The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-22
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Our Git
Our OlC Up Many
Matters for Consideration.

companies draw an allowance ANIMAL
~ from the city, and Alderman Abbott
Drought out that the city has no sup
erVlslon over them. As a result the
| nose couplings of the three compan-
les are entirely different and cannot
De used jointly without the assistance
OF an intricate set of couplings.
Inc question was brought TO light
Dy communication received from the
independent Fire Engine Company.
through Alderman Phebus a request
| was made to the board to assume the
interest on $1,000 borrowed for that
company The board will pay the
interest. Alderman Phebus explained
tnat the former Board of Aldermen
left the present administration a leg
acy In the form of pledge of $4,000
10 tne nre companies. Four thousand
OF this was paid to the Junior Steam
FIRE Engine Company and $1,000 10
the Independent Company, leaving a
balance of S1,700.
Two thousand dollars was paid to
the Maryland Amiesite and Stone
Company. A balance of about a thous-
and dollars is still due the company.
Inc board made an official inspec-
tlon OF the street, which was complet-
ed yesterday.
Alderman Cutler reported that the
crossing at the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks and East Third streets, was
dangerous. An inspection will be
made.
Petitions were received from the
residents of East street, between Pat
rick and Church streets, relative to the
attachment to the city sewer This
matter has been left in the hands of
the city attorney and the city engi-
neer.
The semi-annual statement of City
Engineer Emory c. Crum from June
IL, 1914, until December IL, 1915,
shows that $4,480.12 was spent for
labar and $7,923.S2 was spent for ma
terial.
City Engineer Crum made the fol-
lowing report for street work from
December IL until January Is: Labor,
$41S.29; material, $13.22.
The city will send City Health
Officer DR.. Ira J. McCurdy and the
visiting nurse of the Anti-Tuberculo-
sis Society of Frederick county, Miss
Garner, to Annapolis this week, to
attend the convention which will he
held in the State House.
The expenditure of sufficient money
to enable the city to sell electric cur
rent, manufactured at it's electric
light plant was recommended last
night by Alderman Elmer Nice Phe-
bus. For more than a year Alder
man Phebus has been talking about
having the city go into the public
utility business. He has been sound
Board of Aldermen and talking with
several business men of the city.
Gentlemen, it soon will be time
for the city to do something to meet
the demands that are being made for
electric light" said Mayor Lewis H.
Fraley last night to the Aldermen. 1t
was this that caught the attention Of
Alderm; n Phebus
81 tell you I'm in favor of fixing
the electric light plant so that we
can sell current" commenced Alder
man Phebus. when this board has
done that you can go out of office
with the feeling that you have done
something" That's right" said AL
derman Shoemaker "You know l
have always been in favor of selling
light" said Mayor Fraley.
These were the only comments that
were made on the question. Alderman
Phebus looked at the other members
of the board for an endorsement. None
came. Alderman Cutler and Alderman
Abbott sat tight and reserved their
opinions.
"The improvements at the city
electric light plant should not be
hampered by money limit, answer
ed Alderman Phebus to a question.
"Spend just as much as necessary to
put the plant in condition to sell.
light That's my position"
The light committee of the Board
of Aldermen is now conducting an
investigation relative to complete
overhauling of the lighting system. An
effort is being made to secure street
lamp which will give the greatest
amount of light with the least con-
sumption of current. 1t is likely that
a new generator will be installed ut
the plant, the committee having Sc
cured the price of modern one.
Recently many requests have been
made for additional lights in the var
ious sections of the city. Last night
the Mayor reported that residents and
property owners of East Frederick, re-
siding near the Frederick Fair
Grounds, had asked for more light.
If necessary the city will carry its
accounts to the court in an effort to
bring in the back street assessments
and taxes. Last night at meeting
of the Board of Aldermen the claims
committee recommended that the city
attorney be instructed to proceed ac-
cording to the provisions of the law to
make these collections. The report
was unanimously adopted by the
board
The members of the committee and
the Board of Aldermen refused last
night to give out the amount that was
yet due the city. They reported that
it will be made public at the proper
time. 1t is understood, however, that
tho amount still due is not unusually