Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-05-11
A COMMUNICATION

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attention TO the communication and az Aon
OF the boaTd Of Directors OF the AnnAA
oils Water Company upon the ord&r
passed by the City Council October lath.
requiring the Water Company TO Law a
water pipe and place a hydrant in Ac-
ton lane. He said, as a representative
OF the city s interest IN the water board
he called up the matter al the meeting of
the directors, and a vote of the board
was taken, Martin NJ Smith and himself
voting Tor the CITY request. the other
members OF the board against il. and re
guessing thcir secretary TO inform the
City Council OF their action-'that the
city had no authority or jurisdiction TO
pass any orders for requiring this COM
pany 10 lay pipes in any OF the streets OF
lheei,y." &c.
Counsellor Claude moved that the
decentralization be laid on the table. fol.
lowing his motion with some very forcible
remarks. He said this communication
was an insult to tins Board: thar this
graspIng corporation had The taxpayers
OF this city by the throat, and was soueez.
ing the very hie's blood out OF them:
that the poor man was taxed 70 death for
the water he drinks, and the only relief
tor the people would be 10 rise IN en-
masse and demand that the city Shall
own It's own water works.
Alderman Thompson, Fl ON the Third
ward, who was the author OF the order
re-echoed the sentiments of Counsellor
Claude, and said he thought that this
10y No. some rights that the Water Com =
pany was bound to respect. The nouo,
OF counsellor Claude to lay the commu-
nication on the table was adopted bv
yea and nay vote. Alderman Williams
voting in the negative.
HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.
The following report Of the Health or.
hcer tor the month OF October was sub
united Number OF deaths reported. D.
of which fifteen were white and eipht
colored. Number of births reported. 20
OF which eight were white and twelve
colored Number of cases OF diphtheria
reported, o. one of which resulted fatally.
There are at present two cases, which
are convalescent. both OF which were re-
lieved from quarantine today. There is
a city ordinance requiring the reservoir
TO be cleaned out between the 18th Of
October and the goth OF November. in
the presence of the Health Officer. On
making inquiry on the 10Th OF October.
when 1t would be done, the Health on
Ger was informed that II had been done
on October Ist, he not being notified.
THE CITY PRINTING.
The Mayor reported TO the Board that
IN compliance with published proposals
to do the city printing, he had received
four bids for the same-two from the
JzagylaHd Gazette. Sz65 90; one from the
A5Ne A,HHde/ Examiner. S325 90; and a
combined bid from the EVENING CAPITAL.
and the AHHe AyHRdci A9UejiSsey TO do
all the work tor $500. The Mayor SAID
the lowest bid was that Of Messrs Porter
x Pussy, OF the dlnJkU7d G'aSeHc.
Alderman Henkel offered as substi-
tute for the bid the following: Ordered
That all the city printing and publishing
required to be done by the Board be
done by the EVENING CAPITAL, and that
the sum OF three hundred dollars (s3co).
be paid therefor fer one year from No
vember Ist, 1901. Counsellor Claude
moved the adoption OF i'~
said the proper medir
do It's advertising in
and not the Cour
said would be T.
this progress
he said, OF
a weekly p
lished dai
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