Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-01-17
Council Proceeding.


y special meeting Of the Com
mon Council of the town of Ceredo
was held in the town hall on the
evening Of January 9th, 1891 Press
ent; S. V. Crum, Mayor; I. T.
McDougal, Recorder; S. +. Hoard,
{. L. Hopkins and Max. Wright,
couucilmen. Absent: c. II. Gro
the and VIM. Former, councilmen.
Mayor Crum in the chair.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
On motion the council meet as
body Wright Bros store
next Tuesday evening and examine
street lamps to see if it is necessary
10 change any posts, having failed
to attend to this matter heretofore.
The committee to draw specifca.
lions to receive bids for lighting
street lamps made report as fol-
lows:
SEC. /. The Common Council
will provide necessary ordinances
with fines and penalties, for the
protection OF the posts and lamps
from injury, and to prohibit the in
reference or tamperng with any
post, lamp OF light, 10y any one not
authorized or employed by the
council 90 have the care ofthe posts.
lamps ard lights belonging to said
Town.
SEC. 7. The lamps are to be
kept filed with such standard grade
of oil, brand Of oil, " as the Com
mon Council shall direct. The
globes, burners and lamps entire
must be kept clean and in good or
der at all times-globes cleaned at
each filing Of the lamps-and wicks
put in when necessary and kept in
proper order to insure a good light,
and the "cinder" or crust on wicks
properly removed before lighting
each night. Should any lamps
smoke, the globe, lamp and wick
must be properly cleaned and put
in order before lighting the next
night. Care must be taken to see
that the arrangement for regulating
the number Of hours the lamps are
10 burn that night, is kept in or.
der, and that the wicks are proper.
| ~ adjusted so as to insure the
lamps burning the full number Of
hours each night and not longer. In
case the oil for the lamps is sup.
piled by the town, aud the person
having charge Of the lamps care
lesslyallow lamps to burn more than
the authorized number Of hours, the
council may charge the excess Of
oil 50 burned TO The person having
charge oftHe lamp, and the cost of
the oil d,dected from the amount
Of his pay And whether the oil Is
funistei by the town or by party
having charge Of the lamps, If The
lamps are not properly filled adjust
cd and cared for, So that any lamps
do not burn the prescribed number
Of hours, the council wi.l have the
right to impose a fine upon the par
/ ty having charge Of said lights Of <
/ CENTS Tor each and every light
that does not burn the required
number of hours in any night, said
fine to be deducted from the pay Of
said persod in charge Of said lights,
il in the opinion Of the council the
failure Of the lamps to burn the re.
| CURED number Of hours is due IA
want Of care on the part Of the per
son in charge Of the lights
SEC. 3. The lamps to be lighted
at dark aud adjusted to burn until
- o'clock p. ~, Sun time, each
night during the month, excep.
such nights as have moonlight dur
ing the evening, and up to Il
/ O'Clock, p. NJ, Sun time. Such even.
Hipgs as the moon does not rise be.
fore 9 Q clock, p. H., Sun time, IN,
Ia nghted and ADJUSTED