Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-05-28
THE MONTH-END MEETING.
CITY COUNCILS BRIEF AND
BREEZY SESSION
The Mayor In An Order Iiumor Ex-
Treasurer Smith TO Collect Back
Taxes BY Law.
A DISCUSSION OF THE GARB-
AGE QUESTION.

There was brief and breezy month
end meeting of the City Council last
night. All members OF the Board of
Councilmen were present, except
Alderman Strange, and with the
business-like Mayor presiding all
business was despatched with alacrity.
Mayor DorIw was in the order hu-
NOR last night and he fathered nu-
merous orders which were introduced
during the session. Former City
Treasurer Jerry l.. Smith was author
lied 10 enter suit in his own name
and that of the Mayor, Counsellor and
Aldermen against all persons indebt-
cd to the city for taxes in 1908. He
will. therefore, proceed to collect
taxes by law in such cases whore in-
solvencies have not been allowed
Tbesgarbage question and the gar
bage dump came in for a large share
Of the discussion. City Health Off-
Ger William S. Welch submitted a re-
port on the disposal of garbage. DR..
Welch says in his report, which is
herein published in detail, that there
can be no better disposal of the gar
bage than the present methods. The
City Health Officer urges the necessity
for separate receptacles for garbage.
VIZ ntM obttCto NOiO Niiloltutty
one "Gott's Court was named in
honor of the City Treasurer, who
stood sponsor, the other street was
named in honor of the late Abra m
Claude, who was four times Mayor
of Annapolis.
The meeting was in one sense
tame one, and was brief and to the
point. but considerable business was
despatched in the briefest possible
time and the quickest possible manner.
There is nothing Lingering" about
Mayor Douw's methods. He believes
in the staccato movement.
The following is the report of the
City Health officer, DIR. w. >. Welch !:
To the Hon. Mayor, Counsellor and
Aldermen of Annapolis:
The question of the disposal of
garbage on the Feldmeyer meadow,
which was referred to the street Com
mittee with instructions To confer
with the health officer, induces me to
submit the following:
The subject has been carefully
considered in all its aspects, with the
result that no better disposal of gar
bage under present conditions can be
advised that it is not particularly det-
rimental to the health of the neigh
e.hood at this time, but that ulti-
,nately the accumulation of organic
matters may become a menace, and
that some plan should be adopted for
effectually destroying or otherwise
rendering inoccuous such organic
matters as might by decomposition
seriously interfere with the health and
comfort of people in the vicinity of
such garbage dump and possibly the
entire city The same problem has
forced itself on the attention of munic-
ipal bodies all over the civilized
world, and as cities increase in popu-
lation its Importance becomes more
apparent. Our sister cities have, with
more or less effectiveness, endeavored
to dispose of the problem confronting
them by various measures.
As a first step to its practical So
luton | would respectfully suggest
that an ordinance be framed requir-
ing all householders to separate ashes
and other refuse from vegetable or
animal matters subject to decompo-
sition and putrifaction, and place
them in separate receptacles for re-
moval, aud that Ill such vegetable or
animal matters be conveyed to fur
mace and there burnt under direction
of the City Commissioner or other
proper officer to be designated by the
city authorities as often as such ac-
cumulated refuse should render it nee
essary. Such action would, in my
opinion, do much towards maintain
ing the health of the city and obviate
great deal of the offensiveness hereto
fore the subject of complaint in the
summer season. a suitable furnace
for such purpose could probably be
constructed or obtained at small
cost.
The following routine business was
then taken up and disposed of
The petition of the knights of
Pythias lodge for the use OF the AS
sembly Rooms for July ..23 and "a for
the purpose of holding the grand
lodge sessions, was granted.
Application of Mrs. Catherine Sher-
man for liquor license TO conduct
business corner Calvert and North west
streets was postponed to June 10 and
the clerk was directed TO inform her
that they would take up, the appIica-
| tion on that date.
ORDERS PASSED.
The following was offered by
Counsellor Riley.
Ordered-That Jerry l.. Smith. late
City Treasurer aud Collector, is here
bv authorized TO enter suit in his
own name and that OF the Mayor,
| Counsellor and Aldermen of the City
| of Annapolis against all persons in.
| debted for taxes for the year 1903
This authorization, however, is not tc
| be construed as an obligation to
grant the said Jerry l.. Smith any
| insolvencies for taxes not recovered
upon suit if in the judgment of the
| Mayor, Counsellor and Aldermen OF
| the City of Annapolis such taxes
| could have been collected by q
prompt procedure under the law fol
| the collection of taxes as directed by
said body; and be il further ordered.
| That Jerry l.. Smith be directed
| TO proceed TO collect py law, either
by suit or by procedure for the col
| lection OF taxes as directed by the
City Charter OF Annapolis against all
| persons owing taxes for the fiscal
| year 1908 in whose cases insolvencies
have not been allowed.
BY the Mayor-That the sum of So
be and the same Is hereby appropri,
ated to pay the clerk for extra services
performed in issuing liquor Licenses
for the year '07, the same to be paid
out of the money received fer ~said
licenses; adopted.
BY Alderman Munroe-That the city
pay the expense Of connecting sewers