Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-07-17

Balance due Treasurer. 1856 SO
Mayor asked the Treasurer if he did
not use money from corporate fund to
pay obligations incurred by the water
works and oice oersa.
Mr.. Nickel thought it not any of the
Mayors business and inquired what
that had to do with the report If
the Mayor entertained objections to
receiving the report he should state
them. He (NickeD had taken pains to
make his report as explicit as possible,
because he knew that there would be
an effort made to find flaws in it.
The Mayor said that on glancing
over the report he had seen that it was
all right.
Messrs. Maxwell Hamilton and c..
ii. Hamill, a committee from the Fire
Department. was present and request
ed Council to make the annual ap-
preparation to the Department, stating
that owing to the large number of
fires the Department had been to con-
siderable expense to repair apparatus.
Mr.. johnson moved that there be
$3.50 appropriated to the Fire Depart
ment.
Mayor said that the Department did
not expect more than 5000, and
thought that was enough at this time.
If they wanted more they could come
back hereafter.
Mr.. Hamilton of the committee said
the Department wanted all they could
get, as they needed it.
Mr.. Nickel said if the Department
could get along with $2OOnow it would
hl yra1 tha -. sbn e.,
Mr.. johnson then made his motion
5000, and it carried.
The bids of the light companies was
then read. Gas company's coming first,
offering to furnish gas for go candle
Welsbach lamps for half service for
GO cents per lamp per mouth, and
keep lamps in repair; or so cents per
month, the town to keep lamps in re-
pair, For all night service for same
lamps they would charge 81 per
month and light, eXtinguish and keep
in repair, They also offered to furnish
gas for an S-foot tip open burner half
service for IS cents per lamp per
month, and agreed to light, extinguish
and keep in repair, or GO cents per
month, the town to keep in repair.
For the same burner all night ser
vice they would charge 81 40 per
lamp per month and keep in repair.
For furnishing town hall and Jail with
gas they would charge $l.35 per 900
cubic feet.
The bid of the Electric Light COM
pany was read as follows:
They would furnish SO or more arc lights
half service for 81 per light per month, and
lncandescent lamps IL candle power for IS
cents; % candle-power for 81 .05; 81 candle
power 81 AS With tive-year contract they
would furnish sc or more arc lights for 50 so
per light per month, half service, or for all
night service they would charge So per lamp
per month incandescents to be the same
price as for half service.
Committees on Light, and Streets,
reported progress.
Committee on Water reported that
they were having boiler at pumping
station repaired.
The Committee on Ordinances re-
ported three or four Ordinances on
the table to be considered.
Applications for building permits
were read as follows:
Patrick Pryle to repair his house on Uhl
street, lately damaged by fire.
David Clark to erect IA two-story frame
building on Bowery street.
Fisher Brothers to erect three-story brick
building SOx6O feet, on Union street.
w. E. G. Hitchins Il Co. to build shed
on Payne's Alley.
D. ID. Price to erect two-story frame
building, 32x3S, on Frost avenue.
Mr.. johnson moved that the permits
be granted. Carried.
An Ordinance, No. 81, providing for