Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-16
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Regular meeting of the common
council was held IN the Council
Chamber, Monday evening June
9TH, 1897.
Present: Z. NJ Johnson, Mayor
J. W. Collier Recorder; c.. ID.
French, w Z. Williams, W. a.
Ramsdell aud w. F. Smrgill
couucilmen. Absent: c. F. Mil.
lender councilman.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved
1t was on motion ordered that
providing John + Lyons, Pitt Il
). Floyd Hoard and George Wright.
who were notified after the order
of last meeting TO build new. and
repair, sidewalks against their
property, do not build new or put
IN good repair ali sidewalks here
20 fore notified OF, within five
days from this date then the Town
Sergeant is hereby instructed TO
purchase material for and build
same and charge the expense there
of mp against the property
On motion ii was ordered to
have all crossings built new. or re-
paired as each case may demand.
out of two inch oak lumber. and
of equal width of adjoining side
walks
The pump committee reports all
pumps III good condition except
one, and 1t Will be put in good re.
pair at once.
w. a. Ramsdell committee on
procuring bell for Town Hall. re.
ports having received figures on
bells, and Il bell Of 9 cd metal
Will cost sixteen cents per pound.
Independent Of hangings, aud the
hanglngs costing from sixteen TO
twenty dollars, for 4 four or five
hundred 10. bell, and recommends
the buying of a bell that weighs not
less than four hundred pounds.
and also asks for additional COM
mitteemen to act with him. which
report was accepted.
On motion ii was ordered that
the Mayor appoint two other COM
mltteemen to act with Mr. Rams
dell, whereupon he appointed W.
+. Williams and W. f Sturgill.
With reference to the commun-
ication received from the Norfolk
u Western Ry Co, bearing date of
May 9TH, 1897, and bearing on the
question of granting them an ex-
tention of time i'm which to restore
to its former condition the public
thoroughfare Leading from the
mouth of Broad Hollow to First
street West of Main street i'm Ce-
redo, it was on motion ordered
that they be granted an extention
of time mp TO and including June
3Oth. 1897.
On motion it was ordered that
b. +, Webb be. and is hereby
awarded the contract for lighting
the street lamps for the ensuing
month. and that be be required
under sand contract 10 also oil the
pumps belonging 90 the town al
least once each week, and for the
faithful fulfllment Of said con
tract TO receive the sum Of Ten
Dollars
% motion it was ordered that
the contract for oil for the Street
Lamps for The ensuing month be
awarded TO VIM Hloss for Water
White Oh at (Sc) eight cents per
gallon, and be to furnish free Of
charge, a book TO tho Lamplighter
and enter on said book each sale
at the time the oil is delivered.
On motion tie following bills
were allowed.
Millard Tyroe, taking depo-
sitions Hoard case 1920
JAS. O. Marcum, Salary for
May 1897 1900
Jas. O. Marcum. working
men Ola streets, notices
DC. 1910
Ingram q - Neil, pump cy-
Under, strainer &c. 1910
CD French, work on pumps
q Ry fares. go
". y. Dye, work on pumps
d. Ry fares 1.5O
Walter Hensley, work on
pumps q Ry fares 1.5O
Ben Williamson d Co., SHOW
els, mattock 81 locks $40
Wright Bros. Oil for two
months SOS
B. f. Webb, Lighting lamps
in May 1000
r. VI. Johnson, taking dep
OsitiOns II Hoard case Is 90
J. W. Collier, 1000 assessor
blanks az express AS
On motion meeting adjourned.
j W COLLIER,