Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-12-10

WATER
Cash last report .....................Sl,5 O3.25
Receipts
George Krause, Collector-dues. go. COL 81
Total ........... ............. -, lO4.2'
Expenditures
Orders paid ........ 9O6.S3
SUMMARY
Baance-corporate fund. ...........S1 3s7 %
. water 4" ........... 1.197.74
Total cash ...... .................S2 5Sl SO
Street supervisor reported his eXpend-
itures on streets for materials. labor, ETC.,
in sum of SlSS ~, exclusive of salary.
Light committee reported having
established light on corner Water street
and alley in rear of Michael property.
James H. Fuller, Of Fuller Brothers,
contractors, stated that he understood
that at the last meeting motion re-
questlng his firm to make reduction of
10 per cent of bill for stone supplies
rendered by them was adopted. He
then made a lengthy explanation, claim
ing they had not charged the town real
ly what they should have charged as
they had put on the streets 20 loads of
stone for which no bill had been rem
dered-a statement to which he would
make affidavit. Mr.. Fuller's statement
was cOrroborated by Mr. Robinette, and
he also would affirm to that effect.
Mr.. Morgan moved that in view of the
explanations made the bill be paid az
rendered. Carried.
William j. Daley, representing the
town mail carrers-all present, request
ed Council to enforce the Ordinance pro-
viding for side walks clean of snow.
Mr.. Daley was assured that Mayor
and Council would do all within their
power to comply.
Citizen Walter w. Wittig said that he
came to get some information concern
ing the Ordinance passed at last meet
ing relating to sewer connections. With
others sometime ago he had gone to con-
siderable expense i'll installing a sewer
from their properties. They had com
piled with all the terms prescribed at
that time, and We're assured that there
would be no further charge on sewerage
account, But now, if Council will pay
me for the pipe laid l will willingly pay
for the connection, which will mean
money in my pocket-about $25"
The Mayor said he had told Mr.. Wit
tlg he thought the Ordinance applied to
him. but that he and others should be
paid for the pipe they had put in.
Councilman Morgan asked if the sew
er is private, cor is it on town property?'
He was told that it is inside the curb
line of the sidewalk.
The matter was finally referred to the
Street committee, Attorney and Engi-
neer with power to determine.
Councilman 1ungerman moved that
the Clerk notify all owners who have at
taChed their properties to the sewer
system to pay at once. Carried.
Alfred Jetfries, standing on his rights
as citizen, asked-"has the 'coasting'
Ordinance ever been repealed? If it has
not been, it is certainly abused. On the
street | live the sidewalks are held by
coasters with all fashions of sheds
from the nd-sSip up to the Great
Eastern. Pedestrians have no rights on
the side walks they have to get off or
be over-run. 1t is 'whoop- whurp,' and,
failing to hear or obey the signal it is
to the man who walks farewell, canary
bird.
Bailitf Spates assured Mr. Jeffries that
he and the other officers are doing all
they can to abate the nuisance, but it is
almost impossible to stop boys from
'cOasting. II did it myself when boy,
and so did ALI" An officers attention
had often been called to the abuse in one
part of town, but when he got there
"the birds had flown to the bush" and
so on.
Councilman Griffith said that if peo-
Pile would comply with the Ordinance
enjoining them to keep their Sidewalk
Il Of
and Alfred Jeffries used to be could not
coast on them.
Mr.. Jetfries assured him that, after he
had been nearly run over, he had cleaned
his side walk as thoroughly as possible,
and had also put ashes on it.
This brought upthe question-is there
not an Ordinance prohibiting the throw
ing of ashes on the street?
Without any formal motion, it was
finally decided that the officers and
Council would do all they could to stop
coisting on the side walks
Councilman Pfeitfer called attention
to the running of the electric cars down
Grant street; that they run entirely too
fast; that it would be almost impossible
for them to stop on that heavy grade at
the rate they run if they were required
to do so. Also that they blow their
whistles there, which is not allowed by
one of the town Ordinances.
Bailitf said that he would notify tie
Electric Railway officials.
A letter from the President of the
Cumberland and Westernport Electric
Railway Company, stating that he could
not do anything in the way of paying
part of the cost of paving Grant street
until there is meeting of the Board of
Directors, as his power is limited to
routine matter, was read, received, and
filed.
The Clerk also read communication
from the Town Engineer stating that
the new reservoir had been completed
six months and Is in every way salts
factory. The object of the letter is to
justify Council in refunding Fuller
Bros. 10 per cent. of their bill that had
been held back; also to release their
bond. 1t was moved that Fuller Bros.
bond be released Carried.
Upon motion, the Treasurer was au-
thorized to borrow $500 to pay current
bills.
Water superintendent Jeffries stated
that during the past month there had
been a shortage of coal at the pumping
station. and he had, with the consent of
the Wa'er committee, authorized. Mr..
Workman to put in % tons at the rate of