Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-07
COUNCIL MEETING.
City Fathers Transact a Great
Deal of Business.

Treasurer of 0ntlying Towns Ready to
Turn Oyer Money-Chief of Police
Gives Bond Petition on Street Paw
ing From First Ward Permits for
Buildings Code of Ordinances
to be Made.
Council held its regular meeting on
Monday night. The most notable
event Of the meeting was the turning
over Of the tax receipts and other pa
pers in the possession Of the treasurer
of South Morgantown. He did not
5urn over the money he has in his
hands as the new treasurer Of the city
has not yet given his bond
This bond to be given by J.. w.
Wiles is for $40, 600 and is being given
by Surety Company, The papers
have not yet been returned but they
are expected by the next meeting.
Another important matter that
came up for attention was the subject
of ordinances. There has been no eff
fort to compile the ordinances since
1896 and all that have been passed
since that time are 20 be found only
in the records. The mayor was di-
rected to name committee OF three
consisting Of the city attorney and
two others TO get up new set Of
ordinances. He asked for a week in
which to consider the appointment
and this was granted.
Chief of Police Price gave a bond
| for So, 600. Council at its last meet
/ ing had fixed the bond at two thou.
sand but an old ordinance was found
which fixed it at three so the bond
was given III accordance with this.
The surety is Mrs. E. e. Wildman.
All the committees which had been
appointed at the former meeting con-
/ sisting of committees on salary, inn
provements etc, reported progress
and were continued.
A numeFoasly signed petition from
| the residents of the first ward asking
that Clay and McLane streets IN that
part of town be paved was presented
The old council of South Morgantown
had refused TO have this done. Clay
street parallels Bridge street and Nc
Lane street joins the two near Ten
nants Mill. A committee consisting
of NJ. Hayes, w. L. Coombs and j. J.
Spurgeon was appointed TO investigate
this matter and report at the next
/ meeting.
Nimrod Cole the former treasurer
and tax collector Of Seneca presented
/ a bill for $50 which he claims to have
paid out in honoFing orders issued by
] the council of that town. The re-
corder W. e. Arneot was ordered to
examine his books and report as the
merits Of this claim at the next meet
/ ing.
A permit was granted to r. d.
Jennings TO build frame dwelling on
the church property of Jones Chapel
Bumbo Lane. One was also granted
TO Mrs. A. H. White for a frame
! building in the Fourth ward
Council found that the present
council chamber was much too small
! for meeting purposes and a committee
of three was appointed to see to the
enlargement of their quarters. They
are FL. A. Christie, J. w. Wiles and
j. K. Phillips.
The Mayor, Recorder and Attorney
We're ordered to get complete set Of
books, blanks etc, needed for the new
city
The matter of police appointments
was deferred until a future meeting.
On motion committee consisting of
one member from each ward was APP
pointed to investigate and report the
number of men to be employed and
I at 0rhgr trfugs fr--counertfun with
the appointments. C0uncilmen Wiles,
1 Co0mbs, Courtney and Sturgeon were
named on this committee.