Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-11-12

Street committee reported 'prog-
ress," supplemented with the state
ment that there had been lots of work
done in all parts of the town."
The committee upon Light report
ed that they had attended to their
duties and that the Electric Light
company had promised to make the
necessary extensions and changes when
they could get poles.
The Water committee reported that
the first we'll had been abandoned, but
a new one had been started and the
work was progressing nicely. The
we'll is down IS feet.
A building permit was granted to
Mrs. Minnie Conradi to erect two
story frame building, 32x26, on Wash
ington street.
Il. ii. Wittig was present and made
a statement-in substance as follows :
During last August | waited upon my
landlord William Thomas, and informed
Il
condition, it having set fire to the building
on different occasions, and made HIM the
following otfers-ether to purchase the prop
erty at MIR. Thomas figures and erect a new
oven, or would build a new oven on the
property if Mr. Thomas would pay for it.
Mr.. Thomas rejected both offers.
Then | said | would improve my own
property and move there
Mr.. Thomas said that if | would he would
hold me for the rent Of rooms until April /.
| nevertheless have built an oven and
otherwise improved my property; have
moved there and sub-rented the room on the
Thomas property to l.. W. Woods, but Mr..
Thomas has refused to allow Woods to oc-
cupy the room.
have paid rent at the rate of $50 per
month up to the present. and now that have
chance to sub-rent, objections are raised by
by Mr.. Thomas.
My reason for making this long statement
is for the purpose Ofletting Council know the
exact situation, and to get a permit from
Council to allow my tenants to use the room
for shooting gallery. | have inquired of all
the neighbors and they have no objection to
the shooting-gallery.
Mayor Nickel said that if a majority
of Council decided to give permission
for the gallery to be run there it was
all Council could do. There was no
law requiring citizen to procure a
license for that purpose, but there was
law prohibiting the discharge OF fire.
arms in the corporate limits. and he
read the ordinance relating thereto.
Mr.. Shuckhart thought that the or
dinance did not apply to shooting
galleries and referred to the number of
galleries that had been here before to
which no permits had been granted.
The Mayor read the following letter
from Mr.. Thomas:
FRosTBURG MD, Nov. I, 1898.
To the Mayor and COunciln,en, Of FrOstbu1U
Nd. GENTLEMEN Having for long time
rented my rooms to George H. Wittig for a
store room, bakery, etc. and as long as he
has removed his business to another build
ing and introduced shooting-gallery in lieu
of the business for which my rooms was
rented, desire hereby to protest against the
use of my premises for any purpose contrary
to law to which object.
WILLIAM THOMAS.
DR.. Griffith moved that the matter
be referred to the Attorney.
Bailff Bowen stated that he haG
consulted the Attorney " reference to
the matter and had obtained the opinion
that it was a violation of law to opel
a shooting-gallery in corporate limits
without the permission of the Mayor
and four Councilmen.