West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-04-08

The old council convened In fnal
session at S:I5 last night aud 81 ,sed
up the municipal affairs to date
without any waste of time. There
were no absentees. Each council
manic chair was filed, a condition
probably without precedent dur
Ing the year past.
Mayor Grier submitted his re
port for the year itemized by
months. This report showed the
aggregate collections of fines TO be
$500 IS; rents and licenses STA.
10; total S. oc4.75 On motion the
report was received ard placed on
file.
Water Commissioner 0. G. Guy
ton presented his report of receipts
which gave the years total of ST.
65z. 90 account water rents, fittings
sold, etc. This report was also on
motion received and placed on file.
The report ofW. F. Litten, Col
lector and Treasurer, and several
minor reports were not fully pre-
pared and will be submitted at the
next meeting.
All of the business In hand hav-
Ing been considered, Mayor Grier
gave the finishing touch to the
meeting with a valedictory address
in which he thanked his colleagues
for their kindness and courtesy to
him and expressed his natural sat-
isfaction over the record of his two
years administration. He said that
he had no regrets save the one that
the financial condition Of the city Is
not so favorable as he would like 1t
to be. The present Indebtedness,
however, is slight and IL the money
due the city from taxes and other
sources was collected the balance
would be on the right side of the
ledger.
Mayor Grier further gave 1t as
his opinion that the outgoing coun-
ell had been toolliberal In the mat
ter, of public improvements; not,
however, In the sense Of public
money squandered Ia that direction
but as regards expenditures which
could have been reasonably deferred
until a more propitious time. He
congratulated the succeeding coun-
ell that Sistersville now lacks very
little In the way of public improve
ment, and In conclusion advised tn.
ture economy In this regard.
Councilman Kennedy made fit
ting reply to the farewell speech
and on his motion vote of thanks
was extended TO Mayor Grier fol
his good and conservative admin
istration."
On motion of Councilman Tenn
pleton the council then adjourned
sine die.
The dissolution of the old coun
Gil was folio we'd without break b!
the converting of the new. Mayo
Meek was introduced gracefully b.
! Clerk Pine and responded to tn
introduction with a few well-di
: rected remarks which were closes
with the hope that his administra
ton would be as clean and eficien
as that of his predecessor.
The only change In the personne
: of the council was In the FRS
Ward representat:on-Mr. Georg
F. Bell, who entered actively AM
intelligently In the deliberations o
the meeting, taking the chair s.
!: long filled bv Mr.. Charles Thistle
.. Clerk Pine announced that tn
new officers had all qualified.
The official bond OF Mayor Nee
In the sum of $1,000, execute
( with the Central Banking and Sc
q curity Company CT Parkersbure
2 was, read and approved.
0 The official bond Of Collector an
:, Treasurer w. L. Russell In th
sum of SIS 900, with ]. II. McCoy
II. w. Mccoy. Robert Mcconnell
A, G. Jackson and E. A. Durhal
: as sureties, was read and approves
y The Mayor announced his con
d mit'ee appointments as follows:
e Health-Seal, Krug and Brow
Street-Noll, Seal and Temple
ton.
Water -Krug. Kennedy and Be
e Finance-Templeton, Brown AT
u Chestnut.
1t Special Chestnut, Kennedy ar
Noll.
Salary-Templeton. Krug ar
Chestnut.
1.-The next order of business W
the filling of appointive Offices.
On motion of Mr.. Krug the cou
ell went into executive sessit