The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-12-15
NEW COMPLICATIONS.
Columbian Row takes on New Phase.
How an Election was Oyerruied.

When the election was held last
Wednesday night and the rest of the
contestants were elected it was
thought that the trouble was all over
The defeated side said that they
were fairly beaten and that there was
no use in keeping up the fight. But
another phase was put on the matter
last night by the action that was
taken. Conflicting stories are told of
the affair but the one which is gencr-
ally considered as correct is as follows
A special meeting OF the society was
| held before the public performance
came off. But few of the members
were present as there was not thought
to be anything of Importance to be
transacted. One of the factions was
there in full force however and they
proposed to reconsider the election.
The election was held behind closed
doors and admission was refused to
those who wanted in. A motion was
at once made to reconsider the cleo
| tion OF the contestants and the mo-
| tion was carried.
But three of the contestants which
were already elected were thrown out,
| the rest were retained. j. NJ. G..
Brown was substituted for B. II.
Trussell, and Elder was put In the
place of l.. G. Grille as debator tead
of Holly Thompson. A motion was
then made to reconsider the election
which had just been held and the mo-
tion was rejected. This makes it inn
possible to put another motion to the
same effect as the constitution pro-
hiblts more than one consideration OF
an election.
What will be done is not yet known
but very warm time may be looked
for at the next session of the society.
The faculty will probably have to be
called in to settle the row which will
ensue.
Major Charles f. Powell's Annual
Report.
The annual report of Major Chas
F. Powell on Improvements on the
Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
is the most complete ever issued
The proposed improvements on the
Monongahela are of such a practical
BILE nature that every citizen along
the valley should urge upon Con.
gresham Acheson, who is member
of the river and harbor committee
the great necessity of recon-
mending and working for the
necessary appropriations when the
next river and harbor bill is made
up. 1t is proposed to raise the
lock walls and dams two feet, thus
increasing the depth of water in
the pools to such an extent as tC
give barge stage at all times of the
Iyear, and making il possible to mine
and ship coal the year round and
carry on the regular traffic without
lany difficulty being experienced or
account of low water. Another de
sired and important improvement
recommended is the lengthenlng Of
the fender and mooring cribs in the
VICINITY of a number Of the locks. Il
| frequently happens that severa
| fleets meet above and below the
| locks awaiting their turn to be pass
ed through, and in stormy weather
or high water they should have {
safe place to land and tie up, and al
such a distance from the locks az
not to be in the way of vessels which
may be entering or leaving the locks
To extend the existing cribs on The
lines recommended will, of course
require considerable dredging, bu
the result will bea material straight
enings of the channel at the very
points where the greatest benefits
will accrue. The smaller locks
should be used by packets as well al
by single craft, and to accommodate
| as much as can reasonably be done
it is proposed to lengthen the cham
bers of the small locks at dams 2,
4, 5, and 7, by setting the lowe
gates back 6 feet. In accordanc,
u with the above project, estimates 0
the cost of necessary enlargement
: and other improvements along tn
, river have been made and the tota
II ia 81 500, 7S7. 67.-- Uniont0acn 1rib.