Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-05-29
Council Proceedings.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. |

Council met pursuant 10 ADJOURN
ment-his Honor the Mayor in the
Chair,
Present-Recorder Obey; Council
men Verlander, Burdick, and Eus-
low, Observation-Disclosures Mitchell
and Emmons. The proceedings of
last meeting were read and approved
The following accounts were offered
and the Recorder instructed to draw
his order therefor on the Treasurer.
KetzmIller and Haney, labor on
hospital, 3 400
P. Lowther, street Commits
sioner for services 5000
Mrs. S. c. Mason Sd quarter
salary as teacher, 10000
4. B. Palmer, locks &C., school
house, 2,lO
Smith, Davis & Co., crayon do $50
On motion the subject Of appointing
night police, was laid on the table
for future consideration.
On motion, it was resolved that
eight str eet from eigth avenue to
Four Pole creek-the Beuhring road
from Four Pole creek to the Mccoy
road, and the road from eigth street,
and Four Pole creek along the north
side Of the said creek to the Tramp
ton farm be declared public highways
and opened for public use, except
that 8th street be not opened until
the crops on the ground to be occu-
pied by said street are harvested; and
in the mean time the road known as
the 9TH street lane be used instead.
Two hanging gates to be placed in
said lane to prevent damages to the
growing crops, and the Frampton
lane to be declared abandoned as
soon as eigth street is fully opened.
On motion it was resolved that
lot owners be required to put down
Immediately two inch plank side
walks, twelve feet wide, on the follow
ing blocks, and streets-on the south
side of I'd avenue between 9TH and
9th street, and on both sides of third
avenue between 7th and 18th streets.
The work to be placed on the legal
grades and under the instruction of
the street Commissioner, and the
Council street Committee.
On motion, the Recorder and
Councilman Burdick, were appointed
a Committee to insure the 4th avenue
school house for $4,000, in such com
panies and upon such rates as they
deem best,
On motion Councilman Enslow, was
appointed a Committee to confer with
the Guyaudotte authorities in refer
ence to transferring the cOlored school
children of that district to this dis
trict, aud take such steps to establish
a school for the colored children of
both districts as he thought best.
DR.. George Rowland made applica-
ton to be appointed city physician,
with a salary Of $500, including
medicine; action on which was defer
red on acc uot of he absence ofCoun
Gilman Mitchell, TIE CUMniiteO
on the subject
On motion, the Mayor and Coun-
Gilman Emmons were appointed a
Committee to select site for a
school house in the east end of the
city, and to report at next ing.
On motion the Recorder and Couu-
Gilman Emmons, were appointed
Committee TO present to the County
Court at It's next meeting, the sub
ject Of the county purchasing the
private stock of the suspension
bridge at the mouth of the Guyan-
dotte, aud making it free bridge,
and to urge immediate action on the
matter.
The subject of paying the bills
presented at the last meeting for
making fires, sweeping and busting
the 4th avenue school house, came
up and a motion that the Recorder
be instructed to draw orders at the
rate ofoue dollar per week for the
"a weeks the school w1s in operation,
to such parties as he decided entitled
thereto. was rejected. A motion to
reconsider then prevailed, aud the
motion carried.
On motion the Marshal was in
structed to notify billiard saloon
Keepers that they must be prepared to
pay the tax and take out license as
such, at the next meeting.
On motion, Council adjourned to
meet June 10th. > P. N.
JOHN II. OBEY, Recorder,