Frostburg mining journal., 1909-04-10


held Monday evening, with Mayor j. w.
Shea and all members present.
Collector James Hanson reported col
lections on corporate account S9f. is; in
solvencies Sl43 SO; uncollected 81 ,634 50.
On water account collected SS91 Al un-
collected s. 300 81 On Broadway as
sessment collected 81 293 40; uncollected
50, ,56l 81. On Orman- street extension
collected S664 s uncollected 81 451O2.
Bailitf Frank Spates reported fines
collected i'll sum of s..
Street supervisor f. r. Bradley re-
ported work done on streets at cost of
SIP 22-distributed to Union street
$G3 II, BOwery 81 80, Frost avenue .SS,
crossings S3.3S, crusher SLIP, Steyer
street $3,l2, Blair street s., Green street
81, sewers Sl5.l3, Spring street Sl.99,
Broadway - 10, bitches $S.5l.
Former tax collector +. CT. McCullOh,
reported collections on corporate account
of S3S21 water account SS.56, total
SIG 93
Registrars E Cloyd Evans and John
H. Footen rendered report of recent
registration, showing an increase of l2O
voters.
Water Superintendent Alfred Jetfres
reported having connected the property
of Mrs Matte Jones with town system
and other details of work in his depart
ment. He had made out bills for water
rents for quarter ending March 81,
amounting to s., SO4 81, and total
revenue from the town water works for
the four quarters ending with same date
will amount to $1l PIP p, an increase of
$91694, over the previous year. EX-
penseS- coal Sl5.91, labor S3l .02, and
hauling .25, a total of $4172. There is
8 feet of water in the large reservoir.
Messrs. Walter w. Wittig, James E.
Dando, John Keller and Fred. G.. Nc
Culloh, a committee from the FrOstburg
Fire Department.. through Mr.. Wittig
as spokesman, asked Council to provide
more room for the Department at the
Central hose-house. Mr.. Wittig spoke
Of the crowded conditions. having five
pieces of apparatus and only room for
three He told at some length of the
work Of the Department during past year
at cost of more than 50, 100, of which
$500 only was provided by the town.
He suggested a plan for moving the
present town jail and taking that room
for the use of the Fire Department.
Messrs. Dillon and Shea, retiring
members of Council, We're not in favor
of taking mn this matter now and Sup-
opstpd fiat the Department wait until
the new Council is organized and bring
their case before that body.
Edward McAteer, residing at base of
Grant street, complained of water run
ming through his property, occasioned
bv the stonping-up of bitches on blair
street, and asked Council for relief On
motion tbe matter was referred to street
sunervisor and Street COMMITTEES for adj.
iustment
w. f. G. Hitchius recent purchaser
of the Mrs Javinia Wade nronertv
made a prop0sitiop TO Council under
which work conId hegin on onpnino
Ormm street to broadway ot am carly
dare Briefly Mr. HitchinS will CON.
vnv nronartv to thn town taILirn .s no,+
nayment ali tba nonav coilncted ~, tho
assessment and a nromissorv note for
fine balance for fonr months yitbnnt in
tnrest and all naymants mada tbareaftnr
ON the assessnent tn he annliad to tba
n,v,nant of thn pota Az ordar an,
hndviuo these nrovisions was than 1ocsad
nnnr;monsIy f''''''0N'
me n,atter of Thomas powal1,, nc
s,ssm,ont on ,'rnI,a,tr ot no,.rla,. '', rs
O,mand and Water straeto was tben
t,l,nr mn and d;sr,.sod Com",.i1 m'', ''lIl' 6a
|;Ged tn a.Snts NJ, pnv,aII f,, - fan+ ~
stead nf 10 ovy;nr ~ tha extren,a nav
rnvnass of NJ poTrelI,s nronart,r
CnnnciIn,an ni1Ion Snnl,a ~ uro,
Sriar's nrnnarty an opnnSi+o sida @f