The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-02
COUNCIL MEETING.
Some very Important Business
Finished by the Council.


ire Officers Elected new nomi
nees withdraw and the old officer
unanimously elected-Iim Bennett
Elected Sergeant at the asked for in
crease-H. l.. Pride is the night 20
liceman-W ilgus' Application grant
ed after the ordinance In regard b
the matter is amended-Commi
appointed to Investigate the Decker
Creek Contractor. Turner Mt worl
ON the Books.
The Council held it's regular meet
ing on Monday night and some yer,
important business was transacted
All the members were present ant
the different things done were wei
investigated before they were pu
through.
The first matter to be taken ~
was that OF the fire company. Their,
were two sets of nominations. The ole
company had been nominated ftr re
election and a new set had beer
placed before the council. The new
nominees had their names with
drawn by request and the old off
GERS were elected unanimously. The
salary of the firemen was increased
but the increase vas not so large as
the one allowed by the old council
for the last six weeks of its exist
ence. The marshal now gets $50
his assistants each receive $40, and
the men get $l5 year for their ser,
vices The officers elected are: Mar.
shall, Arlie Christy. assistant mar
shals, j. N. Davis, S. G. O'Ke ley
and L nj. Barthlow. These togeth,
er with Councilmen Shisler and
Hayes will meet sometime soon and
select the members of The fire com
pany for the ensuing year They
will likely elect those who are at
present serving in that capacity.
The matter of sergeant was taken
up and the old sergeant was elected.
He was allowed the increase in salary
asked and will get for the next year
$50 a month. Tim Bennett will
again be the sergeant.
Ii l.. Pride was elected night po-
liceman. The applications for this
office numbered five. The council
selected the one that they thought
would give the best service. The
old policeman Sam Newman retires
from Office with good record He
did his duty as he saw it and no
man could do more.
The application for billiard room
to be run by I. B. Wilgus which had
been before the council for sometime
was next taken up and after some
debate was allowed. Before it was
the ordinance in regard to
the matter was amended materially
The license will bring into the treas
ury $25 month The old license
to $50 a year. Another
was received from w. H.
of Wellsburg and was laid
over.
A committee was appointed to in
the contract for the bridge
over Decker's Creek which had been
made to the old council and report
to the new city fathers just what the
town had obligated itself to do. The
of the old council when
asked about the matter had not been
very definite in their answers and
5he council wanted to know just
where they stand in regard to the
natter Few people know what the
is and they want to under
stand it fully. 1t was only within a
few days that the contract has been
received here. This committee con
sists of Messrs. Lorentz, Shisler and
Moreland
1t was reported that DR.. Turner
mad begun on the books of the town
and that he would try to have re-
port in shape for the next meeting
If council to consider The work
nay take longer but if it is possible
The report will be done then.
There being no further business
council adjourned.