Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-09-22
Special Meeting of Council.

gard to extending Water mains down
Welsh hill.
Mr.. Scott, of Water committee. said
that they had found there were q
families on Welsh hill that would take
the water, not including residents on
Graham farm if mains were extended.
Mr.. Price. from same committee,
stated that they had decided, after
consultation, to order pipe at once to
connect the Winebrenner spring with
reservoir.
Mayor said that it would cost over
800 to extend mains to foot of Welsh
hill.
Mr.. Betz thought that it was an i'm
position upon the taxpayers to extend
mains out of corporation when citizens
could not have all the water they
wished. There WAS talk of restricting
the use of sprinklers. Council had
already raised the rate for use. of
sprinklers to Sc per year; the G. q P.
r, company had the use of the water
for their engines, and an engine would
use more water in one day than would
be used by his sprinkler in a month
and the railroad company only paid
$50 per year.
Mr.. Hunt was willing to submit to
the majority, but it was hard to please
every one. A sinking fund had to be
established and the only way to do it
was to get all consumers possible by
extending mains and preventing any
possible competition. Any live party
could come in and bore on the noun
tam and get water; then the town sys-
TEN would have competition forever.
Mr.. Betz did not see what Council
had to fear in regard to competition.
1t was to the interest of all taxpayers
to use town water, AS they were
responsible for the debt incurred for
water works.
HINT. Truth is stranger than fic-
ton" For instance, if the Frostburg
water company had water that was as
good as the town water, there were
lots of citizens who would use it in
preference to the town system.
The Water Act was then read to see
if there was anything in it that would
prohibit the extension of the mains
out of corporate limits.
After reading, Mr.. Jenkins said that
he thought that Council could not ex-
tend the water system out of town limits
Mr.. Hunt argued that there was a
good field open for competition. Nc
Culloh's addition, Welsh hill, Graham
farm and Eckhart mines wanted water,
and he thought it was to the interest
of the town to get all the consumers
possible. If Council would not extend
mains on Welsh hill, Mr.. Wright
wanted privilege to connect with mains
on Spring street.
Mr.. Jenkins moved that Mr. Wright
have the privilege of connecting with
mains at Spring street for the use of
Graham farm. Carried.
Mr.. Betz said that there ought to be
a contract made with users outside
corporate limits enabling town to shut
off water when scarcity required. He
was willing to give all outsiders water
If they had it to spare, but thought the
citizens ought to be taken care of first.
Mr.. Wright said that as it would be
great expense to lay pipe from
Spring street to the Graham farm, he
thought Council ought to tap main for
him the same as for any other con-
sumner.
Mayor stated that the town would
have to furnish stop. cock for their own
protection, so that they could shut off
the water if necessary.
Finance committee had no report to
make owing to the absence of one of
their number from town.
Jabez Warn and Charles McAllister
had offered to give feet width of
land in stretch of about 200 feet, in
order to make the street that is now
being opened 20 feet wide in that par
ticular stretch, If Council would move
Messrs. Warn and McAllister's out
houses
Mr.. Jenkins moved that this pro-
posal be referred to the Street COM
mittee.
Peter Hansell was present to object
to the putting of culvert through his
lot when Council could make culvert
as well in alley.
Mr.. Scott said that Rev. C. A. Britt
had complained to him about wash
water from steam laundry coming
down Main street aud standing in
front of the Lutheran parsonage.
Mr.. Hunt moved that the matter be
referred to the Street committee.
Adjourned.
Church Improvement.
The M. E. Church, South, has under
gone strikingly pretty interior i'm
provement. The wainscotlng, window
facings, doors, ETC., have been re-