Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-09
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
NO CHANGE IN THE GRADE OF
CONDUIT STREET.
Ex.TaS Collector Samuel Jones Account
Closed - City Accepts Charles II.
lIoward's Bonds For Sewerage Work
Petitions. Bills Passed.
OTHER ROUTINE BUSINESS IS
TRANSACTED.

The regular monthly meeting ot tne
Mayor and City Council for the month
OF April was held last night in the
Council Chamber. a full attendance
OF the Board being present. The
meeting was one of the most import
ant ones held for some time, as
large amount of business was trans
acted and large sums of money were
voted out of the treasury. The Clerk
read the minutes of the previous
meeting, which were approved by the
Board.
Mr.. James NJ. Munroe appeared be-
fore the Board in behalf of the Messrs.
Basil Bros. in regard TO water ran
ming from catch basin ON Carroll and
Bladon streets into their property and
causing damage to their machinery,
etc. Mr. Munroe urged that the city
take immediate steus to remedy the
same.
The following orders were offered:
By the Mayor That the Commits
sioner of Streets advertise for bids TO
lay a 20-inch sewer from Bladcn and
Carroll streets to College street; adopt
ed.
By Alderman Munroe--That the City
Commissioners be directed to call the
attention of the St. JOINTS College
authorities TO the nuisance now main
tanned on their property caused by
the bursting of their sewer, and that
the same be abated at once; adopted.
BY Alderman Linthicum That the
City Commissioners enforce the law in
regard to property owners entering
sewers on streets where sewers are
now laid; adopted.
by Alderman Munroe--That the
space remaining between the edge of
tho maeadam and the curb on either
side of Franklin street be covered
or paved with macadam: adopted.
BY Alderman Munroe--That the con-
tract with the Independent Fire Com
pany for dumping garbage on Com
promise street be terminated April 10;
adopted.
BY Alderman Thompson. 4. A.
That the sum of 81 be appropriated to
purchase one lamp for the Truck for
Rescue Hose Company; adopted.
BY Alderman Linthicum--Tbat$ $l1O,
or so much as may be necessary, be
appropriated to pave Bryan's alley,
from Stanley alley TO Market street
with rubble stone, said stone TO be
furnished by the city; adopted.
The following petitions were pre-
sented:
A petition from. Mr.. Louis Fisher
asking for an abatement on furniture
was granted.
A petition from Mr.. Samuel CAN'T
asking for an abatement on furniture,
etc., was granted.
A petition from Mr.. Robert Kench-
ington asking for the use of the City
Assembly Rooms, free of charge, on
Sunday afternoon, May D, for the pur-
pose of holding religious service
under the auspices of the Bible and
Tract Society of Allegany, Pa, was
granted.
A petition from number of proper
ty owners residing at Murray Hill
asking that a sewer be laid on Shaw
and Dean streets, realizing that the
same is an absolute necessity to re-
lieve the present unsanitary condi-
tions. Matter referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
The following asked for building
permits
From Robert Redmond, to reopen
bay window on front of store on
Main street; granted.
From G. l.. Martin, to erect porch
| to his property on Prince George
street; referred to committee on the
| whole.
Alderamn Strange, chairman of the
street committee. submitted to the
Board the bid to reset curb, furnish
sand and do the work specified on
/ Main street, from Green to Compro-
mise streets, from William +. Field
meyer for the sum of S47; referred t.
| committee on the whole.
| Alderman Strange, chairman, also
/ submitted the bid of Charles A. How
ard TO lay sewer on Franklin stree
according to specifications for the
sum of 55s. cents per foot: referred tt
/ committee on the whole.
Counsellor Riley submitted 10 the
| Board the ordinance to add a section
to Article KIN. of the City Code oi
/ Annapolis 10 be known as 'Sectior
10,p in reference to laying of any
sewer in any of the public streets
lanes or alleys of the City of Annapo
lis upon which sewer has not beer
previously laid, ETC., which was adopt
ed by yea and nay vote.
The bid of Charles "A. Howard to lay
a 10-inch Terra Gotta sewer pipe OF
Conduit street TO the creek; to rela,
all bricks and connect all houses 70
the sum of So cents per foot; accepted
by the Board. This sewer is to en-
able all property owners on this street
especially Messrs. Retz and Quaid t
remedy all trouble Of stoppage 0
I sewer as complained of from time t
time heretofore.
| 1t is practically settled that ther
will be no change in the grade o
Conduit street. Alderman Munroe
Of the committee on streets, TO whicl
had been referred the petition askin
that Conduit street be not graded
reported that the committee recon
mended that the grade as laid dow
in the profile be adhered to, which wa
adopted.
The contractors bond from the Fl
deity and Deposit Company of Mary
land, on behalf of Charles A. Howard
to the Mayor, Counsellor and Alder
men Of the City of Annapolis, wa
accepted by the Board.
Reports from all the officials wer
received for the month of March an
referred to their respective commit
tees. The report of DR.. William
welch, the City Health officer, upo
the petition Of Mr.. Conrad Schwarz
haupt, against the stable of MI
Nevett Steele on Murray Hill, wbic
! had been declared a nuisance, state
that the seine would be remedied.
Considerable time was taken u
Il