West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-05-04
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
OUR CITY LEGISLATURE.

posed of and considered were the
following:
Finance Committee reported
$217.64 to the credit of the General
Fund
Committee authorized to renew
the city's note in bank for 81, 111.75.
Committee Oh Streets authorized
to lay plank crossings: from Mar
ket House to Jenkins store; from
Tavenner's to Taylor's store; from
Saunders to Attkisson's store from
LIST National Bank to Smiths
store, and from Wetherell's to. Pra-
gers store.
Mr.. Gambrill, from Committee on
Wharves, reported $3.50 collected,
and $1S.75 expended, since last
meeting of Council.
The Pump Contractor was in
structed to clean the city wells at
once, where needed.
Upon petition from the Fire de-
partment, 500 were appropriated
for expenses of the annual parade.
Mr.. VIM Evans was appointed
arbitrator for the city, vice Henry
Logan declined, in the case between
the city and Mrs. Collie Smith.
Mr.. Tavenner offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted :
Resolved, That the Mayor be au-
thorized to submit toarbitration all
claims against the city for damages
to private property caused by the
grading of Seventh street.
The second story ofJenkins' block
was rented for Council Room and
city offices, for two years, at 5000
per annum.
Mr. Hill brought to the attention
of Council the filthy condition of
the alley from his hotel to Logan's
stable, which matter together with
the laying of curb on Avery street,
was referred to Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
WATER WORKS.
The following proposition was
submitted to Council in writing:
PARKERsBURG, April %, 1881.
TO the Mayor and City Council of Par
kersburg.
The undersigned will agree to Or
ganize a Company to build Water
works in the city of Parkersburg,
suitable in capacity and resources,
upon condition that the city will
agree to take fifty fire plugs for sew
en- years, and pay for the same one
hundred dollars each annually,and
will grant charter for the same
with usual privileges and limita-
tions granted in charters to similar
companies. Said company to be Or
ganized thirty days from April Goth,
1881. J. N. CAMDEN,
G. H. SHATTUCK,
SAM'L STEWART,
w. P. THOMPSON,
GEO. w. THOMPSON.
Whereupon Mr.. Jackson offered
:he following resolution
Resolved, That the City Council
accept the proposition of J. N. Cam
den and others looking to the build
ing of water works in this city, and
that the Council will grant such
privileges for the erection of the
same with the interests of the city
properly guarded, and said company
are to commence the erection of the
works within 80 days from this
date.
Which resolution, after some dis
cussion, was unanimously adopted.
BACKBONE RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were
presented, and, on motion, unani-
mously adopted:
Resotued, By the Mayor and Coun-
Gil of the city Of Parkersburg.
LIST. That it is the sense Of this
Council that licenses for the sale of
spurious and malt liquors be grant
. ed in this city for the year commen-
cling May LIST, 1881.
End. That in granting such
licenses this Council expect and
require Of all persons SO licensed, a
strict observance of the law regula-
ting the sale of such liquors.
Sd. That any violation of the law
so regulating such sale, knowingly
and wilfully committed, shall, upon
conviction of the party so offending,
work a forfeiture of such license