Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-04-12

The town is already supplied with water
from company that has water mans
through the town, and that furnishes a good
supply of water except some months i'll the
summer when there has been an exceptional
long drouth The citizens do not object to
the supply of water furnished by the com
pany, but claim the town can furnish its
own supply of water much cheaper and re-
tain the money at home, instead of letting it
60 away from town, as they claim the prin-
cipal stock of the company is owned outside
of the town.
This statement is erroneous in sew
eral respects.
In the first place, the company $
water mains extend through only u
portion Of the town.
Secondly, the supply is not of good
quality at its best, and the lower the
supply the worse the quality.
Thirdly, the Exceptional drouth"
comes in more or less degree every
year. Last year, notable as a wet
season throughout, there were lapses
of supply for days at Il time.
Hence, the citizens do object to the
supply as furnished. They object to
the low quantity, hard quality, and
the restrictions consequent upon the
use of I; scanty article.
They object also to Il system which,
when forced to increase supply, did it
at the expense Of the purity and softness
Of the previous flow. In short, Il
system so stingy that it preferred the
cheaper method of vitiating its cur
rent supply to the little more eN-
pensive one Of multiplying its accesses
to resources of pure water.
The people think they can serve
themselves more acceptablv than the
water company has ever done or ever
shown disposition to do.
And as their water rents are lien
upon their real estate, it is just as well
that the town of Frostburg hold that
lien as IL private individual or two i'll
Cumberland.
IF the Mayor and Council would
treat a business matter in business
way they would select the best demo
crat they can find in town and put
him in the place made vacant by Will
liam Noel's daath-with the further
view of making him the Councils
member Of the Water Board.
The latter body's third member
should not be a professional man. He
should come from the highest walks of
business life, no matter what his party
affiliations are.
But the taxes are not all paid by
republicans, although under the rule
they are expected to consume them
all. Some are paid by democrats with
no hope Of direct return thereirom.
SO that in a matter where business
only is involved it would be, POLITICAL
| ly speaking, a poor privilege at best
to put in minority member as a con-
| servator of administration-not that
| he is needed for that purpose this
year, but as precedent for a year tc
come when he may be indispensable
as protector of republican as well az
democratic funds.
Certainly there can be nothing fair
er than to give I; minority body Of tax
| payers representation in both bodies.
| And if if be a measure of safety-tC
be adopted now that it may be follow
ed hereafter is there in the way
Of putting in the Council and Waite,
Board a man like Bernard Stern, OF
| F. c. Bcall. or 7. &. Porter?
If the Eouncil could bring itself up
to IA plane higher than partisanship-
level with good neighborship-to take
this step, it will be endorsed by every
republican in Frostburg whose good
opinion is worth having.