Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-02-22
TOWN MD VICINITY.


the Mayor and COunCIlmen to levy
special assessments and to provide for
the collection thereof upon property
binding upon any street, alley or lane,
or upon the franchise of any street car
company, which may hare brrD gradrd,
parcel, or curJrd, on recognized, r-pared,
~ re.c"rbed under any Ordinance pro
vldIng for assessing amy poH ~ the cost
of such work or Improvement upon abut-
ting property and strcet-car franchise,
which assessments from amy runs, have
not been fully collected.
The preamble recites the facts of paw
ing Union street, "SOme assessments
having been paid, some not, although
Mayor and Council have paid the whole
cost Of said improvement at tie rr-
p,uSc of the whojr tOhU, they m ght have
added.
1t is then stated that 1T is both just
and proper that all property should re-
imburse the treasury to the extent that
cach property has been especially bcne-
fitted, therefore, etc
Section / then provides for the APP
pointment of Commissioners to assess
the value of the several improvements
and to levy same accordingly. except
that no assessment or levy shall be again
made on any property whose original
assessment has been Maid IN. ri%ht Of
apppal bv both parties from any contro-
yarsy over any action of the Commis-
sioners to the courts i nrovidad for
The other hill ..eutitled an Act to
amend the Charter of the town of Frost.
buro " adds ! new sections to thn cnr.
rent Charter. The frst-No ia tyes
the MAYORS term at two wears, begin
ming with the election this wear He
shall have been q resident three wears a
voter one wear and rnaI-n.t,ta owner
of town Droperty in assessed snm of
81 600 ON which he has maid tayrs ot
least one wear. Salary $500 A vpar
The same qualifications apDly to Conn
cilmrn-pXcrpt that each shah own real.
estate propprtv in sum of $500 incnm-
bents not affected.
The Mavor shall he conservation Of
the peace: shall have mower tn diract tbn
Clerk not to issue Incense to any rxhjhi.
ton which. in his Judgment is NOT or
DERBY or is not conducive to the towns
best interests.
Section l41 provides for fine annoint-
ment on the first Monday in Nav each
wear of cone prrson rs Clerk and CnI-
Icctor, who shall nrt,' in rho dnal
capacity of "Clerl TO the Mayor and
Cnunciimen. and as Collector or IN tavns
water dues. assessments licenses and ali
other moneys >, etc ..and na,, carna
over to the Treasurer =" etr
On fine same day Treasurer shall ho
Amounted. who shall nav ont money, ON
order only of the Mayor and CounciI-
men; an Attorney a Wafer Snnnrin-
tendent and y Street Snnarvisor tho
duties of each being Suggested Inv the
titIp-all for one wear at COMPENSATION
to he fixed by Navor and Couurilmnn
Section I42 and l43 nrovidn for nIac.
tiou of a Bailitf and Ni1ht Policemen. ON
the first TurSdav Of A,ril 1000 ,nd
every second wear thereafter Navor
and C0uucilmen are empowered Inv same
section to appoint such additional pniira-
men as the towns interests may seem to
reuuire-all officers and emnIGves to me
paid what Mayoraud CouucjjnGn deem =
proper condensation. All however
Whether elective or appoiutiye. are sinh,
iect to dismissal after reasonable notice
and an opportunitv to be heard. Conn
cilmen shall be entitled to 80 80 q dav
each for every day they attend CounciI
or NAV be engaged AS such i'm the dis
charge of public duties.
Sections l4G-A and II B reuuire the
Clerk and Collector TO file n bond i'm sum
of SIS 600. to be held liable for all tavas
etc. which he shall he CHARGED with
cOllecting-to hold on all accounts until
collected or declared insoIvnnt nv Noyor
and Couucilmen. On the 1Oth day of
january next after his annointmnnf he
shall institute legal proceedinus 70 col.
lect tax bills oyer-due for go DAYS or
more; water dues within 2 months after
placed in his hands. and all license fees
before isSun of license and mako ranort
in detail of all collections TO Mayor and
ConnciImeu ON tine first Monday of aocb
month
Section 146-D contains the oath of tbe
Clerk and Collector defines his dntioS
AS such, and reuuirrs him to Keen an
office in some convenient nlara aas;Iv
accessible to tho nnhIic ybnro dnr;n.r
reasonable hOurs he NAV he fnnnd FOE
the transaction of business
Section AZ renpirrs fine Treasurer +o
make y LIST in trinIicato of nartonS
,haroaabIa win t.Tn, In,,iad Nv no
Mav0r and ConnciImnu win tbo s,,,1
in each instance annaynd attanL said
list tn - ,va,ran+ ~ Clo,I, ,od Coiio ',,i,.
to collect tha sauna Noyor and C G1'I-
mon to rotoin 0thor tIyn' cn,,iaS
section lis rennires The Ciarl, and
Collector to render tn each nnrSon nomnJ
Stata,no,t of h. Wv boz.
in ~ days aftar rocaint If "id ii+ AVA IVA
nnlo,s So,,a ~, I,,;d . 500, ,'t','
no NAV rnI1act sar,o ~, ,,rn,';d,d ~, e.,
tinu Ia IF this NrtioIn tIl','I,1,.lr',' -
,,,o+a,. o,. r,do =, To-, ,,,,r,, t,,,,1 ~,
t,t' t,rl,;nd P4Il i.', %
tn,.l,. r. ,. 50 W.