Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-18
TOWN AND VICINITY
Council Meeting.

reading of the minutes Councilmen ID.
ID. Price and Thomas NJ. Price came
meandering IN.
G. G. Watson, after consultation
with the Mayor, while the minutes
were being read. went out and return
ed in Il short time with tablet. The
Mayor called HIM up and seemingi y
instructed him to ask }. b. Crouch,
who was present, if he represented the
Forum
MI. Watson did so, but on being in
formed that he (Crouch) was not
authorized so to do he (Watsom began
to take notes.
Mr.. Nickel objected to the minutes
of his substitute at the August meet
ing. The minutes read that 1.-The
resignation of Bailiff be deferred two
weeks" but MIR. Nickel claimed that
his substitute was that the Baillff's
resignation be accepted and take ef-
feet two weeks after Bailimf's accounts
were audited and found correct.
Mayor asked Councilmen if they
were satisfied that Mr.. Nickel was cor
rect.
7. NJ. Price thought Mr.. Nickel was
right.
ID. ID. Price did not see where there
was any difference.
Neither did Mr.. johnson, who want
ed it explained.
DR.. Griffith did not see where it
made any difference as events have
turned out.
Mayor claimed that everyone pres
ent that night fully understood that
Council was to meet in two weeks and
that was the spirit of Mr.. Nickel's
motion, and explained y controversy
that had taken place at the special
meeting in reference to tie calling of
that meeting.
Mr.. Nickel still contended that the
distinction he made was not under
stood. He said there is substantial
difference between a resignation being
deferred two weeks and resignation
being accepted to take effect in two
weeks. There was not one word said by
me in reference to my substitute that
would justify the calling of special
meeting of Council after the adoption
of my substitute. AT the last regular
meeting Council could have elected
a successor to Mr.. Bowen. If it did
not see fit to do SO it was not my fault.
This question Of Il special meeting was
not talked of until a few days prior to
the time it was called by the Mayor"
His motion was AS he had stated it this
evening-not that it woa!d make any
difference now, bul he wanted his mo
tions recorded correctly.
ID. ID. Price said that he did not under-
stand Mr.. Nlckel's motion as he stated
it tonight.
Mr.. johnson said that he did not
understand 1t that way. If he had he
would not have seconded it on that
night.
Mayor then declared the minutes APP
proved as read.
The Loo street paving Ordinance
was then taken up, on motion of ID.
ID. Price, and read a first time then
by sections.
Mr.. Shuckhart moved that the peo-
pie on Loo street be given SIX months
to lay their pavements.
explanation. that Loo was new street
and there were a great many streets
for which paving ordinances had been
passed-some years ago Water street,
for instance. They ought to be en-
forced before new ones were made.
DR.. Griffith said that 90 days, as
provided in ordinance now, was long
enough. If it was made six months
it would throw it into the winter
months, when it could not be done.
Citizen G. o. Towes, after. permits
sion, said that he had consulted the
property owners between Broadway
and High street, and they generally
were in favor of laying pavements.
He did not want to force anyone that
did not feel able to lay "a pavement, but
he would like if the curbing could be
put in and filled up with ashes, so that
the residents OF that street could get
out without wadlng through the mud
to their knees.
Citizen G. G. Watson argued against
the extension of time.
ID. ID. Price amended the motion to
extend the time for laying pavements
to six months by providing that the
eurbing and ditching be done within
80 days and pavement filed with ashes,
but that six months be allowed for
laying pavements.
AT this juncture the Mayor under
took to instruct the Council to vote
down the motion for 50 days and then
they could fix the matter up to suit
themselves, whereupon Mr.. Nickel
took the floor and SAID
Mr.. Mayor, am opposed to this practice of
proceeding out of order. Is it possible that
tins Council is not able to think and act on
amendments without the prompting of the
Mayor? There are amendments before the
house which must be voted on separately,
and no one man can fix the whole business
in bunch. | insist on proceeding regularly.
The Mayor-Mr. Nickel, you forget
that you dictated several changes in
another Ordinance in succession that
was before the Council tonight.
Mr.. Nichel-Yes, | did dictate, but
not changes. What | directed was
done as Il member of the Ordinance
committee, and for the purpose of
~completing that which had been
agreed upon by that committee, but
had been purposely omitted by the At
torney in drafting the Ordinance, as
he always leaves them to be filled by
the committee.
Mayor put the amended motion and
declared it carried.
The Ordinance was then read by its
title and passed, all voting faye" ex-
cept Mr.. Shuckhart.
The Water committee reported that
two springs that could be turned into
the small reservoir very easily that
flow gallons per minute, or $50 per
hour. and that they San be purchased