Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-05-09
Old and New.

dictory sessions.
The mournful occasion thus in
simulated took place Monday evening,
when the Old Graveyard specialists
babe US adieu until the resurrection.
All were present except Councilman
Doub, who was absent investigating
one of those grammatical novelties
said TO have taken such deep root in
the heads of Homecoming principals.
The annual statement, elsewhere
printed, was read and disposed of by
the usual motions.
Councilman Zimmerly then washed
his hands of all his acts, E. & O. E =,
shook the dust from his feet and made
II motion to adjourn sine die.
The sign was given ali round and
the Council died-all except Lammert,
who held on, as will hereinafter more
fully appear.
The retiring Mayor, Mr. elise, call,
ed Mayor-elect Metzger to the chair.
The latter, finding that all the new
members had their hats off, indicated
that the next most graceful thing to
do was for each to give his verbal
affidavit that he would never lose the
towns welfare in his zeal for A No. !;
meyer smoke in church nor spit before
ladies'. messrs. Wright, Gunnett and
Lammert, Councilmen-e elect, were, in
short, sworn in.
1t further appeared that George E.
Stevens, Robert Shearer and Alex.
Smith wanted to be Clerk-the last
named to succeed himself.
A ballot was ordered to settle this
interesting coincidence of desire of
three to fill the place of one-in
physics sometimes an impossibility,
but in politics sometimes one is big
enough to fill several places. Messrs.
Hosken and Michael were appointed
tellers.
Or the first ballot Stevens got 3
votes, Smith ditto.
On the second Stevens got 3, Smith
IA close shave.
Smith was declared elected and
sworn in.
AS the seasons succeed each other
so does the Office of Bailiff follow at
election time in the wake of the Clerk
ship.
The papers were read. Albert
Spitznas and Alfred Jeffries concurrcd
in competing desire to be Bailiff.
The vote was taken.
Unfortunately forAlfred he got only
one vote.
Spltznas was declared elected, sworn
in, and is, therefore, his own sue
cessor.
And then, as the night cometh after
the day, SO also dothathe nocturnal
policeman want TO get into place next
subsequent to the Bailiff.
Messrs. John Hartlg, incumbent,
and Justus Yungelman, citizen, APP
piled, but one was taken and the
other left.
Hartlg got six votes, was declared
elected and "cussed" in.
Councilman Michael was, on motion.
elected Treasurer by acclamation.
B. A. Richmond had the same easy
time succeeding himself us Attorney.
Also Councilman Lammert for the
third wheel of the tricycle. called the
Water Board.
What the Frostburg Ledger says with
Homeric beauty and Homecoming
stellaric grammar, "the sword of
Damocles' was hung over the Street
Supervisors office, aud the applicants
for that high and responsible position
! were very respectfully requested to re-.
main out in the cold until next week.
Whether this is to gain time to per-
feet a new system, or a mere scheme
to tantalize aspirants for the hardest
job in the towns repertoire of snaps is
not apparent.
On motion of Mr.. Michael, the
Bailitf's pay was fixed at $40 per
month of Dewitt, Night Polceman's
pay at $45 per month; of Hosken,
Clerks pay at 500 for the year; of
Lammert, the Treasurer's at $50, and
his bond fixed at $1,000, and of Mr..
Dewitt, Attorneys pay at 500 for the
year.
About this time-a little before, or a
little after. the Water Board filed in.
The Mayor explained who they were
and what they had come for. This
exchange of official recognition and
ciyility resulted in swearing the Water
Board in.
A communication from the Judges
of Election announced to the Mayor
and half the Councilmen that they had
been elected to the Offices they now
hold. The welcome but belated paper
was accorded the usual honors. 1t
was
On motion, received, filed and given
front seat in the archives.
On motion of Mr.. Michael, the
Bailiff's bond was fixed at 1000.