The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-02-23
By Bonding the City for $50, 900
Under Consideration by the
City Council IAN ordinance
being Prepared.
Short Line Railroad
Wants Streets For DspOts,
The Passenger atthe TerminaIof
North Third and the Freight in
the rear Of l, s. Hornor's
Residence.

The city council Is considering the
Important matter Of bonding the city
forsewerage and paving purposes. At
Friday nights session copies of the
following petition with numerous
names subscribed we're presented and
read
I'VE, the undersigned petitioners
citizens and Taxpayers of the City Of
;Clarksburg do petition your honorable
body, that you submit to the people to
be voted on at the next municipal
election to be held Tuesday after the
first Monday in April, april 3, 1sOOh
the question of bonding the city for
the purpose of erecting and establish
ing proper sewerage and water mains
sufficient and necessary to complete
sewerage system for the city also the
question of bondingthe city for the
purpose Of paving thestreets through
outand within the city limits"
The reading of the above petition
was followed by the appointment of a
committee OF Will Thompson. ID. X.
Reed and j. B. Redman to formulate
anordinance for thatpurpose and sub
mitthe same at anadIourned meeting
for Tuesday night. This they did, the
ordinance submitted being compre-
/, hensive plan embracing the sewerage
andpaying of Pike and Main streets
from end to end at acoSt Of $25, 000and
the paving of these streets at a cost OF
$4,000, the bonds to run 25 years at .
percent interest. Another provision
was contained therein setting aside
yearly IS, 600 of license and taxes to
fuysaer sewerage and paving until the
tw, tstems are made entirely COM
plete, That further consideration be
giyenno action was taken than to
defer the matter to an adjourned
meeting to be held next Tuesday
night.
The street committees report re-
commencing that Armstrong, Crislip,
Day s Co. be allowed to deposit in the
alley by w. l.. Coles property, free to
the city, the $4,000 cubic yards OF dirt
to be removed from their building lot
inGlen Elk. was adopted, as also the
recommendations for brick crossing
over Clark street near McGeorge's,
one across North Fourth in front of
Mrs. Milan's, and one across Baltimore
parallel with the east end of the b. y
o. passenger depot.
The special smallpox committee
made a written report stating that
Parkesburg, Fairmont and Grafton
had quarantined against Clarksburg.
{This report proves to be founded on
misleading information The COM
mittee was continued.
The committee to Investigate the
mayors docket reported s923.79 in
fines collected and s557.56 assessed and
not collected. The chief Of police was
given until next regular meeting to
make explanations on this matter.
~ Wholesale and retail license was
kgranted the Clarksburg Wine and
Liquor Company, Carl Shift, manager.
Streetcommitteewasg given more time
on the Armstrong, Crisllp, Day y Co.
railway matter.
Payment of the Kesslerhospital bill
OF $50 for treating Frank Seymour
taken there by the city authorities
was refused. DIR. Kessler will likely
sue the city for the amount.
Upona tie vote of the council the
mayor cast the deciding vote allowing
j. L. Cunningham's bill Of sl5 for po-
lice services rendered fore. A. Waldo,
while the latter was of duty attend
inRcourt. The amount had already
been paid Mr.. Waldo, who failed to
pay Cunningham.
Statements by the State auditor of
Cl >ksburg's share of the railroad
6s.- for 1899 were read as follows ;
FIX Pullman Palace Car Company,
said. B. y o. ,$39s.1s; NJ, r., 81; and
w. Va. s Pitts, s3s.9s; total s44s, %.
The amended report allowing y. G.
Osborn $50 in addition to $50 preyi-
onsly allowed him for sewer at the
West End was adopted.
The special committees report al
lowing W. Brent Maxwell and t. NJ.
Jackson sll3. "a each as the city's share
Of the cost OF flag stone pavements
along their residences was adopted.
The street committee instructed, at
the request OF the Short Line railroad
ID investigate the railroads applica-
zion for the dedication by the city of a
certain portion of North Third street
on whichit is proposed to build the
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