Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-11-09
OLD SMALLPOX LOT
FOR FACTORY SITE
City Alderman Parkinson Suggests
Giving Use Of Lot to Invite
Enterprise.
THE LABORATORY SITE HERE?
ArmOr Plant Desired for The Cily by
Alderman RUSSELL City Council
Holds Brief But Busy Session
---Acton Lane to be
Severed.

Holds Brlef But Busy Session
---Acton Lane to be
Severed.
Promptly at s O'Clock Mayer James
5. Strange called the meeting of the
City Council 10 order last night The
occasion was the regular monthly
session of TIE Board.
After the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting, which We're ap-
proved as recorded, the following
business was transacted:
Justice VIM. F. MiEnick appeared
before the Board relative to fine OF
s. and costs for using vile language
over the telephone having been i'm
posed, and protested against remit
tance of same.
The city officials. in various depart
meuts, submitted their reports for the
month, the same being referred to the
proper committees.
The report of the City Fire Marshal,
Philip e. Porter was then read. az
follows:
Annapolis, Md. Nov. s. 1915.
To the Honorable Mayor, Counselor
and Aldermen
Gentlemcn--I resr5 ctfully report
that the fire apparatus of the city is in
condition for use.
I would call attention TO the fact
that the fire hydrants of the city have
been inspected ard I lind that nine Of
the McShane hydrants have covering
which have become broken and need
to be renewed. AS the company
which manufactured this hydrant
have been out CT business some years
and II is impossible to get parts of this
hydrant.I would recommend that sheet
iron covering be provided for them
The stems CT the hydrants are in good
condition, and ready for use. but COW
erings should be furnished them to
protect the works.
A number of the hydrants are minus
nozzle caps an dother minor repairs
are needed and l would recommend
that these be made. and that two dizen
steel hexagon head sclts be purchas-
ed for the plugs.
The storage batteries Of the automo-
bile engine are about worn out. hav-
ing been in service FIVE years and two
Years being the life OF these batteries,
and / would recommend that genera
! tor be placed on the engine at a cost
| Of SIS.
Respectfully submitted,
PHIL K. PORTER,
Fne Mars cal.
The report was referred to the Fire
Committee.
Alderman Parkinson, of the Street
Committee, made report on the fire
plug put out Of commission on Corn
Hill street.
The statement was made that Mr
John W. Martin will install the fire
plug if the city viii furnish new one
The fire plug was demolished during
repairs made to Cornhill street recent
ly. Along the line of this matter o1
the fire plugs restoration, Alderman
c. W Smith also made a proposition
that Mr.Martin and the city each shar,
the costs equally. Alderman Clancy
the other member of the street com
mittee, favored Alderman Smiths plaI
A delegation appeared asking that +;
light be placed on Second street, an'
the matter was referred TO the Elec
trio Light Committee with power Il
acr IN the matter
A petition from the property own
ers of Acton Lane was presented
asking that q sewer be installed in tn
Lane. in order that the residents ma
connect drainage and sewerage there
with. This matter is result of IT,
sanitary ordinance recently eaacte
by the city authorities.
Mr.. Charles A. Friemel, a resident @
the neighborhood and a propert
owner and taxpayer of the vicintl
made a few remarks relative TO tn
matter presented and urged that th
system be installed as soon as poss
BILE. He made statement that th
, expense OF the toilets in that localit
is about s12 a year under the pre-
posed ordinance.
There are fifty-five houses in AZ
ton Lane. Mr.. F'iramel claimed ths
? the sewerage system would be muc
less costly than the rebuilding Of Ii
toilets to conform to the ordinance.
+ The proposed change in the presel
+ sanitary conditions in Acton Lane
, due to the active and efficient wor
, done here the six months previous
, October 1. by the Federal and Stai
, Boards of Public Health Service.
The Mayor stated emphatically In;
! he and members of the City Counc
are opposed to emptying any moi
+ sewerage into Spa rceek, on acccul
of the filth and stencil that aris.
from its waters
Alderman Levy made a motion tn;
Acton Lane be severed with a IO-inc
sewer pipe. Alderman Clancy secon,
ed the motion. The question was cal
| ed for and the vote was as follows
) Nays-The Mayor, Counselor RuI
, man, Alderman Beavins
Yeas-Aldermen Parkinson, Smitl
Wells. Chaney, Levy. Russell, Adam
The oder being passed the Stree