Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-12-27
MAYORS REPORT IS
READY FOR COUNCIL
Additional improvements Recon-
mended in Document.
STATEMENT OF FINANCES.
Balance Of Less Than S4O0 at Close
Of Fiscal Year as Shown by
Trsasuier's Report.

Showing that the city's finances
are in good condition, except that
there is a greater floating debt this
year than last, which meant an in
increase in the tax rate for the pres
ent year, the annual report of Mayor
James f. Strange has been issued
from the ready for submission to the
members of the City Council. The
report is for the fiscal year from
July l, 1919, to June 80, 1918. The
report was printed at the Capital
office.
That tbs floating debt is larger
is due, the report states, to the sur
facing of Northwest and Franklin
streets, erection of the Municipal
Building, and the new fire quarters
in the First ward, and other needed
Improvements.
"The street improvement work
proposed under the 1910 bond issue
has been satisfactorily completed, the
remaining $4,000 of bonds having
be IN sold to good advantage to do
said work. There remains consider
able permanent improvements yet TO
be done, namely, the curbing and
grading of. Compromise ana Claude
streets, leading to Eastport bridge;
the surfacing of Holland. Cornhill,
East, Fleet and Calvert streets, and
Carroll alley. This work should be
done az soon as possible.
the city dock needs attention-it
should be dredged out and a new bulk
head erected on the northeast side.
the same now being in a dsngerc US
condition. A concrst te floor should be
laid in the market house so as to make
il sanitary. Many Of the public build
ings need painting, which should be
dole as soon ss possible. A shed
should be ere cted back of the Munich
pal Building to house the city's prop
erty and for the use of the fire depart
ment. ! also recommend that the
dumping of garbage within the city's
limits should be stopped.
Permission has been granted to
the city by FBe Naval Academy au-
thorities To allow the extension of
the College avenue and Hanover
street sewer TO pass through the Ma
val Acsds my grounds and empty into
the Severn river, and | hope the work
will soon be completed. This is o
very necessary improvement and will
give relief to large number of resi-
deuts in that section and also add to
the sanitary conditions of the city
which our citizens should feel Justly
proud of when comparing our sani-
tary conditions with the other cities
of the State of the same size, or even
larger.
"0ur street cleaning department
and garbage removal system has done
good work and kept the streets anc
alleys clean under the improved sys-
tenn, but the system, think, can be
worked more economically il the city
purchases horses and carts and does
the work instead If having il done
by contract. This matter should be
looked into thoroughly before the
the present contract expires. also
recommeG that the fuel for the differ
ent city buildings be purchased by
competitive bidding instead of under
the old system.
THE bulkheading of Charles
street and the extension of sewers in
that locality should be done this year.
The conditions in that section of the
city are unsatisfactory from sani-
tary view, and the citizens there
should have relief as soon as possible
The bonds for the purchase of the
Annapolis Water Company stock have
been sold and now the citizens of An
napolis are the sole owners of the
Water Company. All interest and
sinking funds have beer provided for
and paid as they came due out of the
resources of the company. The re-
ceipts from the water rents are in
creasing by adding new consumers.
The directors of the Water Com
pany are now looking into the matter
of building another dam at the water
works, so as to be able to save the
immense amount of water that is
daily wasted in the winter and spring
Sc easons. The demand for water is in
creasing, and if this is not done the
Water Company will not be able to
furnish water TO its applicants. Ii
will cost considerable money to do
so, but it must be done as soon as
possible.
The remodeling of the Council
Chamber has been completed and al
the municipal offices are now housed
under one roof, which is a great
convenience to our citizens. The
building il an ornament to the city
and every citizen that / have talk.
ed to about il thinks it was money
well expended.
The entire fire department is in
good condition aud ready to respouc
to the slsrm of fire st a nome mt 4.
notice. The old steam fire en- zine
has been put in good condition, and ii
as good as new. The discipline ot
the fire department Is excellent an.
the chief is on the job.
u also recommend q much needed