Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-28
FIFTY YEAR FRANCHISES.
Council asked to Grant Life
Time Privileges.

Car Franchises Wanted Salaries fix
ed by the Committees Building Per-
mits wanted Sewers to be Inyesti-
gated Other Business.
Chief Of Police Price reported that
there were too many worthless dogs
in town and asked that some move be
made to clean them out. He reported
that many surface water closets
were menace to health. He called
attention to the fact that extra police
were needed for Decoration day It
was stated that the fire company had
twelve men to volunteer for that
duty.
NJ. Hayes moved that the mayor be
authorized TO procure the necessary
maces, badges, nippers and revolvers
for the police. Carried.
r. O. White appeared under the
head of petitions and grievances and
stated that Beverly avenue was slip
ping badly near his residence. lie
asked that the city take some steps
TO stop this. The matter was refer
red TO the street committee.
George G. Sturgiss appeared as coun-
sci for the Union Water and Gas COM
pany and asked for a fifty years fran
chise for it to use the streets, alleys
etc, of Morgantown for the purpose of
laying mains, putting in lamp posts,
water plugs and for other purposes for
the next fifty years. He also appear
ed for the Morgantown Electric Light
and Power company with similar
franchise for that concern asking that
they be given the right to erect and
maintain poles and wires, build street
Car lines and operate them to lay
rails wherever they pleased and in
general to do what they wanted to do
in this direction for fifty years. Both
ordinances were referred to the proper
committees.
Applications for building permits
were presented as follows: J. W
Wiles for Walter Kaser in 18th ward.
S. A. Barker for an addition TO his
house.
j. T. Cunningham on lot Poster
addition 2nd ward.
Phillips & Lemon eight roomed
house in lst ward.
J. G. Price lot on Ii Walnut street
.3rd ward business house SO by 80 four
stories high with basement. Two
store rooms to face on Walnut and
residences TO front on Front street.
Stone, brick and pressed brick to be
used. He also asked permission to
move part of the building already on
this lot to rear OF the Mackey house
TO be used as residence.
All the above were referred to build
ing committee.
G. X. Fife and George G. Baker ap.
peared and asked the town to share
with them the expense of paving
Front street $50 feet further up the
hill past the University. They agreed
TO pay one third each of the cost if
the town would pay the other third.
On motion Of M. Hayes this was
done. Col. Gilmore will do the paw
ing right away.
Nimrod Cole presented a petition
signed by two score people living in
the 4th ward asking that the pave
ment on Beeehurst begin at seventh
street instead Of Falling Run bridge.
He presented their side of the case as
dld Mr.. Rosenmerkel and Mr. Wiles.
C6ombs moved to refer the matter to
the street committee together with
the city engineer. Carried,
The mayor reported that Park Reed
was very sick with rheumatism and
in want in shanty in the 1st ward.
The councilmen from that ward were
appointed a committee with power to
act
nj. Hayes suggested that town
physician be appointed.
Mayor Steele brought up the matter
of sewerage from Greenmont and that
part Of town to the south Of Deckers
Creek into the creek. Sturgeon NOV
ed that it be referred to street commit
tee and Hayes amended by putting in
city engineer. The committee is to in
vestigate the whole matter of sewerage.
The committee on salaries reported
that the mayor be paid 5000, the re-
corder $500, the solicitor $3.50, the
chief of police $52 a month, police $42,
treasurer 500 and councilmen 81 a
week. The police fees for arrests are
no longer TO be paid to the men max
ing arrests but are to 90 into the town
treasury.
Members Of the fire company were
sworn in as police as follows: Edward
Hayes, George Breakiron, John Hare,
James ST. Clair, Forest Selby, James
Kennedy, Charles Klaproth, Grove
O'Kelly, Thomas Barthlow, Al. Lay
ton, Elmer Il. Jacobs and I'll. A.
Christie.