The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-02-16
The CITY FATHERS
Hold an Important Adjourned
Session Saturday Night.

e y. The members were Present---Dr.
Turner accepts the task OF Making
the financial Statement and will
Shortly begin the Work--The police
matter taken mp, Bennett elected
Chief and Decliues--Vance accepts
the Street Commissionership and
and sergeancy--Night police laid
Over--Treasurer and Tax Collector
give bond and with the Solicitor
take the Oatb--Treasurer directed
to endorse no orders to draw inter-
est and TO pay the bonds maturing
in 06--Adjourned to Meet next
Monday night.
Council held an adjourned session
on Saturday night. There was con-
siderable business of Importance to
be transacted and all the members
were present.
The mayor reported that be had
seen DIR. f. NJ. Turner in reference
to making a financial statement as
directed by the council and that the
doctor had accepted the task and
would begin the work ON next Mon
day, the twenty-first. The salary
was fixed at five dollars a day dur
ing the progress of the work. 1t is
not known how long it will take to
do it but the fact that DR.. Turner is
to do it is sufficient guarantee that
it will be done right. The town is
to be congratulated CT having Sc
cured his services.
The nominations made by the fire
company as to the officers it wished to
have charge of the company for the
coming year were laid over and will
be acted on together with those al
ready before the'council at there next
regular meeting which will be held
on the twenty-first. There are two
sets OF officers in nomination and the
result of the race is problematical.
The committee which had been APP
pointed to look into the matter of
police reported and their report was
accepted. They recommended that
Sergeant Bennett be appointed as
chief of police at a salary of forty
dollars month and that his duties
also include the collection of all
fines assessed aud all license taxes
levied and in fact every claim the
town has against any one with the
exception of taxes Bennett declined
to accept the Office and the matter
of chief went over
George Vance was appointed as
street commissioner and sergeant
with a salary of forty dollars a
month He accepted the appoint
ment.
The matter of night police was
laid over There are five applicants
and the fight for the position is get
ting quite warm. The applicants
are: Sam Newman, Harry Pride, Will
Shumaker, Ephriam Spurgeon, and
ID. c. st. Clair.
w. W. Hayes who had been elect
ed treasurer gave bond in the sum
of three thousand dollars with Thos
E. Hodges, w. and A. E. Hayes as
sureties. He took the prescribed
oath
The tax collector gave bond in
the same amount with j. j. Wharton
and W. |. Vandervort as sureties.
He also took the oath.
Fuller Glasscock took the oath as
city solicitor
An order was passed directing the
treasurer not to endorse any orders
making them bear interest, This is
contrary to an ordinance but it is
the intention of the council not to
make the Indebtedness any larger
than it absolutely has to be- The
treasurer was directed to pay the
bonds maturing in '96 out of the
amount which was turned over to
him by the old treasurer which is
the sum of 81 200.
There being no further business
the council adjourned until the eve
ming OF the twenty-first.