The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-01-05

mass meeting of the tax payers 0
Oakland was held in the court houst
on Saturday night.
The meeting was organized BY
electing j. II. Brooks, President, anC
Ii. L. Tasker, Secretary. On taking
the chair Mr.. Brooks explained the
! object of the meeting in "A forciblt
address, in which he dwelt upon the
loose and informal manner in which
the affairs of the corporation have
been conducted during the past five
years. At the close of Mr.. Brooks
address the following preamble and
resolutions We're pre- scented by w. II.
Hall, and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, There exists feeling
of discomfort amongst the Tax Pay
ers of the corporation of Oakland,
Garrett county, Maryland, in refer
ence to the manner in which the af-
fairs of the said poration have
been, and are conducted, exhibiting
a want of proper diligence in the dis
charge of the official duties devoIving
upon those officers Of the corporation
who have had charge of municipal
aftalrS for the past five years, in so far
iitlllng to make proper exhibit to
the saiG tax payers OF the receipts
and disbursements Of the public
funds Of the said corporation.
Therefore, be IL yeSOIred. By the
tax payers OF the corporation OF Oak
ia'd' III mass meeting assembled,
nsidents Of thn soid " cor '"M piSei9i
"a, land ba a,,,nintad hv tho ' rhai r IT,
,,'"n ftbis n,pdtinr to i1on;ra Tito
n il.'i' ; w thl atf,irs If no Iii
,," ~ Of OnkIand 'Garratt Cn
SIIP 't co. I'r' tha :, aors Of 1879 to 1877 in
nIn"i,,n o and ihaf ,hn caid committno
u ~,,, "lu Wv, tbn tay navarS IF
O,I' Xxx" y, 49,, ,'11,, ,nunSol ifnaooS
U"MA-' a. :" Hp'04 ;on}e nf AZ
resolution
Aud he II f,rtde,. yesoyred That the
present council OF the corporation Of
Oakland be requested to cooperate
WA . we FAX payers coililiilItee III
and f"rni.h than, vi,h' snnh hnok,
and papers ofthe CORPORATION as they
may require in the furtherance Of the
SAD ihN'Stlgatloh. ...r
anu de III jHt/ler re&otce0, lnat All
t tI Pay via ;'1'o on,,Iait1 ta; G,u
vn.tiration and tend@r anv in,nrra.
ton that they NAV have bearing up-
on the matter to be Investigated.
And be it further resOLueG, BY the
tax payers OF Oakland, that any and
All Ie2i'iihale expenses al uSC'1
' upT hv tbn al tsx nayarS and
that thav will hold themselves re-
sponsible for their pro rata share Of
SAID expenses, should any such eX-
pehSes De incurred III iiiahins 'iAS
III re' "ti''' ~,
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Burgess to serve out the uneXplred
term. He also called attention to
the fact (which had never been dis.
covered beforel that bv some extra.
ordin,ru hIrn,ior Tho .t Of 1919 ro.
o'u,'i''i1 oi"''''ei' .''e ~ vi i''o =
pealed sectloh e'ght instead OF Sectlol
three, as was intended; hence the
BURGESS and Town Council have nc
leoal authority to enforca any of the
ordinances NV imnosino fines mr. i'm.
nrisopment Neither have thew any
riobt as the law now stands to ia.
oai,,o o,,n,,,onsat;,,, for tho;r eo,,,;oog
ceivo e"iipo''"'ioi io' ',ioii 'oi Viee'
DR.. Bartlett then addressed the
meeting and urged that it was clear