Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-09-11
Street Enforcement.

HlStoIy.
Terra Gotta culverts were found at
the crossings at north Broadway ex-
tended and Cemetery street Union
street and Uhl's alley; in front of the
Noah Skidmore homestead on North
Water; Loo and south Water; on
Charles street all culverted with "a,
Is and Pinch pipe Loo and Centre,
and at Bowery bridge about so feet.
In the way of shaping up by the
road machine and general repair much
work has been done on Water street
from the avenue to the Borden bridge !;
whole length of Orman, High, Wood,
Avenue, Centre and Locust from Me-
chanic to Loo, Beall. Oak, German,
Warn, Spring from German to Oak,
Mt. Pleasant, Merrbach and Wash
ington.
Orman street is additionally i'm
proved by two fine large brick cul-
verts and some sandstone macadam.
An immense amount of cutting down
and filling-up has been done, partic-
ularly on upper end. Water on this
and other hill streets has been diverted
from harmful directions. People are
rapidly complying with the paving Or
dinance. Among these is Noah Skid
more, who adds to a new pavement a
pretty fence. This street should by
all means extend east to Broadway.
The reach from Mechanic to the
avenue on Broadway is too long with
out break.
On High street w. W. Burns is
building a new house inside novel
wire enclosure.
C. o. Towles has beautiful resi-
dence on Loo street-a thoroughfare
vastly improved by the work done
thereon.
The Broadway limestone macadam
was finished early during the summer
from Steyer to Loo-altogether de-
clded improvement.
The guttering done Oh Beall street
turns water to county road instead of
keeping it for long run through
town.
Bowery was given 200 perches of
limestone, and an important improve
ment at corner of Charles is under
way, including a large, expensive cul-
vert. Other culverts and crossings
have been and will be completed on
this street, as we'll as on Orman.
avenue and Grant.
McCulloh street is a deserving can
dldate for Improvement.
Loo is said to be the first street in
the history of the town to be taken at
one end. graded and finished to the
other in one season. 1t is nearly as
long as Union street.
Charles street enjoyed the same ex-
perience this year.
The credit for these improvements
belongs
l, To the Mayor.
>, To his associates on the Street
committee, C. F. Nickel and DR.. T.
Griffith.
3, Last, not least-Alfred Jeffries,
the working Street supervisor.
The Mayor estimates-very. reason
ably the JOURNAL thinks, that the
road machine, drawn by four horses,
does the work of 10 men. During the
26 days it has been employed it has
cost the town SIS per day, or $20S.
On the other hand, the account
would have stood as follows:
40 men, 26 days, a 81 .40............S1,4 $500
wagons, 26 days, (a S4........... $500
Tools. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
Total .......... II, 3533S. oO
Less cost of machine 26 days a IS. POS 90
Balance saved by town........... 81, 90
A debating society might now take
up the question of economy involved
and discuss whether the town is better
off with $2,33S in its treasury or in
the pockets of the workingmen an
instance wherein that little dodge,
"other things being equal" can play
but little part.