Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-27
A SEMI MONTHLY MEETING.
CITY COUNCIL HELD A SHORT
SESSION.
Resolution Adopted And City Ordi
nance Passed.

The monthly meeting of the
Mayor and City Council was held last
night. Very little business of import.
ance was transacted beyond the pas.
sage of a city ordinance fixing the
rate for renting the sheds and stalls in
the Market House, and the passage of
a resolution requesting the Senator
and Delegates in the Legislature from
Anne Arundel county to introduce a
bill authorizing the Mayor, Counsel.
Tor and Aldermen to borrow money
not exceeding the sum of $3.50. 600 as a
total Indebtedness upon the security
OF their bonds issued, and to prepaI Q
an ordinancne for submission of the
same TO the voters of the city, etc.
The routine business Transacted by
the Board was as follows:
The application of Farinholt- Mere.
dith Oompany,for the erection of q
frame building ON King George
street, was granted.
The application of John Sembly to
erect a frame house on Cathedral
street, was granted.
The petition of Rufus Ellison and
others for the use OF the Assembly
Rooms on March rs at the rate OF
S. 90, was rejected
The petition of J. Wesley Chase for
the use of the Assembly Rooms at the
reduced rate of S. 80 for the benefit
of the Benevolent Aid and Relief AS.
ISOLATION, was, after much discussion.
withdrawn.
Alderman Munroe moved that the
vote to let the Assembly Rooms to
Rufus Ellison and others which was
lost be reconsidered, which was reject
ed by sea and nay vote.
The committee on Bylaws and
Ordinances reported favorably an or
dinance to repeal Section 10 and 4 of
Article 20 of the City Code, which
relates to renting of the other tiers of
stalls and benches under the sheds Of
the Market House, etc. which WAS
adopted.
Resolved, by the Mayor, Counsellor
and Aldermen of the CITY of Annapo-
lis that the Senator and Delegates
from Anne Arundel county be request.
ed TO introduce and urge the passage
of bill granting authority to the
Mayor, Counsellor fand Aldermen or
other corporate body of Annapolis to
borrow money not to exceed $3.50, coo
as a total indebtedness upon the Sc.
curity of bonds issued by said corpo-
rate body and TO prepare an ordinance
or ordinances for submission to the
voters who shall be qualifie daccording
to the terms OF the act designating i'm
provements for which any sums of
money shall be expended and the
amount to be devoted thereto and to
perform all other functions in connec-
tion with the issuance of such bonds
and the carrying out of any improve.
ment which may be decided upon in
conformity with the act.
The following orders were offered:
By Alderman Strange-That $l00 or
as much as may be necessary, be appro.
priated to change the grade of and
gutter on Market Space on the south
corner of Market House. Adopted
BY Alderman Linthicum-Tha the
City Commissioner be. and he is here
by directed to have the two holes re.
paired on Prince George street.
| Adopted
On motion of Alderman Thompson,
t. H., $50 was appropriated for the
useyof the Mayor in defraying expenses
of the smallpox patient, which was
adopted.
On motion of Alderman Baer the
sum of SIS or as much as may be
necessary, be appropriated for the pur.
chase Of Linoleum for the Council
Chamber, which was adopted
The reports of the city officers for
the month of January were reported
favorsbly by the committees
Alderman Thompson, +. H., called
the attention of the Board to the heat.
lug of the Assembly Rooms, kCouncil
Chamber and other rooms in the city
hall by steam, which was referred to
the building committee. The follow
ing bills were reported favorably and
ordered paid W. II. Rullman, S.. 90;
Jones q franklin, Sl15; U. & p.
Tel. Co., $40. 80; Geo. w. Jones, $l7. so
Thomas Nj. Lloyd, $32 90.
On motion of Alderman Baer the
Board at 9. 10 p. m. adjourned.