Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-08-12

Information given the Council Oy the
newly elected Collector and Treasurer.
George r. Quaid This iHforna-
ton was requested BY Alderman Par
kinson. soon after tie ordinance COW
ering the city tax rate had been dis
posed 81.
Under an order Offered BY Alderman
Smith and adopted, City Counselor
Ruliman. acting IN conjunction with
Treasurer QUAD. will proceed TO col
lect for the city. rentals due for
wharfage abont the city dock proper
81 There seems 10 be- much eonten-
lion as 10 just how the city stands
This Will need ferrettng out by q study
OF outstanding leases
Would Moye Fish Market
The question Of establishing the city
FISH market on the south side Of the
city dock, and having the present site
cleared and improved for wharfage IA
cilities. thus giving better view Of
the waterfront. came ia for much dis
cussfun as result OF an order pre-
scented By Alderman TAYLOR. Proposed
Improvement 10 the present fish mar
ket by the laying 81 cement flooring
and making. other repairs, already 81
before the Market House committee,
and The combined subjects were order
ed placed In that committees hands
Tor inycs tigation and report at the
next Council meeting
Alderman Taylor also was sponsor
OF an srder which provided that I'M
mediate steps be taken by the owners
Of the Colonial Theatre and Capital
building property on Conduit street,
destroyed by The fire ID January last,
to clear the premises AZ early as pos
sible. Alderman Taylor directed al
tention to the fact that the piles of
brick and heavy walls. present great
danger 10 the many children who play
about the promises. some Of whom he
said had already suffered badly cut
hands.
no Re-Sarface Franklin Street
Favorable action was taken looking
to the much needed Improvement Of.
Franklin street. between Cathedral
and Church Circle, by re-surfacing its.
bed This came up In an order offered
by Alderman Stevens under which the
street committee Is directed to read
vertise for bids for the work. so that
ii may he undertaken as early ais pos
sible. owing 70 rs proximity ID the
Emergency HOSPITAL.
But Mayor Levy and his colica gues.
are proceeding mighty cautiously IN
matters pertaining To other street i'm
proycments because CT lack Of funds
at this time. and other improvements
that are already III the making In
this connection Alderman Russell. re-
publican. Jared badly as the result OF
the action taken on handful OF or
ders which ne presented One proyid-
Ing FOR d sever on Monument and
Pleasant streets. Iii the colored Sec
ton of the west end, was started on
its way. however. as the street com
Baittee was directed 10 advertise for
bids for the work. as the Council IL
fully aware thar d bad condition OF
sanitation exists on that street n-
favorable action was taken on the
othsrs orders of Mr. Russell. These
would have provided for the paving OF
Calvert and Carroll streets
The Council approved an order Of
Tered By Alderman smith, to the eff
feet that notice be served on Joseph
w Trautwein no remove the oil scow
which has occupied space on the.
northwest side or the city dock for
d number of years Mr.. Trautwein
formerly used this seoW for storing.
gasoline, but it is not being put to
that purpose now The order gives
Mr. Trautwein three days in which
to remove the obstruction. unless he
should elect to pay Wharfage.
PASSPORT And Water
Mayor Levy lii presenting the
monthly report Of the Board OF Direc-
tors 81 the Annapolis Water Company,
took occasion to call attention Of his
colleagues 10 The proceedings OF a re-
cent meeting OF the Directorate He
referred particularly 10 the action
that had been taken looking to i wa
ter supply for Eastport. the details
concerning which were published IN
the Capital OF yesterday He also
stated thai Thomas McGuckian Wis
employed TO clean one OF the artesian
wells at the works OF the company. at
cost Of $500. and that question arose
as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF having the
other wells so cleaned, bat That this
mas not warranted by the condition
of the water
There followed general discussion
as to the sanitary conditions w6h
which Eastport Is nov confronted ow-
ing to the fact that water IN many 81
the wells tAere are IN d state OF con-
Examination because 81 the lack Or pro
per sewerage system And although
Engineer Quick u the state board Of
Health, has been called on to make
al investigation as regards PASSPORT,
vel he said ii II question whether
the residents there, with the sewerage