Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-15
PUBLIC HEARING TODAY
Mayor Strange Will Hold Meeting
To Investigate Shooting OF
Mrs. Stone.
MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETING.
Contrary To Expectations But Little
Business Needed Consideration
Last Night.

Contrary to all expectations, last
nights monthly session of the City
Council was not very busy one, and
but little business of Importance came
up for the disposal of the City Faith
| ers.
Nothing was brought out during the
meeting i'm connection with the shoot
ing of Mrs. Richard Stone by bullet
from the pistol of Patrolman Thomas
Jacobs, when that officer fired down
the crowded Prince George street
while chasing a sailor who had broken
away from him after being placed un-
der arrest and aiding in an assault
upon the officer.
However, Mayor Strange reminded
those present that the hearing of the
complaints against the officer for al
legged reckless handling of his revolver
would take place in the Council Cham
ber at $50 o'clock this afternoon. At
this hearing, it is understood, that
Mrs. Stone and those interested in the
case will be represented by counsel,
and it is further reported that she
will shortly institute suit against the
city for the accident to herself while
she was sitting peacefully on her own
front porch.
Last nights session of the Council
was fairly well attended by a crowd
that had expected to see some discus
sion of this case during the meeting.
but these were disappointed.
After some discussion of the advis-
ability of such projection beyond
the building line, the Council grant
ed the request of George Evans for
the erection of display window three
feet wide and twenty-four feet long.
A permit to erect a bay-window
addition to the residence of Mrs. John
C.Boessel at 214 Prince George street
was also granted.
The reports of the various city Off
cials for the month of July were re-
ceived and referred the proper COM
mittees for action.
The report of City Fire Marshal
Porter for the month called attention
to the approaching time for delivery
of the automobile fire engine and rec
commended the purchase of / 200 feet
of fire hose to go on the engine, which
carries this amount, and there is now
only enough hose for the reels and
two hose trucks.
Fire Marshal Porter also recon-
mended the purchase of a deluge set
and a number of other minor supplies
for the fire department. The report
and recommendations were referred to
the Fire Department Committee, with
power to act.
Under a resolution offered by
Counselor Melvin, City Clerk Porter
was granted fifteen days leave with
pay.
An order was passed appropriat-
ing $500 for the City Commissioner
to clean the streets during the month
of September.
Messrs. Joseph M. Armstrong and
Harry Sturdy addressed the Board, re-
presenting the Chamber of Commerce
and urged the Council to buy a street
sweeper and sprinkler from a business
and up-to-date standpoint. They
urged that dry sweeping of streets
such as are laid in Annapolis, shortens
the life of the streets.
Mr.. Sturdy gave figures showing
that the purchase and use of such a
machine would actually save the city
money. But in these figures the
Council did not see such rosy pros
pect as Mr.. Sturdy painted and the
matter was referred to the Street
Committee and the Mayor for inves-
tigation and report.
Alderman Parkinson urged that the
matter of curbing Hill street be taken
up for more immediate consideration.
The street committee is now working
on an estimate of the probable cost of
such curbing and will probably report
at the next Council meeting.