Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-03-21
What Have They Done?

LII reply 10 tnlS important question
the records of the current Mayor and
Council disclose the following achieve
ments:
L. Improved and made safe a dangerous
alley intersecting Grant street.
3 Laid substantial culvert across Main
street at Grant This, it is believed, has
saved the town from large accountability for
damages to teams, horses, and possibly life.
B. Relaid Bowery street from Duftys to
Main, including model crossing and culvert
at McLuckies corner.
4, Laid combination crossing and culyert
across Hill street and shaped up large por-
ton of the same street.
5, Repaired mouth of culvert crossing
Maple street-an expensive job.
6, Spent $500 for fire protection exceeding
surplus turned over by Fire Convention COM
mttee in two hose houses and hose carriage
I, Relaid Mechanic street from Taylor
street to Wright's alley
8, ReIaid sewer on Broadway at Holes
alley.
o, Repaired Beall street. Not quite COM
pleted, however.
10, Repaired Frost avenue 100 feet west of
corporate line to save the bed of street inside.
IL, Re-opened Payne alley as an outlet to
people living on the north side.
r. Removed fence from Blairs alley now
open for teams.
49, Saved S4S per anmum rent for water
works tools.
A. Saved 25 cents per day at pumping
station and 20 cents per load for coal.
15 Assessed stocks hitherto unassessed-
now yielding $50 per- ann"m to the towns
revenue.
16, Paid for
13 fire hydrants. Observation-Disclosures. $500
| spring. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 225
Witness " etc. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 125
Total. $3.50
all of which expenses were contracted by
preceding administrations.
H. Laid 1870 feet of 2-foot sewer in rear of
Washington street.
Is, Paid $75 interest accrued on water
bonds, not before provided for.
49, Many pavements were laid, old ones
renewed, incomplete ones finished-all at a
great cost for gutter stone
20, Added a total of 70 new water-takers
spent much money in extending mains. buy
ing metres and constructing flush-valves.
Laid 524 feet of 3-inch pipe, 4GG feat of 4-inch
pipe, and have 300 feet on hand-all of
which, including excavation, cost consider
able money. A great amount of similar
work was done, such as lowering the service
pipes where the streets. in course of grading
and repair, were dug Off
p, Laid on Uhl street new stone side
walks.
%, Laid on Broadway two improved cul-
verts
%, Removed on Mechanic street filthy
bridges and cutters from the Hitchins alley
to Broadway, replacing same with gutter
stone, making a sanitary thoroughfare
"A, Passed the Ordinance prohibiting COWS
from running at large saving property own
ers from damages, protecting cattle from the
winter, making milk cheaper and purer,
butter more plentiful and easier to sell than
ever before.
%, Passed an Orddance which yields SI25
additional revenue and at the same time
weeds the town of worthless dogs makes the
streets safer for women and children; no
more fights nor money lost OH 1.-The under
dog
26, Passed an Ordinance which binders
neighbors from imposing nuisances upon
each other, known as the Building Ordinance
1t prevents the erection of outhouses at i'm
proper proximity to adjoining properties and
promotes the sanitary condition of the alleys
y, Saved the town the sum of s., 400 bv
compromising the Cochrane COW Judgment.
Is, All the Ordinances were kindly but
firmly enforced, these proceedings gaining
many general advantages which cannot now
be recalled.
In this connection it is stated that
the property-owners named below have
promised the authorities that thew
will, soon as weather permits, lay
asphalt and fancy hard brick pave
ments-promises which will obviate
the issue of ordinances
Mrs. Is. Stern. ...5 properties
f.. b, Taylor.
" F. JandOrf. ............2
Marx Wineland. .............1
w. II. Percy ...............6