The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-06-19
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


The annual meeting of the Board of
| Aldermen was held on Wednesday even
ing and considerable business OF import
ance was transacted.
With the exception ct a slight difference
over the reappointment of William Fralev
as one of the policemen, because OF the
fact that he had taken out license for a
hotel and bar attached on West Patrick
street, there was no trouble over the APP
pointment of officers for the city.
The Mayor made the 70 lowing APP
pointments for the year:
City attorney, Edward !. Smith; city
health officer, DIR. Ira J. McCurdv; water
rent collector; John ]. Biser; seperinten-
dent of water works, George A. Burck;
CITY engineer, Emory c. Crum; superln-
tendent of streets, Harry G. Best; engin-
eer city plant, Samuel Abrecht; fireman
city plant, Clarke Cromwell; lineman city
plant, George Wallace; clock winder, w.
L. o. Fisher; health board, DIR. A. l..
Pearre. DR.. T. B. Johnson; market mas
ter and weigher, ] Henry Schmidt; city
constables. George ]. Hoffman, chief;
Adam Bruchey, c. r. Hoffman. John
Adams. Thomas Filby, Jacob Quynn,
John Blumenauer, William Fraley, John
Englebright lanitor, William Hopwood;
dog catcher, Ephraim Eyler.
Although the board appropriated $500
for the channeling of Carroll Creek, En-
gineer Crum said that the work would
probably be completed for about two
hundred dollars. The engineer submit
ted report showing that $I63 S3 had
been spent on the work, which consisted
in taking out islands and making level
channel.
The engineer gave skeleton report Of
the cost of labor and material from May
I6 to June IL, which was as follows.
Labor, SI,Io5. IS; material, SG,Io2 10. A
detailed report will be submitted later.
A contribution of thirty dollars was
voted the committee of ladies from the
Civic Club IN charge Of the Safe and Sane
Fourth of July celebration by the Board.
This money will go towards the subscrip-
ton fund and with the contributions re-
ceived the total amount now subscribed
is $1,000
The dog question, after hanging fire for
nearly year-practically during the en-
tire administration OF the present board
was settled when the Board Of Aldermen
unanimously voted to require all dogs TO
be muzzed during the entire year, to be
tagged, and to be taken up by dog
Gather if not muzzled and tagged.
1t is a very thorough ordinance. 1t
gives the city just the protection for which
the aldermen have been seeking for near
ly one year. and will reduce the liability
of law suits from dog biting to mini
mum.
The ordinance provides for a dog
catcher who shall receive fee of two
dollars per dog killed, vet the duties of
the dog catcher under this ordinance are
divers. II dog is roaming the streets,
tagged but unmuzzled, the catcher is sup
posed TO notify the owner; and if muzzled
but not tagged the catcher is required to
properly care for the dog for forty eight
hours and then kill it if not called for.
George o. Grossnickle, resident of
East Church street, extended, came be-
fore the board and asked the city to con-
struct cement curb on the portion Of East
Church street fromeWhlsner street to the
Frederick Gas Works property. He re-
ported that the residents were willing to
pay their share. The request was granted.
The old question of dumping on the
northeast dump of Frederick was again
brought up by Murray D. Fout, of East
Eighth street. who reported that the sur
face of the dump was eight feet or more
higher than the surface of his property,
and that in case of rain, he was literally
'swamped.
Mayor Fraley asked for information
concerning the liability of the railroad to
sound gongs al each street intersection
and the rate of speed that it permitted.
The Mayor reported that some Of the
cars were exceeding the speed limit.
1t was reported that the speed limit was
six miles in some sections and ten in
others, and if violations were persisted in
the penalty was the conhscation of The
charter The Mayor will have confer
ence with Emory l.. Coblentz, president
of the Hagerstown and Frederick Rail
road