Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-03-19
BILL FOR EXTENSION
OF THE CITY LIMITS
euatOr Watkins Measure Now on
Third Reading File.
WOULD MAKE FOURTH WARD.
Provides for Taking is Large Slice Of
Property 10 Vest End, and for
Election cf Aldermen.

creating an additional ward thereby,
md providing for the election of two
Aldermen in the City Council to rem
resent that ward, has been reported
lavorably in the Senate and will soon
come up for its third and final re ad-
ing.
The text of the measure which re-
oeals and re-enacts Section 2s of Ar
.icle 9 of the Code of Public Local
Lave, follows:
"Section 2s. The boundaries of the
City Of Annapolis shall be as fol-
lows Beginning at the corner OF
the wall of the United States Naval
Academy at the eastern terminus of
King George street and following the
said wall in westerly course. along
said street, TO the corner OF the wall
where il intersects with said King
George street; thence along the en-
closure Of the Ma yal Academy in a
northerly dire ction to the north side
If Hanover street: thence followin z
the wall of the Naval Academy in a
westerly direction to the west side of
Wagner street; thence following the
wall of the Naval Academy in g
southerly direction to the north eide
If King George street; thence in q
westerly direction, following the wall
If the Naval Academy, and In
straight liue to the west shore of
Dorsey's college, creek; thence, fol-
lowing the meanderings of the west
hore of said creek, to a monument
there placed; thence iu straight line
to the northeast corner of the stone
wall enclosing the National Gene
terry; thence following the said stone
wall to its southeast corner; thence
in straight line to q monument
planted on the south side of West
treet, where the building line Of said
street interesects with the railroad
tracks leading to Bay Ridge; thence
In o southerly direction, following the
west rail of said track to the south
shore Of Spa creek, to a monument
there placed; thence following the
meanderings of the south shore OF
Said Spa creek TO Sycamore Point at
the mouth of said creek; thence ia
a straight line to the outer corner of
the long wharf at the United States
Lighthouse (old Fort Madison) !;
thence in straight line to the place
Of beginning.
''And the said City shall be di-
yided into four wards sby the corpo-
rtion Of said City, and the citizens
of Annapolis qualified to vote for
members Of the General Assembly
of Maryland, and otherwise qualified
by the registration and election laws
FOR such cases made and provided,
shall elect by ballot in every alter
nate year, accounting from the year
1915, on the second Monday OF
July, a Mayor and Counselor, and
the voters in each ward shall, at
the same time elect by ballot two
residents thereof as Aldermen who
shall onstitute the corporation of
the said CITY under the name and
style of the Mayor, Counselor or AL
dermen OF the City of Annapolis.
Section 2. And be it enacted,
That this Section shall take effect
from the date OF its passage.
Two bills Of local interest were
killed by uniavorable reports in the
House of Delegates yesterday after
noon.
One of the bills was that intro.
duced by request by Chairman Frick,
Of the Baltimore city dele cation, and
which provided for an appropriation
for the erection of memorial foun-
tain in Annapolis. The other measure
was that by Delegate Duvall, OF Anne
Arundel, which provided for the paw.
ment of 81, 900 to the Maryland Pig
con and Poultry Association.
Senator Harrison, of Worcester.
has introduced bill dividing into two
groups the high schools to which. for
the purpose of encouraging secondary
education, the State extends aid
The grouping is based on the numbe
of students enrolled, the number OF
teachers employed and the yeare Of
Instruction given.
Under the bill high schools of the
first group shall fulfill the following
minimum requirements: They must
have an enrolment of not less thar
so pupils; they must employ at least
four teachers for regular high schoo
work. exclusive Of instructors in spec
ial courses; the course cf study II
them must extend over a period ot
four years and must conform tn the
standards of the State Board Of Edu
cation.
The salary Of the principals must
not be less than 81, 200 a year and The
salary Of each assistant teacher nusi
not be less than $500 year. and pro.
vision must be made for manual train.
ing and domestic science courses anc
also for commercial or an agricul.
tursl course as may be determined by
the County School Commissioners.
High schools Of the second grour
must have sn enrolment of not less
than 80 students; employ not less
than two regular teachers for regular
high school work; have three years
course Of study not less than $500 q
year, and provision to the standard.
of the State Board Of Education: The
annual salary Of the principal must