Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-05-12
port desired, but no longer. After some
discussion this motion carried.
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'IN' tlN9lOIl tillN Ii'tl'll Nf'll N'l'
Salaries We're fixed as follows:
Water Superintendent. a month. ......S $50 OO
Street Supervisor, a day LIS
Other wages. a day. l.5O
One-horSe cart a dav ......-.......... 300
Two-hOrse team, day ................ $50
Treasurer, month ........... ........ 800
1t is understood that each tcamster is
to obtain pro rata share of hauling.
An attempt was made to raise the
treasurer salary from $50 to $40 a. year,
but it fell to $50 a compromise figure.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the Board
of Health was instructed to report
monthly.
Bills aggregating $S3l.OS, We're read
and ordered paid.
On motion, the sum of $50 was appro-
priatcd to purchase il suit for each
policeman.
MeSsrs. Crosse and Hendley united in
offering resolution to cut off all UNI
necessary expenses. Adopted.
1t was now nearly -. The Mayor
had been showing signs bctokcning the
advent of his d-time limit for an hour;
the hold-overs were also drowsy, and the
only two newspaper men present had
grown too sleepy to thank each other for
exhibitions of mutual aid and fratcrnal
sympathy.
Adjourned at last,
NOTES.
John Crosse is the most graceful speak
er i'll the body; Benjamin Jenkins the
most imposing; Noah Hcndley the most
earnest, therefore the most eloquent; G..
II. Hamill is good all-round speaker;
w. 5. Bennett does not rise often, but
he is honest and earnest: George 5. Will
lison, also modest, holds his seat, but cX-
presses clearly his good Judgment when
he sees it is necessary, and the Mayor is
outspoken on all subjects. The only
fault the Journal can find with the
Mayor is-like each councilman, he
should rise when he addresses Council.
Altogether it is il good body. All are
comparatively young, energetic, public
spirited men, and the JOURNAL believes
it SURPRISES i'll strength and get-up any
council the town has had i'll il long time.
In the long meeting of Monday even
ing the only Out-of-date action taken
was the belated resolution to "cut off all
expenses. This would have
been opportune during the winter when
so many salaries We're raised and new
fees introduced or when committee
work was put on the pay-roll-a work
that ordinarily obtains IN no other lcgis-
lative body.
The annual report-a paper the Mayor
and hold-overs especially should have
pubished-showS the following xtut"x:
RESOURCES.
Uncollected taxes. 81, 5lD.9S
water rents ...... ...... 3,95S.SS
Cash ....... 327 60
LIABILITIES.
Deficiency ...S413O.92
water. 3194.30
-lOldl '''' $500. ',O-o.--
Resources - ...... 6,S27 SO
Net deficiency ....................S 1876
That is to say, the floating debt of the
town is St9i.61 more / han it has resources
in sight.
1t is worthy of note, however, that the
clerk has not included among the towns
resources any of its property, such as
town hall, etc
This will be ii pleasing exhibit to many
people who entertain the impression that
the Indebtedness exceeds the amount
due the town by thousands.
Had the parliamentary rule of drop
ping the lowest candidate been observed
the unreasonably long session would
have been shortened and several of the
elect would not have ''got there"
Besides retarding business smoking
during sittingS of Council is undignifed.
The lay-aside OF their old colleague, B.
T. Schotield, for pumpmm, was hardly
i'll line with councilnen'S professions of
economy i'll the way of cutting off I'M
necessary expenses" With SchOfeld.
they would have had both punpman and
machinist at III" p"mp at very little
more, if anything, than his salary. AS
ii is, the machinist is several hours
away, with those hours, going and COM
ing, to pay for at expert rates.
The Mayors remarks concerning the
annex as IA corporate speculation are re
Elections of the position held by the
JOURNAL at the time the investment was
made. But it did no good, as the de-
mand for expansion of light and under
ground street work by those who had
the materials to sell was too great.
OF the taxes collected last year, 80, 233.-
95, the sum Of 81, lS6. Oh, nearly one third,
was paid for light.
On the other hand, the sum of 81 ,9O7 20
was laid on and "",Icr the streets, but
as the county contributed 81 100 of this,
revenues, less than one.ffth.
The roster is as follows;
Mayor-C. F. Nickel.
Councilnen-C II. Hanil, BENJAMIN
Jenkins, g. S Wilson, John GroSe, Noah
Hendley, w. S. Bennett.
CIerk-J. 5. Metzger.
TredsUyer-John Crosse.
1uorney-C. q. Watson.
Street Supervisor Richard Morgan.
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