West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-06
Council Proeeiings.
Council Chamber, J
Monday evening, {
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SlOn at CLOCK.
Present, CIV. Grier, mayor; Jas.
Ell. Pine, city clerk, and Council
men Chestnut, 1st ward; Noll and
Templeton aud ward; Krug grid
ward; Brown. and Seal, 4th ward.
i The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
Health committee-no report.
Street committee-no report.
Water committee-no report.
/ 0. G. Guyton, water commits
sioner presented his report of wa
ter rent collected for the month of
January, which on motion of Krug,
seconded by Brown, was received
and ordered spread upon the min
utes as follows
Feb. I, 1902.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council of
the City of Sistersville.
Gentlemen:-I have the honor to
report my collection from water
rents and fittings sold for the
month of January as six hundred
Lightweight dollars and seventy
TWO cents, a check tor said amount
payable to the order of the city col
lector and treasurer is herewith en-.
closed.
At the request of the council the
city attorney prepared the follow
Ing ordinance which was read as
follows:
A ordinance prohibiting the
keeping of hogs within the corpor-
ate limits of The City of Sisters
vile, Tyler County, West Virginia.
Sec. BE 1t ordained by the
common council of the City Of Sis
tersville, Tyler county, West Wiz
ginia, and it Is hereby ordained, en-
acted and ordered that after the
28th day of February, 1902, it
shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to keep any
hog or hogs within the corporate
limits OF said city.
Sec. 2. Any person, firm Or cor
poIation violating the provisions of
the foregoing section, shall, upon
conviction thereof before the Mayor
Of said city, be fined not less than
one dollar nor more than ten dol
lars.
Sec. 3. Every day that any such
hog or hogs Is so kept shall con.
stitute separate and distinct of
tense. On motion of Krug, sec
onded by Brown, that the ordinance
as read be adopted, 1t Is, therefore,
hereby approved and passed by the
council, this 3rd day of February,
1902.
Mr.. Gilbert D. Smith, attorney
of Middleboure, appeared before
council In behalf of VIM. Michael,
whose bill had been filed with the
city clerk, claiming the sum of
fifty dollars, the alleged value of a
horse, which, on the 28th day of
Janury last, fell and broke his leg
on Pike street, In said city, and as
a result thereof had to be shot.
claiming that the Icy condition of
he street at that time was the
cause of said accident Attorney
Smith advocated the city's pay
ment of the amount claimed, and
this was resisted by City Attorney
Young. The set of shoes worn by
said horse. which had been re-
moved by Street Supt. Rice. were
produced before council, and hav.
ing been carefully examined, and
council came to the unanimous con.
clusion that was not valid claim
for damage, and declined to &C
knowledge the city's liability.
The following bills approved by
the Finance Committee were or
dered paid, together with the off,
Gals salaries for Jan'y.
c. w. Grier, mayor ....... 80 90
Jas. Fl. Pine, city clerk. IS 90
F. D. Young, city Atty. IS 90
DR.. G. H Meek, health of
fcer Observation-Disclosures. 10 90
0. 6. Guytep, water Com. rs 90
same, clerk hire......... Is 90
Thos. Chestnut, councilmen 500
Cnas. Thistle, same ...... 500
w. H. Noll, same......... 500
S. w. Templeton. same =. S 90
c. A. Krug, same.......... 500
JOS. A. Kennedy, same. -. SEQ
VIM. E Seal, same ........ S 90
Walter J. Brown, same. 5 90
NJ. c. Calhoun, pumper
water works ....... 60 90
A. E. Miller, same ,....... 60 90
Thos. Williams, chief of
police ............... 90 90