Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-12
OFFICERS REELECTED
All Without Opposition, Chosen
To Serve Another Year,
With One Exception
ONE POLICEMAN DROPPED
CITY Council Holds Annual Business
Meeting Increase OF W. B. & A.
Receipts Good Condition of
CITY Treasury


Much routine and considerable
new BUSINESS was transacted last night
at the annual business meeting of the
Mayor and City Council which meet
ing always falls on the second Mon
day night in July, and is the occasion
for the annual election of the city
officials, all of whom. with one excep-
tion, were reelected without opposi
tion.
It is worthy of note in the appended
account that there is naked increase
shown by comparison of this quater's
returns of the W., B. & A. right of
franchise tax rate, over that of last
year, viz: adults, 91,065; children,
GAS. This year, adults 10l, ,639; chill
dren, 1925 The decrease in the travel
of children is, no doubt. caused by the
absence of the little car running
around the city. This car has not
been running during the quarter just
ended.
Another thing worthy of note at
last nights meeting is the condition
of the city treasury The balance in
the treasury July IL, as shown by the
following abstract statement of the
Treasurer. is something unusual, as at
this season of the year it has hitherso
been frequently necessary for the city
to borrow money to meet the needs
until sometime in August, when the
taxes began to come in. The follow
ing is detailed account of last
nights proceedings:
The Board met with seven of the
eight members present Counselor
Melvin being absent on a trip to De-
troit. The Mayor laid before the Board
the following communication, which
was referred to the committee on
Streets, City Commissioner and AL
derman Linthicum.
From the w. B. & A. Electric
Railway Company together with the
franchise tax for the quarter ending
June 80, 1910, as follows: Adults,
1O1,639 children, 1925; total,
l02, 964, amounting to $460.95.
Samuel Sirkis appeared before the
Board and asked permi ssion to sell
from stand at the corner of West
and Calvert streets, and his request
was referred to the Committee on
Streets and the City Commissioner
with power to act
Messrs. George 7. Melvin, George c.
G Barton, and Clifton c. Moss, COM
mittee from the Chamber of Com
merce, appeared before the Board and
stated that their organization had
adopted the following motion:
"That a committee of three be
appointed from this Chamber to wait
upon the City Council at their next
regular meeting and ask them to CO.
operate with the counsel of the Coun-
ty Commissioners in regard to bringing
before the Public Utilities Commits.
sioners the cost of gas and electricity
for the city of Annapolis. =
The committee stated that it had
waited upon the County Commission
ers and that body had adopted the
following:
Ordered, that the counsel of this
Board be requested and directed to
cooperate with the city of Annapolis
in any steps that it may take to bring
the question of regulating the cost
of electric lights in the city of An
napolis, Eastport and Germantown
before the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
The committee was informed that
the city authorities would lend its
hearty cooperation in the matter.
The Mayor laid before the Board
the following abstract statement of
the condition of the city treasury as
of July II, 1910.
July /, to balance on hand 5 4,194. Sc
765. 80