The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-04-03
Program For Big Repairs to city.

Program For Big Repairs to City
Improvements and repairs, amounting
TO about ten or twelve thousand dollars
to streets. curbs and water mains, must
be made0this spring and summer. The
various members of the board and city
officials realized that Tuesday evening.
Alderman Grove gave warning that the
steady draw on the city finances must
stop If these Improvements were to be
made.
CITY Engineer Crum urged that the
members OF the board get together and
make schedule of the repairs that were
absolutely necessary was enumerated as
follows: Resurfacing for Park avenue.
and Washington and Madison street; in
Stallation of water main on West South
street. ('down for nearly a century, :"
says the Mayor !. repairs to city bridges.
and MANY other small Jobs.
1t is felt that there is other work that
must be done. Alderman Grove said
something should certainly be done to
improve the streets surrounding the
Court House He branded the present
conditions as a disgrace to Frederick.
Alderman Cutler said that not all Of
the back taxes had not been reported
collected by former City Register M. "A.
McCaffrey. The board instructed the
Committee on Claims to procure list of
moneys still due the city, and urged that
Mr. McCaffrey make the collections. II
is not known how much money is still
due the city from Mr.. McCatfrey's term
of office.
Alderman Abbott reported that the
Market street bridge was in bad condl-
ton. The matter was referred to the
City Engineer, who was instructed to
make an investigation. The price of in
stalling cement floor on city bridges
and wooden block floors will be given.
Bids for the furnishing of coal for the
city for one year were opened. The bid
bers were:
Maryland Brick and Supply Company
Big Vein, Georges Greek coal. $3. IS
long ton, delivered on city siding.
J. NJ. Newman & Co, Big Vein. S7.2A
per ton, or $3.2o per ton the year round
Ira E. Biser, agent, Big Vein, Georges
Greek coal, $3.I2 per ton.
The contract was not awarded. The
matter was referred to the Committee on
Electrical Light.
An ordinance increasing the flat salary
of the city water rent collector was PASS
ed. An ordinance, accepting the layout
and plat Of the Swastika Realty Com
pany for the development OF the portion
of the property recently taken in the cor
poratlon limits of the city was accepted
by the board.
The question of installing a concrete
floor in the engine room of the United
Steam Fire Engine Company was
brought up and referred to the Commit
tee on Fire Companies.
Alderman Cutler brought up the mat
ter of installing a service water pipe to
the building Of the Greater Hood College
properties. The college will install the
pipe under the supervision of the CITY.
The Mayor reported that the drainage
conditions were bad in the first alley in
tersecting at Patrick street. The matter
was referred to the city engineer The
Mayor reported that the crossings on
East Partlck street had been torn up.
The damage will be repaired.
Repairs to various curbs and cutters in
the city we're ordered.
Trinity Church Gets New Pastor.
Rev. F. F. Neel is the new pastor OF
the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church,
South. this city, according to the an
nouncement of Bishop Denny at the
closing session of the conference held in
ST. PauPs church, Baltimore, Monday
night. The appointments are always the
last matter Of importance to come before
the annual conference and number of
changes we're made. Rev 7. ]. Ringer,
who has been the pastor here, was as
signed to Marvin church, Baltimore.
Other assignments in Washington dis
trict, E. v. REGISTER, presiding Elder.
and which are of local interest follow:
Emory church--E L. Woolf.
Colesvlle-I. w. Mitchell.
Rockvile-F. M. Richardson.
Potomac-A. B. Sapp. supply.
Gaithersburg- P. Hamill.
Goshen-W. L. Smith.
Clarksburg c. Smith.
Poolesville-J. T. Williams.
Brunswick-M. T. Tabler.
Hyattsville and Brentwood &C. L. De-
Long.
Beltsville-G. T. D. Collins.
Conference secretary and treasurer Of
education-H. p HamilI.
Superintendent Wesley A. B. c. De-
partment-C. D. Bulla, member of Mt.