Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-09-12
OFFICER JACOBS GUILTY
City Council Finds Him CulpabIe of
Offense Of Reckless Firing
of Pistol in Street
FlNFD $50, ONE MONTHS PAY
Echo Of Injury to Mrs. Stone Detail |
of Business Transacted at Last
Nights Meeting Of City
Council

council
Much time was taken up last night
at the regular meeting of the Mayor
and City Council by reviewing the
/ testimony in the case of Officer
Thomas Jacobs, charged with reek-
lessly firing pistol in the street.
The testimony was voluminous, COW
ering fourteen typewriter pages, and
from its trend the City Council ad-
| judged Officer Jacobs guilty of firing
his pistol recklessly on the evening of
| August 10. Mayor Strange stated
| to the Board that he had summoned
witnesses and, with Counselor Mel
win, had investigated the charge
against Police Officer Thomas Jacobs,
| and laid the said testimony before
the Board. The testimony of the
several witnesses was read and con-
sidered by the Board, after which
Counselor Melvin submitted the fol-
lowing order:
Ordered, That, after considering
the testimony in the matter,in which
Police Officer Thomas Jacobs is
charged with firing his pistol reck-
lessly on the occasion of the arrest
of w. H. Douglas, on August 10,
1911, it is the judgment of this
Board that officer Thomas Jacobs is
guilty of conduct unbeconing a po-
lice officer; and, ordered further, that
the said police officer, Thomas Jacobs,
be fined one months pay (S50) to
be paid by the deduction of $40 per
month from his pay until said fine
is paid; that he also be reprimanded
by the Mayor"
The meeting last night was attend
ed by full Board. The following
detail of business was transacted:
Abatement of $525 allowed DR..
Louis B. Henkel on his assessment for
horse and carriage and automobile,
the same having been sold to parties
out of the city.
Application for building permit
from Walter H. Hart 10 remodel the
Southard Building, on Church Cir.le,
by raising the building and construct
ing two basement offices-with light
wells under the sidewalk, was grant
ed, provided the improvements did not
extend further over the sidewalk than
the present steps.
Mr.. Richard G. Clancy was allowed
an abatement on his assessment of
S3,665, on account of property loss at
the fire which occurred on June IL
last
The City Commissioner reported
the cost of improving Hill street as
follows: To curb, gutter and pave
with macadam the same as Madison
and Second streets, $l,181.50; to
curb, gutter and pave by the penetra-
tion method (the same as Market or
Franklin streets), $3.50; to curb, gut
ter and she'll said street, $627. On
motion of Alderman Myers the matter
was referred to the Committee on
Streets and the City Commissioner,
with authority to advertise for bids
| and award the contract for the street
to be curbed, guttered and paved by
| the penetration method.
Alderman Myers called the atten.
| tion of the Board to the condition of
| Southgate avenue, east of Franklin
street, and the matter was referred
to the Committee on Streets, with
power to act.
On motion of Counselor Melvin the
sum of $3.50 was appropriated to re-
pair the bed of Washington street,
the work to be done under the super
vision of the Committee on Streets
and the City Commissioner.
The usual amount of $500 was ap-
propriated for cleaning streets during
| the month of October.
Alderman Linthicum submitted the
following order: That $500 or so
much thereof as may be necessary.
be and the same is hereby appropri-
ated to curb and pave First street
with rubble stone, the same to be ad-
vertised at once and work to be done
as soon as possible, which was adopt
| ed.
Counselor Melvin submitted the
following:
That the sum of $500 paid on April
II, 1911, by the Security Land Com
pany for liquor license for Carvel Hall
Hotel for 1911, be refunded, said Ii.
cense having been nulified by order
of Court and replaced by license
granted to William ]. Seeley fol
Carvel Hall Hotel for said year. anc
the Clerk is hereby directed tC
draw his order for said sum, which
was adopted.
The Council adjourned at 1O.5Op. m