Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-08-09

red back to the street committee for
further investigation and a report
The matter of what remuneration if
any, should be given Mr.. Louis Baer.
Tor the use of certain property under
which sewer has recently been laid
was, on the recommendation of the
street committee, referred to City
Counsellor Melvin.
Another matter in which the rec
ommendation of the same committee
was adopted was that wherein the
committee reported adversely on the
application of Capt. W. G. Novel;
for additional wharfage room at the
City Dock
The usual routine appropriation of
$500 for street cleaning was made on
order of the street committee.
Mr.. w. NJ. Mccormick of the Ches-
apeake Bay Navigation Company.
explained that the water in the CITY
Dock was too shallow and the dock too
narrow to admit of the use of a land
ing for the new steamer Idler. which
will start service between Annap-
oils and the Eastern Shore points to-
morrow. Mr.. Mccormick said that it
would be impracticable to land the
passengers from the Eastern Shore at
Martins or any other of the water
front property other than that at the
foot of King George street because
OF the distance from the cars of the
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
Electric Railway. Pending some
final settlt ment of the wharfa ques
ti0n and tie transfer of pa engers
and freight. the Steamboat CJmpany
asked the privilege of pl cling
landing wharf or float at the foot OF
King George street. The q iestion
was referred to a special cor nittee,
composed of the Mayor, Chairman
Parkinson, of the street committee
and City Engineer Little, to look
carefully into the whole matter ana
report at special meeting of the
Council, to be called at once.
Alderman Myers called up the ques-
tion of the repaving of West street
with vitrified brick, as provided by
the recent bond issue and in reply
to the statement of the Mayor that
there had not been enough bonds sold
to complete the work, urged the bor-
rowing of the necessary money from
the general city funds and pay the
amount back from the bends when
sold. Mr.. James M. Munroe address
ed the Board and urged the adoption
of Mr.. Myers plan.
Counsellor Melvin agreed with
Mr.. Myers and moved that it he the
sense of the Board that the paving
and sewering of West street be pro-
ceeded with at once and that so much
of the proceeds from the sale of
bonds now in hand be applied to pay
ment for the work and the balance re-
manning be paid out of the general
levy, said sum to be paid back to
the general treasury as the bonds are
sold.
The motion was adopted and the
already drafted specifications and
plans for the work were referred to
the street committee for its recon-
The matter of the right of way to
the street between the property of
James NJ. Munroe and Richard G..
CLANCY on West street to the railroad
track was referred to the City Coun-
sellor and the City Engineer for an
as to the ownership of
this strip and report thereon with
the necessary recommendations The
same action was taken regarding the
street between Mr. Munroe's prop
erty on the other side and the prop
erty of Bernard Hoff.
The Council adjourned at 10 o'clock
until Thursday night.