Interesting items from the 1916
to 1924
Town meeting minutes
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May 15, 1916
Burgess and Commissioners meet
at regular session following
bills presented past and ordered
paid.
Bill of Emmitsburg, electric
company $38
Bill of Frailey Brother for iron
plate-nine dollars
Clerk read letters from the
Health Board in regards to
sanitary conditions of some
places in Emmitsburg board
promise to act on these
assessments at wants no further
business removed to adjourn.
April 4, 1916
Burgess and Commissioners met at
special session. On motion we
hire and Mr. Friozell to remove
garbage and the Commissioners
agreed to pay him two dollars a
week saying is to be put into
operation or April 18, 1916 and
he is to remove all garbage once
each week in summer, and each
month during the winter. Motion
carried.
April 11, 1916
Burgess and Commissioners meet
at regular session. The Clark
was authorized to publish notice
and weekly Chronicle for
nominations to be held on
Thursday evening at eight
o'clock to nominate a
commissioner for term or three
years, and the Burgess for one
year.
May 8, 1916.
The Burgess and Commissioners
met at Fireman's hall at 8 p.m.
to organize the following were
proposed an elected on motion.
Mr. William Morrison to be
elected president of the Board
for one-year motion carried. On
motion, Mr. Moser, to be
appointed secretary for term of
one year. Motion carried. On
motion, Mr. William Morrison be
elected treasurer for term are
one-year. Motion carried. Motion
was made that Mr. Isaac Hahn the
appointed constable for term of
one-year for the sum of $25 per
month motion carried. On motion,
Mr. Rosensteel, be appointed
street commissioner for term of
one-year motion carried. On
motion, Mr. Joseph Myers be
appointed tax collector for the
term of one-year motion carried.
Motion was made that the Burgess
and Commissioners pay Mr. James
Elder, $30 per year for room for
jail. Motion carried. Motion was
made that Frizzel to remove all
garbage at two dollars per week,
seem to be removed once each
week during the summer months,
and once each month during
winter months, motion carried.
No further business meeting
adjourned.
May 15, 1916.
Special meeting of Board of
Commissioners, Fireman's hall 8
p.m.. Meeting called to order by
Burgess J. Stuart Annan. Mrs.
Cordoc appointed chairman of the
committee to solicit funds for
oiling in the streets. Moved and
recorded the manner of oiling
The streets and the grade of oil
to be used be left to the
Burgess and the Commissioners.
Moved and seconded that we
purchased a stone for grading
the streets from Mr. Rodney.
Motion carried moved and
seconded that the president of
the Board looked after the backs
of the doors at Fireman's hall.
Also the property of Mrs. John
Agnew motion carried. No further
business meeting adjourned.
June 13, 1916
Regular meeting of Burgess and
Commissioners. All members being
president. There was no business
of interest transacted.
July 11, 1916
Regular meeting of Burgess and
Commissioners. The following
bills were ordered paid.
Seger & Co. License tags for
dogs, $3.07.
E. Moser, postage and stationary
$1.15.
Charles Motter constable for
July 4, $1.15
Nothing more claiming attention
at this meeting. Board
adjourned.
August 11, 1916
Regulare meeting a Burgess and
Commissioners. The following
bills were ordered paid.
John Meutzer - work on streets-
$2.52.
John Hospilhorn - work on
streets - $2.01.
Lennerman - drugs -$.50
New Slagle garage - automobile
to Frederick, five dollars
US asphalt company-oil for
street-$4.07.
J. Stuart Annan-telephone
call-$.41.
Board adjourned.
September 5, 1916
Special meeting a Burgess and
Commissioners for the purpose of
drafting an ordinance for the
purpose of issuing bonds for
funds to improve Frederick
Street in connection with the
state roadwork on that street.
The Burgess was ordered to write
the ordinance, & saying that
Raider meeting September 12,
1916, for passage or rejection.
Nothing more claiming attention
meeting adjourned.
September 12, 1916
Regular meeting, a Burgess and
Commissioners. Ordinance for the
purpose of having a bond issued,
approved nothing more claiming
the attention of the Board
meeting adjourned.
October 3, 1916
Special meeting of the Burgess
and Commissioners. Mr. C J
Zacharias appeared before the
Board and certified to
correctness of election returns
of elections held on September
25, 1916 for bond issue. The
following vote were cast 81 for
bond issue 21 against bond
issue. Nothing more claiming the
attention at of this meeting the
Board adjourned.
October 10, 1916
Regular meeting of the board of
Commissioners met at Fireman's
hall. All members present moved
and seconded Albert Adelsburger
be appointed tax collector for
year 1916 Motion carried. Moved
and seconded Bill, a Joseph Long
for $5.40. The pay. Nothing more
claiming attention of this
meeting. Board adjourned.
November 14, 1916
Regular meeting of the Board of
Commissioners met at Fireman's
hall. Moved and seconded the
following bills be ordered paid.
Bill of hotel Moudorff-
sandwiches and coffee-$1.30.
Bernard peters-work on
street-$1.78.
P. Ogle-hauling stone and
oil-$26
Joseph Eyler-special police
duty, October 13, 1916 $1.50.
Harry Eyler-special police
duty, October 31, 1916 $1.50.
Robert Eyler-special police
duty, October 31. 1916 $1.50
William Agnew-special police
duty, October 31, 1916 $1.50
Albert Adelsburger special
police duty-October 31,
1916-$1.50.
Chronicle
office-printing-$27.58.
There being nothing more
claiming the attention of this
meeting. Board adjourned.
December 12, 1916
Regular meeting of board of
Commissioners met at Fireman's
hall period All members present.
Bill of John Meutzer for work on
street $5.32 ordered paid. There
being nothing more claiming the
attention of this Board meeting
adjourned.
January 9, 1917.
Regular meeting of Board of
Commissioners, met at Fireman's
hall. All members present. Moved
and seconded Bill Boyle Brothers
of $40.61. The pay motion
carried there being nothing more
claiming attention of this
meeting the Board adjourned.
January 6, 1917.
Special meeting of the Board of
Commissioners met at the jail
room, all members present.
Mr. B M Kuschmen manager
Emmitsburg electric company was
called in at this meeting to
explain why the town was not
been lighted better. It seemed
to be an oversight on the part
of the management that streets
were not been lighted better. Is
now generally understood that
any member of the Board of
Commissioners have the right to
order the lights to be lighted
when streets are dark during the
moonlight period. There being
nothing more claiming attention
of this meeting the Board
adjourned.
February 13, 1917
Regular meeting of the Board of
Commissioners met in jail room.
All members present. Mr. Rowe
met with aboard, and gave them
the list of stock holders
entitled to pay taxes on their
stock to the Corporation. Bill
of H. M Ashbaugh of $1643
ordered paid. There being
nothing more claiming the
attention of this meeting
adjourned.
March 13, 1917
Regular meeting of the Board of
Commissioners met at jail room
all members present.
Upon motion and seconded that
the $2500 bond issue for street
improvements should be issued in
the following denominations.
$1000 in bonds and $50 each, and
$1500 in bonds of $100 each. The
rate of interest as fixed by the
Board is to be 5%, to be paid
semiannually on October 1 and
April 1 of each year. Bonds to
mature in 20 years. The clerk
was ordered to get species of
bonds of denominations, as
stated as soon as possible.
Bill on DF Roddy for crushed
stone ordered paid there being
nothing more claiming the
attention of this meeting in
adjourned.
April 2, 1917
Special meeting of the Board of
Commissioners met at jail room,
all members present. The Burgess
supported John S. Agnew for
ensuing year. The appointment
was approved by the
Commissioners. The clerk was
instructed to publish in the
weekly Chronicle notice of
registration to held at
Fireman's hall Tuesday, April
17, between the hours of 8 a.m.
and 2 p.m. the same to be
publish in the issue of April 7,
1917
April 17, 1917
Special meeting of the Board of
Commissioners met in jail room.
I are a President aboard, the
clerk was ordered to have notice
published in the weekly
Chronicle of this is his meeting
to be held in Fireman's hall on
Thursday evening, April 26 at
7:30 p.m. for the purpose of
nominations of a Burgess to
serve for one-year and
Commissioners to serve for three
years.
April 24, 1917
Special meeting of the Board of
Commissioners met at jail room.
The following bills were passed
and ordered paid.
William Morrison-Treasurer and
Commissioner-$25
J. Stewart Annan-Burgess - $25
H. E. Harner Commissioner - $15.
J. Rosensteel-Commissioner - $15
E. Moser-Clerk $15
Albert Adelsburger-tax
collector- $25
Nothing more claiming attention
of this Board meeting adjourned.
May 9, 1917
Regular meeting of the Board of
Commissioners met in jail room.
All members present. No business
of importance meeting adjourned.
May 15, 1917
Special meeting of the Bard of
Commissioners met in jail room.
Meeting called to order by J.
Stewart Annan Burgess. Ed Moser
was made temporary secretary.
Moved and seconded William
Morrison to be made President
aboard for one-year. And Moser
was made clerk to Burgess and
Commissioner for one-year.
William Morrison, be made
Treasurer for one-year. Motion
carried Rosensteel to be made
street Commissioner for one-year
motion carried Albert
Adelsburger be made tax
collector for one-year motion
carried. Albert Adelsburge being
hereby authorized and empowered
to collect all taxes uncollected
by former tax collector Joseph
Myers for the year 1914 and
1915. The Board of Commissioners
will be at jail room on Tuesday
evening. May 22 to receive
applications for town constable
for the ensuing year. Motion
carried. There being no other
business of importance meeting
adjourned.
May 22, 1917
Special meeting of Burgess and
the Commissioners met in jail
room to receive applications for
town policeman. Mr. Victor Rowe
was appointed policeman for
ensuing year add a sour your $25
per month, and he is also to
look after all street crossings
and alleyways of town and keep
same in good condition.
May 29, 1917
Regular meeting of Burgess and
Commissioners in jail room. All
members being present. Moved and
seconded we except the Bill for
grading Frederick street as
presented by the State Road
commission. Moved and seconded,
we employ Mr. Vincent Sebold as
attorney for the Corporation of
Emmitsburg at a salary of $20
per year and the clerk to give
him notice of his appointment in
writing motion carried. Moved
and seconded the clerk
correspond with firms having
crushed stone for sale and
ascertain the cost per ton.
June 7, 1917
Burgess and Commissioners met in
jail or for the purpose to
passed an ordinance to pave
Frederick street from public
square to corporate limits of
Emmitsburg. Motion carried.
June 13, 1917
Burgess and Commissioners met in
Fireman's hall for the purpose
of adjusting taxes. Charles
Gillian came before the Board
for the purpose of having as
taxes adjusted. Thomas Geliwicks
came before the Board to have as
taxes adjusted.
June 28, 1917.
Special meeting of Brugess and
Commissioners met in special
session for the purpose of
passing an ordinance granting
the state road commissioner to
write to construct State Road on
streets herein maintaining.
Frederick Street, from the
corporate limits to Fountain
Square. Gettysburg Street from
corporate limits to Fountain
Square in E. Main St. From
corporate limits to Fountain
Square motion past.
July 3, 1917.
It
was decided to set the curb back
2 ft. again at the alley, where
it intersects with Frederick at
the property of the Emmitsburg
motorcar company to the
corporate limits on said street.
Moved and seconded that the
coupons of the bonds for the
streets and permits be made
payable at the banking house on
Annan Horner Company.
July 12, 1917.
Moved and seconded to Bauer $200
on the bond issue for the
purpose to defraying the
expenses progress and
Commissioners putting in the
curb and gutter on Frederick
Street.
Whereas the state road
commissioner of Maryland has
agreed to concrete 16 ft. of the
bed of Frederick Street and
Gettysburg Street, and also
considering in preparing to
concrete 16 ft. at East Main St.
To connect up with the state
road constructed by the said
state road commissioner, which
said concreting on said streets
by said state road is
conditioned by the town of
Emmitsburg, completing the
concreting on said street from
curb to curb. And whereas, by
the act of the assembling 1908.
Chapter 44, the town was
authorized to issue bonds, which
was confirmed by a vote
authorized by said act to an
amount not exceeding $2500.
Now, therefore, be it resolved,
that the Burgess and
Commissioners of the Emmitsburg
issue said Bond. Sighing J.
Stewart Annan, Burgess
October 17, 1917.
Ordinance passed to pay the
public Square, as set out in the
plot and blueprints of the state
road commissioner. Also
Gettysburg Street from public
Square to ? Street, and Rhodes
alley as set out in the plot and
blueprints of said road
commissioner.
Moved and seconded a notice be
served on the Emmitsburg
generating company. To put down
a concrete sidewalk in front of
their property on Frederick
Street.
Many infrequent complaints have
been made to the Commissioners
of Emmitsburg by a citizen of
said town of the back conditions
other footway or pavement in the
front of the lot of ground of
the Emmitsburg generating
company on Frederick Street.
When investigating the Board of
Commissioners found that the
said complaints or well-founded
and that the footway or pavement
in front of the said Emmitsburg
generating company is a very bad
condition, and that a new
sidewalk is necessary for the
convenience of the public.
Notice is hereby given
Emmitsburg generating company to
construct a new concrete
pavement. Not less than by the
wide in front of its lot on
Frederick Street. On the gray
and levels established by the
Board of Commissioners from the
south end of the payment of
Frank Biehl property on said
street to the corporate limits
on said town on said Frederick
Street.
Jan 8, 1918.
Moved and seconded that Vincent
Sebold attorney for the town of
Emmitsburg draft of Bill and had
same past by the session of the
Legislature for 1918. To empower
the Burgess and Commissioners to
have the right to issue another
bond. Not to exceed $7,500.
May 22, 1918.
William Morris said, elected
president of Board of
Commissioners, Harry Harner and
J. Rosensteel Street
Commissioners for one year,
William Morrison treasurer for
one year and Harry Ashbaugh
clerk for one year.
June 4, 1918.
Special meeting was held at
Fireman’s hall. Mr. Albert
Adelsbugh appointed town
constable for one year. Mr.
Vincent Seabold Council for one
year, $20 a year. Commissioners
to receive $15 a year. Treasury
to receive $10 a year Burgess to
receive $25 a year. Clerk to
receive $15 a year.
November 16, 1918
A
special meeting held at H.C.
Harner store with all members
present. The object of the
meeting was to advertise for a
doctor, age 30 to 50 years, to
come to Emmitsburg to set up
practice be placed in the
Baltimore Sun, the Philadelphia
at North American, and Medical
Journal newspapers.
May 19, 1919.
J.
Stewart Annan sworn in as
Burgess, Oscar Frailey as
commissioner.
July 19, 1920.
Motion past to hold referendum
on issuing a bond for use in
improving roads and Emmitsburg.
Referendum to be held July 30,
1920.
May 10, 1921.
Oscar Frailey elected secretary,
Mr. Morrison appointed treasurer
of Board.
May 24, 1921.
Albert Adelsburger was appointed
constable. His salary will be
based upon the number of arrest
he makes. Peter Burkett was
appointed tax collector at $35
year.
January 14, 1922 special
meeting.
Moved and seconded to combined
to current notes in Annan Horner
Bank, one note for $500, and the
other $795, into one note.
March 11, 1922.
Peter Burkett’s bill as tax
collector, 35 hours.
Henry Stokes-Burgess, $25
Commissioners- $45
William Morrison,
treasurer-$10
Oscar Frailey, secretary-$10.
May 9, 1922.
Harry Stokes elected Burgess, J.
Lewis Rhodes commissioner, for
three years at regular election
held May 1, 1922. William
Morrison elected president of
Board.
June 13, 1922.
Ordinance 153 granting West Main
St.tTo the state of Maryland
approved.
July 11, 1922.
Mrs. A Annan appeared before
Board reporting interview with
Governor that contract for
concreting West Main St., have
been awarded too Baster Long &
Co. And would be built 18
ft.-wide, providing corporation
would give $1000 as town share
for the additional width.
August 8, 1922.
Ordinance number 155 past
prohibiting parking of
automobiles, but Eastside of
Gettysburg Street from Square to
Green street. Also on Frederick
Street, within 200 ft. of the
Square.
May 16, 1923.
Henry Stokes elected Burgess.
William Morrison elected
commissioner for three years.
William Morrison elected
chairman of the Board. Joseph
Eyler appointed constable. Ed
Ohler was appointed treasurer.
William Morrison appointed
Street superintendent.
June 12, 1923.
Ordinance passed prohibiting the
haling of dead animals through
the streets of the Corporation
of Emmitsburg, unless covered.
November 15, 1923
Town notified that speed amid
signs will soon be posted. 35
mph will be the limit and open
country, 20 mph, and not thickly
populated parts of the country
and 15 mph in thickly settled
parts of cities, towns and
villages.
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