Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-11-07
Town Council.


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Town Council.
The regular monthly meeting Monday
evening, Mayor J. w. Shea and all
members present
Treasurer Joseph W. Evans reported
as follows on accounts
Cash last report ....................$6 sc, IS9 AZ
Receipts
James Hanson-taXes. 800 80
Frank Spates-tines. -. 500
Total Observation-Disclosures. Sc, 766 81
Expenditures
Orders paid Observation-Disclosures 1862 50
Balance on hand .................Sl,l NIB 96
Cash last report ....................S1, go IS
Receipts
James Hanson-dues Isl 35l 81
Total...... ............ .......... 3,0o7 81
Expenditures
Orders paid. Observation-Disclosures. $50 GA
Balance on hand .................S2,4 i6 81
Corporate balance on hand. 81, ll3 96
Water - ........ 2,4l6 81
Total balance on hand. .......... Sc, $50 63
Tax collector Hanson reported col
lections on corporate account amounting
to 1909 80; water $l,35l .55. "A total on
both accounts amounting to 81 ,62094.
Street supervisor E. R. Bradley re-
ported work done on various streets of
the town at acost of 1896 Is, distributed
as follows: Union street $36; Depot
road $50 SS; Green street $16S. 20; Town
Hall $l4S 81 Frost avenue sewers 500 rs;
Payne's alley $200,30; culverts and
bitches $l4 So; supervisors salary $50. rs.
Bailiff Frank Spates reported fines
collected in sum of S..
Water superintendent Alfred Jeffries
reported as follows:
Connections of properties with water sys
tem-Hattie Harden, Union street; Sarah
C. Frost, Standish street; John Prestons
Heirs Broadway. A number of repairs
made, and list furnished of supplies used.
During the month eXpenses-45 tons coal,
sl43. 55 labor, $50. 3S; hauling, 81 IS pump
ing $3.50; total expense exclusive of SUI
perintendent's salary, of S3l7.2S. There is
10 feet of water in reservoir this side of
Great Savage.
Light committee reported having had
light placed on Bowery and Washington
. streets crossing.
Street committee reported bad condi-
ton of sidewalk IN front of the Kaplon
property, Steyer street. Also suggested
repairing crossings ON Ormand street.
Work on Green street and Broadway in
progress.
The Ordinance, Legislative and other
standing committees, except Water. had
no reports.
Street committee further reported bad
condition of Union street in front of
Goldsworthy property.
Attorney Clayton Purnell made re-
port of codifying. printing and binding
of the Town code and presented bill for
same amounting to $371.60
After discussion the rate for license
for shooting galleries was made $40 for
three months.
Attorney d. Lindley Sloan read an
Ordinance repeating an Ordinance passed
October 5, 1908, providing for meeting
g viding for the opening of Wood and
Center streets to Union street. and
Council passed the same.
A new Ordinance providing for notice
to be given to the people of Frosuburg
that the Council would meet on Monday,
December Z. to consider the passage of
an Ordinance providing for the laying
out and opening of Wood and Center
streets to Union street was also passed.
The passage of the Ormand-street Or
dinance was deferred by adopting mo-
ton of Tiddy and Dillon until Monday.
November 9th.
Clerk Metzger read statement re-
ferrlng to work done by Doolin & Arnold
showing balance due them of $l15.37
on Ormand street contract. A motion
to pay the bill was adopted.
Tax collector James Hanson returned
a list of insolvencies in water dues
amounting to S2,O7, which, on motion,
were allowed.
After some discussion of irrelevant
topics the bills amounting to $2,S67 SO,
of which 81 1893 Oh were corporate, and
$3.50 81 water, were read and on motion,
ordered paid.
Council adjourned at 9l9 p. III.