Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-05-09
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take recess of one-half hour to allow
auditing committee time to finish their
report. Carried.
After the recess the Clerk read his
report for the year.
Mr.. Betz moved that the report be
received, filed, and that 1000 copies
be published IN pamphlet form and
distributed among the taxpayers.
Carried.
Mayor Bear thanked Council and all
the officers for their aid during the
year. He expressed gratitude that
the town had prospered in nearly all
respects.
Mr.. Anthony complimented the
Mayor upon his courage, sense of JUS
tice and success in filling the duties
of his office in and out of the Council
chamber.
Mr.. Price then moved that Council
adjourn sine die. Carried.
AT 9:10 Mayor Jones took the chair
and instructed Clerk Armstrong to
call the roll, which was responded to
by Messrs. Anthony. Schoield, Smeltz,
Nickel, Shuckhart and johnson.
Mayor Jones then administered the
oath of office to Messrs. Nickel, Shuck-
hart and Johnson.
A lengthy preamble and resolution
were read by the Clerk, reciting %
bonded debt of $4,000 on account of
the water supply and a liability on
part of the works to the corporate fund
of $1,000; that the semi-annual in
terest on bonds, 81, 402.50, should be
always ready for payment when due,
and CO that in order to keep the corpo-
rate and water funds inviolably sepa-
rate the treasurer should deposit them
in separate banks and draw on each
fund for its own purposes only.
A motion to adopt was lost.
Mr.. Nickel moved that Council pro-
ceed to elect a Treasurer. Carried.
Mr.. Shuckhart nominated B. T.
Schofeld and Mr.. Smeltz nominated
C. F. Nickel.
A ballot was taken Mr.. Nickel re-
ceived votes, Mr.. Schofeld 2, and
Mr.. Shuckhart l.
The Mayor declared C. F. Nickel
elected Treasurer.
The next order of business being the
election of an Attorney Messrs, Clay
ton Purnell, A. A. Doub and c. j.
Watson were nominated.
After ballot had been taken in
which Mr.. Purnell received votes
and Mr.. Watson 3, Mayor Jones de-
clared Clayton Purnell elected At
torney.
Mr.. Nickel moved that all other ap.
pointments be deferred until next meet
ing. Carried.
The Mayor then appointed the fol-
lowing standing Committees:
Finance-Smeltz and Anthony.
Streets-Nickel and Anthony.
Light-Shuckhart and Nickel.
Water-Schofield and johnson.
Ordinances-Anthony and johnson.
Mr.. Nickel moved that the Clerk
and Bailiff be instructed to fix day
for issuing licenses and have notices
printed to that effect. Carried.
Mayor Jones suggested the hope
that all members of Committees take
part in the work to be done and
cited the fact that while he was in the
Council before the committees had
not got along well on account of the
work being left to one man, which had
caused chickering's and he believed cost
the town some money.
Mr.. Anthony moved that Council
meet tomorrow at a. III. to walk over
the town in order to see what work
was to be done. Carried.
Adjourned.
The annual report for the year end
ing April 80 shows that Bailiff Bowen
received and paid to the Treasurer
SIG, 564.73.
That Treasurer Schofeld received
from all sources SIS, 194.42; that he
paid out on account of the corporate
fund $40, 646.4 on account of water
fund 81 ,4G0.62, and overdrafts $3.50.
The assets of the town appear to be
$7,715 "a; the liabilities $50 ,966.70 ;
net excess of liabilities over assets,
$50,251 .46.
The report exhibits some particular
ity in matters of secondary interest,
neglecting several items in others that
would be interesting. For instance,
the amount paid in the way of salaries
is very nearly equal to the amount
laid out on the streets, but nobody can
tell what each officer gets, nor any
citizen whether his street was i'm
proved, and, if so, in what amount.
| Personal.
Messrs. H. P. Hyle and L. S. Poland
are here taking pictures-gallery on
corner Nam and north Water streets.
r. T. Powell, special examiner OF
the Pension Bureau, with headquarters
| AFT Marietta. Ohio. Is a son of James