, for insolvency
on certain items Of his assessent. which
he claimed was wrong.
On motion Of Alderman Thompson.
K. H., the petition was referred to
the finaace commission.
The petition of the Patriotic Sons
of America for the use of the Assembly
Rooms for the night of February ii.
was granted npon the payment of the
usual assessment.
The petition cf W. +. Trayers and S.
p. Thomas, committee, for the return
OF s. paid Tor police service, was
granted.
The petition Of Oliver League for in
solyency paid upon personal property