The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-11
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
Regular Meeting Held Last Tues
day Evening Special Meet
ing to be Held This
Evening.

The regular meeting of the Tow
| Council was held at the Council
Chambers Tuesday evening, all 0
the Commissioners being present ex
cept Commissioner Henry. Afte
the calling of the meeting to orde
by Mayor Phillips, and the reading
of the minutes of the previous meet
| ings, a delegation from the Tuber
culosis Commission was before thu
| Board, requesting the enforcement
| of the Ordinance prohibiting the e,
pectorating on the streets,or public
| places. The Mayor and Commission
ers promised their hearty co-opera
ton, and ordered signs to that eff
feet to be printed, and the enforce
ment of the ordinance.
An oil lamp was ordered for the
alley in the rear of the store OF
Mr.. H. A. Joyce, the residents agree
ing to furnish the Oil and attend to
same without cost to the city.
Mr.. P. Watson Webb and mem
bers of the Committee for the Clean
ing up Of the city were before the
Board requesting the enforcement
of the ordinance prohibiting the
scattering of waste paper on the
streets, and also calling attention
to the unsanitary condition of a
number of closets in the business
center of the city. They also re-
quested the Commissioners to in
struct the bailiff to have the Town
Carts collect all the old boards and
thered on the streets during the
past few months. The Committee,
too, requested the use of the Town
Carts during the Cleanup Week.
The Committee was given hearty as
surances of the cooperation of the
Town Commissioners, and were as
sured that they would do all with
in their power to make the move
ment a successful one.
The bailiff was ordered to place
brick crossing on Glasgow street,
in the rear of the Baptist Church,
Mr.. Brannock agreeing to furnish
the bricks at 81.
Fire Chief Edward l.. Bramble
was instructed to get a cover for
the new fire engine.
Two additional electric lights
were ordered on Belvedere avenue
and one on Locust street.
The Clerk was instructed to take
up the matter with the Water Com
pany of placing fire plug on Greer
street.
An Ordinance was read from At
torneys William N. Andrews and
J. Watson Thompson requesting the
granting of a franchise to a new
Water Company, agreeing to furnish
water to the town for municipal pur
poses free, also giving the town an
option to purchase the same at the
expiration of twenty years. The
Board decided to hold special
meeting Friday night to consider
the matter.
Complaint having been mad~s
about the condition Of the sewers
at the Academy grounds, Commits
sioners Harris and LeCompte were
appointed to investigate the same.
The Clerk was instructed to pur-
chase a car load of sewer pipe, sizes
6, and IL inches.
The Town Clerk and Treasurer
reported Street Improvement Bonds
had been settled for, and was in
structed to pay off the collateral
note given for sewage expenses last
Fall.
Bills amounting to s94.15 were
passed and ordered paid.
Building permits were granted to
A. A. Mitchell. dwelling on West
End avenue; Chas. Corkran, on Mary
land avenue; Geo. w. Edger, re-
build porch.
Applications to build were re-
ceived from L. K. Warren,to raise
mill; Thomas Brinsfield, to build
porch; William Trego, to build sta
BILE; A. A. Mitchell, to build stable;
J. H. Waller, to build wood shed;
Howard Wilson, to erect 8 dwellings
on West End avenue; Geo. Adams,
to erect 2 dwellings on West End
avenue; John w. Fletcher,to erect
residence on Mill street.