Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-15

a regular meeting or the Common Council
OF the Town 81 Ceredo was held In the town
haiti April q, 1896.
Present: H. y. McDougai. Mayor. r w
Collier. Recorder; G. r.. Miilender. Geo. f.
SeguT q. French, Andy Daniels aud John
Dletz. Couucilnen.
B~yor McDDugal in tire chair
Minutes OF meeting OF March 2sth were
read aud approved.
The following standing committees rere
appointed by the Mayor;
Finance Com mitiee. J w. Collier, C. r.
MlllendeT and Geo. T. -egur.
Pump CoInnitiee, q. ID. French, Andy
Daniels and John Dietz.
street Committee. o. T. segur, q D.
French and j. w Collier.
Hook d ladder Committee, G. r. Miilen-
der, Andy Daniels and John Dietz.
on motion OF g. y. French aud seconded
pot In domination for Town Sergeant ana
an application, In writing, OF STROLLER Mays
was presented and read by the Recorder, Tor
position OF Town Sergeant.
The election was conducted by secret bat
lot, which resulted ia Willard Grinith re-
ceiylng hve l5l votes aud STROLLER Mays re-
ceiving two ~ votes, whereupon Willard
Gritiith was declared duly elected Sergeant
OF the town OF Ceredo for the ensuing year
On motion J. w. Collier was put in romi-
nation for Treasurer Of the town OF Ceredo
ana Receiving the unanimous vote OF the
council was declared dul y elected Treasurer
Tor the ensuing year.
On motion VIVA: Dye vas put In nominal
ton Tor Assessor FOR the town OF Ceredo and
receiving the unau NOUS vote OF the Conn
81. was Declared duly elected Assessor for
On motion Willard Grinth was out in
nomination for street Comm ssioner for the
Town Of CerS 70 and was declared duly elect
ed by uuanifn Gus vote OF the Council.
On motion u. n. Christian, from the ems
tern part Of town, and John Haws, from the
southern part Of town, and r. q. 5cagzs and
~. MilendeT Lumber CHS mill. were ap-
pointed Policemen iOr the town OF Ceredo
TOT the ensuing year.
On motion the contract for printing the
proceedings Of tho Council for the ensuing
year was awarded 20 r. T. McDOugal at the
On motion Of g.. r. segur and seconded by
9. r. Miliender. the bond Of the Town Ser
geant was put ~ (sl OOO one thousand dol
lars, aud the bond OF the Town Treasurer
was put at (s25OJOOJ twenty-five hundred dol
On motion the contract for lighting the
street lamps was ordered 70 be let for one
month at time.
or motion The applications Of Gilbert Han
lamps for one mouth az $500 eight dollars
were ordered 20 be decided upon by casting
secret ballots, wnereupon Gilbert Hall re-
ceived 90 -four votes and Wesley stewart re-
celyed % three votes, aud Gilbert Hail was
declared duly elected for one month.
on motion the Street Committee was in
stTucted u purchase an oil tank and one bar
rel of oil for street lamps
On motion tue following bills we're allow
gilbert Han, lighting street lamps in
March. e "a
T. I. McDouqaI, pubiishinatIcket two
weeks 81 charged - town, sl8OS
Same 9)o ballots = charged 70
tOwu.0 90
Same y cards OF instruction u
same . 20 a,hlidavn blanks O. 10
charged), 20
same " sample ballots q
charged), q n ID
On motion meeting adjourned to meet on
Saturday, Apfil n, 1890 70 approve bonds ol
Town Sergeant and Treasurer.
An adjourned meeting Of me Common