Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-03-10
CITY COUNCIL MAKES
COMMITTEE CHANGES
Resignation Of Linthieum Appointed
Postmaster the Cause.
NEW MEMBER ASSIGNED
Alderman Parkinson is Transferred To
Vacancy On Finance Body
Routine Business Of Monthly
Meeting.

1 berships, necessitated by the resig-
nation of Alderman Thomas ] Linthi-
cum, who was appointed city post +.
master, and the subsequent appoint
ment of Mr.. Charles w. Smith to
the vacancy, and consideration Of the
| usual amount of routine business.
togt Their with other Imatters, marked
the monthly meeting of the Citv
Council held last night.
The most important committe,
change was that OF the committee on
finance. Alderman Parkinson was
named in place of Mr.. Liuthicum.
The other changes are
Committee. ION Public Property Al
derman Russell, vice Linthicum.
Fire Alderman Smith,
vice Linthicum.
Market House Alderman CLANCY
made chairman, and Alderman Smith
appointed as the new member.
Bylaws and Ordinances -Alder-
man CLANCY, vice Linthicum.
City Clerk Philip f.. Porter laid
before the Council letter from Con-
gresham Prank O. Smith in response
to an inquiry sent by Mr.. Porter con-
corning the bill introduced by the
Congressman providing fer a Fed
eral appropriation of $40, 600 for the
upketp OF streets adjacent to Govern
men property. The Council desires to
send a committee TO Washington for
hearing on the measure, and Con-
gresham Smith states In the letter
that he will notify the city autaori-
ties as soon as a date for such hear
ing is arranged.
The committee on bylaws and ordi.
nances reported fsvorably, and the
Council adopted the ordinance provid-
ing for concrete pavemente. The or
dinance provides that wherever the
city has laid curbing, il shall be com
pulsory on the part Of residents and
business men TO lay concrete pave
ments in front of their premises Ii
the residentil sections such pavemeffs
shall be at least four feet in width,
while for business houses such paving
must be from the building line to
curb.
The City Commissioner is charged
with giving all persons thirty days
notice in all cases, and failure 70
comply with the provisions of the
ordinance is punishable by fine Of
$40. The ordinance, of course. APP
plies only &c property where pave
ments have not hitherto been laid.
The ordinance repeats and re-ordains
Section Ii of Article 3s of the Code.
By vote of 6 to l the Council
granted a wholesale liquor license TO
the G-B-S Brewing Company. The
company proposes to eventually es-
tblish distributing plant here. At
present il is using the old sub. station
Of the Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis Electric Line on West
street fot the storage of goods pre-
paratory to delivery to the local liquor
dealers. Alderman Russell furnished
the only negative vote on the ques-
ton.
City Collector and Treasurer John
b. Wells Submitted an abstract state.
meut of the condition of the city
| treasury from March | to date, az fol
lows: Balance on hand March / !.
s219.y0, receipts, 1924, "a, making a
total of $s4a.s4. Against this Is
charged disbursements amounting to
$3.50. so, and unpaid orders amounting
to s75, leaving q net balance of
| $4,000. The report statesg that the
| interest and sinking funds on bond Is
sues we're provided for to March 1.
Acting upon communication from
the Civic League, the Council decided
| that provision would be madee for
| that bod to hold future meetings in
the Municipal Building.
rhe congregation of Asbury Afri.
can Methodist Episcopal Church was
granted the use of the Assembly
Rooms on April 8 &c hold reeep.
ton. The reception will be in coA.
nection with the annual conference Of
the district to be held here at that
time. Use of the Assembly Rooms
also was granted to ]. w. Jackson
and others for holding a dance en- the
evening Of May 8.
The Council received letter from
DR.. Thomas Fell, President OF st.
Johns College, in which the writer
acknowledged with "sinc ere thanks
in behalf of the Tubecul isis Associa.
tion, the appropriation Of $3.50 made
by the Council towards the Distrie,
Nurses fund.
| Mr.. George Plander, who for some
time has beea acting as 8 specisl
officer about the city, appeared before
the city solons and stated that he had
made number Of arrests and asked
for remuneration for his services.
Upon motion of Alderman Parkinson
the matter was referred to the City
Councillor for report.
The application Of Messrs. Griseom
& Carlson for permission TO raise the
store front on the property at the
corner of Maryland avenue and Prince
George street, was referred 70 the
building committee with power "a
act.
The Council adopted an order max.
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