Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-11-06

Water fund:
water TentS.. SJl ~
special taX............ ~
Less overdrawn during
OCTOBER. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4f4.0
Cash Oh hand. ....... ............$l, An II
Clerk Mason read his report for six
months ending Oct. 81.
Mr.. Shuckhart moved that the re-
port be accepted.
Mr.. Nickel said it seemed to him
that such a report ought to be audited
by the Finance committee before il
was accepted and asked if such was
the case. No answer.
The motion was then put and carried.
Water superintendent reported hav-
ing extended Finch pipe IS feet on
Payne's alley, added IA feet of l-iuch
pipe to the mains on Beall's alley aud
added Is new families to the town
system. He had used ITO feet of l J.
inch pipe to make the connections.
He had repaired two fireplugS-on
Bowery and Spring streets. Also re-
paired two valves on malu lne-tWo
on Bowery and one on Oak street.
He also reported having made out
water bills to amount of ST. 400. rs, of
which amount $50 IL had been collect
ed from consumers on Welsh Hill for
one month. Baihff Bowen had col
books for the quarter ending June 80,
1897, $l5.S4. There is A. feet of water
in large reservoir.
ID. ID. Price, of Water committee, re-
ported that right of way had been Sc
cured for Winebrenner springs for $25.
Also that the committee had decided
If any wells were bored they should be
on this side of the mountain and re-
quested Council to suggest some way
to raise funds for the purpose.
Mayor said that Council ought to
take some action in the Hart case
either postpone it or dispose of it one
way or the other.
DR.. Griffith stated that he had met
Mr.. Hart in Cumberland after the last
meeting of Council and he (HarU
seemed 10 be disappointed at action OF
Council, and the doctor inferred from
his remarks that he was going to adopt
some other method of securing salts
faction for the injuries received at the
arrest of the Gunter boys.
The report of committees being
called for the Finance committee made
no report and Mr.. Nickel took excep-
ton, saying that as the semi-annual
report of the Clerk had been read he
thought they should have some report
to make, as it had been customary
heretofore to do SO, especially when
the report had been signed by mem
bels OF the committee.
The Mayor asked if the report had
been signed by the Committee. The
Clerk looked it up and found that it
had been signed by the Mayor, as
Chairman of the committee, and DR..
Griffith.
No further action was taken.
The Street committee, through the
Mayor, reported that they could secure
stone quarry from the Consolidation
coal company on Welsh Hill for 500
per year. They advised the renting of
tool house for the use of the town
and stated that one could be secured
from Alfred Jeffries for $50 per year.
They also reported progress in matter
OF repairing streets and laying pave
ments. 1t was stated that some people
had positively refused to lay their
pavements, and the committee had
given contracts to have such pave
ments laid.
Mr.. Nickel supplemented the report
by stating that A. j. Wilson was
complaining about the water being
concentrated so much in the vicinity
of Bowery, Hill and Mill streets and
running through his property. He
(Willison) wanted Council to take
some action in the matter and the
committee had decided to refer it to
the Council.
The Light committee reported prog
reSS.
Mayor added that the Electric light
company had not completed changes
that had been agreed upon on account
of not getting supplies and the rush OF
other work. He also suggested thai
the committee see that the lower
circuit be turned on earlier in the
evening; the Night Policeman be fur
nished with a lighting schedule and
that the light company be made tC
live up to their contract.
Ballltf Bowen presented list of in
solvents amounting to $50.56.
Mr.. Nickel asked if there were any
explanations or remarks in connection
The Bailitf explained each one ant
then
Upon motion of DR.. Griffith, the lis
was declared iIsolvent.
A communication from Mr.. Lyons, Of
Barton, Nd, owner of the Lyons prop
erty on Broadway, was read stating
that he was unable to repair defec
tive chimney and the parties occupying
the house would have to abandon list
of the chimney. John J. Foster own,
property next to the Lyons property
and the insurance company notified
Mr.. Foster that if the chimney in tn,
Lyons property was not either repair
ed or abandoned they would have t.
cancel his (Foster's) policy. Mr.
Foster complained to the Mayor ant
he the Mayor had notified Mr.. Lyons