Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-11

$40.
Street supervisor Noah M. Skidmore
reported work done on streets and alleys
at cost OF $214.S0, as follows:
Supervisor salary. Soi w
Union street ............ .......'..'.'' 81! l
Snriny stre.t .. 81
ReaIl 6.32
WOOD street. .............. .''''.'' ~,
First alley 81
10" lnall ...'.''' ''''''''''' 4,
Maple street. ........... ..'.'.'''''' -
North Water street. ................... So.50
Miscellaneous. ......................' 40
Water superintendent Alfred Jetfries
reported having connected IL properties
on Loo, Linden and Pine streets to the
new fonr-inch line, taking them off the
one-inch line. The four-inch line eX-
tended and fire-plug set at corner OF
Loo and Pine streets. He also reported
that the new reservoir had been filled
with water to within two feet of the
top on Thursday, June 2, and that there
is depth of s feet in the old reservoir.
The cost of maintaining the department.
exclusive of the superintendent salary,
was 1852. %.
Engineer William Harvey made de-
tailed report of the building of the new
reservoir and cost of same 9,347.3O.
He also made a report upon the estl-
ma ed cost of paving Union street, based
upon the bids of the H. G. Brooks Com
pany and the Fuller Brothers, as follows:
Maxwell Brick Hammond Brick
Brooks. s11 ,32l0O sll. $3.50
Fuller Bros. 1881 go II, 5OO.W
Differences 352.lo 5 $3.50
Fuller Brothers bid being lower in
both cases, the contract was awarded to
them. on motion of MeSsrs. Griffith and
Yungerman.
The Street committee reported that
work had been started on the north
Water street sewer-line and that about
2O6 feet of the pipe had been laid.
The Water committee reported that the
new reservoir was completed.
The Building committee reported that
the own-hall had been repaired and
that the committee had awarded the
contract to S. h. Tiddy for renovating
and re- painting the Council Chamber.
Bids for furnishing coal at the pump
ing station were opened and the contract
awarded to Q. J. Hixenbaugh, the lowest
bidder, at $3 .05 per ton.
The bids for renovating and re-paint-
ing the Council Chamber, that had been
received by the Building committee,
were then read
The next item was one that attracted
much attention. 1t was the opening of
bids and awarding contract for lighting
the town. The Frostburg Illuminating
and Manufacturing Company's bid was
for the same number of lights and upon
the same terms as last year. namely-$6S
for each 1000 candle. power arc light,
and SIG 30 for each 81 candle power in
candescent light. Number of free lights
to be same as last year.
The West Virginia and Maryland Gas
Company put i'll bid, accompanied by
a schedule of prices for any number of
lights from 30 upward to 200 or over.
The bid included the price of lamp posts
upon which the lights are to be placed.
Petitions from residents on Ormand
street and Frost avenue, signed by 80 of
the 80 residents on the two streets, ask,
ing that Council place gas-lights instead
of electric lights along those thorough.
fares, were read.
Hon. Ferdinand Williams, of Cumber-
land, attorney for the Gas Company,
made speech advocating the PROPOSE
tions of his clients and asking Council
TO COnSlueT iut Hl"lttT III DuSllleSS
manner.
Hon. DeWarrrn H Reynolds, attorney
for the Electric Light company, made a
few remarks. but did not deem it neces-
sary to make speech.
MessrS. Jenkins and Gungerman
moved that the contract for lighting the
town be awarded to the Frost burg H.
Illuminating and Manufacturing company
hn,
Bids from Stewart, Hohing and Sons,
and Joseph Lindauer, for furnishing
uniforms for the police officers were
read and referred to the Finance COM
mittee with power to purchase uniforms
for the officers as they deem best
The bond of Tax Collector George
Krause, with DIR. Z. Griffith and Rober-
deau Amman as sureties, was read and,
on motion of Messrs. Morgan and Pfeif-
fer, was accepted.
The bond of Treasurer J. g. Yunger-
man. with John Yungerman, r. Amman,
Melchoir Yungerman and w. r. Gun.
ter as sureties, was read and accepted.
Mr.. Morgan voted against accepting it
as he believed it to be wrong for anyone
TO hold the TWO offices.
A resolution asking that Council pro-
coed to nominate and elect someone to
fill the vacancy in the Council caused by
the election of Mr.. Yungerman to the
office of Treasurer, but with no name
signed to it, was read. Attorney Wat
son was asked for an opinion, and he
said that as Mr.. Yungerman had not re-
signed and as no one had preferred
charges there IS no vacancy; and furth-
er, that a resolution of that character,
with no name attached, could not be
acted upon, and so nothing could be
done.
Otto Hohing, ST., then st?ted that the
resolution had been drawn and pre-
sented by him and that he would sign
his name to 1t.
Letters to Mr.. Yungerman from At
torneys B. A. Richmond and ID. J.
Blackiston, in which they express the
opinion that it is not illegal for mem
Der of the Frostburg Council to hold the
office of Town Treasurer, were read by
the Clerk.
Messrs. Jenkins and Griffith moved to
let the matter lay on the table, and the
motion was agreed to.
A committee from the Frostburg Fire
Department-M essrs. w. w. Wittig,
John Keller and Edward Duffy. through
Mr.. Wittig as spokesman, addressed
Council concerning the annual appro-
priation, and asked for an increase.
After some discussion, In which a
number of citizens took part, a motion
was made by Messrs. Pfeiffer and Yum
german-that the annual appropriation
to the Fire Department be made and
the sum fixed at $500.
The bond of Fuller Brothers for Union