Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-07

Wood said Baltimore's milk price had
been regulated by DR.. King. the States
milk arbitrator, and he will come to
Annapolis and look into the 20 cents
per quart milk. If asked to. Baltimore
milk has never been more than I9
cents per quart, Mrs. Wood said. but
DR.. King has had it reduced to 16
cents. while Annapolis pays cents
more, on an average
Sugar HOarding
Mrs Wood told of sugar boarding.
and said one dealer in Baltimore was
found 10 have $4,000 pounds. and this
had been discovered by Governor
Harrington's Food Commission, who
had distributed to the orphan asylums
and aged mems and women's homes
and those who needed sugar most. In
closing she said the Food Commission
has proved itself a benefit TO Mary
land, and it has appointed fair price
committee that is doing good work.
Mayor Levy Speaks
Mayor ]. ]. Levy made an ad-
dress in which he said he would
be glad to cooperate with the
Civic League in its work, and urged
them to call upon him and the City
Council He. said he realized the citv's
untidy condition at the present time
and for some months past. but it was
due to low state of finances, that the
city was almost bankrupt and had not
sufficient money in the treasury TO
clean the streets properly. The finan-
ces, he said, are gil, 900 behind, due to
loss of certain revenues. and yet the
city proposes to improve the city dock
dredge before the end of the fiscal
year making the city's debt some $780,
600.
Opposes Outside Fish Market
Mayor Levy urged upon the Civic.
League to take up the matter of the
outside fish market, which he said
was wholly unnecessary and could be
placed under cover with the market
proper, in which he said only 10 stalls
were under rental. He was strong in
fish market ON the city dock for the
benefit of three or four fishermen who
pay but small rental. 1t costs twice
as much to maintain two buildings, he
said, as it does one, and this is what
the city is doing unnecessarily with
its two markets, which could easily be
placed under one roof. He touched
upon the gas question and dwelt at
length upon the water question and
the filtration plant, which he said he
strenuously opposed because he said
he believes there should be a greater
water supply first. He spoke praise
worthily of the Senator-elect and said
he would make an endeavor at the
coming Legislature to place the con-
troll of the water in the city's hands.
He urged the Civic League to devise
ways and means of helping the city in
these troublesome matters of market,
gas and water.
Mr.. Connolly On Gas
For five or six years, Mr.. Connolly
said. gas had been a troublesome ques-
ton in Annapolis, although since it's
installation at Germantown and East
port there had been but five com
plants. After outlining the method
of manufacture. he told of the Difficult
ty in procuring the right kind of coal,
and sufficient labor. He placed much
Of the blame on the installation of gas
ranges and gas water heaters in the
houses about town that drew their gas
supply from the old gas pipes, far too
small to supply the gas sufficient for
the increased demand of service. He
said all meters are sent by the Public
Service Commission sealed and per-
fectly tested before being installed
Some of these of late have failed to
register at all because of bad pipes.
corrosion and other conditions. A new
main has recently been placed down
Calvert and Cathedral streets, which
is much larger and, will later be ex-
bridge. This should improve gas con-
ditions, although Mr. Connolly admit
ted there was need of larger plant
Springs A Surprise
That there will probably be a much
larger plant, and that very soon, was
surprise sprung by Mr.. Connolly, who
said the Public Utilities is considering
the installation of such a plant in or
der to furnish gas to the Naval Acad-
envy, with whom at present, negotia-
lions are underway. The enlarged plant
will greatly help conditions in Anna
polls, he said. The Public Utilities
urges the Civic League to examine in
to conditions, and the League, he said
'can do a world of good by insisting
that large gas pipes be installed in
houses in Annapolis and regulations
be complied with
Annapolis, Mr.. Connolly said, is the
only city that is not governed by such
regulations. concerning size, etc, OF
pipes. He said the company is en-
deavoring to satisfy consumers to the
hest IN its ability ,