The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Proceedings of the Regular Month
ly Meeting "A Resolution to
Provide Smooth Streets
Conditionally, Passed.

sion all members present Minutes of
previous meeting were read and an
proved. Following bills were passed
and ordered to he paid: q. w. Brengle,
superintendent, SS0.S0; l.. NJ. Stone,
superintendent, S3S7.44; Keller, New
man Il Co., $500; Hardt & Keefer,
SS9.2S; Hardt 4 Keefer, $222 %; At
lantic Refining Co., $26.54; A. G.
Quynn Il Co., $60.43 Peter Brookey,
So 66; Markell Il Trail, Sl2S.l2; J. +.
Lakin, $l3.29; Great Southern Print
ing Co., Sll,S0; Frederick Brick Works,
500. 40.
Following bills were referred to COM
mittee on claims: l.. Nj. Stone, super
intendent, 1925. 20; G. w. Brengle,
superintendent, S74.95; Examiner Pub
fishing Co., $3.50; Frederick Brick
Works, S44S0; Hoke Bros, $50. "a; Jno.
5. Rams6urg, $2700; Markell & Trail,
Sl5S.75.
Report of Market Master Stull
showed receipts from hay scales, S34. IS;
cattle scales, Sl525; market collections,
$3.50 stands and stalls, $500; total,
Sl0l.50. On motion, report was ac-
cepted
On motion the president was author
lied to appoint committee from the
Board to conduct matter of having the
Legislature grant the corporation power
to issue bonds when necessary said
power having been cancelled by Act of
1894.
The president was also empowered
to appoint IA committee of five repre-
sentative citizens to press the war claim
of 5000 600 before CONGRESS
The Junior Steam Fire Engine Com
pany made request for $50 feet hose
and matter was referred to Committee
on Fire Companies, with power to ac,.
The Board endorsed by vote action of
water superintendent in allowing Mr..
NJ. Etchison to tap water main on
South Market street with inch feeder.
d was decided to place boardwalk
u ft. wide in "Cat alley, I" from Derr's
alley TO Bentz st., by following vote:
Yeas-Mess. Tyson, Difiendal, Poole;
nays---Mess. Rice, Biser. 9n si
Mr.. B. ii. Blackston made claim for
rebate In tax assessment. Matter refer
red to committee on claims.
The following resolution, introduced
by Mr.. DNtendal, was passed unani-
mously: Whereas the opinion seems to
be entertained by number of citizens
of Frederick that our streets should be
improved by having what is termed
"smooth streets" laid instead of the
cobble-stone now used, and that it Is
only optional with the Board of Alder
men, with its present resources and
revenue, to make said improvement or
not
This opinion, in our Judgment, is err
rOneous, for the reason we find the
annual revenue is at this time hardly
sufficient TO meet the incidental ex.
penses of running the city. There is
but $ll 900 at the city's command from
direct taxa ion, which amount would
be inadequate for running expenses
was it not for the income from water
rents.
Now in order that the public may
understand our willingness to do all
that lies in our power to make the i'm
prOvement, We pass the following reso-
luton:
Resolved by the Mayor aud Board of
Aldermen of Frederick, that whenever
all the property-holders on both sides
of the street in any square or squares
of the city, shall unanimously petition
this board stating that they will each
bear ] of expense incidental to inn
provement of portion Of street biuding
on their property, by the use of vitrl-
fled bricks or some other standard ma
terial, the board hereby binds itself to
make said improvement, becoming re-
sponsiole for the remaining expense
incurred.
In doing this the board believes that
under present circumstances it is all it
can do without increasing the cty's
Indebtedness. We also think it must
be apparent to all right-thinking cti-
zens that the Indebtedness is already
large enough.
Resolution was passed to refund to
Mrs. Hattie NJ. Young Sl.20 for taxes
paid III error.
Resolution was passed authorizing
committee on police to purchase IL
pairs of gum boots for use of city en-
ployees, as follows: 6 policemen, EN-
ployees of electric light plant, market
master and janitor
There being no further business the
board adjourned.