Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-11
A WET CITY COUNCIL
TALKS MUCH ON WATER
flr. Moss, Water Engineer, Urges
Needs of Filtration Plant
For City.
CIVIC LEAGUE OBJECTS
10 Dumping Grounds Monthly Meet
ing of the Mayor and City Council
a SprightlY One.


Il was a wet" City Council that held
It's regular monthly meeting last night
az the Council Chamber. II was nor
wet pa the sense of the prohibition
question bat that water was the chief
topic OF discussion most Of the even
iDs's session.
Indeed it would appear That the civ
Copuhcil tand there are otlers) has an
lngro"ing case OF water on the brain
Inere were few other things. how
ever. That came up for passing con-
slderation, such as dumping Grounds
The ollactories of the Civic Leagua
taHd others) are Offended bv sections
o. the city around Second street. Muir
ray I'M, being used as garbage dumps
which are uasightly, TO say the least
lhen. too those scrap baskets or
civic refuse receptacles are a deueion
and snare. The city has never pro
tected them, they are bent and twisted
by automobile drivers and speed man
iacs who round corners in an effort 10
to cut OF the curve and convert il into
the side of q triangle and. at the same
time to cut off the curb as wei. No
boly seems 10 care for the civic
League scrap baskets that cost that
organization $3.50 per basket. so the
Civic League asks the city TO but
strong ones of its own instead. and to
take care Of what belongs to it.
Then, too, fish besides water. dunn
ing grounds and scrap baskets came
up for discussion A regularly Ii
censed dealer objects 10 woman from
the country pedline fish on the streets
without a license. and other unlicensed
dealers selling the finny tribe in bunch
es IN baskets, while he pays a license
that is something like half hundred
dollars per annum These end a few
other less important matters occupied
the sprighuy business session of the
City Council last evening for two and
half hours which. in detail. was
as follows:
Promptly a s o'clock the Mayor
called the Council to order and on roll
call Alderman Smith was excused on
account Of serious illness in his family
The minutes Of the previous meeting
wer then read and approved. after
which the following business was
transacted
Mr.. Thomas Holiday. fish dealer. an
peareh before the Board and protested
against the selling of fish on streets
from baskets. He stated he paid Stops
for his license and they did not have to
pay any license and ne did not think ii
was fair deal His total license Tor
the year is S5025.
Mfr Holiday also protested against
a woman who brought fish into town
from the country for sale. Section 10
of the City Code, provides for limited
hours for selling fish on the streets
from carts. and imposes a license of
$40 for same After looking N, the
Jaw on the subject IL was found il was
not a violation Of any ordinance OF the
city. Counsellor Rullman was author
lied to make a ruling on the question
and to instruct the Chief of Police or
the subject
Mr. William Flool appeared before
the Beard and denied that lie made any
objection TO the dumping of garbage
near his porperty on Murray HillHe
desired to make his position clear
Mr. Hart complained as TO the condi
ton of the road leading to Brick Yard
Hill and agreed TO pay his part of any
improvements made TO the roadhed
at his point On motion ii was placed
on flo to be taken up in the next levy
in July.
The reports Of the various city Of
ncials were referred to the several
committees.
Alderman Parkinson Of the Stree
Committee, reported on the petition of
Parlet & Parlett and recommended
that $50 be appropriated to remedy the
defects in tie gutter.
Orders.
Alderman Russell That the Street
Committee be empowered to advertise
for bids to lay curb on both sides OF
Pleasant street; also, that the Street
Committee advertise for bids to lay
curb on ST John street.
Also. that the Street Committee ad-
vertise for bids TO lay concrete curb on
Monument street, all of which were re-
ferrol 10 the Finance Committee.
alderman Beayin- That an ordi.
nance be passed regulating eutomo-
bi,es using the streets of Annapolis
EX-Nayor DOW appeared before the
Board and asked that the order be
given favorable consideration. Re ais
requested that the ordinance take into
consideration the vlaring lights OF the
aastos at night, which are binding
horses meeting them. as well as other
automobile drivers.
A special meeting viii be held for all
automobile owners, giving them an
opportunity TO state their views reia-
tive 10 the same. This is TO prevent
accident
Alderman Beayin That the City
Commissioner be empowered TO col
Iect ali the dilapidated refuse baskets
or the streets Of the city, which was
adopted,
Alderman Levy-That the board Of
directors Of the Annapolis Water Com