Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-05
THEY'RE MAD.
And they intend to make some
body smoke for the Delay that
has been had.

will have to pay for the Delay that he
has Caused-It has been wholly luck
cusabIc-Everything that he has
asked for has been given Him and he
will leave us i'm the Mud in November
Main street will do well TO get its
Share of Brick to say nothing of the
rest of Them-Other street Improve
ments.
The council has had another SEES
sion with the street paving man and
has reiterated their desire to have
him hurry up with the work which
he has delayed all summer since he
has secured the job. The result of
that will be awaited with some in
terest but the greater part of the
population have come to the conclu-
sion that we will do well to have
Main street paved this fall and they
refuse to get excited over the efforts
which are being made to get more
done.
The contractor said he had great
difficulty in obtaining men and he
was told to advertise which he has
done He wants 80 men at once on
the streets and will have work for
them until Nov 18th and perhaps
longer if the weather continue good.
There is great scarcity of laborers
in town but it would certainly seem
that number Of men could be OBJ
tanned from the county outside of
town if need be.
The fact that the council will in
sist on compliance of with con-
tract was impressed on Mr.. Berry.
They have him under a $4,000 bond
to perform what he said he would
and that is to finish six streets this
fall
There is very little doubt, in fact,
it is absolutely certain he will
not do this. The town will not only
have to wade through the mud for
the next winter and that will cause
much rag chewing over the matter.
Besides this source Of loss and ag-
gravation there is the loss of $500
IN the interest bonds which are un-
til they are converted into pave
ments doing us no good.
Everything that the contractor has
asked to have done to help him has
been done and he has absolutely no
excuse whatever for the predicament
into which he and the town have
been placed This being the case
the council will be disposed to push
the matter to the fullest extent and
they have the backing of every one.
The only source of regret is that
there is no provision in the cont act
whereby it can be taken away from
Berry and Kidder and given to some
one who will do the work. We will
have to sit calmly by and see the in
evitable approach of another winter
of mud and we have no recourse ex-
cept law suit after Nov. 18th. This
will hardly help us when the floods
come and the mud assumes sway
again.
One street will be taken care of
by council and that is the one lead
ing to the depot. This will be
macadamized to the fullest extent
and the work will begin at once.
Men are wanted to break stone and
do the rest of the work incidental on
the improvement. They should APP
ply to the mayor or to Councilmen
Shisler and they will be given job
The great amount Of mud which
made that part of the town so diff
cult to navigate last winter will not
have to be contended with by the
the draymen this season. The stone
for the job is ricked on Front street
near the depot and everything is in
readiness to begin except a sufficient
number of men.