Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-09-10
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Town Council.

held Monday evening, 9TH INST, with
Mayor and all Councilmen present.
Ex-Coliector James Hanson reported
having collected 2,73197 on Union
street paving account, leaving balance
due of $3.50 10.
On Broadway paving account he had
collected so leaving $34lO1 still due.
On tax account, after Insolvcnt allow
ances of SG6.3O, he had collected Sl12.l1,
leaving $l09.4l uncollected.
On water account he reported S21E99
collected, 1922 u yet due.
Collector George krauSe reported tax
collections in sum of 81 1872 Al insolven-
cies allowed SlSG,32, leaving 50 ,554 So
uncolleCted.
On water account he had taken in the
sum of $111.42, leaving balance, $500 II,
unsolicited.
Balitf Frank Spates reported fines
collected i'll sum of S34; from County
Commissioners for meals to prisoners
So 40, and for use of lookup $13 80;
total SOB 80.
Water superintendent Alfred Jetfries
reported having made the following adj
dltions to the towns water consuming
patronage:
b. T. Schoted West Union street
G. a. AnScll .............. Park avenue
Consolidation Coal Company. Borden road
James f. Crump. State road, west of town
George W. kyle............. Loo street
Mrs William Burton.... West Union street
He further reported in detail work
done and supplies used, costing, eXclu.
sive of his salary, $4,000. There is II
feet of water III the reservoir.
Street supervisor Noah NJ. Skidmore
reported i'll detail work done on streets
and alleys at a cost of S41S %.
l.. 80. /
begun and is still working at sewer-hne
on south Water street; also work pro-
crossing on west Union street paving.
The Light committee reported having
ordered an arc light at Lapp's corner,
Orman street, and incandcScent light at
Wtug's corner, Frost avenue, and on
Centennial street.
The Building committee reported hav-
ing purchased the site for the new hose
house, i'll east end of town. The build
ing is not yet begun.
The other committees had no reports
to make.
y number of citizens being present
the Mayor suspended the order of bust
ness in order to give anyone who wished
it opportunity to be heard.
James p kenney, representing resi-
dents on Loo, Linden and Water streets,
near the open end of the sewer empty
ing i'll that vicinity, presented a petition
asking Council to take some steps to
remedy the conditions there. Mr..
Kenny made quite a long speech in
advocacy of action on the petition. He
cited the opinions of several prominent
physicians, both here and elsewhere,
showing that the conditions in that sec
ton are great menace to the health of
large portion of the population of the
tOwn-nOt only immediate, but remote
from that point.
The cause of this agitation is an open
sewer that empties all its CHurjU right
at the corporate line on south Water
street and forms pool that is a breeding
place for mosquitoes, and consequently
Is ii disease fountain. 1t certainly needs
attention, and that immediately. This
matter has been brought to the attention
of Council Oh former occasions. and the
Street committee had been instructed to
investigate and take steps to remedy the
situation. Mr.. Jenkins, Of that com
mlttee, reported that the committee had
done all that it was empowered to do,
as it could not go outside the corporate
limits.
Col. Z. c. Dillon took exception to
what Mr.. Jenkins said, and suggested
that efforts had been made ON former
occasions to get rid of that sewage, but
that because of the working of the mines
under that part of the town that nothing
had been done He further suggested
that as the mines We're now worked out
it might be possible to get permission to
empty the sewage into the old workings
through Il bore-hole or we'll
Some further discussion was followed
by motion by Messrs. Griffith and
Gungerman to empower the Street com
mittee to get rid of the sewage by eX-
tension of line or i'll whatever way was
deemed most practicable and effective.
n petition asking for putting in a "a
inch sewer pipe on Frost avenue to con-
meet with the Water street line was re-
fcrred to the Street committee with
power to act.
y petition, signed by residents on
Bealls Lane, asking for the widening
of that street was read, and after con
siderable discussion Messrs. Yungerman
and Griffith moved that the Attorney
and Ordinance committee draft an Ordi-
nance providing for Il commission to as
certain cost, and assess damages and
benefit to all properties concerned
In this discussion Mr.. Jenkins, of the
Street committee, spoke at some length,
giving as his opinion that the matter had
been disposed of at the last meeting of
Council.
w. L. Kirby, an interested citizen,
called for the reading of the journal of
August to correct Il mistaken idea of
Mr.. jenkins The reading confirmed
Mr.. Kirby impression.
Mr.. jenkins explained his attitude as
being not opposed to the improvement,
but as a matter of precaution in not be-
ing too hasty.
y communication from the Myers &
Crump Stone Company asking for "A re-
duction of royalty OH crushed stone from
to D cents per ton was read and,
after discussion, Messrs. Morgan and
Griffith moved that reduction from
cents to cents per ton be given
a report from the steam boiler Iusur-
auce department Of the Hartford Insur-
ance Company, showing that the boiler
at the pumping station had been in
spaCted and found to be safe and in good
condition, was read and filed.
An order expressing the thanks of
Council and the people of the town to
the Manufacturer Rccori, of Baltimore,
for the article on "Frostburg" in the
issue of August /. 1910, and to the Cum
berland Daily News, the Cumberland
Evening Times and the MINING JOURNAL
for reprinting same, and to the author
Glissau L. Porter, of Cumberland, was
DaSSpl and ordered Driutp6 in tho MIN.