The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-07-14

In order that as much time as
possible could be given To Doctor
Ray of the University of Maryland,
who attended the regular council
meeting on Thursday night to dis
cuss the setting up of a personnel
department at City Hall, special
meeting of the council was held on
Wednesday night at Tbs, to dispose
of an accumulation of business that
had piled up since the last regular
meeting. In addition to the regular
routine matters, some important de-
cjsions were made.
On the motion of Councilman j.
Frank Elliott, the city attorney was
instructed to see what could be done
to get East Franklin st. Extended
Gan undeveloped section of the
street still privately owned deed
ed to the city in order that the res
idents of the section may get water
and sewerage installed, and the
street improved. In the meantime
the Council authorized the collection
of both garbage and tin cans for the
/ section.
Councilman Elliott also got auth
ority to have the residents of Mid
way Road instructed to install curbs
and sidewalks, as a preliminary to
the city putting in an improved road
there
On the motion of Councilman Luz
ther Broom, the board of park com
missioners were requested to in
vestigate large parcel of ground
on Wilson Boulevard as a site for
playground for the South End.
The property, which comprises sew
eral acres, has been offered to the
city at a reasonable price, and as
soon as the park board reports back
to the Mayor and Council, some de-
cision will be made regarding it.
An ordnance was introduced and
passed UNANIMOUSLY, that authorizes
yrr city to ut down weeds on pri-
!ai9ly ownec property within ti,o
city limits ana to bill tie owners OF
the property at the minimum rate
of $40 for each job completed. The
bill for the weed cutting would be
/ added to the owners tax bill and
I of course would become lien on the
property if unpaid. The ordinance
in its entirely will be found on
page four.
The perennial question of paw
ing of alleys in the city was brought
up again and was finally disposed OF
for 1949, when the council agreed
that due to the fact that there was
no specific appropriation in the 194e
budget for the Improvement of al
leys,; any Improvements needed
would be help up until 1850, with q
definite appropriation of such work
being included in next years bud
/ get.
Another important action taken
by the council was the unanimously
passed motion authorizing the city
attorney to draw up an ordinance
providing for the setting up of &
planning and zoning commission
consisting of five members. The or
dinance will authorize the Mayor tc
appoint the members of the com
mission, subject to confirmation by
the council. This question of set
ting up a planning and zoning com
mission for HagerStown has beer
talked about for long time, but al
last some definite action has beer
taken. Immediately the ordinance
has. been prepared by the city at
torney and voted on by the council
Mayor Mills will announce the
names of the five members he has
selected for this important job.
Action was also taken by the C uln-
ell toward improving some of th<
streets in the city that are in bad
shape, perhaps the most important
being that block of East Washington
Street from Mulberry Street 70 Can
non Avenue The city engineer wa.
\ instructed to get this job completed
I before winter.
Another important action taker
was move to further protect the
children who will be going to the
new Fountaindale School Proper.
ty owners on the west side of Penn.
sylvania Avenue, from the house
numbered 1109 to Fairview Road
are to be instructed to install curb!
and pavement, and the city engineer
was also instructed to get cost es
| innate on proposal to install a pc
deStrian underpaSS under the high