Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-05-14
COUNCIL IN GENEROUS MOOD
HAD LIBERAL CAP ON AT LAST
NIGHTS SESSION.
Munificeut Appropriations TO Boom An
napOIis at jamestown And For Fire.
mems Convention.
TWO LIQUORLICENSES TURNED
DOWN BY BOARD.

| monthly meeting last night at the
Council Chamber was in a generous
mood. The City Fathers had theil
liberal cap on and voted out munifi.
cent appropriations TO boom the town
at the jamestown Exposition and to
decorate the city during the Firemen' 5
Convention, to be held here June
1911.
Indeed. larger appropriations than
asked for were forthcoming and al
one time il was feared by some of the
more penurious that the city's pockets
would be literally turned inside out
and its Golfers emptied clean and
clear. But this did not happen, fortu-
nately, the considerate and conserya-
tive Mayor and others of the Board
holding the CHECK rein and drawing
up the purse strings when the city S
treasury was ia danger of being de-
pleted.
. Ask and IL shall be given you
seemed to be the slogan that was
sounded by the various committees
that waited upon the Mayor and City
Council for various gifts of money
and there is no re ason TO believe that
the Council did not do its very best
in promoting the welfare of the OBJ
jects for which donations were solic-
tied, and voting out funds with a
generous hand.
1t is necessary to boom Annapolis
at jamestown and To set forth the
many attractive features of this town
at the Exposition that visitors there,
appreciating good thing, may come
miles to see this town. 1t is also
necessary to decorate public buildings
aud to illuminate the town for the few
days of the State Firemen's Conven-
tion and for this purpose the Coun-
ell last night wisely saw fit to apprpo-
pirate a sum commensurate with the
contribution Of the Business Men, As
sociatiOn.
The meeting last night was one OF
unusual interest and was very largely
attended. For the FIRST time in some
few years women were present at the
meeting. Two women, both appli-
cants for liquor licenses, were among
those who appeared before the Board,
but the application of each was turned
down, and both left the Council Cham
Der in detected mood. The first
business in order was the application
of Mrs. Catherine Sherman for liquor
license, corner Northwest All Gals
II 81
cation were petitions for and against
the granting OF the license. Counsel
Tor Riley stated that the signers of the
application made statements that were
not correct when they signed the APP
plication, and that the paper was an
imposition on the Council. On motion
the application was withdrawn.
The application of Mrs. Isaac Hoh-
berger for liquor license on Com
promise street was laid before the
Board and read. Two protests from
property holders and residents of the
vicinity extensively signed accom-
panied the application Alderman
Strange moved that the application
be laid over, which was lost by
yea and nay vote. The vote then was
taken upon granting the license and
it was unanimously rejected.
Mr.. II. G. Elliott appeared before
the Board and asked that George Il.
Barber be granted an insolvency on
taxes paid on property in error on
property previously sold, which was
granted.
The petition Of MIR. Samuel Jones
for an abatement of 81, 600 ON stock of
merchandise assessed to Jones q
Franklin, several years ago and not
in stock, was granted.
The petition of Edward w. Skipper
for the erection of a porch on Glouces-
ter street for Mrs. n. Bryan was
granted.
The petition of William III. Brown,
Theodore Stevens and n. Il. Harris
for the use of the Assembly Rooms for
the purpose of holding an entertain
ment ON May 81, was granted.
The Mayor laid before the Board a
petition from Capt. A.. Ross, u. $. N,
with reference to the sewer connection
with his property ON Gloucester street,
which was referred to the committee
on streets.
The resignation OF officer Richard
q. Wilson was laid before the Board
and, on motion, was accepted
The application of James r.. Low
man for policeman on the force was,
on motion, laid over.
The monthly report of DR.. w. S.
Welch, city health officer, was laid be-
fore the Board and showed the follow
ing: Mortality, Is; white, s, colored,
s; male, 8; female, z. Ten cases of
measles were reported for the month
of April.
The monthly reports of the city OIL
GERS for the month of April were laid
before the Board and referred TO the
appropriate committees.
The following orders were present
ed:
BY the Counsellor--That the street
committee advertise for bids for the
construction of a sewer at least fifteen
inches in diameter on Murray Hill to
connect with the Franklin street sewer
and for grading Dean street. Alder
man Strange moved that the order be
laid over, which was lost by yea
and nay vote, the vote then occurring
upon the adoption of the order, it
was adopted.
BY Alderman Munroe-That $50 be
appropriated TO place a pipe railing
on the stone wall extending from
Priests wall TO the railing placed by
the county on the adjoining wall foot
of Gloucester street; adopted.
BY Alderman Strange-That six
feen-candle power incandescent light
be placed on Shipwright street; adopt
ed.
BY Alderman Baer-That the sum OF
$40 be appropriated to remove the
chimney and repair the floor at the
quarters of the Recsue Hose Company
adopted.
By Alderman Thompson. r. H.
That the street committee have the
ashes at the Waterwitch Hook and
Ladder Company's premises put in the