Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Town Council.

Mayor Shea stated the purpose of the
meeting and urged the members to keep
the purpose in view.
Town Engineer William Harvey pre-
sented the profile of the portion of Broad
way to be paved showing the old and
the new grades. A number of the prop
erty-owners examined 1t and noted the
cuts and fills and the manner in which
their own properties would be affected
While this was being done the Clerk
read an Ordinance to be known as Ordi-
nance No. 1l6, which had been passed
by Council at the meeting held August
Sd, 1903. The Ordinance was read the
second and third times and afterward
passed by unanimous vote.
Ordinance No. l42, repeating Ordi-
nance No 139, passed at the meeting
held July 9th, 1908, was then read the
first, second and third times and by
unanimous vote of Council was passed.
Ordinance No. 143, providing for the
grading, regarding, paving, re-paving,
curbing, RECURRING, and otherwise i'm
proving that portion of Broadway lying
between the inter section of said street
with Mechanic street and the inter-sec-
ton of same street with the southerly
side of Loo street, was then taken up
and read through the first time.
Otto HOhlng, ST., one of the interested
property owners, presented an additional
section to the Ordinance to the effect
that the payment of cost of the paving
of Broadway by the property owners
thereon should be made contingent upon
the result of the Union street paving
cases.
Councilman Brown stated that he did
not think that the Broadway or any
other question should be made contln-
gent on the Union street cases, as they
were not i'll the hands of the Council
any more, but in the hands of Com
mission; that the Commission had done
part of their work and was pursuing
their work rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Hohing replied to Mr. Brown in
some vehement language, and said that
he did not think it proper for the people
on Broadway to pay and the people on
Union street to be relieved from that
duty.
Mayor Shea called Mr.. Hohing's at
teution to the fact that no personalities
would be permitted, and Mr.. Hohng re-
piled that he did not want to indulge in
personalities, but that he did want ga
square deal"
Mr.. Brown reiterated that Council
had nothing to do with the Union street
matter; that it was in the hands of the
Commission.
Messrs. Dillon and Tiddy stated that
it was not the purpose of Council to i'm
pose upon one what could rot be I'M
pose upon another, and that they stood
for "a square deal for all.
Charles limerick objected to the paw
ing of the street if it meant the raising
of his grade.
Walter w. WIttig wanted the street
improved and hoped that Council would
not take into consideration the Union
street paving cases i'll dealing with
Broadway.
Mayor Shea, i'll reply to Mr. Emerick's
remark about the raising of the street
grade, related the experience of his
mother in regard to the laying of the
side walks on Maple street. 1t had cost
Mrs. Shea about 5000 to do some cutting
and to lay her pavement on the side
walk according to the grade of the street
He did not see that the street could be
improved at all If no one was to be in
jured in his property. He thought that
the citizen should show some public
spirit.
John Gungerman wanted to know if
the grade could not be modified so that
it would not affect him so much. He
thought that the opposite side of the
street could be cut down and his place
left as it is. He stated that he would
contest the paving unless the grade
should be modified.
Engineer Harvey explained the grade
and stated that he had made it as
equitable as was possible, in order to
give everyone the best possible chance,
and at the same time to take off the
drainage from the street
John j. Price objected to the section
of the Ordinance calling for concrete
curbing, stating that he and Mrs. Laura
Eugle had 1872 feet of good stone curbing
that they desired to use.
ID. J. Betz thought that if they We're
going to improve the street that it should
be done uniformly, and that it would
not look well to have stone curbing in
one place and concrete i'll other places
He wanted the work to be done in a
permanent manner and i'll the best pos
sible way, and of the best material
Eyes, retorted Mr.. Price, but you
wouldn't talk that way if you had good
stone curbing."
Charles Limerick asked-"why don't
you go back to the Bank and grade from
there and thus make the grade more uni
form on the street," He told of the
trouble he had in keeping the water
away from his place during the heavy
rains and in the winter when the SHOWS
melt.
Mr.. Dillon wanted the question set,
tied now either one way or the other.
Councilman Evans said, in an under
tone-"it looks as if the Broadway peO-
pie are not ready to pave just now"
William BOwden, representing the