Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-01-11

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Treasurer Duggan reported financial
operations for December as follows:
CORPORATE FUND.
Receipts.
Balance on hand last report. ........S SO, 79l 40
From Bailiff Fisher. .......S 36 90
L" Collector Hanson. Ala q
Total. 242 81
Disbursements.
Bills audited and passed. ........... S5 %
Balance on hand ..... ..........S3,2 47.22
WATER FUND.
Balance on hand last report. ........S 72i70
Receipts.
From Collector Hanson :. ......... 7A7O
superintendent Jetiries. ...... 1920
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 81 ,405 60
Disbursements.
Bills audited and passed ............ 27i16
Balance on hand. ..... .........S 81 ,l3l "A
corporate. .'''...... ....... :o'-f'' -
Water. ....... ............ -. l,l3l IA
Total on hand 81, 1878 6G
Section 1873 of the bill amending the
Charter, referred to III the foregoing pro-
ceedings, provides for dividing the town
into two wards-the first to consist of
all those portions of election districts
numbers IL and II lying within the cor
porate limits, and the second of all of
number Is lying within the corporate
limits, and for suitable voting place in
each ward
Section 1874 makes eligible for voting
all male citizens 81 years old and up
wards who have lived in town one year
before election; changes election day to
the first Tuesday of April, and requires
that Mayor shall own real estate in town
of assessed value of at least 500.
Section 1875 provides that three of the
six Councilmen shall be elected alternate
ly for two years, and fixes an assessed
real estate qualification of $500 for each
of them also.
Section 1876 provides for holding cleo
tons i'll each ward as now held.
Section li3 provides for compensation
by Mayor and Councilmen of Clerk,
Treasurer Bailiff, etc; endows them
with power to dismiss; the Mayor shall
receive $50 per- "n""m and each Conn
Gilman $2l, per diem.
Section AZ provides the usual method
of collecting taxes.
Section l4S instructs the Tax Collector
how to proceed with the collection of
delinquent taxes, and provides the usual
legal relief for Mayor and Council when
the Collector himself defalcates.
Section 1913 empowers Mayor and
Council with authority to grade, curb.
pave or repair, or cause to be so done, all
sidewalks, cutters, bitches and sewers,
and from time to time alter, repair, or
repave, etc. they shall also have the
power to grade and pave all streets,
lanes and alleys, and to pay expense out
of corporate funds, or do the same and
apportion the expense to abutting real
estate holders, and these also constitute
lien upon the real estate so improved.
Section l59 confers the same powers
and awards the same fees to the Bailff
and Policeman for making arrests or
serving process for violation of the or
dinances as are allowed county con-
stables for similar services, and imposes
upon the Bailiff the duties of collecting
and paying to the Treasurer all. fines,
care for prisoners i'll lookup, and he
shall be paid Il cents for each meal
served to prisoners and 81. each for
taking them to Jail,
Section l6l empowers the Mayor and
Councilmen to regulate and impose
licenses upon all circuses, theatrical ex-
hibitions, horses and vehicles kept for
hire, auctions and stores, hawkers and
peddlers, not less than 800 nor more
than $500 upon all saloon keepers, hotels,
taverns and restaurants wherein malt,
spirituOus, fermented or vinous liquors
are sold, and pass such ordinances as
may be deemed necessary to regulate the
traffic in liquors in town.
A bill repeating the current Art reg
ulating salaries of Mayor and Council
men was also adopted.
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