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

Welsh street were present and wanted
to know whether Council was going to
do anything i'll the way of paving their
street, and First Alley through which
they have exit to Union street. About
a year ago the residents on that street
petitioned Mayor and Council to pass an
Ordinance providing for the paving men
toned and also to give them some relief
from the filthy conditions prevailing on
First Alley. They asked that Mayor
and Council pave one side of that alley,
and to provide some means to remedy
the conditions OccaslOned by the Kali
myer livery stable at corner of First
alley. Such an Ordinance was passed
and an agreement made between the
Mayor and Council and Messrs. Shea
and Hitchins, who own the properties
on the alley, by which Council was to
pave the alley and these two gentlemen
pay for three feet of the pavement out
from their abutting properties. The
work was held up for some time to &C
cOmmOdate another party who wished to
put Ill sewer-pipe line that would eX
tend the entire length of the alley, and
nothing was done last year except to
survey and establish the grades. Now
these residents on Welsh street are
anxious to have the work begun and
pushed to completion this year.
Mayor Shea and Councilman Dillon
explained the reason for the delay and
urged the people on Welsh street to go
ahead with their part of the work.
Mr.. Brown thought that the matter
should be left in the hands of the Street
committee. No action was taken.
John Sterry, residing at foot of Hill
street, near the cOld-storage plant, was
present and asked Council to give him
some relief from the conditions arising
from an open waterway through his
property. Mr.. Sterry has built home
upon this lot, and there has always been
an open waterway through the prop
erty, and now, when there is heavy
rain, the water is confined to narrower
channel. and consequently it comes with
more force and does more damage. In
addition, sewage from number of other
properties empties right into this water
way and makes it an exceedingly filthy
place.
William Grimm, of Maple street, was
before Council on similar errand.
Mr.. GRIMM has appealed to Council on
several previous occasions, and has al
ways had the same answer. at is not
of private citizen, and i'll this way in
crease its value. The property has al
ways been d waterway and was used as
water way when the present owner
bought it, and he was aware of that
Consequently the town cannot put in
the sewer asked for Council also
makes this prOposition-"if the owner
will purchase the sewer pipe that Coun-
oil
this with other places and want to treat
everyone alike.
A. A. Bittner, of Mill street, was pres
ent to plead for better lighting facilities
on that street between Hill and Spring
streets, but as there was a petition from
the residents on this street to be pre-
scented later to Council, he did not make
his plea.
ii. q. Evans, hveryman, was present
and called attention of Council to the
condition of north Water street in the
neighborhood of his stables, and pro-
posed to Council that if they would
purchase a car load of limestone screen
lug for the purpose that he would fur
nish the teams to haul the screenings
and have them put on the damaged part
of Water street.
notified to stop empyting sewage from
his property on Union street onto Me-
chanic street. He said that he was will
ing to do his share toward providing a
place for this sewage, if Council would
Just tell him what to do.
Messrs. Brown and Taylor moved
That the matter be referred to the
Street committee with power to act.
rnnnrtpH haI 81 n
the corporate fund of $S,9lS.S4, and in
the water fund amounting to 81, 395 .33,
a total balance of $40, BAIT.
Tax-Collector Hanson reported col
lections on corporate account to amount
of 81, 1913. 10; discounts allowed in amount
of $3.50 %, and collections on water ac-
connt to amount of $l,lSS. S7-a total
collection of l0,352.06 for the month.
Former Tax-Collector Fred. McCul-
loh reported collections on corporate ac-
count $$343.74; Oh water account, $ll3-
total of sos II.
Street supervisor Thomas Richardson
reported details of work in that de-
partment at a cost of $930.26 This
brings the total for the past two months
to nearly $1,000. And the question is
asked quite frequently-"What is there
to show for it,
Water Superintendent Jetfries re-
ported having connected the following
properties to the town system
Reese, Broadway; Justice Race, Maple
street; Charles Haw, Frost avenue John
S. Lewis, Beall street; William NJ
kreiling, Maple street; Edward Jen-
kins, Mechanic street; John G.. Will
liams, Oak street; Samuel Z. SchOfeld
Mechanic street and fred JpffripS for
which he had been paid. He had eX-
tended the 2-lnch line on Beall street a
distance of 10 feet "a tons of coal, at a
cost of So. 10 per ton, or $40. SO; labor $63 ;
hauling $l.95, and pumping $74 20, had
been expended i'll the maintenance of
the department. There is not very
much water in the reservoir-only ~
feet
When this report was read Mr.. Dillon
was on his feet at once wanting to know
why the Superintendent had not men
toned anything about water meters that
had been ordered placed at livery stables
and places where running urinals are
maintained.
Mr.. Jeffries explained that he was
ready to place the meters when the
Water committee We're ready to show
him where they should be placed.
Mr.. Dillon exclaimed-"My God that
is not the work of the Water committee;
that is the work of the Superintendent"
He said, moreover, that 1t would be a
needless expense to the town to have the
Water committee take a day to go
around and show the Superintendent
where these meters should be placed.
1t was noted that this is not in accord