Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-13
!4DCiE. NEWS.
The City Fathers.


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Tax...................., 3lO223
Licenses Observation-Disclosures. l.I'
Fines. Observation-Disclosures. 20 90
Dog Observation-Disclosures. $50
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Special Observation-Disclosures. 12o.62
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lowing report concerning eeI'"'"
claims of "nparIan rights 10 the
"Holtzman spring" rs follows
The Water Board wishes to ask your Body
what steps it shall take with reference to the
spring claimed by the old Water Company,
the water Of which we propose to divert to
our own reservoir? The Board does not
wish to take any action liable to involve the
town in a lawsuit without the sanction Of the
town authorities and vet does not wish to be
deprived of any water by an cXtrayagant
claim of the Old company. or any threat Of Il
suit in which the old company is sure to lose.
The facts i'm the case are As follows:
The spring in question is III the basin
emptyiur INTO the Hanscl run on which run.
and nearly a mile below the spring, the Old
COMPANY has leased two acres of land with
the springs and waterways ON said two ares
of land, but not a word is mentioned in the
lease of any water rights above the two acres.
Two members of the Board went over the
ground in the dry season of last summer an
found that the water lost itself in the ground
Il short distance from the spring. and they
could not find the place where it returned to
the surface, if it ever did.
Recently the water was temporarily turned
from the spring towards the reservoir to note
the result An appreciable diminution of
water was noted about 800 feet away from
the spring, where in the wet season the
water returns to the surface after it is lost the
first time. But below that no difference was
noticed The Hoffman spring which is the
main source of supply of the old company
towards the north east OF Its TANK Is ho' al
fected by the spring III question:.
Inc Borden INNING company Is "lli'''S lo'
us 10 proceed ProV'"e" we protect d" l'"'''
any recourse 'iie oio company may nave On
II uilder 'I'e tease Oh INC TWO a'reS "he"'N
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pony
Ift,o corrorotior,s ,ttorrnv thinks thn oil
comnanv has some RIGHTS in the spring.
those rionts cannot he very GREAT for the
burden of proof must lie ON if to prove the
return of the water to the surface and its two
acres Even if they should make out such a
case fine diversion Of the water would be but
little injury. and under a condemnation case
little if anv damages would be awarded.
Re.idas If thn Ro,rd thonubt fine damooes
oxcn.sive we rould abandon fine ,dca of IIsiue,
the snrirp and fins avoid navinu fine money.
In view of these facts we feel Justified in
nrnceedino either to ntiliza tbe water ar con-
dau,nin, tho Nrator cor,n,,,,,s right. oud
ask for an exprossion of opinion.
Arrv,vnrp & U,vrpsricK
Secretary for the Board.
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a communication from the Water
Board was read as follows
As one of the papprs in town has publish.
ed a statement rejecting upon the integrity
of the Water Board we the undersigned,
individually request your honorable body to
investigate our disposition of the Water
Board funds, and either exonerate lis in the
eyes of the public or state upon what ground
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counts.
A few orders drawn in favor of an ndi-
vlduaI member have been for kilograms,
enlfeSSase, r'ilroau l''re' postage ana items
,','''' s,c@ n' "v "',' pay ,o'',
one ofn,r numher ,t = timn Whom na;thor
the clerk nor paymaster could go to Cumber
land for the funds, but both were present and
saw the money PAD out
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our honesty or faint us with suspjcion WITH