The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-12
THE COMPACT.
Just What the Town Promised
to do About the Graveyard

Also What they Intend to Do in Rela-
ton to the Dumping Ground They
VIII Permit Nothing OF Nuisance 70
Be Created-They Are Jealous Of the
Heath and Comfort Of the Town and
viii Preserve Them-Neeting en-
Monday night viii Decide what Ac-
tion is to be Taken.
The following is the contract be-
tween the Trustees OF the Presbyter-
ian Church and the town OF Morgan
town in relation to the place to dump
on:
1.-THE rear end of the Presbyterian
Grave gard lot being lot No. I22 as
laid down on the town plot is leased
to the town for period of five years
from this date for Dumping Ground
on which to deposit earth and other
refuse material by the people Of the
town; upon the condition that the
town shall clean up said Graveyard,
and put the same in good repair, and
shall keep the same clean ana free
from Acknowledgment and other en-
cumbrance for said period, and shall
keep the same In repair and free from
debris, and under fence and protected
from encroachments and trespassers,
and free from all things dangerous,
unwholesome or offensive, and 10 con-
sideration thereof the said town . may
use the rear end of said lot for such
dumping-ground free of charge, but
said Common Council must not allow
said dumping-ground to become a
nuisance or dangerous to the health
Of the town and vicinity, but when
ever such dumpage shall encroach up
on the stream passing down the deep
hollow on the rear Of said lot the said
town shall place therein tile of suf1i-
Gent capacity to carry through it all
the water, so that such dumpage
shall not at any time form dam and
thereby back the water upon adjacent
to adjoining property, or cause it TO
become standing OF stagnant or other
wise offensive or Objectionable. And
provided further that nothing shall
be done to injure, deface, destroy or
desecrate any grave In said Graveyard.
And provided further, that in the
event of said town failing to comply
with all the requirements and condi-
tions of said contract, then this agree
mentshall be null and void, and such
use Of said ground shall cease. "
| The above contract is what was en-
tered into between the town council
and the trustees Of the Presbyterian
church. The town has had the dump
ing stopped In the meanwhile until
they can have it done so that
there will be nothing Objectionable or
harmful thrown over the bank. This
is what they will take up at their
next meeting.
The people of that section of town
have been some what stirred up over
the matter and fear that the results
will be disastrous to their health and
the value of their property in conse-
quence of the dumping being estab-
lished. But they should not be
alarmed according to the ideas of a
member of the council who said:
"Why we are the conservers of the
health and hygiene of the town. We
have no desire to do anything that
will hurt any one either in body OF
pocket book. We will talk over the
matter and decide what we should do
to see to it that no nuisance shall be
created up there and we won't let
them use the place until we so decide
and are ready to carry out our plans.
In the meanwhile let the people wait
until we tell them what we propose
to do before they get to kicking and
let them remember that we have
something at stake as well as the rest
of the town."
The advice OF the member of coun'
Gil is good and we shall expect them
to take the proper action in the prem
Uses and not to do anything that will
be in the slightest harmful to the towr
or any of its citizens.