The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-05-24
Our City SOlOnS
Have Busy Session
Business Of Various Kinds taken
up and Dispatched With
Harmony.

City council met Friday night will
all members present.
The bond ordinance was read agail
to make it legal.
The city attorney reported that tn
$4,000 damage suit against the cit!
would not come up for trial until Sep
TENDER.
The street committee reported that
it had ordered a wall built alonF
Mrs. Dcnham's property.
Council accepted p. S. Boxley's bio
OF sl,62a6l to extend the street paw
ing on Main street to Fifth street.
Other blders we're r. II. Blodgett &
co. at Still 81, and Cramcr & Skid
more at $l,74g.4O. The street COM
mlttce was authorized to make con-
tract with BoXlcy
Crossings were ordered at George l..
Behring'S on Lee street and WA. Hop
kins' on Water street.
The street committee and city engi'
neer we're empowered to notify Cram
or and SkIdmorc that unless they re.
sumcd work on their contract here by
Tuesday, May Il, and pushed the work
10 speedy completion the contract
would be declared forfeited.
The members Of the council were in.
structr7 10 make out lists Of work
they desired done in their respective
wards in the way OF repairing streets
and pavcmentS and hand same to the
street committee.
A deed by j. NJ. Wine to certain
streets was referred to the street com
mittee.
The street superintendent was in
structcd to finish the paving Of the |
CUTTERS on Oak street.
TIE city engineer was instructed to
20 upon the Mary Con addition and
establish the lines Of Borgess. street %
feet wide given to the city a half CEN
tury ago This street as aid OIL re-
Gently by Mrs. COTS surveyor is only |
81 feet wide.
The street commissioner was in
structed to fasten all loose boards ia
the sidewalks in the East End.
New curbing was ordered for the
streets at the wholesale houses in
Glen Elk.
The mayor was instructed to print |
and circulate 500 copies Of a notice
against the waste Of water.
The proposition Of II. ". Hammer
to dedicate ) feet Of land for street
on Monticello provided the city would
build retaining wall with 96 feet
frontage was accepted.
MessrS Lewis and Haymakcr were
appointed special committee TO con-
tract for the drilling Of public
drinking water well on Main street in
the neighbOrhood OF the court house
and TO locate same.
Health Oriicer Flowers reported
that the matter OF the erection OF
stables by Il. }. Rightmire and II. G.
johnson had been improperly referred
to him as he could not judge tn .ir
sanitation before they we're built. The
report was ordered spread on the
minutes.
Charles L. Patton's saloon license was
transferred TO Charles Mcmillan.
Wholesale license was granted to
the Fairmont Brewing Company and
retail license to &. A. Nellis in the
Dolan property on Main street.
Restaurant licenses were granted to
G NJ Gardner, b & Aumiller, A J
JanSon.
Hotel licenses we're granted to Mrs
A c Brennan, Hickman 4 Parent,
Mrs Mary HUGH, J T Swager and Geo
w DeSon.
The street commissioner was in.
structed to finish the pavement along
Mrs Alice Bowcock'S residence on
Mechanic street
Building permits were granted to r
j Rightmirc for stable, Mulberry st.
toll Il johnson for stable, Locust
street; to Helen Thomas for dwelling
Locust street; and to f y IIaymakel