Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-11
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
HOLD BUSY SESSION
Detail Of Business Transacted at
Regular Weekly Meeting.
BONDS OF OFFICERS ACCEPTED.
Largely Signed Petition Favors Another
Saloon; Question to Repave Cathe-
dral St. Considered Lengthy
Session of Board.

Consuming three hours in It's ses-
sion, the regular monthly meeting Of
the Mayor and City Council. usually
held on the second Monday in the
month, but deferred until last night,
owing to the Mayors absence from the
city. was a most busy one.
An unusual amount of business was
transacted in three hours. and Il was
busy session of the City Fathers
from until IL o'clock.
Alderman C. w Smith brought up
the gas question, that ever-fruitful
topic of discussion throughout the city
Alderman Smith said there is consid-
erable complaint about the low gas
pressure between the hours of II a. IN.
and D. m, and 4 and p. m.
II was brought out in the discus
sion that these are the hours when
everybody is using gas preparing din
ner or supper on the gas stove. hence
the low pressure OF gas.
Mayor Strange made statement. i'm
which he said he had found the Public
Utilities Company ever ready ana will
ing to do their part They want com
plants, urge that they be made, i'm or
der that the fault be remedied Il has
been found oftentimes that household
ers had not a proper flow of gas be-
cause the gas burners are not kept
clean. Coffee is permitted to boil over
and other cooking, and to clog the gas
burner, which is easily remedied and
no fault of theGas Company
During the progress of the meeting
it was brought out that the Electric
LIghtCompany desires to wire the city
in circuits, that difficulty, i'm case Of
storms, as recently experienced, may
be avoided, and the current of the
whole town not be shut off, when the
cause is in a certain district. The
Electric Light Company desires to
make one section of the city electri-
fed covering Calvert street and the
northwest section of the city. TO do
this il would be necessary TO lay the
conduit under the Short Line tracks.
This the Short Line Company refused
to permit.
The following detail OF business was
transacted:
Clerk r. Il. Porter read the minutes
of the last meeting, which were ap-
proved. The minutes of the meeting
to fix the tax rate were also read and
approved
Petition 70 remove the FISH and pea
nut carts on West street as the same
cause a large number to congregate
and is nuisance, numerously signed
by number Of business men on West
street, was presented
Mr.. r. l.. Moss, one Of the signers.
appeared before the Board and made
statement relative to same. Alder
man Adams moved that the matter be
referred to the Street Committee with
power to act. which was lost on roll
call, as follows: Yeas-C Counsellor
Rullman. Aldermen CLANCY. Russell
Levy Adams. Nays-Mayor Strange,
Aldermen Parkinson. Wells, Beavfns.
Smith
The motion was lost and Alderman
Levy moved that il be referred to the
Street Committee and report to the
next meeting of the Board.
A communication was received from
the State Firemen's Association rela-
tive to financial assistance given to
volunteer firemen, which was referred
TO Fire Marshall p f. Porter
The application of Louis Dove for
transfer of the liquor license from Col
| lege avenue TO West street was ac-
companied by largely signed petition
requesting that the same be given ia
vorable consideration. Besides the
necessary signers required by law. 70
men who live in the immediate neigh
borhood also requested that the IL
cense be granted
The Mayor stated that within one
nour after the bill was signed by the
Governor taking in that part Of the
county. Mr.. G. d. Purdy. at his place
Of business, wanted to know If he
could open a saloon. He was told he
would be opposed The Governor
would not sign the bill if it was posi-
bic to sell liquor there.
Mr.. Moss appeared for Mr. Dove and
stated il would help Mr.. Dove. as II
would give him a means of livelihood
as he is crippled and prevented form
making a living by his trade. He said
saloons were a slap ana he should bC
allowed to open it, and he hoped the
/ license would be granted.
Counselor RulIman cited the Iegai
| points in the case.
The vote on the application was a.
follows: Nays-Mayor Strange. city
Counselor R1llman. Alderman Russell
Yeas-Aldermen Parkinson. Smith
Wells. Beavin, CLANCY. Levy, Adams
Mayor Strange thsreupcn declared IN.
transfer granted.
Mr.. II. B. Myers presented a petition
requesting thar Cathedral street b,
macadamized. This petition was sign
ed by a number of taxpayers and cit
/ szens. The petition was published II
full in The Capital some time ago. ans
is designed to relieve the congestion
on West street
Mayor Strange stated that macad