Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-06-19

party originally TO the PRONUNCIATION |
of the idea of the new book-stlll he |
thought it good one, and had helped
to procure it, but it was too late to be
put in use during the last year. He
now thought it wise to enforce the use
of it.
Mr.. Shuckhart moved that the
Bailiffs report be received. Carried.
Treasurer Nickel reported as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Corporate fund
Cash April 80, lS97.........$ GlG2
from Balitf.......... 2S6.31
Total..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3I7.99
Water fund
Water rentS.... ............ 80. 10
Special NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40
6S6.S0
EXPENDITURES.
Corporate fund. ..........S4OS 10
Water fund. ............... 1864
Water Bond Coupons. ...... 22.50
-S537 40
Balance April A. 1897. 1881
recommended some alterations and also
that bids be asked for lighting the town.
Water "mittee reported that
boiler 2 station needed re-
pairing ba~ I'D that large reservoir
leaked about half the water when
water was 10 feet deep.
Mayor called for report of Street
committee.
Mr.; Nickel asked-"who is Chair
man ~
Mayor said if Chairman of com
mlttees was to make all reports the
Mayor could do nothing but make re-
ports, because he was Chairman Of all
committees.
Mr.. Nickel said it was a precedent
that had been established for some
years, he did not know by whom, that
the Mayor. by virtue of his office was
Chairman of all Committees, and that
the incumbent took all advantage of
it. He (NickeD had thought that as
he was the oldest member of the com
mlttee, by common courtesy he should
have been chairman, but there had
been work done in which he had not
been consulted. Therefore. he was
not prepared to report. If Mayor was
Chairman he was the proper party to
report.
Mr.. Shuckhart was of same opinion.
Mayor said it could be inferred from
Mr.. Nlckel's remarks that the Mayor
had done work without consulting his
colleagues. He wished Mr.. Nickel to
point ont one item that had been done
without consultation. He had not
since coming into Office done anything
without consulting his colleagues, and
he enumerated several things that had
been done.
Mr.. Nickel said that he meant Just
what he said and that the Mayor had
ordered work done without consulting
the committees. Mayor would give
orders and then tell them they were
going to do so and so when it was al
ready ordered done. He named sew
eral instances when work had been
done without Mayor consulting him.
He had complained several times to
his colleague on the committee (Dr.
Griffith) and the doctor had agreed
with him that the Mayor had taken
too much upon himself in ordering
work done without consulting the rest
of the committee.
DR.. Griffith said that he would have
to come in on the tail-end of this dis
cussion. He did not like to come in
ahead of an old member like Mr..
Nlckel. lie Ddu not given me matter
of making a report any consideration
and thought he had been neglected
somewhat. His especial drive was the
Bowery and he saw that it was now
being repaired. He thought the best
report would be the Street super
visor's, which would show exactly what
had been done on the streets.
Mayor said he differed from Mr..
Nlckel's ideas of reports. His We're
that the Mayor should have appropria
tioLs made for different works; have
certain amount appropriated for
each branch of the work and let the
committees be guided accordingly.
Mr.. Nickel thought. the Mayor was
getting off the subject, but if they were
going to consider appropriations the
Street committee ought to be pre-
pared to report what was needed done
such as culverts built, streets repaired
bridges built ete., and the approx
innate cost thereof, 50 that Councl
could act intelligently.
Water Superintendent reported max
ing | connection during month ant
that there is % feet of water in larg,
reservoir.
Mayor said he thought there SHOULD
be an Ordinance adopted giving thu
police more power. There are char
acters roaming around the streets a
night that ought to be locked up. HI,