Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-05-09
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Town Council.


at D. m Monday.
Clerk Lammert stated that ne had Il
communication from the State Tax Com
missioner giving list of residents III
the State owning stock i'll the munlc-
ipality.
Mayor said that when he was in An
napolis he had requested the list, but
was unable to get it then owing to the
fact that the commissioner did not have
all of them in. He promised, however,
that as soon as list was available he
would forward it to him
The committee on Light was asked Tor
a report. Had none to make.
Mr.. Dillon said it was important that
there should be some report, as the
town S contract for lighting would eX-
pire June LIST, next, and there ought to
be some action taken i'll the way OF adj
vertising for bids to light the town.
Mr.. Dillon called attention to two
bills that had been paid for "books, y
but could not find any books to show for
the amount paid The only items that
could be found We're two blIls-one for
$27 80 for making out bills for water
rent by the Clerk of the last, or pre-
ceeding Council, and the other for some
twenty odd dollars for the same work,
only on different ocC isions. Those bills
had been charged-one. half to corporate
fund and half to water fund. If they
We're due for the purpose named he did
not understand why one half should be
charged to the corporate fund when 1t
was due by the water fund. He also
claimed that the former Water superin
tendent was paid $50 per month for do
ing that work, and thought it was an
injustice to the town to pay the Clerk
extra to do the Water uperintendent' 5
work.
Mr.. Skidmore explained that at the
time this was done the Water superin-
tendent was very busy laying pipe and
requested help to make out his bills for
water rent, which was granted him by
Council, and that this year the superin-
tendent had not been SO busy with out
side work that he could not make out
his own bills.
This was emphatically contradicted by
Mr.. Dillon who said the present Super
intendent had laid more pipe, as the
books would show, than had been laid
for years previous. He had laid over
1900 feet, besides taking up a lot of
pipe on the other side of the mountain
He then wanted to know why the Dlak-
ing out of water bills should be charged
to the corporate fund. Itseemed to him
that it was an effort to conceal some
thing.
The matter was then dropped and the
annual report of the Treasurer was read
The annual report of the Clerk was
then read ordered received, filed, printed
i'll pamphlet form.
During the reading Messrs. r. H.
Gordon, j. B. Northrup, and Hal.
Sprigg, all of Cumberland, came in, fol
lowed by crowd that completely filled
the hall. There was great interest mani
fest. Applicants for office and their
friendsfrom all parts of town crowded in
filling even the lobby.
Mr.. Yungerman moved that Council
adjourn sine die.
Mayor Mayer said before Council adj
jOurued he wished to make little state
ment:
| stood here year ago with grateful APP
probation, and knowing that the citizens of
this town had honored me with the priv
lege of filling the office of Mayor, and that
all to whom my preferment was due desired
the most radical reform i'll the management
of the town affairs, and you all know what
that meant We did make some changes,
but not for the benefit of any party or cor
poration, or clique but for the benefit of the
taxpayers and citizens. We gave you a
clean business administration, and have
adopted a system of requisition making it
impossible for anyone to purchase anything
for the town without the Mayors knowl-
edge.
We paid ST, 500 of the floating debt of the
town have increased the corporate fund
S3,965.95. and the water fund 1888 - and |
resign my office with a conscientious feeling
that have done my duty to the best of my
ability.
The motion was then submitted, car
ried, and the fun started i'll earnest.
Mayor Leatham took the chair. called
Council to order and requested Council
meneltct to come forward and be
sworn in.
Mr.. Dillon wanted to know if Mr..
Leatham had qualified as Mayor; was
answered in the atfirmative then
Messrs. j. w. Evans, S. h. Tiddy and
q. w. Taylor took the oath of office as
Councllmen for the ensuing two years
Mayor appointed Mr.. Tlddy temporary
Clerk
Nominations for Clerk We're called for
and Mr.. Dillon nominated Peter Lam
inert in neat speech, showing how he
was adapted for the office, as his work
during the last year would prove. Mr..
Brown second the nomination.
Application of John GrOse was read.
Mr.. Dillon requested Council to give
due consideration to the Importance OF
the office, and to consider the ability OF
the applicants well, as the income of the
town now is 1920 for each working day
of the year, and it was the duty of each
Councilman to elect the best man with
out fear, favor or party utilization.