Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-10-09

me amount dSketlj PlCU. Out Infatuated
that there would be something to re-
port further on.
To this manner of making report
Mr.. Nickel raised the question of i'm
proper procedure.
The Mayor, leading the discussion
for a majority of the Council, had
much to say on parliament law and
finally ruled that the report under the
head of unfinished business was con-
plete.
Mr.. Nickel sat back in his chair with
an air OF scorn that blasted everything
green within his range.
Committees called were the Finance,
Street, Light-all reporting progress
only.
No doubt the fiue part of the Water
committees report was purposely held
to be made by the Mayor and he pro-
ceeded to state in detail what had been
done on that eventful Sunday when he,
with gang OF men, undertook to con-
fine the water of the Enoch Wine
bremen spring. which cost the town
between $50 and $40, and justified his
course On that day by stating that the
town was in a terrible dilemma for want
of water. H concluded, however. by
stating that the work done that Sun
day had not been successful because
the damming of the water had produced
a pressure which forced the water out
through the ground quite distance
below before the body confined reach
ed a sufficient height to be carried off
by the flow pipe above.
MI. Nickel took occasion to remark
in kindly terms that the action of the
Mayor and Water committee had been
unwise, because they should have as
certained in advance by survey and
calculation just what pressure the
earth below would stand before they
incurred the expense of the wall. He
also contended that this difficulty had
been anticipated when the question
first came up about the Doe Wine
brenner spring, and he claimed that
the committee bad not followed the
course indicated by the Council at a
former meeting.
These declarations brought the
Mayor again to his feet and in the
course of his remarks he suggested
that if Mr.. Nickel would take suf-
ficient interest in town affairs to visit
the mountain in the vicinity of the
springs he would know more about the
condition of things up there.
Mr.. Nickel retorted that this was the
first time that he had been charged
with II lack of interest in the affairs
of the town. Said he-'I stand upon
my record as to whether have fallen
short Of any duty during this or last
Council. | did make a visit to the
mountain aud the remark was made
what business had Nickel up the e in
terfer!ng with the Water committee, to
which he did not belong 2 and as
have no desire and never had, to in
terfere with those having official duties
that did not belong to me, have thus
far staid away. believe in every one
being responsible for the official duties
the law imposes upon him. If any
one asks for advice am always ready
to help him all | can"
Building permits were asked for BY
Mrs. Z. Duffy and DIN Gerach.
Before Council acted upon these Mr.
Nlrkel raised the question whether it
had not become the settled practice
for people to put up buildings and then
come before Council and ask permits
sion to do so. He thought this plac-
tee wrong and expressed the hope that
it would not be permitted in the
future.
Dr. Griffith, who frequently acts as
a peacemaker, (blesS his heart y made
d motion that the Council authorize
the Water committee to purchase right
of way through the Enoch Winebrenner
land sufficient to secure Il proper ele-
walton to get the flow without waste
from the spring already purchased.
Under the head of new business Mr..
Shuckhart sounded the alarm of an
insufficient water supply. He thought
that while there is driller in this
vicinity Council ought to ascertain
what can be done through the in
strumentaity of artesian wells.
After IA statement of the probable
cost and the capacity of his machine
by Mr. NJ. M. Curry, of mberland,
who is boring we'll for the C.. &. P. r.
at Mt. Savage, Mr.. Nickel moved to in
struct the Water committee to con-
tract with this gentleman to bore q
well on Savage mountain at a price
which required the driller to furnish
everything.
This provoked d running discussion
between Messrs. Griffith, Nickel,
Shuckhart aud the Mayor, as to which
side OF the mountain this boring should
be first commenced.
The motion was finally adopted Civ
ing the Water committee discretion to
act according to its best Judgment.
Mr. Shlckhart moved that in view
of the fact that the Code of Laws need
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