Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-08-13

the meotfBgy-SO tnat they could be
audited and passed upon before that
time in order to give the Committee
chance to take part in the proceed
lngs OF the meeting.
The Mayor seemed to think the Com
mittee was doing very well ; passed
over the complaint with a laugh and
declared recess of 10 minutes 10 order
to give them a chance to finish audit
ing and also, as he explained, to get
another bid for repairing town hall, as
one OF the papers that was opened was
a private letter instead of bid, as he
thought.
After the recess the Mayor said that
Joshua johnson was not going to put
in bid, and the following bids were
read:
L. J. Coleman offered to erect the building
for SlO4, and specified the material he would
Wilson Bros bid was for S95-accordng
to specifications, with shinge roof or SlO5
with tin roof.
Mr.. Price moved that the contract
be awarded to the lowest bidder.
Carried.
Accordingly, Wilson Bros. got the
contract.
Mr.. Price also moved that the roof
be of tin. Carried.
DR.. Griffith asked-whether there
had been a contract made to bore for
water9
The Mayor answered that there had
been contract made with parties to
bring machinery and bore where
wanted, although they said that they
would not drill through the conglomer-
ate rock. But if Council did not want
it that way the order could be counter
manded.
DR.. Griffith said that in small
matters committees ought not to be in
terfered with, but where there was
large amount of money involved, and
where it required skill and ability to
complete a job the matter ought to be
decided by the Council.
The motion in reference to the
matter made at a previous meeting
was read-to the effect that the Water
committee be instructed to advertise
for bids to bore for water on this side
of mountain.
Mr.. Schofield, of Water committee,
said that he did not know that there
had been a place located to bore.
Mayor-"You did not If that is so,
| will never go out with that com
mittee again to locate place to bore -
Mr.. Schofield reiterated that he did
not know that the location had been
decided upon.
The Mayor said that it was dis
couraging for him to be on such
committee, holding the position he
did. He had talked with the com
mittee and also with other members of
Council, and mentioned DR.. Griffith as
one that had agreed with him in the
matter.
The doctor said that the Mayor was
mistaken about him agreeing, and
stated that if the party to whom the
contract had been awarded would not
bore wherever Council decided, his
contract was nil.
Mr.. Price moved that the Clerk be
instructed to notify Curry & West, the
parties to whom the contract had been
given, that Council would not accept
their offer until other bids were in,
and that advertisement be inserted in
papers asking for bids. Carried.
DIR. Griffith moved that the election
of a Councilman to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of T. NJ.
Price be postponed until next meet
ing. Carried.
Mr.. Price moved that the Street
committee be empowered to let CON
tract to build foundation in rear of
town hall. Carried.
He also moved that the same COM
mittee see that all pavements on the
Avenue are laid according to specif-
cations in ordinance. Carried.
Water superintendent reported a
number Of parties who wanted water
for special purposes some for domes-
tic use and not for horses others for
cooking but not to scrub or use it in
store-which caused considerable dis
cussion without arriving at any def
mite conclusion.
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