Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-24
RADICAL CHANGES
PROPOSED IN NEW
BILLS INTRODUCED
Annexation OF Eastport And
Germantown Ehnina t in 9
Counselor From City Council
Changing Corporate Name
OF City, Etc.
DELEGATE HOLLADAY
OFFERS FOUR BILLS

Four new bills affecting Annapolis
and Anne Arundel county were intro,
duced in the House of Delegates today
by Delegate w Meade Holiday, of the
Anne Arundel delegation.
One Of the bills proposes radical
changes in the form of City govern
ment by abolishing the Office of City
Counselor as a member Of the munich
pal corporation; providing one Alder
man, instead of two. from each ward.
and changing the corporate name of
the city from Mayor. Counselor and
Alderman of the City of Annapolis" to
the proposed new name of City OF An
napOlis." The bill provides that these
changes shall account from the second
Monday of July, 1921. This is practic-
ally the same bill that was brought be
fore a meeting of the Charter Com
mission several weeks ago but which
met with very little, if any, progress.
Annexation Bill
Another of the bills is a lengthy one.
also said to emanate from Charter
Commission sources. proposing an
nexation of Eastport and Germantown.
but having coupled with it provisions
,or a referendum to the qualified regis
tered voters residing within the pro
posed annex and the taxpayers on
property embraced therein at a special
election to be held for the purpose on
the fourth day of June. 1920
The bill provides that each of the
proposed new belts shall. when an-
nexed. constitute an additional ward
Of the city and shall be entitled TO one
Alderman
The bill also goes into the question
Of taxation and, among other stipula-
lions, provides that the rate of taxa
ion for city purposes upon all prop
3rty in the annex shall at no time ex-
ICED the present tax rate of the county.
CITY Separate Tax District
To make Annapolis separate tax
ible district, and providing that the
County Commissioners in making up
he annual levy shall not levy against
he assessable basis of the city, which
is the Sixth district OF the County. for
special privileges" such as police pro
ection. removal of garbage, lighting,
stc., is the substance of bill also in.
reduced in the House today by dele
gate Holiday. In other words. the
city would be exempted from any "spe-
,ial privilege tax" that may now. or
hereafter be levied for other sections
If the county. The bill would add a
new section to Article of the Code
If Local Laws of the County.
The fourth bill presented by delegate
Holiday embraces changes in the
regulations governing the Office Of
County Treasurer, especially as re-
cards the salary of the Office. The sal
Try is fixed at noS more than $4,000
yer annum under the bill, that is, if
he person holding the Office, attends
20 all the duties laid down: For in
stance, If the treasurer should see ilt
20 employ clerk at salary OF 81 800
per year, then the actual salary to him
| (the Treasurer) would be 81 200. The
dill eliminates payments OF fees TO the
reasurer from any source.
To Auction States Land
Senator Wolfe's bill. under which
Fleming Landlord, son Of the Superln-
.endent Of the House Of Correction,
was to get 81 acres OF the Gardner
ract on the Washington Boulevard for
| 81 900. has been reported from the Sen
tie Finance. Committee with an amend
ment which virtually nullides the
agreement Of sale made by the Board
Of Prison Control
The amendment is a new bill merely
authorizing the board to sell the tract
at public auction and will not go into
effect until June 1.
When the bill was first reported
Senator Metzerott declared that he
would bind. himself to pay $4,000 for
the land and if he got it at that figure
would expect to sell at once for $2,5o0
to $4,000.
Senator Mcintosh Immediately asked
that the bill be recommitted.