Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-16
Ordinance No. III.

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Paving,
Grading and Repairing of that part of
Union street, in the town of Frostburg,
from the north side of the intersection OF
Water street with Union to the south side
of the intersection of Bowery street with
Union street
WHEREAS, BY Il petition in writing of the
owners of a majority of the front feet of
property abutting on all that part of Union
street from the north side of the intersection
of Water street with Union street to the
south side of the intersection of Bowerv
street with Union street for the Paving and
Repairing of Union street between said
points, and the Street Committee of the
Mayor and Councimcn of Frostburg having
obtained estimates of the cost of said Paving
and submitted them to the said Mayor and
Councilmen, and the said Mayor and Coun-
cilmen believing it to he for the best interest
of the town that said Paving he done under
and by virtue of an Act of the General As
scmbly of Maryland passed in 1902, Chap
ter ~; now, therefore
election l, BE il ord"i",d o"d ,D"ctd By
- tie Wdyor ami To"nca,ncn of FroSfbDrg,
IHsgony co""ty Mofc IF .N"ryi""d That all
of that part of Union street lying between
the north side of the intersection of Water
street with Union street to the south side of
the intersection of Bowery street with Union
street he Graded and Paved. and the Side
walks be Re-Paved or Repaired the Curb be
Renewed or Reset wherever it shall be found
necessary, so as to conform with the grade to
be given for the Paving of said Union street.
SECTION =, BE IL Oiri0jaed o0d cndrftd, That
said Paving of Union street he done with
block stone, to be selected and approved by
the Street Committee of the town, and that
said block stone shall be set in material APP
proved by said Committee that the Curb
shall be Renewed or Reset with stone not
less than five inches thick and two feet long.
/ and set in the ground not less than two feet
from top of Sidewalk; the ends shall abut
square against each other not less than four
teen inches; the outside of the Curb-stone
shall be of even surface not less than sixteen
inches from the top and four inches on the
| INSIDE and the said Curb must be of good,
sound stone, approved by the Street Com
mittee; the material used in Paving of said
Sidewalks must be of good, hard brick, con
crete or tlagstone not less than twenty-four
inches each way, and to be laid i'll Il good
depth of sand or other material approved by
the said Street Committee.
SECTION 3. BE il orddined "nd cnnct,d, That
all of that portion of the track of the Cum
| berland and WesternpOrt Electric Railway
Company lying within said portion of Union
street be raised or lowered so as to conform
with the grade to be given for said Paving.
SECTION /. BE il ordoined dnd en0cted, That
the expenses of said Paving of street, Setting
CurbS and Repairing of the said Sidewalks
on said portion of Union street be provided
for as follows: The said Cumberland and
WesternpOrt Electric Railway Company
shall pay for the Paving of that portion of
the street lying between their rails and ex
tending two feet on each side of their track
the remainder shall be appOrtiOned among
the owners of the lots fronting on said part
of said street so that One-third of such eX-
pcnSe shall be borne by the owner or owners
of each abutting lot on eacn side of said
street according to their frontage, and the
remaining One-third of such expense shall
be paid out of the general corporate funds
that said Curbing, Re-Paving and Repairing
of said Sidewalks be paid for by the property
holders in front of whose premises the same
is done. The work of Curbng, RePaving
and Repairing said Sidewalks may be con-
tracted for by the prOperty-holders along
said street if they shall have it completed in
time so as not to interfere with the Paving
of said street; otherwise, the said Street
Committee shall have said work done
SECTION ), BE il OitIo,i"cd ond enort,d. That
the Street Committee shall have power to
contract on behalf of the Mayor and COun-
cilmcn of Frostburg for the work provided
for i'll this Ordinance and see that the same
is fully carried out.
SECTION Il, BE II o,tioincd dnd cnarf,d, That
the amounts to be paid by the Cumberland
and Westernport Electric Railway Company
and the different property-holders shall be
due and payable when the work is completed.
SECTION Z, BE 0do;"ed dnd cndcfed, That
the said Street Committee and the town en-
gineer, in conf JUNCTION with the owner of
each property, measure the number of front
feet belonging to said owners and make up
the amount to be paid by each property
holder according to his frontage
SECTION 4, Be il orddincd ond e"oct,d That
this Ordinance shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Passed August T. 1902.
7. LAMMERT,
J. :. METzGER, Mayor.