The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-08-04

| acted at the regular meeting OF the
Mayor and Council held on Thurs
day night.
In line with the present admins
tration's economy drive, it was de-
cided to change the heating systems
at. both the market house and the
equipment building from coal to
oil, and Mayor Mills. in asking his
Council to move that the change be
made, pointed out that with the low
cost of fuel oil for heating, and the
almost certain continuing rise in
the price of coal, the expense of
changing over from coal to oil will
be saved in the first year of opera
| ton.
The Council unanimously voted
for the change-over, and City En-
gineer Abbott was instructed to i'm
mediately advertise for bids for the
necessary work.
A letter was received from the
president of the Little Baseball
League, which has proved so popular
since it was organized at the begin
ming of the summer. In his letter
the president asked that the city
furnish the league with 5000 to en-
able Hagerstown's All Star team to
complete in a tournament in New
Jersey early in August (the win
ners of which will go on to Will
Transport, Pa, to play in the cham
pionship play-offs), and also to pro-
vide special uniforms for the All
Star team for the tournament.
After quite bit of discussion in
which the whole question Of the
city providing funds for conventions
and the like, the Council, on the mo-
ton of Councilman Jennings, who
came out strongly in support of not
only the Little League, but of all
the other juvenile leagues that OPP
crate in Hagerstown Gas did all the
other Councilmen), voted to go along
with the request of the president of
the Little League to the extent of
$500.
Mayor Mills then pointed out that
logical way % handle these various
requests that are received by the
Mayor and Council for funds from
time to time, would be to set up
definite appropriation for that pur-
pose in the 1850 budget, and on the
!; motion of Councilman Broom. the
) Mayors suggestion was adopted.
In making the motion, Council
man Broom asked the press and ra-
dio to publicize the resolution and
to ask all organizations, sponsoring
both adult and juvenile events, who
feel they are entitled to funds from
the city treasury, to file with the
City Clerk, not later than December
/, their anticipated requests for
funds in 1885,
: This means that organizations
who expect to hold conventions,
, parades, etc, in Hagerstown in 1850,
and any of the organizations that
have athletic and recreational pro-
grams for the benefit of the young
Sters of the community, and who
think they are entitled to city funds
| to help them along, should before
December l file with City Clerk
Kerney statement showing what
conventions, ETC., they plan to hold
, in Hagerstown in 1850 and the ap-
proximate amount they will ask the
city to contribute towards expenses
1t was pointed out, however, that
the filling of such statements would
not automatically entitle the organ
izations to city support, but it would
enable the city to set up an appro-
priation in their budget which would
be earmarked specifically for these
conventions, etc
1t was also pointed out that each
application for funds from the city
in 1850 would be carefully screened
by the Mayor and Council, and they
would make the final decision as to
: how much, if anything, should be
finally appropriated in each case
The Mayor and Council also voted
to petition the Federal Housing Au-
thority for permission to terminate
the city's contract with FILA for OPP
Grafton of the SO temporary veterans
housing units in Hagerstown, eff
fective September l. The decision
to ask for the termination of the
contract was based on the fact that
; the Office of City Treasurer Sum-
mer is unable to give the time to
) properly take care of the project,