Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-02-14
I think not-unless the boycott has

L tnlnk nOt-nllleSS the boycott has
actually been applied.
But if there are three hog pen partiSanS
i'll Council, ought not the doctors of the
town sound health alarm. really
more serious thing than fire alarm ::
Only one more member of Council is
needed to bring back the fragrant hog
pen, and, | understand, he is ready to
be elected, and that on the pledge that
he will be the first to bring the prUdigal
hog home "-prohahlv to his fathers
house
Call the public meeting; elect a good
presiding officer; appoint good com
mittee to examine the street paving con-
tract and who will be able to recon-
mend such changes as may be required
to properly accept the job when com
pleted. As l understand the matter,
Council has acknowledged its ability
and fitness to make the contract, but is
not sure of its capacity to determine
whether the work has been done accord
ing to the contract. This very i'm
portant matter has been left to the sur
veyor, or town engineer-to one COM
petent man instead of seven
The present Mayor deserves consider
| able credit for the enterprise shown in
street paving. But | do not believe it
will be ii success, generally speaking
| think Union street lucky to get the
work good as it is, considering that the
hog, and not street-paving, wa the
issue last spring. This is very "yrunty,'
! | know, but how can help it:
When did that investigation take place
concerning the missing deeds. and what
was the result? One of Council please
answer-anyone, but not all at once.
And now how much pay for COM
mittee work have the full-termcrs col
lected, and how much the half -termers-
if any? Get that for us, Mr. JOURNAL,
and print it in your next issue.
In my humble opinion there ought to
be no change this spring Ill the offices of
/ bailitf, clerk aud collector. Outside of
these is room for improvement.
The light matter is Il r"ry important
one for hog-pen Council to deal with.
| There are mighty smart men on the
other side to dicker with-men who do
not regard dish water and other Stops as
something that can be "chawed over
after passing through IA hog-pen But a
business Council is needed who can
make the best busjnrSS bargain with
b"SinrSs men for the town, whether the
contract be for /, =, 3, 1 or years. If,
as mas btcll SAID, We nave bttn getting
l-year quality of light in order to edu-
cate us up to the advantages of the j.
year quality, let US have Il Mayor and
Councilmeu who can make a 5-year
bargain.
| would like to see the present Mayor
reelected, because the worst part of the
paving job is to come-the new grade
adjustments, settlements with the cleo
trio road and kicking abutters. AS the
credit will belong to the Mayor SO should
the trouble, Labor and friction. Call the
public meeting and back him up with
three wide-awake, vigorous and spunky
Councilmen. These four can and will
accomplish good.
| would suggest that the remains OF
the Board of Health get after the electric
railway company and compel that cor
poration to clc0H 0nd Keep clpuD its cars.
The reelection of the present Mayor
will be an endorsement of the present eff
ticient water superintendent. which Is Il
sort of fly in the ointment
| believe | have covered the ground,
except to say that any more repetitions
of last years elective and councilmanic
work would suggest that Council move
headquarters to Tammany Hall.
1t is in order to recommend, too, that
if the hog pen issue is as high as the
town can get the proposed change of
election day from the first Monday in
April should not be entertained. 1t
should remain as near ''All-Fools' day
as possible. Yours truly, DENNY.