The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-29
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yAN DEMoGRAy
fAoCAEDINGS OF THE T0wT
COUNCIL.

oo, Al AN am'etiOg Of the Council, on Ii,
nu,ulLsi'' the following gentlemen were TC
present q, ~! :. A. N. Dent, President "' +
n r. p "G T5:, Clerk, ". c. Bchue' It.
p p D. n,; Ldmls'on, J: +. Cummings, c.
Aldermen. sVh''eEen
On motion, tie Clerk was or,,,u.,
TO make out tax tickets on licer V.SI 1T
ua "a to Tue Sergeant fer collection, "D'
on motion, the Weish-Ma.ter w,s
Instructed NJ, not to credit for WEIGHING
ne PRESIDENT was authorized to draw
upon upon. the treasury for the bill Of ], 8
Bridge. " ''Onc Goal
On motion, the alley known as Court
a.. .h.Iey was ordered to be opened : and
:ne attorney ordered up bond, bind.
ing Mr.. DOwney in fair terms, for II.
sale Of so much property as is needed
for the same. '0su
,,S On motion, Dr.. Bland vas appointed
arbitrator for the Corporation,
was adopted: AA''
BE At ordained, That all property.
holders shall, within two months from,
the passage Of this Ordinance C. W
and make all Necessary repairs on ,Lr
Sidewalks upon and adjoining their
property; and shall also clean IN the
aiFt; rubbish, &C., which has collected
In the cutters or half way across tho
street in front Of their property, throw,
ing it up into piles.
SECTION .. Any property holder
failing to do as is required by the Is,
section Of this ordinance, the same will
Ie done by the Street Commissioner,
and the costs assessed upon and col.
lected from such propcrty.hoIdcr,
Adopted May 20, 1871.
On motion, Committee Of three was
appointed to revise the ordinances
Msssrs. j. W. Woflindin, G. p. Oliver
and ". G. Bennett.
On motion, the Street Commissioner
was ordered to ascertain and rcpor,
favorable locations for lamps, to be used
tor lighting the town. how many are
needed, what persons will take care Of
them ii placed on their property, how
much 10 or twenty painted posts OF The
requisite length could be placed in the
ground for, and how much salary would
be required for person to light and
take care Of them.
Mr.. Preston Dawson was elected
Street Commissioner, the vote standing
four for Mr. D., aud one for Mr.. J. s.
Williams.
On motion, the Mayor was author
lied to purchase book for a docket,
aud ordered to keep the same as q Jus
tees docket is kept.
On motion, the following ordinance
was adopted:
Be It ordained, That the Town Ser.
geant shall have authority to stop and
prevent all waggoners, in pursuance Of
their usual avocations, from hitcline
up, driving, loading or unloading good.
within the Corporation on the SABBATH
day.
Section .. For violation of this or.
dinaucc, after due notice thereof, the
Sergeant shall notify them to appear
before the Mayor, or any UfthO Alder.
men Of said town; and such offender
shall be punished by fine or imprison-
mcnt, or both, said fine not to DO less
than 81 nor more than S..
SECTION 5. 1t shall be the duty Of
the Town Sergeant to enforce this or
dinancc aud for any neglect of duty
in this particular he shall be held re-
sponsiblc therefor.
SECTION 1. This ordinance docs moi
apply TO waggoncrs passing through
the town on their way to other points.
On molten, the Committee to revise
ordinances we're ordered TO ascertain
what right, ii any, we have, to order
the whitowashing Of fences, &c.
On motion, adjourned to meet th'
3rd Of June.
Fresh pineapples just received ant