Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-10-06
Council MecIinT.

Mayor Nickel and all Councilmer
We're present Monday evening.
Chairman Bennett of Street COM
mittee, made the following report:
Nothing is being done on streets, though
Council is asked to take action OH condition
of bridge on Borden road; also on road tC
Homecoming, as both need attention.
Finance committee-no report.
Water committee, through Mr.. Grose,
stated that Mr.. Dillon had been seen
concerning change of water pipes for
meter, and Mr.. Dillon replied he was
willing to do anything reasonable.
The Mayor at this stage requested to
be excused, as he was really too i'll to
continue i'll the chair.
By request of Council, Mr.. Bennett
agreed to become Mayor pro- tenn.
No report from Light, Ordinance, or
Select committees.
The resignation of Street supervisor,
Richard Morgan, was
On motion, laid on the table indefinite
ly.
The report of Bailiff Bowen for month
of August was taken up, and
On motion of Mr.. Jenkins. the Coun-
Gil accepted same.
A communication from Thomas J.
Thomas, engineer at pumping-statiOn,
requesting an advance i'll wages was re-
ceived.
A request for permit to build from
Henry Lapp and Miss Mary A. Price,
Loo street, was read, and
On motion the request was granted.
Several delinquent water bills We're
read by tax collector James Hanson and
On motion, bills were declared insol.
vent
James Aspinalls request for more
light on the depot road was referred tc
Light committee.
John 7. Ravenscroft requested Coun
Gil to exempt Ravenscrofts' Opera House
from license for this year, as the taxes
are very high and it was impossible fo1
him to be present on appeal day. Not
granted.
After quite lengthy talk over con,
dition of the Borden road bridge it was
decided that Council visit the location
and decide what is best to do. The
bridge on Homecoming road was referred
to Street committee with power to act.
Concerning water rent charged to O
Mayor Nickel referred to want of nerve
by members of Council in the matter
Water rent of I. G.. Dillon, at the St
Cloud hotel, was referred to Water com.
mittee.
A release from A. A. Everstine of a
suit against the corporation was read
After advice by town attorney Watson
it was decided to accept the compromise
and pay the claimant 800.
YeaS-Mayor Nickel, Crosse, Bennett, Jenk
ins-4.
Nays Wilson, Hendley, Hamlton-3.
The request of the pumping station
engineer for an advance i'll Wages was
again read and after considerable dis.
cussion it was decided to grant an adj
vance of 10 cents per day.
On motion, it was decided to give the
water-rent collector and superintendent
discretionary powers i'll collecting water
rents on Welsh Hill"
Councilman Hendley stated that he
had made several trips over the noun
tain and felt assured there was more
water going to waste than the town was
getting. So
On motion, it was ordered that the
Mayor and Council go over in body on
Wednesday and see for themselves and
set about remedying the matter.
Corporate bills amounting to $S19.76
and Water bills, $565.S7, total 81 ,1S5. so
were
On motion ordered paid.
Adjourned.
During the proceedings collector Han
son reported collections of taxes, interest
aud licenses amounting to S34S.43, and
water rents 1898. -, III all-$642. l6. On
the list inst. S2930. 81 of taxes and S24.9i
of water rents remained uncollected.
Treasurer Crosse reported receipt OF
1874 from collector Hanson, $lS. 1!
from bailitf Bowen, and balance il
hand on account of corporate fund OF
81, SOL %. He also received on account
of water fund $293. 70 from the collector
and $4l GA from the bailiff. A deficiency
of $40 .26 affiicts this fund, however.