Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-05-13
A Lively Meeting.

l, To determine whether Council would
purchase well drilled by Messrs Curry &
| West as it is, or whether it should be drilled
| deeper =
! ,, To provide fuel for pumping-staton;-
3, To provide COW pound -
4, To decide whether ordinance prohibiting
COWS running at large in the old graveyard
should be enforced, and finally
>, 70 determine whether taxes should not
be collected more promptly than heretofore.
Mayor then suggested that it would
be well to take up some matter
before water, as he thought there
would be more citizens present.
Mr., Scbotield moved that proposals
De asked for furnishing and delivering
coal at pumping. station.
Mr.. Crump amended by instructing
the Clerk to ask for sealed bids from
the different coal operators, bids to be
at next meeting. Amendment
.arried.
The matter of COW pound was
then taken up and Mr.. Shuckhart
stated that Council could have the
pound that they used last year at $50
on last years rent. 1t seems that last
year the town had sub, rented the
pound for keeping hogs temporarily.
To this Mr.. Wambach objected and
would not rent it again on same terms.
Mr.. SchOfeld moved that the ques-
lion of pound be laid on the
table until next regular meeting.
Carried.
Mayor stated that the next question
concerned COWS running at large in
the old graveyard.
Mr.. Crump moved that the Bailiff
Oe instructed to investigate the matter
and report to Street committee an an
Swer to the queotion-why cows get in
the graveyard?
Mayor said the next question was
whether ordinances should be en-
sOrced or not? The natural conclu
sion is-they should. but it seemed
there were some that are not enforced.
Mr.. Hendley observed that it seemed
20 him that when an ordinance was
passed it should necessarily be en-
torced.
Mayor, continuing, said there are
Dther ordinances that are violated ; for
instance, out houses had been ordered
removed that had not been, and he
wanted to know-whether Council
would sustain the Mayor and Com
mittee if the law be carried out?
Mr.. Hendley again could not see
why the Mayor should ask for such
support. He did not believe there was
a member of the Council who would
not live up to his obligations on that
score.
Next question put by the Mayor con
cerned the enforcement of the colec-
ton of taxes and water rents.
Mr.. Grose said there was motion
passed short time ago referring to
that
NayOr-With what result?
Mr.. GroSe-Wait for results.
Nayor-We have been waiting for
results for long time, but we always
get the same old song and dance.
Mr.. Schofeld said that If Frostburg
collected all her taxes she would do
more than any other town in the
United States.
Mayors that 50 ?
Mr.. Schofield believed that the
Bailiff was doing his best to make col
lections.
Mr.. Crosse said that he had heard
the Bailiff notify parties to-day that if
their bills we've not paid in 10 days he
would have to collect them by law.
Mayor contended that the question
was-did the Bailff collect properly?
Was he not too dilatory, or did he
make the proper effort to collect?
Mr.. Hendley moved that if the
Bailiff does not enforce his collections
that the Mayor and Council enforce
the Bailiff.
Nayor-And his bond.
Mr.. Hendley-And his bond.
Nayor-Do | hear a second to the
motion? Has no member nerve
enough to second the motion?
Mr.. Hendley-Well, if no member of
Council has nerve enough to second
the motion let him not chaw the rag
anymore about collecting taxes.
Mayor said that the all-important
subject for tonight is the question of
water, and he thought that Council,
in conjunction with citizens present,
ought to decide whether they would
accept the well as it is now, or whether
they would drill deeper, or bore more
wells.
Nh. Crump asked if, in the first
place, there was not report due from
the Committee!
Mr., Schofeld, of the Committee, re.
ported that they had measured the
flow. There was some fuctuation, but
he could safely say that the flow was
) gallons every 9 seconds, or at least
II 900 gallons every n hours.