Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-15
THE CITY COUNCIL
TABOOS SMOKING
A Long Drawn Out Meeting Last
kight--Discusses Municipal
Ownership OF Gas and
Electric Light.
NEVER MIND TURBID WATER
VIII Shell Road to Short Line, But
Pave Cathedral St. Block, Never!
Trees to be Cut to Keep
From Knocking Driver
Off Fire Truck

Lingering business. long drawn out
may be aptly said of last nights meet
ing Of the City Council which extend
Ell over three hours.
There was much argument for and
against civic matters that came up for
consideration, principally the gas and
water question The meeting was the
regular monthly session of the Mayor
and Town Council, and was called to
order at $40 by Mayor Strange.
The roll call by City Clerk Philip e.
Porter showed all members of the
Board present and his minutes Of the
previous meeting were approved as
recorded.
One of the matters of business given
consideration was the reading of q
communication from the W., B. & A.
Electric Line in reference to the com
plant of running cars on the streets
of the city, the company promising
everything possible will be done To
rectify the matter complained Of The
communication was placed on file
A delegation OF the Water Witch
Hook and Ladder Company presented
a petition asking for the appointment
of man to work as rear driver Of
their new truck. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee TO recommend
a suitable man. Il was stated there
was no provision made in the levy for
such a man TO act as til,erman.
1t was suggested by Mayor Strange
that a few men instructed in the du-
ties OF answering fire alarms. and be
paid for same.
Water COmpany's Report.
The FOLLOWING report of The Water
Company was presented.
TO the Mayor, Counsellor and Alder
men of Annapolis
Gentlemen
We took advantage of the good
weather in January to work upon the
concrete safety spillway, and it is now
a complete and most substantial struc-
ture The work of raising the dams
has also gone forward in a very salts
factory manner, and we can now store
approximately 20,000.000 gallons of wa
ter in the north basin, which has not
heretofore been used for storage. The
food gates from this basin are also
about completed the frame work and
abutments of which are made Of con
crete and the gates of Georgia pine
While the safety channel from these
gates is not completed it is sufficiently
open to give relief in any ordinary
downfall of rain.
An instance of discoloration of the
water supply which has occasionally
given trouble ever since the water
works were cstablishd during the
month Of January, and was caused
partly by heavy rain in the early part
Of the month but chiefly by the contact
of the water with the fresh earth be
ing used in raising the dams. In order
to allay any apprehension this condi-
tion might eXcite.we requested the City
Health officer. DR.. William S WEIGH
TO make a thorough investigation OF
the matter. which he did
Or. w S. Welch, City Health officer
submitted a communication to the Wa
ter Company under date of January
IA to George T. Melvin. president OF
the Water Company, which letter was
published in these columns concerning
the turbidity of the water, due TO eX-
cssive rain and snow fall The letter
was published in its entirety.
The report further states:
This occasional occurrence OF tur-
bidity viii have to be borne until We
can install filtration plant which will
give us water the year around as clear
as crystal and absolutely pure We
expect the finances of the water de-
partment viii be such that we will be
able to begin on filtration plant the
present year.
THE treasurer's report shows that
on january 1st there was cash on hand
as follows
Emergency fund. ......... S5.797.42
Annapolis Bnk. and Tr. Co. 2,040.49
Farmers National Bank ~ 2,775.S6
$1O,e1377
The. collectors report shows receipts
for the last January collected during
the month was S3,736.56.
The engineers report shows that the
pumping station is doing its regular
work.
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The superintendent's report was also
duly made and is on file
GEORGE T. MELVIN.
CHARLES G. FELDMEYER.
JAMES T. STRANGE.
Directors Annapolis Water Co
It was stated the city's fire equip
ment is now complete. with the addi.
ton Of this newly acquired apparatus
much needed Improvement
The reports OF the various city of.
/ icials were presented and referred tC
I the Finance Committee
Mayor Strange read the report oi
I the Round Sergeant, which tells of tht
duties performed by the city police.
/ A resolution was offered by Mayor
| Strange which authorized the city Il