Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-01-16


Total ..................... S5T9.23
Mr.. Michael moved that the Bailiff
be instructed to enforce the ordinance
prohibiting coasting on the streets.
Carried
Bailiff made Il very untlattering re-
port of high old times in the saloon of
J. p. Murray, Broadway and Mechanic
streets had stood on the street there
three hours and heard a battle go on
all the time. Ladies were afraid to
pass the battle-ground, and had com
planned to him that life in that vicinity
was hardly worth living. He did not
know whether or not it was his duty to
enter such places and make arrests.
Mr.. Dewitt got up, took off his oyer
coat, and, pulling up his sleeves, moved
that the Bailiff be authorized to enter
such places and lay the iron hand of
the law on offenders in order that the
lcaden heel of justice might fall where
it would do the most good. Carried.
Mr.. Michael complained of property
owners not cleaning their pavements
of snow according to Act of Council.
and thought Bailitf should enforce said
ordinance.
Bailiff had notified parties to remove
snow and had instructed Street Super
visor to clean pdvements of derelicts,
but the latter. with some Thirst for pro-
fame information, wanted to know
"what in the - Spltznas had to do
with it ~
The new ordinance prohibiting the
freedom of the COWS mnight was passed.
Mr.. Lammert had wanted, however,
to delay action u month in order to see
whether the ordinance was sufficiently
comprehensive. He did not see any
thing therein, for instance, which pre-
vented horses from running at large.
a letter from Carroll Sprigg. presi-
dent of the Frostburg water company,
declining 50 per hydrant or use Of
water in case of fire was read.
The Water Board made d report
showing $6S9.27 overdrawn amount of
resources. 1t also states that present
cost of works is SIS, 1927, and it
exonerates itself from failure to per-
form the self-confesscd duty of giving
a more satisfactory" report by laying
the 0nus of blame on ''our late Sec
retary."
The Frostburg gas and electric light
company proposed to furnish an
S-foot tip burner, to light lamps so minutes
after sunset, eXtingush at midnight, clean
and keep in repair same for IS cents per post
per month"; or 40 cents If town will light, ex-
tinguish, clean and repair
l0-foot tip burner, etc, for so cents per post,
per month, or 80 cents, etc.
The Frostburg electric light com
pany proposed tofurnish from 20 to %
two-thousand candle power arc lights
anywhere in town for S. each per month,
lights to start and end as before stated.
This company will throw in free
the lighting of city hall with 16-candle
power incandescents. Where 25-can
die power incandescents are desirable
for street lights company would fur
nish them for $l.25 each per month.
| Company will furnish four mean
descents of same size to run all night
for main corners in town free.
Mr.. Michael thought these bids need
| ed careful consideration, and he moved
to postpone action until the 18th inst.
Carried.
Mr.. Dewitt got in one or two upper
cuts on gas, when the Mayor suggest
ed that he had better husband his
strength for the special meeting.
Citizen F. C. Beall, OF the gas COM
pany, assured Council that contract, if
made with his people, would be car
red out. He was willing to bury the
past and promise better things for the
future.
DR.. J J. Jones, of the electric light
company, said that his company could
not compete with the light the town
now had, as some of the lamps did not
afford more than 5-candle power. He
could not match in price a 25-candle
light with 5-cand.e illumination. He
thought the four lamps promised free
would be benefit, as the town is in
darkness after midnight.
Owen Hitchins, speaking for the gas
company. said the company would ex-
tend their mains flee of charge 100 feet
per lamp, and would give the town as
good a gas as was made anywhere.
Strangers were surprised at the good
quality of the gas made here. He was
not speaking of the gas of a month or
so ago, but of the current article.
G. H. Wittig amended Mr.. Hitchins'
remarks by saying the company would
extend the mains 100 feet for each street
lamp put up by the town, and would
give light that could be relied
upon-not fickerer, nor one that
would go out without fair notice.
Here the visiting gentlemen re-
tired
Mr.. Wittig opened up on another
topic. He complained of being twice
assessed dId not think this legal, or if