Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-05-28


the organization of the new Board last
week. It's very explicit and gives the
public an insight into the government
of Snow Hill and what it takes to run
the town. The cost of matchmaking
the streets is shown to have been less
than the State is paying for building its
roads per mile. Here is the message in
full
To the Counciimen Of Snow HiU. Nd.
Gentlemen complying with pro-
vision of our Charter, l am presenting
for your consideration, the report of Mr..
VIM. C. Powell. Treasurer. to April 30,
1910 and while to my mind it is COM
prehensive enough to meet all require
mcnts Of the Charter as to our financial
condition. yet. it is my pleasure to d.
rect your attention to some Of the items
that have gone to make up this report,
appending thereto some additional in
formation concerning municipal affairs.
Since our Treasurer report of 1908,
there have been two bond issues provid-
ed for by Act of Assembly of 1908. One
of these bond issues was for the pur-
pose of providing funds with which to
erect our municipal building. and to i'm
prove our power house. The cost of
this work was estimated by a compe-
tent architect to be S50O00O, and five
per cent bonds were issued as Of July
LIST, 1908, for this amount.
BY Mr.. Powel's report you will notice
that the actual cost of the municipal
building, including heating plant and
plumbing, not included in architects
estimate, was s39Os. 81 and the cost Of
boiler for power house and installing
same. moving and resetting old boiler,
was SOFIA making a total of $4925.9s,
or. S74.02 less than estimated cost
heating and plumbing included.
This building is an ornament to the
town. It provides an official home for
the Mayor and Council. In it our Fire
Department have their Assembly Hall
and Equipment Room-a well deserved
recognition of their services.
The other bond issue was for street
Improvement, and known as special
street improvement fund" This bond
issue was for Sc, 10000 as of July LIST,
1908, and was for the purpose of inn
proving Bay Street, Washington Street
and the connecting up of Market Street
with the new stone road leading to Ber-
lin. 1t appears that Bay Street has
cost $2il7.52. and the bridge across
same at Martin Street, s257. IL. making
total of $23746i. Washington Street
seems to have cost $ls73.73; so there
remains to the credit Of this special
street Improvement fund. the sum of
Si956. IL, which is for the purpose of
connecting Market Street with the Ber-
lin road by the way of the old road be-
tween the properties Of Mrs. Campbell
and Stephen l.. Purnell, and for no other
purpose whatsoever.
| think it right and proper to inform
you that the Mayor and Councilman
whom you have succeeded, have delayed
this work in recognition of a petition by
all the property owners on Market Street
extended or Park Row, in which they
requested the Mayor and Council to en-
deavor to secure the passage of an Act
of Assembly, leaving it TO their discre-
ton as to the route Of the proposed con-
nection, with view of having them
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of making the
connection by way Of Park Row in lieu
of the route set forth in the Act of 1908.
A bill was prepared and sent to our
Representative in the General Assembly
just adjourned but for some cause
same was not enacted hence, the mat
ter stands as originally provided. ]
think you should consider this matter
carefully, and take same up at your first
meeting in June.
Now. along the line of street improve
ment, want to remind you that bonds
have been issued in the amount Of $2l, :
600 for this work, and that there re
mains TO the credit of this fund, Sl956. IL.
That something more than three miles
of street have been macadamized at a
cost of about Sc, OOO.0 per mile, includ-
ing oak curbing, which cost some $500. 90
per mile. When we consider the fact
that our state and county roads are
costing on the average of about $1,000. 90
per mile. it would appear that our street
work has been fairly economically
managed. think II also worthy Of
mention that about half Of our street
work was done under a freight rate Of
sl.2O per ton on stone, while the present
freight rate is 90 cts. per ton. which
item would make difference in the cost
of finished road. of from $4,000 TO
$4,000 per mile.
also want to direct your attention to
the resources and liabilities of the town
as shown by Mr.. Powell's report II
he