Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-28
HOWARD GREEN NAMED
County Commissioners Select Him
as County Road Engineer for
Anne Arundel.
ACTION ON LYNCHING.
Committee Appointed BY Board To
Make Thorough Investigation of
the Brooklyn Outrage.

AT their session yesterday the Board
of County Commissioners for Anne
Arundel county named Mr. Lewis
Howard Green, a we'll known Young
man of this city as County Road Engi-
neer, to succeed E. T. Hayman, whose
resignation, recently presented, be-
comes effective on January l, 1912.
Mr.. Green is son of the late
Lewis II. Green, for many years sur
veyor of this county. He has had a
wide experience in engineering work
covering a period of ten years. For
several years he was engaged in con-
struction work on the new buildings
and grounds of the Naval Academy.
For the last few years he has been
employed in general engineering and
constructing work in the East and
Middle West. There is no doubt but
that Mr.. Green will fill the duties of
the position very acceptably. The sal
ary is $1,000 year.
There were ten other applicants for
the position, as follows: Messrs. w.
T. Lankford. ID. Claude Handy, A. A.
Raphael, Howard II. Tunis w. E.
Hawkins, T. j. Parran, William f.
Childs, Jr, Percy r. Smith, J w.
richardson and w. l.. Alexander. Mr..
Childs received one vote.
As a sequel to the lynching of the
negro, King johnson, at Brooklyn, on
Christmas morning, which showed the
apparent lax methods in looking after
the prisoners in the Brooklyn lookup,
the County Commissioners took
prompt action by adopting an order
providing that one of the officers of
the Fifth district police force shall,
in the future be on duty at the lock-
up both day and night. The order
specifies that one officer shall be de-
tailed for day duty and another for
night the hours of such service to be
fixed by the Chief of Police of the
district. 1t is further provided in the
order that the lookup shall be kept
in a thoroughly sanitary condition.
While the Commissioners had in
tended taking some action in this di-
rection, the adoption of the order
followed a conference which States
Attorney Nicholas H. Green had with
the members Of the Board just before
they went into session. Acting furth-
er as a result of the lynching outrage,
a committee of the Board was ap-
pointed to make a thorough inspection
of the lookup to ascertain it's condition
and whether any repairs are needed
to provide additional safety to prison
ers. This committee is composed of
President Smith and Commissioners
Brown and Pettebone. l. is expected
that they will make the inspection of
the lookup within a few days.
A new ferry scow, with motorpower,
is to be provided for the Riverview "
Ferry at South River, the Board hav-
ing approved of the recommendation
of the commission recently appointed
to ascertain the cost of same. This
commission recommended the award
of contract for the construction work
to Frank Adams. at his bid of $3.50.
The county is to furnish all material
for the scow and the estimated cost of
the lumber, paint, oils and other
necessaries is s285, making a total of
S535. The commission says this will
produce the cheapest and best scow
to be had
The commission also inquired into
the question of a gasoline engine for
the ferry, and the firm of Parlett and
Parlett, of this city, agreed to install
an 8-horsepower gasoline engine for
$3.50. The commission also recon-
mended the acceptance of this offer,
and that the material be ordered by
the County Engineer at once