The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-10-11
The City SOlOlS
Hold a Meeting
Democratic Ring not Present and
Could not be found.-Much
business transacted-An-
drew Lyon given Full
Pay.

Coupcllmen Kearns, Haymaker,
Denham. Moore, Williams and Lewis
attended last Friday nights city
council. Councllmen keenan,, Martin,
sIers and Long we're somewhere else.
The reading Of the minutes was
dispensed with and they were approx
ed as recorded by the clerk.
Or. EN- Flowers made written re-
port, recommending that no more
garbage be dumped on the creek bank
along Water street and that parties
doing so be arrested. The matter was
referred To the chief of police.
The recommendation OF the street
committee that sidewalk be built on
Thompson street was adopted and the
sidewalk ordered laid.
A brick pavement along the west
side OF Carr avenue was ordered.
The mayors report for September
was read and showed amount of fines
collected for the month to be 81, 0O4.20
and number Of days worked upon the
streets 233.
Mrs. Mary Huch's petition that the
pavement in front Of her residence be
lowered, it having been raised q
inches above the floor Of the house,
was referred to Councilman Siers, he
having assured her before it was laid,
she stated, that it would not be laid
so as TO damage her property.
The petition of Jasper Pew and 9TH
ers for brick or stone pavement along
the south side OF Locust street be-
tween Chestnut and Sycamore was
referred to the street committee; also
that Of Tany Harrison and Others ask
ing that South Third be graded be-
tween Hill and Hickman streets, that
Il light be put in, that the limbs of
Uycrhanging trees be cut away and
that side walks be built: also that Of
LIP Currencc and others for thirty
five dollars worth Of work with scrap.
er and plowon Sumner street.
The street superintendent was d.
rected to remedy am that had been
made in the rea. Of the Alpha PritclI-
ard building ina manner us 10 inter
fere with the natural drainage OF that
section,
Permission was granted the South
ern Pine Lumber Company to build
an addition and sheds; also TOD o
Martin for frame dwelling on Davis
alley: and to r a Furbee for frame
residence on West Mechanic street.
Restaurant license was granted to
Henry Young at 3OS w Pike street:
also to WA. Rau in new Freese build
ing, Pike street.
Frank Smiths restaurant license
was transferred to L Watkins.
FIG BANDS druggist license was
transferred to c d Sturm ~ Co.
Saloon, billiard, pool and bowling
alley licenses were granted to w. A.
Rau in new Freese building, Pike
street.
r Hickman was granted lunch
counter license on n Fourth street..
The saloon license Of David T Cahll
at Clitiside was also transferred to
him.
Generations Of taxes were allowed
To f f Lowther, 1851: Flora Duncan,
$3.50; and Gay Duncan, $s.42, on ac-
count OF erroneous assessments,
A brick crossing was ordered on w
Mulberry at c NJ McKeehan's; also on
East Pike at J NJ ,Iackson's cottages.
Residentsof Glen Elk proposed to
lay 1877 feet of brick pavement on Wer-
ninger in front Of the residences of
George Pool and others. provided the
city furnish the curbing. The propo-
sition wasaccepted.
Crossings were ordered from the
residence of a. 5. Could to that Of p.
X. Reed and from b. *. Reeds to Ben
Jackson's in Glen Elk and the board
walks on Clark were ordered extended
from Fifth 10 sixth streets.