Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-07-18
ly but earnestly commended 20 all con.
cerned. ANTI-RACER.
LOCAL NEWS.
The Towns Business.


AT the monthly meeting Of Council
Monday evening all the members were
present except A. w. Dewitt, who is
drinking i'll the eXhilarating atmos-
phere of the turpentiue district
adjacent to Apple Dumping Mount
ing, in Garrett county.
Under the order of unfinished
business the six months old claim of
Moses Keller for damages to horse
last winter came up. In driving
through a drift of snow the horse got
into an excavation left open by the
Water Board and sustained injuries
which Keller assessed at SO
Mr.. Michael moved to reject the
claim. Lost, Mr.. Michael voting
negatively.
Gunnett moved that if Council can
settle for fl5 that such settlement be
made.
Mr.. Michael thought whole bill
should be paid.
Mr.. Gunnett then supplemented his
motion by adding
and if settlement cannot be made at SO,
settle for whole amount of claim
Mr.. Lammert held that if Council
did not know claim to be proper it
ought not to be paid.
Mr.. Guunetts motion, which BY this
time involved the provision of a com
mlttee to settle, was carried.
CowmHtcc-Messrs. Gunnctt and Wright.
James Dando asked for Il reduction
Of his assessment.
Mayor Metzger said Council could
not change assessment after appeal
session.
Mr.. Daudo stated that he was not
aware of the appeal session, or he
would have appeared then.
Charles Brode came in and being
asked whether he had anything to lay
before Council, said be ''shoost come
down to explain what | wanted to
know He, too, wanted his assess
ment reduced. Too late
Bailiff Spitznas' monthly report was
read, beginning with collections:
lakes. ................. ...............$ 27I 05
--9o-9l..... ...,.... .......... 30.5l
Fines Observation-Disclosures. $500
Licenses. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 24OO
Dog tax, het'.'.'.' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
Water rents. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500
lotal'.'' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 67.0 90
Bowery street and others in that
neighborhood and Uhl's alley were re-
ported in very bad condition, He also
complied with an order Of the Board
OF Health concerning a nuisance near
the Episcopal church. "A great many
people" reports the Baihff, "claim
that the Assessors told them that their
assessments had not been raised, which
has caused a great deal of dissatis-
faction, and some have made remarks
charging me as the party who has
raised their taxes The Bailft want,
such persons to make their complaints
to Council.
The report Of the Water Board was
read as follows:
FRosrHuRG, Mp, July IS, 1891
10 the NoJor a,.d connect Of the io,cu Of Frost
bury;
The Water Board bcgs leave to present its
quarterly report.
The new Board organized, as required by
law, on Tuesday, May 9Th, by choosing J. j.
Jones president and A. c. Haverstlck sec
rotary.
Since that time about $500 feet or Il little
over mile Of pipe has been laid
The present number Of connections made
is $50. The estimated annual revenue from
these is about $1,000. The Board still has APP
plications from quite a number of consumers
on the Old works, and many new ones are
yet to be made.
-Four new springs have been added to the
system and two more remain to be secured
The total expenditure by the present Board
has been So, 530.3S, of which one order for 50
cannot be charged against the construction
account. There has been paid to the Treas
urer for the sale of pipe and digging bitches
for private parties Sll9.03. This leaves
-, S9l67 with which to complete the work
Besides this amount the Council has granted
an additional $1,000 not yet placed to the
credit of the Board.
The Bailif has in his hands the bills for
the water rent for the quarter ending June 30
Arrangements are i'll progress to make the
reservoir water-tight. For economical reasons
it was only partially concreod which, how
ever, has not proved satisfactory and more
adequate measures are demanded
Nine (9) fire hydrants have been removed
from the old works and placed upon the new.
Twenty-Five (32) yet remain to be removed
MIR. Michael, from the Committee on
streets, said the Supervisor was doing
all IN his power to repair the bad
streets. He called the attention of
Council to bad drainage on Water
street.
Considerable discussion ensuod over
an old question-which should make
and pave the gutters-corporation or
individual?
MI, Michael seemed to think that
one man, having set the grade by laying
a pavement, everybody else should
conform to it.
Mr. Lammert could not see why the
Council should pave cutters.