Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-03-21
GREATER MORGANTOWN.
rovisions of the New City
Charter.

it can Read the Exaet Words OF the
act and See fer Themselves what II
i is-One Of "A Series or Extracts From
the Bill Which will be Published in
Full.
There has been much inquiry over
/ the provisions OF the Greager Morgan
i town bill aud the NEW DOMINION has
/ determined to print the bill In full.
From day 10 day portions OF it will be
/ given from the first To the last. Ii
will make interesting reading to all
voters and they will do well. 10 pre-
serve the papers in which 1t is con.
/ tai ned.
Today We present the FIRST sections
of the bill. They are as follows.
A Bill to create the municipal corpo-
ration Of s'The City of Morgan
town. in the county of Monongalia,
to grant charter thereto, and TO
annul the charter Of the town of
Morgantownt the town of South
Morgantown and the town Of Green
mont and the town of Seneca.
BE it enacted by the Legislature OF
West Virginia;
The City Of Morgantown-Tha the
Inhabitants of that portion OF Mon
ongalia county Ia the State OF West
Virginia, included In the boundary
! described in section two of this act,
be and they are hereby made munic-
ipal corporation by the name of
The City Of Morgantownn by which
name they shall have perpetual sue
cession and common seal, and by
which they may sue and be sued,
plead and be implicated, contract and
be COZ traeted with. and purchase,
otherwise acquire and hold real estate
and personal property needed in the
discharge Of the functions of govern
ment conferred by this charter.
Boundaries The corporate 6oun-
diaries of the said city shall be as fol-
low, that is TO say;
Beginning at Target Rock a large
rock In the Nor. ngahela River below
Morgantown, said Target Rock being
nearest the right bank of said river,
thence north ffty six degrees east,
two hundred, three and eighteenth
poles to a locust on the northeast side
Of the Collins Ferry Road opposite to
the entrace to lane leading to Oliver
Ii. Dille's farmhouse: thence south
sixty one degrees and fifteen minutes
east, two hundred, fifty three and
seven tenth poles to post on the
southeast side Of the Stewartstown
road, opposite the Intersection
of lane leading TO the Hoffman
farmhouse and the intersection Of the
old and new Stewartstown roads;
thence south fifty eight degrees and
two minutes east, two hundred, one,
and five tenth poles to stone on the
southeast side of the Ices Ferry Pike
at its intersection with the old Robin
son road; thence south eleven degrees
and nine minutes east, two hundred,
nineteen and five tenth poles to a
stone on the southwest side Of the
Decker's Creek road opposite its in
tersection with the Sturgiss road;
thence south thirty tour degrees and
fifteen minutes west, two hundred,
thirty one and five tenth poles to a
large stone on the top Of the hill on
| land of George Harner; thence south
fifty eight degrees and twenty min
utes west, two hundred, twenty seven
and five tenth poles to a stone on the
northeast side Of the Kingwood Pike,
at its intersection with lane leading
to the William Wells farmhouse;
thence south sixty seven degrees and
| fifty three minutes west. three hun
cred and forty four poles to d stone at
/! the intersection of the Evansville
Pike with the Morgantown and Fair
mont road: thence north eighty eight
degrees and twenty five minutes west,
seventeen and eighty eight one hun
/ dredth poles to sycamore on the
| right bank of the Monongahela river;
/ thence with the shore line Of said
river and down the same TO Target
Rock the place OF beginning.
Wards-The territory included in
] the said city shall, from time TO time
be divided into wards by the Common
Council thereof The wards shall be
as nearly equal as may be in area and
/ population; and when the wards and
the boundaries thereof shall have been
once established by an ordinance of
| the Common Council, the wards shall
thereafter be entitled to elect an equal
number of councilmen. But until
such establishment Of wards by an
ordinance Of the Common Council,
the wards shall be as follows and
shall be entitled TO elect the number
Of councilrnen provided for in the
! twelfth section or this act
The first ward shall include the ter
ritory within the corporate limits OF
the town of South Morgantown to-
gether with all additional territory
included in the city limits under this
act lying south Of the Kingwood pike.
The second ward shall include all
territory within the corporate limits
of the town of Greenmont together
with all additional territory included
In the city limits under this act lying
north OF the Kingwood pike and
south OF Decker's creek