Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-12
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Council Meeting.


the new century was called to order
Monday evening, 100, by Mayor Nickel.
The roll-call by clerk Metzger develop
ed the satisfactory fact that all council
men were present for duty and aching to
perform some patriotic duty for their
town and country in pursuance of their
standing obligation to do or say some
thing i'll return for their increase of their
own salaries.
At the conclusion of the reading and
formal approval of the minutes of the
preceding meeting bailitf Bowen, with
an eloquent flourish of his right arm,
left ''en chosS",' placed one of the JOUR
NAILS unmatched calendars on His
Honor's desk.
Treasurer Crosses report for the month
was read:
Corporate Fund.-
Balance last report. ................s1,0 l744
RECEIPTS.
Collector Hanson. ......S 54.44
Bailitf Bowen ..... ...... 5S.SS
Mayor Nickel ...... ...... 1876
Policeman Yungerman... $50
Total ...... .......... ......Sl ,629.2l
DISBURSEMENTS.
December bills ............ ........ 593.08
Balance on hand. .......... ......Sl ,03613
Water Fund.-
Balance, last report. ................& SLAP
RECEIPTS.
Collector Hanson. ......S 56O.76
BALM Bowen. 3O.44
Borrowed from Benjamin
Jenklns.... ...... l,UO.OW
Total .... ....... ..............Sl,9 OS.62
DISBURSEMENTS.
December bills ......... ........... 247.O2
Balance on hand. ...........$l ,G6l 90
REHABILITATION.
Corporate fund balance. 81 ,03G.13
Water " ............ 1861 go
Total cash on hand. 81, 6977 10
Bailitf BOwen's report of collections
was read as follows:
Taxes for $4,000. ............ 800 5S. SS
Water rents. Observation-Disclosures. 30.44
Total. ........... .................$S9 $50. 80
Water superintendent Jetfries reported
> feet of water i'll large reservoir and
that he had made out bills for quarter
ending Dec. 81, 1900, for
Town consumers. ............ Isl 1855
Out-of-town consumers. ............ lO722
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Isl S04.l0
Collector HansOn's report shows
81, 1924 uncollected taxes and So. 50 I'M
collected water rents, and of the 81, SD. Is
rents levied upon consumers for current
quarter $417.6S had been collected. In
other respects also his report comedies
with the TreaSurer'S.
The May or remarked tn It he Bailiff's
report appeared to be incomplete, AS no
fines are reported.
Bailitf retorted by saying he had col
lected no fines.
''If the Bailitf,' responded the Mayor,
did not collect any fines, why should
he turn ont COWS that had been taken
up: What authority had the Bailitf to
do that
Bailitf replied that he had followed
CUSTOM" When he chad found that a
poor mans COW had got out on the street
through no negligence of his own-for
the first offense l have invariably let out
the COW, and did the same thing i'll the
instance referred to by the Mayor
The Mayor contended that "the
Bailiff had no authority to release any
COW without first collecting the fine. -"
In this contention Messrs Hendlcy and
Jenkins joined.
AS the Bailitf was about to retire the
Mayor requested him to remain as
Council would like to have him answer
several questions.
Bailitf stated that he chad Il case ON
hand that must be looked after"
Mr.. Hendley held that it was import
ant that the Bailiff should be present
during Council meetings, as there are
matters to be disposed of that require
his presence.
Bailitf responded by alleging that it
seemed to be Councils object i'll meet
ing to ask him questions. Mayor and
Council had deprived him of all power,
and had entirely ignored him except
when they wanted him i'll Council to
bulldOZe him.
Mr. Hendley said the Bailiff would not
stay long enough at meetings to be
questioned, and that he (Hendley) was
tired of the way the Bailitf was acting
and he would now like him to remain
during the meeting.
Hiatus.
No reports from Street, Light, Water
and Ordinance committees.
Messrs. Grose and Hendley special
committee, reported that 520-pound
bell for the Bowery hose-house could be
obtained for $l45, a 00-pOunder for 500
In their Judgment the former was pref
cradle.
Mr.. Wilson stated that the trustees
of the Hill street school house, would
like permission to lay "A terra-cotta pipe
from school house down alley at rear of
school house to Mill street also to erect
closet on lot to DC used during good