Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-06-14
LOCAL NEWS.


The Mayor and Councilmen were
promptly on hand Monday at the
evening hour scheduled for the
monthly meeting.
Not SO the Clerk.
While waiting the latter Mayor
called attention of Councilmen to Rule
10 of "Rules and Regulations etc.,
which provides that when u member
is about to deliver an argument or sub
nit any matter to the Council, he shall
rise, take off his hat, spit on his hands
and say respectfully, but firmly -"Mr.
Presidink." He shall not talk about
chickens when ducks are in dispute.
"and whosever shall say to his brother,
Raca, shall be in danger of the
council. - Matt. V. -. The third
time member shall attempt to speak
on any single subject, tho Mayor shall
scat him by tlinging the gavel at him
after taking proper aim at his roach.
Or if he attempts II constitutional al
during the sixth minute, take out q
license. Aud when, after having
transgressed one of the Medo, Persian
limitations or having been called to
order, the Council has chucked him
into his seat he shall so remain until
the chair is turned upside down.
al, ,nnonl q,
said something in confidential tone
to the Mayor. Then inquired the lat
ter:
"Hasn't it been customary, Zlm-
merly, for the Council to swear the
supervisor to his bills ~
The JOURNAL did not hear thinner
Tvs reply, but it was evidently favor
able to putting the old man on his
uoir dire, as it were. The oath was ad-
ministered to the supervisor and "the
subsequent proceedings interested him
no more"
Meanwhile the Clerk arrived.
The proceedings of the last regular
meeting were read, and
On motion of Iimmerly, that of the
numerous specials was dispensed with.
Treasurer Zimmerly's bond in the
sum of 1000, CO signed by Messrs. B.
Stern and William Thomas, was read
and approved
The pay Of Assessors was fixed at y
each per day.
Lammert moved that the Night Pc
liceman's pay be fixed at SO per
month.
Jandorf favored the motion in a
speech which he should not have
made. He said Hamilton had APP
piled for the position with the I'M
Outstanding that the salary would be
the same as it was last year, and he
had been offered $45 per month to &C
cept another position.
Dewitt opposed the motion. In do
ing so he compared the pay of men
who had to work with the duties Of
this idle position. He puuctured with
out effect the sophistry that any salary
was fixed. He said in this, us in his
own case as public school teacher,
the salary huctuated according to the
ability of the public service to pay.
Zimmerly said something about "the
responsibility" 1t was an immense
stretch of Imagination for an unimag-
NATIVE man.
Hosken and Michael spoke briefly.
The motion prevailed.
The JOURNAL asked itself the ques-
TOMS this retroactive?
No sooner asked than answered the
policeman arose, walked around to the
clerks desk with his bill of $45 for last
months pay, fixed at $40, and Of
course, it was paid.
Hoskeu recalled w. H. Evans pro-
posal to place six arc lights on Nam
street, and moved that the Councils
contract with the gaslight company be
submitted to the attorney.
The Mayor could ''see no propriety
in that motion"
Jandorf made speech, and
Dewitt moved to postpone the
Evans proposition indefinitely. Car
ried.
Bailiff submitted his report for May :
Taxes collected. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500
Interest " Observation-Disclosures. III
Licenses. Observation-Disclosures. 22.OO
Fines. Observation-Disclosures. 25O0
Mr.. Jandorf and the Mayor had a
spat over parliamentary law. The
former spoke with some heat.