The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-26

most every case the appointments were
made with but little opposition and in
several instances the choiee was unan-
imous, especially in the case of Mr..
Il. Nj. NiXdortf,, the present incumbent,
who will succeed himself as City Reg
lister. The appointees seem to be all
good men, and, no doubt, will do their
duty well. The list of those chosen to
the aforegoing positions were:
City register and tax collector, Lewis
Nj. Nixdorff; salary, 81, 200
Clerk, Robert A. Kemp; salary, $50.
Superintendent of water works,
Frank Tyeryar; salary, S400.
Collector OF water rents, j. Marshall
Ditfendall; salary, $500.
Market-master and weigher, G.. L..
Stull; salary, S400.
Janitor city hall building, John Nip
pie; salary, $500.
Engineer electric light plant, Frank
Chew, 5000; fireman, James +. Poole,
$3.50; lineman, Samuel Titlow, $3.50.
Health officer, DIR. S. S. Maynard.
$50; assistants, DIR. Harry Steiner and
w. 5. Miller.
City commissioner, Col. John A.
Hayden, $3.50 day for actual time
Clock winder, Joseph E. Doll. $50.
City attorney, G. V. 5. Levy, $50.
Tax commissioners, Frank T..
Rhodes, Allen Quynu, and Richard j.
Dutrow.
Policemen, George Brengle, Niles
Abrecht, John Hobbs, Andrew Rem
ner, l.. NJ. Stone, Francis Eichelber-
ger, salary, $500.
The city register is required to bond
in the sum of 100000
The following is a statement made
by the retiring president OF the Board,
Mr.. Joseph f. Eisenhauer, relative to
the financial condition of our city:
an 1888 the floating debt of the CITY
was $4,000, the bonded debt $3.50, 900,
bearing & per cent. interest. The tax
rate Sl.10. In 1885 the floating debt
was paid off aud the bonded debt re-
duced to S54S, 200, which was funded
at 8 per cent, thus saving the city an
nually 50, 900 and thereby reducing the
tax rate to 81. ''In that year" he
said, 1--WE also laid new service water
pipe to The reservoir costing $4,000.
We continued diminishing the bonded
debt until 1888, when we had reduced
1t to S5l2, 900. That amount was again
funded and interest reduced from ) to 1
per cent. The finance committee hav-
ing the matter in charge encountered
great difficulty to accomplish the feat
the banks of our city refused to aid us
and our capitalists advised that it could
not be effected. But on July lsu, 1883,
with the assistance of Jos. d. Baker
this financial deal, which was most
extraordinary, considering the magni-
tude of our Indebtedness as compared
to the population of our city and its
basis of taxation, was contaminated.
About August, 1888, the electric-light
plant was purchased at cost of Sl5,-
900, new and extensive water lines
in the northeastern and eastern section
OF the city were purchased and laid
and garbage and health ordinances en-
acted, yet, Notwithstanding this eX-
pense the tax rate was reduced to S75
cents. Two years ago we built the new
reservoir at IA cost of $50 900, and if the
accident of leakage caused by the cold
weather in early November following
had not occurred, S., 600 of that amount
would have been saved. This sum is
by far the least expended for any
water supply that has ever been
brought to the city, and yet, after all
these extensive improvements, mod
ernIzing the city, there remains in
your sinking fund $4,000, and your
tax rate will remain 81 cents for the
ensuing year, 10 cents of which is fol
the sinking fund"
Mr.. John E. Fleming, the retiring
Mayor, addressed the assembly as fol
lows:
"GENTLEMEN:-The end of our term
of office has been reached and you are
about to return to private life and | an
no longer Mayor.
81 desire, therefore, at the termination
of our official positions, to tender to the
board, each aud all of you, my sincere
thanks for the many acts of considera-
ton and kindness | have enjoyed from
you.
''In the main our intercourse ha,
been very pleasant and satisfactory
But while this has been so, neither tn,
Board of Aldermen or the Mayor could
do all that was found to be done TO
their satisfaction. Still it is due 10 the
board and to myself to say that we
have tried to do the best we could
With the heavy debt upon our city
that it entails, II is a difficult matter
to conduct its affairs to the satisfaction
of all.
"The first and last consideration
must always Inc with our enormous
debt, the strictest economy.
81 have given my entire and earnest
attention to the discharge of my Off
cial duties and yet it did not satisfy
me.
"But / did the best that I could, and
if | failed it was of the head and not of
the heart.
1--WE may congratulate ourselves that
the responsibility is no longer ours and
trust aud believe it will be assumed by
worthy successors.
~ indulge the hope that our fair city
may continue prosperous, healthy and
peaceful.
"And to the members of the board,
and To each and all of the officers of
the city, | tender my thanks and best
wishes for their continued prosperity
After the transaction of all impor-
tant business the board adjourned.
Another meeting was held last night,
but too late to learn particulars before
going to press.
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