Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-03-08
TOWN MD VICINITY.
Public Meeting.

property holding people met III the
Council Chamber Friday evening of last
week to consider measures having for
their object the prcScrrdtion and i"crcdS"
Of III" propir'S "ntcr s"ppIg."
The proceedings We're opened by eX-
Mayor Joseph Bear, who read Il state
ment showing the financial condition of
the towns water account.
Charles H. Walker was chosen chair
man and Thomas c. Dillon secretary.
The JOURNALS reporter arrived too
late to hear Peter Lammerts views.
Judge John Chambers took the floor
and said water was what he wanted what
he was singing about, praying for and
growing over. He thought it would be
well to ascertain just what plans Coun-
ell had made to procure more water and
what that body intended to do. His eX-
perience, however, vast is very hard
to get information from town councils.
When the wells We're being bored he had
asked "how deep is il certain one
ne WIS lOli illStt IL was SollS " NC
measured the next day. He had made
inquiries several times later, but that
was all the information he was ever able
to get. He thought it WAS his right to
know, as there had been several thous-
and dollars invested i'll well boring.
Thomas G. Dillon said he believed
that the old reservoir could be repaired
and made to hold water. When it was
in course of construction he heard Il
member of the water board, who was Il
civil engineer, say that eve have Il
natural site for ii reservoir all that is
needed is Il wall on one side and he
% llon believed that the old reservoir
could yet he utilized.
Peter Lammert held same opinion
Also J. b. Wright.
Ex- MayorC +. Nickel held same view.
Councilman Kneriem did not think it
would be well to try the old reservoir
and thought that if the gentlemen would
make an inspection of 1t they would
agree with him.
ID. f. McMullcn stated that it would
be we'll for Council to employ an en-
Sineer, or an cXpcrt-onc VINO has Il
thorough knowledge of the business, to
investigate the matter and let the people
know Just where they stand i'll regard to
the condition of the Observation-Disclosures
it would be cheaper to repair the old or
build new one, and he moved that
Council be requested to do So
George II. Wittig said that all the
talk had been about reservoirs. He had
not heard anything about water to put
in them. The town had spent 81, 300
on works and dry reservoirs, and he
thought there ought to be something
done to get water. While he WAS IL
member of the Water committee they
had bought springs flowing 100000 gal
Ions, but before they had time to finish
their work new board had been elected
who completed the work and i'll com
peting it had lost half Of the water
supply, or 100 900 gallons, by raising the
springs too high. He also made the
statement that his committee had pur
chased all the water rights on the farm
then occupied by Chris. Martin, and
that Messrs Martin and Wilson had
been paid for them
Jabez Jctfries agreed with Mr.. Wittig
in regard to the water supply; did not
think there ought to be much money
spent until it was ascertained how much
water could be procured.
Mr.. McMullen 5 motion was then sub
mitted and carried.
James Fuller said that in his judg-
ment when the expert was employed to
give his opinion on reservoir 1t would be
well to have him look over the supply
situation on the west side of the
mountain.
Mr.. Wittig moved that Council be re
quested to ascertain the cost Of IL pump
ing outfit that would be ample to gather
all the water on west side of mountain.
Henry Mayer said that he thought it
Council would have proper place pre-
pared for the storage of water that the
town now has what would see Us through
until there could be Il thorough inyesti-
CATION made Of the water supply. 1t
would be folly at this season of the year
to try to definitely arrive at what water
could be procured, and he still thought
that if the water now being pumped
over the mountain was saved and not
allowed to run away, it would supply
the town until an investigation could be
made during the dry season; then get
water and plenty of tiff not on the
west side of Savage, get it somewhere else.
Water superintendent Alfred Jetfries
claimed that there was no water being
lost ON west side of mountain that could
be conducted to the reservoir; that some
springs had to be raised by walling up
and then the pipes laid with level i'll
order to get the water into reservoir.
He also stated that some springs on this
side of mountain had to be abandoned
on account of being polluted, and men
toned one in particular that flows |
inches of water during the lryeSt season.
The water of this spring had been
analyzed and pronounced tirstclasS. 1t