Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-08-17

missioners, to see Grant street and he
agreed to furnish pipe to cross Grant
for drainage purposes, or Commission
ers would appropriate an extra 500 to
make the improvement. The appro
priation was to have been 81, 100, but
they would make it 81 200.
Mayor Bear spoke of certain plat
being laid off in town lots and that
some Of the streets and alleys would
not conform to others that had already
been laid out, and the Attorney was
asked his opinion about it.
Mr.. Doub said that the town was
not bound to accept any street or alley
that ha been LAID out by any individ-
ual if the streets did not suit Council.
They could condemn and make streets
where they would best suit the public.
Water Superintendent Jeffries said
that he needed flush valves. 1t would
take 50 feet of pipe and two valves.
This report was, upon motion, re
ferred to the Water committee.
Mr.. Schotield said that, owing to
the liability of the electric light going
out on account of unavoidable acct
dents, he thought it would be good
policy to provide some means of light
ing when the electric lights were out,
and suggested that Council have gas
lamps repaired and light them when
the other lamps failed.
Mr.. Smeltz moved that the sugges-
ton be referred to the Light COM
mittee. Carried.
Citizen Thomas Powell complained
about water from the old reservoir,
which had been turned from Frosts'
avenue to Ormond street. The latter
street was not ditched and the water
would naturally flow all over the lots
on that street.
Mr.. Ort moved that the matter be
referred to Street committee. Carried.
Bills to the amount of 5000 80 were
audited, read, passed, and
On motion Of Mr.. Price, ordered
paid.
Bill of G. NJ. Hansel for coal was
On motion of Mr.. Price, returned
for correction.
The hotel matter was again taken up
and Mr.. Price said he was in favor of
giving all the aid possible to erect the
hotel.
Mr.. Smeltz was in favor of having
u petition circulated and the Mayor
and Council could then sign it as in
dividuals, or as a body if they saw fit.
Mr.. Betz thought the petition plan
good scheme. He knew that the
town needed hotel badly. There
were travelling men in his line who
would not trust their goods in the
hotels now in town, and that drum
mers had on cold nights paid So for
teams to take them out of town rather
than stay over Sunday on account of
the poor hotels.
Just at this point the cry of fire"
was heard the Mayor jumped from
his seat to the bell-ropes, but the bell
would not ring. Finally, somebody
ran up the ladder into the tower and
the bell twanged an alarm that as
sembled hundreds to the scene of the
fire-Willison's stable.
Meanwhile, the Chamber was quick
ly deserted, Council having adjourned
without ceremony, leaving the hotel
tax exemption proposal undecided.
The Mayor decided during next day
to resume the meeting that (Tuesday)
evening.
At 8 o'clock all were present, and
the hall, as on Monday, well filled by
spectators.
Citizen T. G. Dillon, of the st. Cloud
hotel, urged his right to tax exemption
if Council so favored the new enter
prise.
Mayor Bear asked Mr.. Percy if his
statement, made last night, namely
that no matter what action Council
would take in regard to exempting the
new hotel from taxation the hotel
would be built anyhow.
Mr.. Dillon said he did not know that
the request for exemption had to be
put in writing, or he would have had
one in. He thought that it was not
fair to discriminate in favor of one
citizen against a thousand others.
Mr.. Ort agreed with this statement.
The other proprietors Of hotels did not
ask for any reduction, although they
had put up buildings to the limit of
their means. He moved that the new
hotel be taxed in the same proportion
as all other properties are taxed.
Motion put and declared carried.
BrevitIcs.
Don't overlook Mr. Purnelrs mort
gage sales in front of postotfice this
morning.
A man over in West Virginia who
hadn't read newspaper for 40 years
was swindled by 'bunco" last week.
Strange to say, he is the sort of man
Al