The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-04-08
CITY Council Names
Baumgartner as Head;
Appointments Made
Rate Changes to be Effective
Council Decides to Adopt
New Fiscal Year

New Fiscal Year
The City Council of Oakland re-
organized on Monday evening by
naming DR.. f. l. Baumgartner again
as president of Council and making
all necessary appointments.
The oath of office was administered
to councilmen Ralph Pritts, Earl
Shartzer, and Harry L. Stempl2, by
Joseph limbaugh, recently elected
mayor, who had been sworn in pre-
viously by the clerk Of the Circuit
Court.
Arthur Lawton was named clerk
collector and other appointments in
Guided the following: hn j.
Sweeney, day police; Leslie J. Baker,
night police; James Compton, water
superintendent; H. A. Loraditch,
police magistrate; Lee K. Mason,
weighmaster; Lewis r. Jones, city
attorney.
Committees Water and Street,
DR.. Baumgartner, chairman; Harry
L. Stemple, Earl Shartzer, Edward
G. Schmidt, and Mayor limbaugh,
ex-otficio Golf committee, Ralph
Pritts, chairman, Z. G. Schmidt and
Prentice DeBelry; Finance commit
tee, Prentice DeBerry, chairman, DR..
Baumgartner, Harry Stemplc, Ralph
Pritts.
Mayor limbaugh brought to the
attention of the council that the
water and street departments should
be separated with all water accounts
in separate account. Money from this
account would be used for the water
department, while funds from taxes
and the general account would sup
ply funds for streets and general eX-
penses. 1t was also announced that
back water bills and back taxes must
be paid by May list, or water would
be discontinued and properties sold
for taxes.
To Change Rates
Council ruled that the ordinance en-
the water rates would be changed
effective at the June quarter. The
minimum would be $3.50 instead Of
$500 for those residing within the
corporate limits, and the minimum
for those outside the corporation
would be $500 instead of $3.50.
Price of taps also were increased,
sewer taps now being listed at $25,
and water taps from $25 for 3/4-
inch tap to $4,000 for pinch tap.
Adopts New Fiscal Year
The Council decided to adopt the
new fiscal year as the calendar year
to conform to the new state regu-
lation The levy this year will be for
10 months period The rate will
not be set until the May meeting, it
was stated.
The audit of the books of the clerk
collector and treasurer, made by Har-
land L. Jones, were accepted
L Jul pei Mus NCIC x cIilCAs
To Charles Nair, to erect 4-room
stone bungalow, 81 by 26, between
4th and 5th streets, on Martins
alley.
To A. D. Naylor and company, for
an addition, in rear of the present
building, II by q, three stories in
height, with freproof furnace room
in basement, office rooms on first
floor, and storage rooms above.
To Leslie J. Baker, to erect
dence, % by 28, Z story siX-rooms,
ON Seventh street.
To Wilbert r. Ridder, to erect
sign over the entrance to the Music
Shop and Insurance agency on Second
street.
Other Business
Collections amounted to $1,21G.02
for the month, which included $517.-
II from water, $3.50 from taxes
and $63S65 from miscellaneous. The
miscellaneous included two items
from gasoline tax for both January
and February amounting to $253.57
and $261.27
Bills amounted to $2,SS796. Sun
day movie tax amounted to $3.50.
The council read letter from the
Library Board requesting that $500
be appropriated towards the con-
struction Of the library in Oakland.
No action was taken at this meet
ing.
The report of the health depart
ment showed the water to be OK.
Glen Bittinger was before the
council about construction of a bridge
at East End, but action was deferred
until after an inspection by council
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