Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-20
THE CHARTER MEETING
OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL
Newly Elected City Officials Meet
and Dispose Of Much Business.
ELECT OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Communications Presented, Detail Of
Business Transacted at First Meet
ing Of New Board Of City
Officials.


Officials.
What is known rs the Charter
Meeting" of the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil was held last night in the Council
Chamber of the Municipal Building.
Mayor James E. Strange, reelected
for the fourth term, under circum-
stances which were most unusual, on
account of the election taking place
just after the decision of the Supreme
Court declaring the Grandfather
fClause" unconstitutional, presided
at the meeting.
The Supreme Courts decision caused
the registration of great number of
colored voters who had not cast their
ballot for six years.
The Mayors majority previous to
the Grandfather Clause ran from to
10, but on the occasion of the recent
election he received majority of 81
and the Democratic victory was one
of the greatest in the history of the
party at a city election.
Members of the new board at last
nights Council meeting were City
Counselor George E. Rullman. who
succeeds Mr.. Ridgely p Melvin, now
a resident of the Second district, who
was counselor for four terms.
| Another new face in the board is
that of Alderman Edward t. Beavin of
the second ward who succeeded Mr..
John X. Sullivan, declining renomina-
tion. Still another was John j. Levy,
| of the Third Ward, who succeeds AL.
derman Russell, and the colored mem
Der of the Council Alderman J. Albert
Adams of the Fourth (new) ward.
| City Clerk P. E. Porter read the
minutes of the previous meeting and
also Of the special meetings-one for
| the abatement of taxes and the other
for the appointment of city election
| officials.
VIM. Fine presented communica-
tion to the Board requesting that in
the event of any vacancies or changes
in the city police force, that his ap-
plication be considered. Ordered
filed.
Mr.. Louis Knackstedt, the city
clock winder requested that the city
appropriate $l5 or $40 to repair city
clock. On motion it was so ordered.
The transfer of liquor license from
Leo Shaab No State Circle and
Francis ST., to Howard c. Clancy, was
granted.
The H. b. Myers Company request
ed that they be allowed to erect in
front of their garage on Cathedral
street, pump for gasoline and place
tank in ground. This was granted.
Reports of the various city officials
were presented and referred to the
finance committee.
Mayor Strange as chairman of a
special committee to meet like COM
mittee from the County Commissioners
reported, that they had gone over the
ground thoroughly and thought that
the best location for a sewage disposal
plant would be near the railroad bridge
on Spa creek. He also stated that a
small plant taking care of about so
people cost $1,000 he did not know
what one would cost that would be re-
quired to take care of about $50 fam.
lilies.
| the State Board of Health have
unlimited powers, he said, land il
is not question of where the money
is coming from, but if it be ordered the
city will have to be bonded. !"
Election of officers being the next
business in order, the Board proceed
ed to election with the following re-
suit, after the Mayor appointed Alder
men Parkinson and Clancy as tellers:
City Clerk-P. E. Porter.
City TreasurerzJohn b. Wells.
Market Master-E Edward Burtis.
Chief of Police-Chas Oberry.
| Round Sergeant Richard B. Holi-
day.
Day Patrolman--Jo ohm B. Holiday.
| Night Patrolmen--James Lowman,
William Frantum, John Jacobs, Thomas
Jacobs, William Curry, William Boet
Ter. James Freeman, Henry Jackson.
| Messenger William Sands.
Janitor-L Lewis II. Martin.
List of Committees l915-'l6:
Finance Committee Counselor Geo.
E. Rullman, Chairman; Aldermen
John H. Wells, E. E. Parkinson.
Committee on Streets
E. E. Parkinson, Chairman; C. w.
Smith. Richard G. Clancy.
Committee on Public Property
Aldermen c. w. Smith, Chairman
Richard G. Clancy. John j. Levy, E.
E. Parkinson.
| Committee on Fire Department =
Mayor James F. Strange, Chairman
Aldermen E. 7. Beavin. C. w. Smith,
J. j. Levy. j. A. Adams.
Committee on Market House-Al-
dermen Richard G. Clancy, Chairman
John A. Russell. c. w. Smith.
Committee on Electric Lights--Al-
dermen John H. Wells, Chairman:
Richard G. Clancy. E. T. Beavin.
Committee on Bylaws and Ordi-
nances Mayor James F. Strange,
Chairman; Counselor Geo. E. Rull-
man, Alderman Richard G. CLANCY.
Finance Mayor James
If. Strange, Chairman: Counselor
George E. Rullman, Treasurer Johr
B. Wells.
A number of bills were presented and
ordered passed after being o. KID. by