Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-07-13
CITY COUNCIL ACTS
ON ROUTINE WORK
At MONTHLY MEET
Also Discusses Question Of FIRE.
quent Drownings, Deciding
Life Guards Beyond City Jur-
isdiction
FIREMEN REQUEST BAN
ON FOREIGN CARNIVALS

In a short session last night the
City Council. presided over by Alder
man Taylor in the absence OF Mayor
Levy. disposed of several matters OF
public interest, none of which led TO
discussions of length. The proceed
ings were chiefly of routine nature,
consisting of the reference OF sundry
small affairs to the proper committees.
Among the matters attended to was
a recommendation by the committee
on general reports that the arc lights
of Murray Hill be replaced by smaller
lights properly spaced. IL was stated
that such an arrangement would lead
to more satisfactory lighting of that
part of the city. The change was or
dered made by the committee.
The contract for laying the Clay
street sewer was awarded to Charles
A. Howard, contractor, on his bid of
$500. Mr. Howard was the only bid
der on the job
Alderman Wells motion for the
placing of a manhole on Cornhill
street was referred to the Street Com
mittee with instructions to investigate
and report the result of their inspec-
ton at the next meeting OF the Coun-
Gil. The proposed manhole would be
for the purpose of relieving the
sewer congestion on the lower part OF
Cornhill street, where a great deal OF
inconvenience has been suffered by
the residents during the heavy rain
falls of the past few weeks.
Several small bills were ordered
paid, but the bill of William e. Field
meyer for $1,451 for repairs made ON
| Calvert street was referred to the
Street Committee because of the ques-
tion raised as to the quality of the
grout used in doing the work. 1t was
claimed by Alderman McCready that
the spaces between the stones were not
filled with sufficiently solid material,
and the recommendation was that the
committee look into the quality of the
work before the bill is finally passed.
The bill of City Collector and
Treasurer George f. Quaid for assess
ments of new property for the year
lJSV was IclSIIeu W tlia riHduCc
Committee.
A question as to the present quality
of the water OF tho city brought the
statement from Counselor Rullman
that the Water Company is now wait
ing for the report of the survey that
their causes.
In the matter of the frequent
drownings that have occurred in the
Severn river during the present sea-
son, with especial regard to those of
Horn Point Beach, the Council was OF
the opinion that there is no public ac-
ton that can be taken 1t is beyond
the authority of the city, 1t was
thought, to require that llfeguards be
maintained for the safety of fire.
quenters of the beaches
Representatives of the fire COM
panies of Annapolis asked that a ban,
or at least a restriction of some kind,
be placed on the visit of carnivals to
| Annapolis, since il has been found
| that they conflict with the shows put
on by the fire companies. The request
seemed reasonable in the view of the
| firemen from the fact that carnivals
form their only source of revenue.
The foreign entertainments materi-
| ally reduce the amounts received at
the carnivals of the local firemen. 1t
was decided that the question should
be put before the special meeting of
the Council that will be called by
Mayor Levy on his return from his
vacation.
The special meeting will also pass
on the payment of bills for the recent
annexation election, it was decided.
The appointment OF city officials for
the next fiscal year will also be made