Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-31

ment was adopted or rejected, and
asked Councilmen to rise. Three
rose. Without putting the negative,
the Mayor assumed a tie.
Lammert still kicking.
Mayor declined tovote, and declared
"the amendment lost
The original motion was then
adopted.
This terminated the bond business,
and on invitation the porty form Of
w. H. Evans swung round the northern
flank of the eastern alignment of
Councilmen. Mr.. Evans at once
! plunged into dissertation upon arc
lights. He proposed to place six arc
burners on Main street between
Bowery and the Methodist church at Sc
per light per month, in all *36 per
month-to burn every night in the
year, moonshine or not. He suggested
that the ten or eleven gas lamps in same
territory could be transferred to dark
portions Of the town now without
illumination. The people ON Main
street would pay on"-half the cost, ard
they wanted the corporation to pay
the other half
Much to the surprise aud uuboUndcd
admiration of the JOURNAL, the
commanding figure of the Fro>tburg
Ledgcr arose and shook itself After
the flies were all off the Ledger said it
wanted light for all, not dark and
| lonely doorway for one and Il glitter
ing entyee for another. The people on
Main street were in favor of it, We're
willing to be taxed directly and midi
rectly why can the corporation come
in and help the projectors to have the
best lighted town in the county. if not
in the State
The Ledyer's address impressed the
| Council very forcibly ; in fact, the mer-
camille element of the body was yisibly
affected. Besides the Lo7ger Mr..
Evans was backed by d. j. Betz and
ex-Mayor George H. Wittig.
Considerable discussion ensued be-
tween all these gentlemen. The May
or wanted to see the light tested ut the
farthest point from the source Of pow
er. He was skeptical Of the efficiency
of the electric light out on the edges
Of the circuit. Was not opposed to it,
| however, but thought, in view of the
contract with the gasliyht company,
the Council would be travelling on
shaky ground to make any new ar
engagements.
1t was suggested TO His Honor that
his remarks on electric light power did
not apply to the are system and thence
it turned out that while the memorial
lists had worked themselves into a
white Pickering heat with blush
complexion, the Mayor was struggling
along with IL steady but weak flame Of
notion that incandescent lights were
what they We're talking about.
Mr.. Hosken arose and broke the
spell by moving that Mr.. Evans pro-
posa be laid over for consideration at
the next meeting--a movement which
aroused Mr.. Evans speeches. amaze
ment to the highest pitch. ltcould be
seen plainly that he was talking to
himself III language literally quoted
from Dean Swift, Sydney Smith and
Sam Jones.
Mr.. Hosken's motion was adopted.
The Mayor announced that the net
addition to the assessment for the year,
as ascertaned by the assessors, WAS
500, 800 that is to say that the sum
added was $5S.300, but the assessors
had cut off is 900.
The Le}ger at once arose and stated
that in its own case two mules were
still charged when the twain had be-
come by trade. sale or gift converted
into one quadruped. The assessors
had informed him, however. that they
could cut nothing off of mules.
could get the inequalities Of its taxa
ton occasioned by transactions in
mules, adjusted at the appeal session
next Monday, which, by the way, is
the only advertisement the appeal scs-
sion has had except Il fugitive hand
bill or two that has happened to stare
passers-by in the face, People who
stay at home have had no notice of it
at all.
The Council adjourned.
NOTES.
The Mayor should make all Council
men stand when speaking, The free
and-easy and speak-easy plan of sitting
and talking tend to confuse business
and delay conclusions.
The committee on depot removal and
branch railways did not report Which
prolongs the transfer of the depot to
high ground, or keeps the q. c. & c..
X. out several weeks logger.
The Council should not permit the
Mayor to escape the responsibility Of
voting in ease of ties. He is the odd
man for that purpose, no matter if he
is himself slightly concerned He is
the balauce-whcel OF the machine, but