Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-22

The bin then provides for th" ual-
ms of still another meaicr Of tne
City Council TO the Board ol Directors.
and in this connection hands Che olive
branch to the Two Ropu, ligaU woH-
bcrs of The Council "ho have Teen
standing with The minority oI ne
Democratic representation ,a he
Council i'm refusing ip p.u.... with
the effort TO place MT MclYu in
Office However, while provision is
made that inc place nuN Goid n} .ir.
Melvin. ANA which uc 3 s".Iius 10 .a-
tain shall be controlled absolutely by
the Mayor; the Republican which The
bin would lcgislate into Office is to
be elected Dy a majority vote of the
Council.
Clearing the skirts OF Mayor
Strange. whose statement that talk of
legislative interference with the char
ter Of the Water Company was
poppy cock might be taken 70 mean
nothing would be done 10 allow MIR.
Melvin's long fought for filtration
plan TO he put into operation over the
will Of The Council. is this provision:
NO expenditure of money, such as
would be required for "A ultration
plant. or any expenditure i'm excess OF
two thousand dollars. may be made by
said Board without the approval of
the Mayor. Counsellor and Aldermen
Of Annapolis being first had and
obtained"
However. IT was al once pointed ont
nv those who saw the bin today that
with The Republican appointed to the
Board there would be gained vote
| i'm Council for this or any other eX-
pcnditure Of money.
The fun text Of the new section
added to the charter is as follows:
Section ?. And be it enacted, That
! the said Annapolis Water Company
shall be managed by a board Of five
! directors. one of whom shall be the
person who may be Mayor Of the city
Of Annapolis and who shall serve as
/ such director during his term Of Office
as Mayor: one OF whom shall be the
: person who may be City Counselor Of
/ the City of Annapolis, and who shan
serve as such director during the time
for which he has been elected as such
/ Cnv Counselor: one Of whom shall tc
an Alderman OF the municipal cor
poratiou Of Annapolis, Of The oppo-
site pOIitical party Of the majority OF
the said municipal corporation, who
shall be elected by said corporation,
the Mayor. Counselor and Aldermen
of The Citv OF Annapolis and who
shall serve as such director for the
time for which he has been elected as
such Alderman. 4 fourth person Of
capability and fitness, resident ana
citizen Of the City OF Annapolis, TO
| euperyisc and look after the general
operation Of the Water Company, who
shall not be member Of the munich
nal CORPORATION Of Annapolis shall
promptly upon the approval Of this
IAct. be appointed by the Mayor OF the
/ CITY Of Annapolis as a director OF the
ANNAPOLIS Water Company for q term
of six years from the last Monday IA
March. 1918. and every Six years
thereafter such appointment shall Ie
SO made for each succeeding six years
perfod. and the said person thus ap-
pointed for said period Of six years
shall arf ~ fEEfaieita "a Wv N'''
lp..- q fifth Farso- also refiden.
ar citizen Of Annapolis. and who
81 J. also not he q meg.eaT Of Inc saio
ulticipal corporation. shall Dc eject
Ell 81 the Mayor, Coan alor and Al.
dermen for q Term Of four years be.
ginning the last Monday ia March, III
The year 1920. upon the expiration OF
the term Of Charles G. Feldmeycr
one Of the present directors. At the
expiration OF the term Of the two last
named directors, or in case OF the
death or resignation Of either of them
their SUCCESSORS shalt be appointed, ol
elected. as the case may be, as here
nbefore provided. The said Boara o.
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