Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-03-12
Town Council.

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| lected, 50.
Street superintendent Adam Wagner
made i'll detail report of work done on
streets and alleys.
| Water superintendent Alfred Jeffries
reported that several of the small street
lines were frozen and the water supply
cut off by that means. He also reported
IS service pipes frozen so badly as to cut
off the house supply of as many families.
He had opened Il number of places and
again placed them in connection with
the town system. There is at the pres
cnt time 81, feet of water in the reservoir
this side of the mountain.
The Street committee stated that no
agreement had been made with electric
railway company in reference to switch
| at bottom of Grant street grade and
stated as the reason that the company
| had decided that the grade was menace
to the safety of the travelling public and
desired to change route.
On motion the Ordinance to prohibit
storing explosives above certain pre-
| scribed quantities within the corporate
| limits was taken up on second reading.
The first section, which defines the
amount of each kind of explosive that
| may be kept, brought forth heated
| discussion between the Mayor and sew
eral Councilmen on the subject of gaso-
line. The Ordinance prescrlbes that not
more than one barrel shall be allowed.
Councilman Griffith offered an amend
ment limiting the amount to 5 gallons,
seconded by Councilman Davis.
Mayor Lammert stated that he kept
gasoline by the barrel and stored it away
from his own house as we'll as from any
other place of residence or business, and
| that if the amendment was a strike at
him he was willing to quit handling the
article, but he wanted some other fellow
to have Il chance.
Several Councilmen and one or two
citizens spoke III favor of the amendment.
After discussing the matter thoroughly
IA vote on the amendment was taken and
lost by Messrs. Griffith, Davis and Rank
voting to amend, and MessrS. Lammert,
Johns, krauSe and Richardson voting
against amendment.
No other amendments being offered.
the Ordinance was, on motion, read by
title and passed unanimously.
A communication from the officials of
the Electric Railway company, was
read. The company asks Council to
grant them privilege of changing the
route of the Homecoming division in
order to do away with the Grant and
Blair street curve. They wish to run
road from Grant to Green street, rio
Washington, instead of ria Blair, as at
present This will make the curve at
top of grade instead of at bottom and
give straight stretch of about $500
feet in which to stop car if it should get
beyond control. The company agrees
4,
in the grading of Washington and Green
streets at their own expense. The COM
munication was accompanied by a plat
showing present route and the proposed
new route.
On motion of Messrs. Johns and
Griffith, the matter was referred to the
Street committee, who We're instructed
to confer with the officials of company
and report to Council soon as possible.
William R. Miller, superintendent, was
present and thanked Council for the con-
sideration shown the company in this
matter.
A communication from Henry Shriver,
superintendent of Union Mining com
pany, in reference to bill for work done
by town in repairing streets made neces-
Sary by the caving i'll of part of the
Union mines, was read. Mr.. Shriver
thinks the bill is excessive and suggests
that possibly the bill for some other work
was included.
Mayor Lammert and others stated that
bill is correct, and on the Mayors Sug-
geStiOn the matter was referred to the
Street committee and that body was
empowered to take such steps a deemed
necessary to collect.
Collector Richardson sent in a list of
water tax insolvencies amounting to
$lJ SO, which, on motion, We're allowed.
A communication from Charles John
son requesting Council to pay note given
by the Mayor and Clerk in Mr.. John
sons favor Dec. 3, 1902. Interest had
been paid on note for first 6 months, but
none since, and there is $7j interest due
now.
On motion, the Treasurer was in
structed to pay the interest and the
Mayor and Clerk given power to borrow
50 900 to pay note.
The matter of electing judges of elec.
tion for the two wards to serve at the
coming municipal election was next
taken mp.
Messrs. William Lammert, d. J. Will
liams, Philip Pfeitfer and Peter Knieriem
were nominated for the first ward.
After ballot the three first named We're
declared elected.
Messrs. Howard NJ. SkidmOre John
McCaughan and Edward II. Brady were
nominated and, on motion, elected by
reclamation for judges in second ward.
A motion was made and carried that
Bailiff be instructed to secure suitable
rooms in each ward in which elections
should be held.
Bills amounting to SHIPS as follows
corporate. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S469. I'd
Water. ................ .............. ESQ
| TOTAL. ........'.' ...'........ ..sI4i.Zo
Read and ordered paid
On motion, the appeal of Mayor
| and Council i'll the case against W. Il.
q. Hitchins company was entered.
| A jury had decided that the town
should pay $3.50 damages to the above
company.
The Printing committee was en-
powered to have postal card blanks
printed for use of physicians in report
ing contagious or infectious diseases.
Also to have blank form printed to be
used when permission is given to tear
up streets.
The Mayor and Clerk were instructed
to have notice of election printed and
circulated.
The Mayor and Clerk were empowered
to borrow 81 900 to meet possible
! deficiency.