Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-11-12

Total cash ...... .................S3,6S O l6
Frank Spates, Bailitf, reported fines
collected in sum of $3S.
Alfred ,Jetfries, Water uperintendent,
reported having supplied Enoch H. b.
Prichard's property. Oak street, with
connection with town system; details of
work done, supplies used, and cost of
maintenance, exclusive of his salary
1862 % Water in reservoir-1012 feet.
George Krause, Collector, reported
taxes uncollected- 81, 39l 30; water dues
-$153.Sl.
James Hanson, ex-Collector, reported
collections on corporate account in sum
of $536 30; water 5000; total S627.
J. S. Metzger. Clerk, reported license
collections in sum of $35.15.
Noah NJ. Skidmore, Street Supervisor,
reported work done on streets at cost of
$S2S.17.
A communication from H. B. Colborn,
with bill of taxes paid in error on Mary
land Shoe Company stock, amounting
to sos, was read.
Water committee reported having
made investigation of water supply in
Cranberry Swamp and found there was
none to be had.
The Street committee reported having
extended 2-foot sewer-line at South
Water street and on Frost avenue-a
total of zoos feet, and ON Union street
about | 400 feet. They have also put in
several other improvements on the
streets
The Light committee have ordered a
light put up at Laughney's.
The Legislative and Finance COM
mittees had no reports to make.
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ing completed new hose-house on Grant
street.
Former Mayors Peter Lammert, J.
W. Shea and Henry Mayer, committee
from the Frostburg Board of Trade, adj
dressed Council in regard to looking for
a larger supply of water for the town.
Mr. Lammert spoke first and made an
eloquent appeal. He spoke of visit made
by himself and Mr.. Mayer, as repre-
sentatives from the BoHrd of Trade, in
search of further water supply. About
six miles west of Frostburg they found
supply that would furnish an addition
of 225,000 gallons day. and he asked
that Council make an investigation into
the availability and cost of said supply.
The present supply of water is ample for
current needs. but as the town is grow
ing rapidly it will be necessary some
time soon to look for larger supply.
Secretary of the Board of Trade, DIN
R. Rice, appeared and asked for the use
of the Council Chamber for the meetings
of the Board.
On motion of MeSsrs Jenkins and
Griffith, the request was granted.
Hugo Rempel and others of the Mutual
Aid Society of No. 7 asked whether Mr..
Yungerman, a member of the Council,
and also IA beneficiary of the relief
fund OF the Mutual Aid society. is re-
ceiving any compensation for committee
work.
The Mayor replied that Mr.. Yunger-
man had not received any compensation
up to the present time for such work.
The Ordinance committee reported
several ordinances. The first taken up
was to regulate attachments to drains,
closets, etc, to the various sewers in
town. 1t provides that no attachment
be made without first securing permit
from the Mayor and Council; for pay
ment for each and every attachment,
and for a penalty for attaching without
securing the permit from the Mayor
and Council. The Ordinance was passed,
and is now in effect.
The second Ordinance, providing for
the widening of Beall's Lane and the ap-
pointment of a commission consisting of
Otto Hohing, ST., Peter Lammert and
John G. Merrbach, for the purpose of
ascertaining cost of same, and for as
sessing the damages or costs upon such
property owners as are damaged or bene-
fitted by said Improvement. 1t was
passed into second and third reading
later.
The third Ordinance provides for the
grading, Regarding, paving, re-paving,
| curbing or RECURRING of that portion of
Grant street lying between the inter
section with the South side of Union
street and the South side of Blair street,
the paving to be done with vitrifed
brick and the curbing to be concrete.
The Ordinance, as read, made no men-
ton of the electric railway.
Councilman Jenkins objected to the
passage of the Ordinance in that shape.
After first reading the Ordinance was
discussed thoroughly, and Messrs. Jen-
kins and limerick moved that before
passing such Ordinance an order or con-
tract, signed 10y the owners of the Cum
berland and Westernport Electric Rail
way, agreeing to pay for the paving of
the said street between the tracks and
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secured, and it was passed unanimously.
The second reading of the Beall Lane
Ordinance was then made, and after said
reading the Ordinance was passed to the
third reading.
On third reading the roll of Council
was called i'll voting on its final passage.
The vote was yeas and nay-Mr. Jen,
kins voting in the negative.
Mayor Price stated that Engineer
Martin Hartig had resigned on October
| 10 and that Henry G. Brode had been
appointed to fill vacancy until this
meeting.
A motion was made to go into the
election of a pumpman to fill the
vacancy.
Messrs. Henry G. Brode and Robert
Hill We're applicants for the position.
Mr.. Brode was chosen to fill the posi-
ton, receiving the unanimous vote of
Council.
A list of insolvencies, amounting to
1886, was read, and the same allowed
| collector George Krause.
The report on paving West Union
street, showing total cost of $l1 .372.24,
was made by Town Engineer William
Harvey. The paving is completed. =
A communication from Otto Hohing,
| Sr was read in which he demanded