The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-05-23
Meeting of Our City Fathers.

Meeting or Our City Fathers.
The hogpen question was before the
Board of Aldermen. submitted by the
| Health Officer of this city He stated
that in 1904 the Legislature passed law
! granting authority to the Mayor and
! Board of Aldermen to leglslate against
! hogpens, but before any ordinance pass
| ed by them could become effective, the
people were TO be given the right to vote
upon it, DR. McCurdy stated that aside
from the stencil arising from hogpens,
flies also gather and breed in the pens.
and that flies are known disseminators of
bacterial diseases. The act of the legis-
lature also applies to slaughter houses,
and DIR. McCurdy stated there were some
slaughter houses in the city which were
positively filthy. He stated that the only
way he can keep the premises anyway
like clean is to notify the owners every
week or less to keep them clean.
DR.. McCurdy explained that personally
he was opposed to hogpens, and that in
the majority of cases, the prohibition of
hogpens being kept within the city limits.
would work no hardship He said that
if families who claim that they are unable
to gather together enough money at one
time TO buy their pork would put SO
much IN the bank each week the same
result could be accomplished as is gotten
bv buying hog feed throughout the sum
mer.
He also urged the cleaning of cham
mel through the centre of Carroll creek.
He stated that because Of sewage going
into the creek, and there being little cur
rent it will be only matter of time until
the condition along the creek becomes a
positive menace.
DR.. McCurdy also asked that the lock-
up in Police Headquarters be fumigated.
The janitor promised to do this
The Board passed the ordinance pro-
viding for the paving of East All Saints
street from Market street east about 900
by the city. There was not a protest
against the paving.
Mayor Schell was given authority to
investigate and order, if he finds advis-
able. Tarvla B for use upon the streets of
the city in allaying dust. This prepara-
ton can be applied at the rate of one
gallon to three yards of surface and costs
SO cents per gallon.
Edward L. Williams of the Edward L.
Williams Co. and Charles McC. Matthias
the Williams Company be given the right
to tap the main for water. Mr.. Matthias
stated the sale of lots was being hamper
ed by the failure of the owners to give
any assurance concerning water. He
stated that as there was limited time to
sell the lots. the owners desired to have
some action in the matter as soon as pos
sibe Mayor Schel stated that on ac-
count Of the city having no large storage
reservoir, he felt that it might be unwise
to grant water to a considerable number
of persons outside of the city limits. He
stated he thought the first duty was TO
the residents of the CITY. Mr. Matthias
stated that while this was right. said it
was only matter of year or two until
Frederick must have a storage reservoir.
He said the development was not expect
ed to be so rapid that the use of the wa
ter at Villa Estates would make any SER
ious situation in water conditions in Fred.
erck. Mayor Schell admitted this was
probably true
The matter was held over until a meet
ing when all the members of the board
are present, It being matter which It is
felt should be passed upon by all the
members. In the meantime an investiga-
ton will be made by the water commit
tee and the water superintendent
II. ID. Martz, of the German Brewing
Co., asked that Chapel alley, from Third
TO Fourth streets, be paved. He was
promised oil upon the alley.
!. p. Enright manager of the Freder-
ck Gas and Electric Light Co., offered
10 sell to the city at two cents a gallon, a
from the manufacture of gas,
which can be used for allayng dust upon
The street. Mr.. Enright read letter from
4 New Jersey firm offering two cents for
he oil aboard a tank car at the plant,
and stated he would give Frederick the
lrSt chance to secure the oil. A test will
be made OF the oil Mr. Enright
saying it was far superior to the oil from
he gas plant used two years ago,
Only two bids were received for the
putting down of the curb on Clarke
Place. Contractor Leroy Hoke submit
ed bid of 65 cents per foot for curb six
inches wide at the top and one foot at
he bottom and a depth OF two feet. c.
B. Gaver submitted bid of 90 cents per
DOT. Mr. Hoke was given the contract.
Upon the request Of Alderman Grim
nns a light was placed at Bentz and
Ninth streets. Several new houses have
recently been erected in this section.
Mayor Schell was instructed to sell the
Did material in the buildings upon the
Dates property, which was recently pur-
chased by the city