Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-11-23
Was Transacted in Short Order
Last Evening.
cURFEW ORDINANCE
Taken From Table and Passed
Unanimously.

at clock last evening, ana IIanS-
acted it's business with expedition.
Present-Mayor Lawrence, Re-
corder Sybert and Councilmen
West, Thistle and Hays.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The street committee was called
upon for its report. 1t was stated
that in laying the four-inch water
main on Burt street some of the
curbing had been disturbed and
would have to be replaced in po-
sition. Recorder Sybert complain
ed that wagons were left upon the
streets in defiance of an ordinance
which governs the matter, and to
an extent that impeded traffic. This
is difficult matter to regulate but
it is within the province of the
police to enforce the ordinance
whenever it is deemed necessary.
Complaint was made that trains
were being run within the city
limits at a speed of twenty. FIVE miles
an hour in violation of the ordi-
nance which confines the speed to
six miles. The council believed
that the railway company was in
ignorance of this condition and
that if notified would demand of its
employees the proper obedience to
the law.
Superintendent Guyton, for the
water committee, stated that ten or
twelve families in Garry Owen re-
quested connection with our water
works. These people have been
getting their water from the Eureka
Pipe Line company's pump station,
but as this supply is to be cut off
they wish provision for future
needs. The water committee will
investigate the matter and act in its
discretion.
The finance committee had moth
ing to report.
Under the head of special COM
mittee, Councilman West, of the
committee on hose, reported that
the FIVE hundred feet of Paragon
hose purchased of the Eureka Fire
company had arrived and was salts
factory in every respect:
Under the head of general bust
ness, it was stated that Dan Kincaid
had fulfilled his contract for NOV
ing back the four buildings from
the railway tracks, below the depot
and that the work had been done
satisfactorily to the property own
ers concerned in the removal. The
expense of this work, $I25 was
incurred by the railroad company,
but as Mr.. Kincaid had need of the
money, the council decided to adj
vance it and notify the company &C
cordingly The latter will probably
begin at once the construction of
thd board walk from Charles street
to the station.
A petition was read praying for
a gas lamp to tighten the stygran
darkness which prevails at night
along the railroad track from M.
A. Sybert's store to the residence
of Joshua Russell. The petitioners
were Jas. H. Pine, J. T. Forsyth,
E. E. billiard, John Stathers, John
Cunningham, W. A. Homer, Mrs.
J. w. Thompson, Mrs. o. G. Cut
ting, J. J: Stack, Jos. Steele, H. L.
Ross, G. w. Sterkins, c. G. Hill,
Mrs. Emily Magee, Joshua Russell
and Mrs. J. c. Rowley.
On motion of Recorder Sybert, it
was decided to place this lamp op
posite the Office of Wilson & Holt
day, as requested in the petition.
Another petition was read for a
gas lamp midway on Burt street,
and laid upon the table. W. K.
Curtis stated, in relation to this Pc
tition, that the electric light at the
corner of Charles and Burt streets
could not be relied upon for the
light desirable for the convenience
of residents and traffic on this thor
oughfare. The council held that
as the town was paying for the
electric light In question any fur
ther expense was not advisable. 1t
was decided, however, to have the
street committee look into the mat
ter and act as they might think
best.
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