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

were to be for one year, and, to cor
roborate it, he had gone to the Clerk
and asked him if there was anything
in the rumors going around that bids
for five wears were to be asked for
and he had been told by the Clerk that
there was not--that the motion on his
minutes was to ask for bids for one
year.
Mayor said the company had been
notified, because he had told the pres
ident of the company in the Hotel
Gladstone that he wanted bids for 3
and years.
Mr.. johnson said that the people
wanted arc lights and that was what
the Light committee had decided to
give them.
Mr. Shurkhart stated that he was in
favor of letting the lights remain as
they arc-tO use the amount of gas
that is IN uSc now and the same of
electric light, bpt he was opposed TO
giving contract to any company for
five years.
Mr.. Nickel said he had nothing to
say against the are lights if the people
wanted them. II - were not enough,
to give them more, but he was OPP
posed to and would oppose as
long as he was there the letting of Il
contract for five years to any com
pany, especially when there was only
a saving of 10 cents per lamp. He
called the attention of Council to the
fact that only once before had a con
tract been let for more than one year
and that it was a stigma upon that
Council to this day. He said it was
an injustice to the taxpayers and
would be a blot upon the Council.
Mr.. Johnson moved, Thomas NJ.
Price seconding, that the bid of the
Electric light company for 36 are
lights at SIS per month for five years
be accepted.
Mr.. Shuckhart asked if there was
any one in the Council chamber who
thought that letting a contract for five
years was RIGHT.
Thomas NJ. Price answered ID do,"
and Mr.. johnson claimed he did, or he
would not have made the motion.
The manager OF the Gas company
stated that he thought it strange that
his company was NOT Motif d : that the
members of the Light committee saw
him almost every day hut none of
them had ever intlmated to him that
Council wanted bids for lighting five
years.
Thomas NJ Price, of the Light com
mittee, SAID their report was on the
Clerks desk.
Clerk Mason said he had found a
postal card on his desk this evening
among other papers requesting him to
notify tine hight companies to bid for
contracts for one, three and five years.
1t developed thai acre was such u
postal card wrlttel by the Mayor and
signed by the Light committee. dated
June %, hut it had not gone through
the postotlice and the Clerk had not
seen it until the meeting was opened
that evening.
Mr.. Shuchhart moved that the mo-
ton to accept the Electric light COM
pany's bid for five years lay on the
table and called for the roll-cali on the
motion.
The roll was called aud Messrs.
Mayor Bear and Councilmen johnson.
Griffith, ID. d. Price and Thomas NJ.
Price voted may, and Councilmen
Nickel and Shuckhart voted aye.
The motion to accept the bid was
then put and the roll called with Messrs.
Mayor Bear aud Counciimen johnson,
Griffith, ID. ID. Price and Thomas Nj.
Price voting aye, aud Messrs. Nickel
and Shucknart voting nay.
Mayor then said it would be we'll to
have contract or agreement signed and
asked }. B. Williams, who was pres
eat, if he could sign for his company.
Mr.. Williams answered MOI that
the president and secretary would
have to sign.
Whereupon Mayor requested him to
get the president, but Mir. Nickel pro-
tested and SAID that the Attorney
would have to prepare a contract be-
fore here was any signing done, and
moved that the Attorney be instructed
to prepare contract. Carried.
Mayor then stated that he had an
other matter to bring before the Coun-
ell and thereupOn proceeded to read
typewriter paper that he had taken
out OF his pocket, as follows:
O'dered By tie Mayor atd Couucilmeu of
Frostdwy, -ud., That the Finance committee
be and they are hereby authorized to refund
the bonds of the city Of Frostburg, amount
ing to $4,000, issued under authority of the
Act OF the Legislature OF 1880, chapter 1870,
and Slo,OUO, ISSUED under same authority in
l692, chapter -, both known as Frostburg
Water Bonds.
Next paragraph authorizes the committee
to negotiate the sale of the new bonds in sum
OF 100000, to bear interest at not more than
per cent. per aH@"m, payable semi-annually
New bonds must not be sold at less than par,
nor run longer than Jan. |, 1920, and another
. years must eapse before town can begin to
take them up.
ind be ii JHrthef ordercd, That the said FL
nance committee are hereby authorized to
make such bargain as to them NAV seem
best as TO the commissions and legal expenses
to be pad Tor the negotiation of said bonds,
provided that the total amount of commls-
Slons and legal expenses, including printing
and engraving, Shall not exceed per cent OF
the proceeds OF said bonds.
After some discussion, in which the
Mayor, Councilman Nickel and the
t'rostburg Noes took leading parts,
The Mayor, trying to explain the great
benefit and saving the adoption OF the
order would be to the town, Mr..
Nickel opposing a part of it and the
AecS explaining to Mr.. johnson the
proper manner III which to word his
motion, MIR. johnson finally moved
that the Finance committee be en-
powered to negotiate for the refund
ing OF the water bonds at as low u rate
of interest as possible, not to exceed 1
per cent, which was carried with a
rush.
An Ordinance to prevent owners of
dogs from allowing them to run at