Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-05-09

Clerks desk Mr.. Evans, addressing
someone there, said TOO slow, Dad. ="
and was answered by 90, take time!"
After little, things being adjusted, the
ballots We're read:
SChOield. .............. ..................O
Jcfrles. .................. ............ =
knlerIem. ........ .....'...''..'. .
Mr. Jetfries was declared elected.
Messsrs Fred. g. McCullOh and James
Hanson We're nominated for Collector,
and Mr.. Hanson was declared elected by
a vote of > to ,.
Mr.. Evans was nominated by Mr.
Tiddy for Treasurer, and, on motion of
Mr. Dillon, the Clerk was ordered to
cast the ballot for Mr.. Evans for
Treasurer.
The applications for the position of
Street supervisor were then read. y
motion was made that nominations
close. The Mayor then said that the
nominations were closed.
DHiou-Put the motion.
N. TiddH prompting the Mayor
from his seat)-All i'll favor of the mo-
ton say aye.
Mr.. Dillon wanted to know if the mo-
ton had been seconded.
Mr.. Tiddy claimed it was not neces-
sary.
Dillon, turning to Tiddy, requested
the latter toilet the NJ ayor do the ruling :;
that he (Tiddy) is OH the ground floor
here with the rest. If he is going to do
the ruling get in the Mayors chair.
He again asked the Mayor if the motion
had been seconded.
DWou to Mayor-"Doe it go?'
NuGor-Ges.
\ vote was taken resulting in the
usual to3 Edward Bradley, receiving
the big end, was declared elected.
Mr.. Dillon, nominating Clayton Pur-
nell for Attorney, said he named man
who has been and is Unidentified with
the best interests of the town, whose in
terests are the towns interests, and did
not think because Mr.. Purnell was a
democrat that it should be used against
him.
Mr.. Taylor nominated d. Lindley
Sloan, of Cumberland.
Mr.. Dillon did not think it was right
to 90 out of town to fill the office, and
asked if Mr.. Sloan was eligible, mas
much as he (Sloan) is now Attorney for
the County Commissioners. Council
was continually doing business with the
latter body and had trouble sometimes
collecting bills that accrued for use of
town lookup and furnishing meals to
county prisoners.
Mr. Tiddy called Dillon to order.
Mr.. Dillon wanted to know-who Is
Mayor Mr.. Tiddy or Mr.. Leatham ? and
protested against being gagged.
Mr.. Tiddy said Dillon is trying to
work somebody.
Dillon replied that Tiddy was doing
81 h. Il
putting words in the Mayors mouth.
He suggested the Mayor to say whether
Mr.. Sloan is eligible to fill the office of
Attorney to the town.
The Mayor appealed to Mr.. Gordon,
Of Cumberland for an opinion.
Mr.. Gordon said he did not care to
venture an opinion, as he had not given
the matter any thought, but would say
that If Mr. Sloan was not eligible that
(Mr. Sloan) would tell Council so him
self
Mr.. Brown stated that there is now
some business pending between the
town and the County Commissioners,
and wanted to know how Mr. Sloan, if
elected as Attorney for the town, could
serve two masters? ~
After some more heated discussion a
suit, Mr.. Sloan, receiving votes to :
for Mr.. Purnell, was declared elected.
Mr.. Dillon still wanted to know if Mr..
Sloan was eligible, addressing himself
to the Mayor.
Mayor said that Mr. Sloan said he
would run.
Dillon OF course he will run. No,
body disputes that. But | want to know
if it is right, and again insisted on learn
ing whether Mr. Sloan is eligible.
do you know?
DWon-No; but want to know. You
gentlemen who elected him should
know Mr. Mayor is Mr.. Sloan elected
Nuyor-It looks that way.
Applications for Assessors were then
called for, and Mr.. Dillon asked the
Mayor if the democrats would get a
| representative on the board.
The Mayor did not know.
Applications of John Jetfries and JnO
| ,Jetfries We're read.
Dillon nominated James McAllister
Taylor nominated John B. Rees.
Evans nominated Conrad Lapp.
Brown nominated ID. f. Shatfer.
Ballot taken as follows:
=. .
James McAllister. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. =;
John b. Rees. Observation-Disclosures.
Conrad Lapp...... ................
ID. +. Shaiier.............. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
James Stevens Observation-Disclosures.
Lapp and Shatfer elected and so de
clared.
After the Clerk had read the names
of those who received votes Mr.. Dillon
wanted to know which John Jetfries had
received the votes.
The Clerk said he thought both of the
John Jetfries applications meant the
same man.
Mayor ordered Council to ballot for
one more Assessor after a controversy
about who was elected which resulted
in
MCAlllSter...... ............... ...........-
stevens. ............'.... go. ''''''''....
Six votes cast.
Mr.. Dillon made another plea to have
democrat represented on the board.
There had always been one out of the
three and thought it no more than right,
as they paid taxes and ought to be rep
resented.
Another ballot:
MCAlllStef. .'....... ............ ...'......d
Stevens. ......,......... ...............
John Is. KEGS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
JOhn JellrleS. .....'...' .'...'.'....... "a
Mr.. Shea asked the Clerk to read the
ballots again, making the claim that the
ballot-boX was stuffed as there are
votes cast and only I to cast them.
At this junCture citizen George H.
Wittip left the hall claiming that the