Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-28
TAX-RATE FIXED
AT N|NETY-F|VE CENTS
Special Meeting Of the Municipal
Board Held Last Night
MANY IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
To Clean City Dock Re-Surface West
Street-Bulkhead Charles Street
Wages Of Street Hands Raised

At special meeting of the Munic-
ipal Board last night at the Council
Chamber the Mayor and City Coun-
ell, among other important things,
decided to fix the tax rate for the city
at ninety-five cents on the one hun
dred dollars. This is the same tax
rate as last year
The special session was a busy one
and business of great moment and
vast Importance to the city was
transacted, not the least of which
was city improvements
Several Improvements were decid-
ed upon. that are of great import
ance to the citizens and taxpayers.
Among the major improvements
is the new Fire Engine House for No.
2 Independent Fire Company which
is already under way, which, it is es-
timated will cost, approximately $13,-
600.
Cleaning the City Dock is another
important improvement contem-
plated This is work that will be
deferred uptil autumn and cool
weather sets in as it would be mad
visable and impractical to do the
work during this hot weather The
City Dock was last cleaned out in
1899, under the regime of Former
Mayor Edwin SeidewItz 1t is esti-
mated the cost of cleaning out the
city dock will be between seven and
eight thousand dollars.
1t is proposed to rebulkhead the
north side of the City Dock, the
south side having had a bulkhead in
stalled some time ago.
Another of the big city improve
ments contemplated is the re-surfac-
ing of West street. This is badly
needed, as the surface is worn and
in holes in many places. To com
plete this work, the cost is estimated
at between $1,000 and $4,000.
Still another city improvement con-
templated at last nights special
meeting of the City Council was the
cleaning out of Charles Street Cove,
and placing a bulkhead there. This
is an improvement much sought after
by residents of Charles, Cathedral
Market and Revell streets.
Plans and specifications for all this
work will be prepared, and proposals
and bids will be advertised for The
work of plans and specifications is
now under way.
One of the most important features
of last nights special meeting of the
Mayor and City Council especially to
those interested, was the increase of
wages of the street cleaning force.
There was demand for the increase
on the part of many citizens, who
realized the old wage of $1.50 was
not living wage at the present
time when the high cost of living
prevents men from eking out an ex-
istence The Board voted to increase
the pay of the street hands twenty
five cents each, making the wages
$1.75 per diem instead of $3.50 as
formerly
Included in the city improvements
of cleaning out and bulkheading the
north side of City Dock, was the
cleaning out of the dock at the foot
| of Prince George street.
Many matters of minor Importance
were considered, and the meeting
was fraught with business of inter-
est to all citizens and taxpayers.
! There is a pleased expression to-
day throughout the city that the tax
rate. fixed by the City Fathers, is not
an increase over that of last year, es-
pecially because of the contemplated
city improvements on large scale.
The bricks to be removed from
West street, that are in fit condition
will be used in repairing Cathedral
and sections OF other streets that are
in bad condition.