Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-01-08
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Town Council.

When Mayor j. j. Price raped his
gavel calling the Council to order Mon
day evening all members, except Mr.
Taylor, were present, and Mr.. Taylor
came in shortly afterward
Street supervisor Thomas Williams
reported work done IN his department
during month at cost OF Sl04 81
Water superintendent Alfred Jetfries
reported details of work done in his de-
partment; also list of supplies used. He
reported busy turning off water occas-
toned by the extreme cold weather of
the past two weeks, freezing the service
lines inside properties within the town.
Bills amounting to s. 500 63 for the
quarter ending December 81, 1909, were
made out and given to collector Hanson.
The cost of maintaining the department,
exclusive of supervisors salary, was
$251 II He also reported feet of water
in the large reservoir.
The Light committee reported having
had light placed at corner of Water and
Union streets as ordered
The Ordinance committee reported an
Ordinance requiring plumbersand others
making connection on water system to
report same within ten days, and other
wise regulating the plumbing bushes
in FrOstburg. Passed unanimously.
The other standing committees had
no reports to make
A request, marlborough Councilman
Taylor, for better lighting facilities on
BOwery street between the railroad
bridge and the Congregational Church
was referred to the Light committee
with power to act.
Tax Collector James Hanson reported
list of taxes in arrear for year 1869,
amounting to $24 81, which, after eX-
PLANTATION, was allowed insolvent.
Bills aggregating 81 sos 81, of which
S54l IS We're on water account, and
81 ,267.l9 corporate, We're read and or
dered paid.
After reading of the bills two gentle
men present addressed Council i'll re-
gard to water rates and delinquent taxes.
Charles limerick, owner of the build
ing now leased and occupied by the j.
NJ. Street Company, notified Council
that he would not be responsible for the
water rents for the tenants, and sug
gested that unless arrangements be made
with Mr.. Street,, the water be turned OFT.
T. S. Preston had been handed bill
for nearly 81 water dues-fOr four
months for a tenant who had lived III
his house on Broadway something like
hVG months after the tenant nau moved
out of the property. The collector, after
having tried to collect the dues from the
tenant and had failed, had sent the bill
to Mr. Preston, and he refused to pay.
Whereupon the JOURNALS reporter
INDUCES the following observations;
With no knowledge of legal lore we ven
ture an opinion that Mr.. Preston is in no
way liable for the delinquent bill The law
DHSSpI lpl nrOVlIpS that all water dues
shall become a hen on the real estate and
COlleCtable in the same manner as delinquent
taxes. An order of the Council passed June
9TH, last provides for turning off the water
when the dues remain unpaid, and pay
ment of a quarters dues in advance before
it may be turned on again. If the water
dues are ColleCtable from the property
owner the bills should be made out against
the property-ow If made out against
the tenant we do not think the property
owner is in anyway responsible.
Council adjourned at 9:45 p. III.