The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-05-12


session, Tuesday night, May ths
1897 Present Mayor Edwards.
and all members of the council
Minutes of previous meeting
read, corrected and approved.
The City Solicitor to whom was
referred the damage claim of @. d.
Nutter of SO, for water running
onto his lot. after considering the
claim, reported adversely to its pay
mont.
The medical claim of DIR. E. u.
Mossman, for $5l75. for profess
ional services to the Tackett family.
was again referred to the city
solicitor for further investigation,
and to make his report at the next
regular meeting.
The account of Capt. Porter,
Sheriff, for jail fees for town plis-
oners, amounting to 1850, allowed.
e. j Tippett allowed SO for
pauper coffin.
The reports of the Street Com
missioner, Overseer cf Poor, Fin
ance Committee and Street Com
mittee, read and received and
ordered fled.
The Mountain State Brick and
Tile Company's bill of $14 for
sewer pipe, allowed.
a number of other miscellane-
Gus accounts were also allowed.
Street Committee ordered to put
in a sewer, commencing at @. NJ.
Nutter's property ON the West
Columbia road, thence down an
alley and along road to Thirteenth
street, thence on said street to
Wand street, where it will inter
sect the main sewer. Cost $128.
Assessor Holloway reported
amount of personal property re-
turned for taxation and also the
tithables His report accepted
and ordered filed.
On motion, a committee of three
was appointed by the Mayor, to
confer with like committee on
the part of the County Court, to
devise plan to relocate the Clarks-
burg road SO as to avoid the big
hill and the dangerous railroad
crossings at the K. & NJ. Junction.
The rate of levy was fixed at
81 90 on each $4,000 valuation of
real and personal property, and
81 90 on each tithable.
The. following bids for the poor
practice were read:
DR.. L. f. Campbell. .... 1924 so
Drs. Barbee & Barbee. 155 90
DIR. E. j. Mossman. 158 90.
DIR. g. w. Jamison. ... 100 90
DIR. w. P. Neale. . 1e0 90
Drs. Guthrie & McElfresh 95 90
On motion, the bid of Drs.
Guthrie & McElfresh was accept
ed, conditioned on contract and
bond to be approved by the Coun-
Gil, and City Solicitor ordered to
draw up contract between town
and Drs. Guthrie & McElfresh.
Overseer of Poor ordered to
make contract with Joe Lincoln
for keeping and caring for Aunt
Lizzie Jones, colored.
A protest having been entered at
a former meeting against the man
ner in which the city solicitor was
chosen; on motion, Mr.. Poffenbar-
ger was unanimously reelected
city solicitor.
The election of policeman, COM
ing up in regular order, the names
of Charles B. Smith and VIM.
Chambers were presented. A call
of the roll was ordered Those
voting for Smith, were Messrs.
Stortz, Stone, Wheaton and Tip
petit; those voting for Cham
bers, were Messrs. Armstrong and
Boggess 2.
The question of regulating BIZ
cycle riding within the limits of
the city, and to prevent bicycle
riding on the pavements was refer
ed to the city solicitor and ordi-
nance committee with Instructions
to report by ordinance at meeting
of council to be held next Monday
night.
Run over.
Lew Craig, colored, out driving
horse belonging to Mr.. s. N.
Pork vasterf1av avenincr on First