Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-12-10
SAVE $1,000 ON LIGHT
IN 5 YEAR CONTRACT
Council Finally Approves PrOpO-
sitiOn Submitted by Company. q
ARC LIGHTS REDUCED $40.
Agreement Fixes Rate al $50 Apiece
for First Fifty, and SIS for Each
Additional.


a three-year contract, as proposed by
the Annapolis Gas and Electric Light
Company, the City Council secured
to the city a net saving Of S2,5OO for
electric light service, compared to the
cost of former wears.
Had tn three-year contract been
accepted,a saving of half that amount
would have been the result. Action
looking to the final closing of the
contract was taken by the Council at
its monthly session held last night.
The two proposed contracts had been
under consideration by the Electric
Light Committee for several months
and that committee last night submit
ted favorable report on the five
year contract with the recommends
tion that il be accepted.
But before it was finally ratified,
there was much discussion, in which
ali of the City Fathers participated.
The weight of argument descended
upon the advisability of entering into
a contract for that length of time, the
point having been suggested that, in
the meantime, the city might be able
to secure light from some new or
competing source at much lower cost.
But as a reduction of $40 per arc
light is stipulated in the contract,
which brings the cost down to that
paid by number of other cities in
the State for electric light service,
a general agreement was made to
There are now forty-nine arc
lights in the city. The contract
furnishes these lights at $SC each
for tn. first fifty. and SIS for each
additional light that the municipal
authorities might decide to have
placed. The city formerly paid $50
for the arcs, and under the three
year contract. which expired with
this year, the rate was SS5. And.
as to the incandescent lights, the
rate fixed is $12 per year each, the
company agreeing to furnish the
Tungsten lamps in place of the old
style bulbs.
As had been anticipated since the
Councils ruling upon tax exemp-
tions of fraternsl orders, the spe-
cific case being that of the EIks
Home, petitions are now coming be-
fore the Council for the exemption of
the realty of other local fraternal
orders. Placed before the Council
last might were petitions from the
officers Of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles and the Chesapeake Tribe of
Red Men. Both petitions were re-
ferred to the Finance Commission.
With their thoughts turned toward
the Yuletide season, the usual
christmas Order, providing for the
payment of the salaries of all city
Officials in advance of the usual time,
the end of the month, was passed by
the Council. fhe order, which was
offered by Alderman Linthicum, calls
on the Mayor to draw his warrant en-
the City Treasurer for the payment
of such salaries on December 20.
Acting upon letter of inquiry re.
Gently received by the Civic League,
through Miss Josephine Riordan, Sec
retary, concerning the provisions of
the city ordinance governing the plac-
ing of garbage receptacles, the Code
was amended by the adoption of an
ordinance drafted by Counsellor Mel
vim and favorably reported by the
Committee on Bylaws and Ordi-
nances. The amendment provides for
placing the garbage for collection
not more than ten feet back of the
building line. In cases where resi-
dents have no alleyways about their
premises, discretionary powers are
given the engineer as to the proper
place for such refuse.
A communication was received
from the Civic League calling atten-
tion of the City Council to the condi-
tion of the wire baskets placed at va
rious points throughout the city as
repositories of refuse.
The Council also received a letter
from the firemen of Rescue Hose Com
pany, thanking the Council for the re-
pairs recently made to the FIRE lad
dies quarters on West street. At
the sametime the writer's ask or GER
tain additional repairs which are re-
garded as imperative. These include
a pair Of springs for the front door,
painting of the metal cornice roof, in
terror finish on the upstairs walls.
This matter was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Property, with
power to act.
The Council unanimously passed a
resolution offered by Alderman Par
kinson extending the congratulations
of the municipal authorities to the
captain, manager and players Of the
st. Johns College football team for
the splendid success that crowned the
season on the geidiro., and especially
the winning Of the intercollegiate
championship Of the State. A copy
Of the resolution will be sent to the
team.
The usual order appropriating $50
for the use of the City Commissioner
during January, was passed.
The directors Of the Annapolis
Water Company submitted the usual
monthly report. 1t told of the CON-