Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-03-14
THE CITY COUNCIL WET
REAL BAPTIST MEETING
The Water Question UppermOst
at Last Nights Monthly Session
"A Lengthy 0ne--Until
After Midnight
CITY TREASURY DEPLETED $2ls.21
The Council Adopts Mayor Strange's
Order Endorsing the Mothers
Pension Bill Now Before the
legislature Much Business
Transacted.

lIdHSdClc0s
Ii was an all-round wet" meeting
that the City Council held last night
Not in the sense of being against pro-
hibition but because water was the
theme discussed first, last and all the
time from sos until fifteen minutes
after midnight
an outsider W Iuld have naturally
drawn the inference that all the mem
bers of the City Council are lIaptists.
After being called 10 order by Mayor
Strange and answering the roll-call by
the City Clerk, =. +. Porter, in which
all Aldermen responded To their names
when called, the Clerk read the min
Utes of the previous meeting, and The
City Fathers got down 10 business.
in real earnest and kept on the job
Tor nearly four hours.
A report by the City Treasurer to
March 1. showed that the receipts
during February were 1,005.09, expen-
itures $7SS.50. and that the balance in
the Treasury now was $219.21.
EX-MayOr Samuel Jones, represent.
ing the Knights OF Pythias, appeared
before the Board and asked that the
sewer on School street, which is now
stopped up, be opened, This brought
about considerable discussion, and il
was decided to refer it TO the Street
Committee and City Commissioner.
with power to act.
a petition was received from Mrs.
Bertha Jones asking that a house
sgt Il No
the tax list The Treasurer was also
allowed an insolvency on this property
A petition was received against the
heavy drainage on Compromise street
from Parlett & Parlett. Walter Hart
j. w. Trautwein and others The
deep cutters, it is claimed. caused dam
age to their teams. Referred to Street
Committee and the City Commissioner
to investigate and report to the Board
St Philips Guild was granted the
use Of the Assembly Rooms for May
for a musical.
An agreement was received from
The Water Witch Hook and Ladder Co.
relative to the aerial truck and speci-
fed that the truck should be the prop
erty of the city, the company retain
the possession of it as long as they re-
NAMED a unit f.the city fire depart
ment, and a fire company It was ap-
parently an effort on the part of the
company 20 receive the assurance
that in the event of the change of city
administration nothing would be done
TO embarrass the company in any man
ner. Granted
Mr.. Frank appeared and asked what
had been done relative to the employ
ing of a tillerman for the new aerial
truck At The last meeting it was or
dered that the Fire Committee be au-
thorized to employ man for the pur-
pose. As the matter stands, accord
ing to the finances of the city. it is not
possible just at the present time. 10 &C
cede TO the companies request. In
the next levy. il there are sufficient
funds to pay a man FOR the purpose
this will be accomplished in July.
Alderman CLANCY called attention 10
a complaint against the removal of
city garbage 1t is said the contractor
has not been removig the garbage out
side Of the city. 1t appears that a
hole near the property of Mr.. Harry
Ellinghausen was to be filed with Gin
ders. but that the contractor is still
dumping them on Murray Hill Mr. FL
linghausen was to cover the cinders
Combs be required TO comply with the
terms of the contract.
Alderman ADAMS requested that the
water be turned from the center OF
Northwest street and made to run
down ravine on the side thereof
Alderman Beavins asked if the old
house on the Claude property could
not be removed Clerk Porter stated
that MIR. Claude was in his Office last
week TO protest against the using OF
his house for a sign board. No action
was taken in the matter.
Mrs. Beveridge, secretary. appeared
before the city officials in the interest
of the Widow Mothers bill, and gave q
very graphic description OF the proyis-
ions of the bill. Many questions were
asked by members Of the Council. tC
all OF which she gave very clear and
concise answers.
The following resolution was adopt
ed by the Board:
Resolved. by the Mayor. Counselor
ana Aldermen of the City of Annapolis
that ii is the sense of this body thai
the Widow Mothers Pension Bill, nov
pending before the Maryland Legisia
ture is q meritorious measure anc
should become a law of the State :anS
that this body unqualifiedly endorses
the provisions OF the said bill and re
quest the Senator and Delegates from
Anne Arundel county TO use all thei
proper efforts 70 have the said bill
become a law"
The following report was made b,
the Annapolis Water Company:
March /. 1916
TO the Mayor. Counselor and Alder
men OF the City of Annapolis.
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