The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-08
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
Olty Fathers Take up Impor-
tant Business Matters and
Resolve on Positive Action.
One Of them the War
Claim.

One Of them the War
Claim.
On Wednesday evening of las
week. the Board of Aldermen
held a special meeting, at which
several important matters were
taken up aud decided action and
new spirit introduced therein
ohe of them. which has been
pending since the war and about
which there has been SO much
talk and SO little real hustling.
Is trrderick'S war claim. The
board has certainly begun things
right and with proper pro.
ceedlng and influence tuey shonld
meet with the success deserved.
The following resolution was
adopted by the board:
"ReSolved, by the Board of AL.
dermen, that movement he in.
angurated for the collection from
the United States government
OF the amount levied upon the
city by General Jubal \. Early
III command of the Confederate
army otinVaSion, on July ., lSG +.
and OF such interest on the
amount as may be proper to be
claimed: than this movement
shall bc popular III its character.
and SHALL be conducted by the
municipal administration and cit.
lzens OF Frederick through their
representatives in both branches
OF Congress; hat the Mayor and
mtmbcrS OF the Board Of Alder
men are hereby constituted a
committee to have charge Of the
movement herein mentioned. with
full power 10 adopt and execute
such plans as they may deem cx.
ptdlcnt for the vigorous promo.
ton OF the city's claim and with
authority 10 appoint an auxiliary
committee outside of their own
body to cooperate with them for
that purpose and that the com
mittee hereby appointed shall
take such action as may be proper
to represent and protect the in
tereStS Of the banking institutions
which provided the funds to meet
the Confederate levy and which
eventually assumed half of the
loss"
1t was ordered that the Com
mittee on Electric Lights procure
such electric light poles as they
may require for the city from the
mountain lot owned by the city
at the old receiver.
On motion it was ordered that
the amount OF expenses attend
ing the laying of an S.inch pipe
including cost of pipe on Patrick
street and Middle Alley, for use
of the Woman'S College be Sl65,
said amount to be paid to the
Board of Aldermen by the Won,
ans College.
An application in writing
signed by MeSSrS. A. &. Nectar
dell, II. Il. Heck and Thomas H..
iialler for the passage of an ordi
nance for the opening and ex
tending Of Fourth street, west
of Bentz, was laid before the
board and on motion the follow
ing reSolutionSo offered and passed:
..Rescived 10y the Board of AL
dcrmen that notice he given by
publishing in one of the news
papers published in Frederick
City once week for four success
siye weeks, OF the application
made to the Mayor and Aldermen
ny AcNSlS' ~. - .h'tdlh'l' H.
Il. Heck and Thomas H. ualler
for the opening, extending and
condemning OF Fourth street,
west of Beutz street, in Frederick
City"
This is the old Dill property,
which stands on the northeast
corner of Bentz and Fourth
streets. Several hundred feet
farther ont, the road has been
wideued so as to make a broad
avenue as far out as Monteyue
Hospital and this property stands
in the way of the Fourth street
extension, opening on the bonle-
ward, as projected.