Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-08-09
TOWN AND VICINITY.

ErDStDIlr Mu august -, IDO-
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Town Council.
The Mayor and all Councilnen were
present at Monday evenings regular
meeting.
Water superintendent Mayer made
usual report of new connections, repairs
made and feet of water in this-side
reservoir.
Treasurer Duggan reported financial
operations for July as follows:
CORPORATE FUND.
Balance on hand last report ......S 44SO -
Receipts.
Lanccot Richardson, collector. E. $50 rs
Henry Fisher, bailiff. 81 90
Electric Railway company ~ Ga
Total. ..... ....................S1l, 0G6 -
Disbursements.
Bills audited and ordered paid. ....S 2.SS6 10
Balance on hand. $50 13
WATER FUND.
Balance on hand last report ......Sl, 800 0l
RcccjpfS.
l.. Richardson, collector. ...........Sl,12 rs ~
Total ............S 2,62l92
Disbursements
Bills audited and ordered paid. ~ 70
Balance on hand .................S2,l 97 Il
Balancc-corporate fund $50 -
Total .......... ............ Sl0,30 IS
Collector Richardson made report of
collections as follows
Taxes. ......... ........... So II
Licenses. .................. %
Total account corporate fund. So. ST, $50 ~
Water dues Observation-Disclosures. LBS 81
Aggregate. 80 ,'"hp ="
Less discounts allowed ..S $40 50
- paid Treasurer
corporate fund. Sc 1919 Is
water E. l25 81
TNCoLIECTED.
Taxes. $50. ................. ......S 3.3!b IL
Water dues ...... .......... ........ 1I6 80
Total ..... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81, lI3 O
Street superintendent Wagner made
report of work on streets named, in brief
as follows:
Gro"t-l days, 6 men and team days,
) men and team.
Water ""d Loo-5} days, 6 men and team.
Loo--6 days. 6 men and team; days, 3
men and team.
Work done for Electric Railway company
$500; for Union Mining company on coal
road, sS.25.
Incidental expenses, small.
Bailiff Fisher reported $3l fines col
lected.
Street committee, through Mr.. Dug
gan, chairman, could add nothing to
SUPERVISOR report.
Light committee reported having gone
over town in quest of new locations for
lights and changes of lights. Found
no place dark enough-not even on
Broadway, for new light. An incan-
descent was recommended for location
near Samuel Johnson's property.
WtIC SldIlttu do l'l-
lows:
w. II. Cook for frame dwelling IN
Centre street =
Dennis Bahen for an addition to kitchen
on Washington street, and to
George Gunnett for dwelling on Bowcry
street.
The proposed Ordinance providing for
and regulating the grading, paving and
repair of Union street was taken up and
read third time.
Duncan E. Shaffer, citizen, arose to
speak, but Mayor Lammert held that he
was ont of order.
Whereupon T. G. Dillon, fellow-citi-
zen, announced that he would like to
say something in connection with the
proposed Ordinance, especially as there
was documentary protest in hand that
he and his dissenting colleagues would
like to present.
The Mayor laid it down fat-footed to
Mr.. Dillon that he also was "Out of
order" citing Rule II of the Code as
authority. after the third reading of
an Ordinance" said he, ''the only bust
ness in order is the call of the roll upon
its final passage.
Mr.. Dillon protested against being
gagged, but was quickly called down by
the Mayor, who insisted that order must
be preserved. While carrying out the
law, however, he would, if Council
would move, reopen the matter.
Mr.. Johns moved that citizens be al
lowed permission to express views con-
corning the matter before the house,
limiting all expressions to five minutes.
Carried.
Mr.. Dillon, resuming, said that when
the petition for paving went around it
was represented to him that the cost
would be 81. 80 a square yard. Believing
this, he signed, but since it had trans
pired that cost would be more than
double that amount, he wanted to with
draw his name from the petition.
D. F. McMullen, citizen, stated that it