Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-03-18

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and the pine knot.
When the attorney showed II dis
position to be satisfied Mr.. Lammert
arose and moved that the Clerk be in
structed TO give the usual notice of
corporate election. Carried.
Election of judges followed, Mr..
Wittig nominating John McCaughan
Mr.. Wright naming Samuel Jeffries
and Mr.. Gunnett W. H. Evans.
Mr.. Wittig moved that nominations
close. Carried.
Mayor at length declared the gentle
men named elected.
A contract giving Mayor and Coun-
Gil right of way for water-pipe line
through the lands of Johnson Bros. for
$50 was read.
Bailiff stated that Alex. Smith,
citizen. declined to pay his taxes.
Mr.. Smith explained that ut appeal
session Council assessed him for u
house when really he had no house.
Mr.. Wittig claimed that if Council
reduced Smiths taxes, he (Wlttig)
would ask for about $40, us Council
had assessed HIM in July-afterappeal
session.
Mr.. Smith argued that the cases were
not parallel Council assessed Mr..
Wittig for what he had, but had
not been paying for. y survey
developed the fact that Mr.. Wit
tig had property in corporation
that was before thought to be out.
while in his (SmitM case assessment
was laid on what he had never had
and did not have.
Bill of Electric Light company was
returned for correction.
Mr.. Wittig objected to a bill of Rev.
A. c. Haverstick for digging up frozen
water pipe and moved that it be re-
turned. Carried.
Bailiff stated he had bill of $40
against the Flos:burg Water com
pany. He had presented Il bill one
year ago company paid it. but after
ward returned it and claimed that
company was exempt from taxation.
On motion by MIR. Wittig, Bailitf
was instructed to enter suit against
the Frostburg Water company for
taxes.
At this point Mr.. Wittig. who has, as
before stated, one more year of Official
life, arose and made the ablest effort
of his life. He spoke with unusual
feryor, and his fellow councilmen
gazed upon him with awe and no little
pride. He said. in substance, that
Council had become accustomed to
being ridiculed, especially the Water
Committee, by the papers OF the town.
Last weeks paper (meaning the JOUR-
MALI stated that the Water Super
intendent, Alfred Jeffries, had been
dismissed on account of betraying the
secrets of an executive session. That
paper had belittled the Council. The
Frostburg JOURNAL had said that the
Superintendent could be indicated If
he wanted to be and inferred that
Council had dismissed him for spite.
For himself he took no revenge on
friends or enemies. They discharged
Superintendent for cause. Water
rents had been falling off. They were
not as much now as one year ago.
There was one man Journal as an
individual, doubtless,) paying $2.l5,
who ought to be paying $2.1o. Sew
eral similar cases were cited. Arnold
had turned his COWS in his meadow,
but Superintendent did not correct
some errors the cows had committed
for days.
Mr.. Lammert, whose tenure is near
ing expiration, was not veuomous.
He is usually very emphatic in his
utterances and comes rs near convinc-
ing himself as any man we know.
But in stating that economy would be
subserved in employing a superintend-
ent pro tempore for Il day or two at a
time, he flew the flag of peace and the
| gonfalon of gentleness.
1t was an suspicious moment. A
| holy calm fell all round, amid which
| the almost sacrilegious motion to
adjourn was made.
i
The Mayors gayel fell.
| Died.
Tuesday afternoon, March II, 1898,
Of the prevailing spinal disease, Albert
son of James Welsh. He was years
old Feb. 30
Charles, aged Z, son of Zach. Krapf,
died Tuesday, March II, 1893, of
measles.
Ruth, aged S years, daughter of
Ephraim Davis, of this place, died
Thursday afternoon, March Is, 1893.
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