The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-23
CITY Council
Was Very Busy
.Atlts Last Meeting Many Mat
ters Of slmportance Disposed Of.

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Council met last Friday night.
z Councilmen Hurst, keenan,, Kearns,
Kessler, Moore, Williams, Lewis, Hart
and Seely were present. Mayor Grille
presided and Clerk Alexander was at
his desk.
The ordinance making Two Offices Of
superintendent Of streets and conn
missioner OF water works was put upon
itssecond and final passage and pass.
ed, Councilman Hurst's being the only
negative vote.
Councilman Keenan's absence was
excused for reasons that were deemed
sufficient.
Councilman Hart nominated Hugh
Callahan for commissioner Of water
works and Councilman Hurst nomi-.
mated Lemuel Alexander for the place.
The ballot stood, Callahan 8; and
Alexander /. Mr., Callahan was de-
clared elected and his salary vas fixed
at $50 per month.
City Collector John r. Steele's bond
Of $40, 600 was received and approved.
4. J.. Bryan and others asked that
the sewer at CLARK and Fourth street
be abandoned, being a nuisance. The
matter was referred to the city
physician.
The mayor reported that he had
sworn in Andrew Lyon as policeman
AZ the Traders opera house and Philip
Moore for the Ruhl, Koblegard Com
pany and also the appointment Of a
half dozen specials for circus day.
The street committee recommended
that 20 joints Of IS inch sewer be ex-
tended into the Glen Moore and Wine
addition. The recommendation was
adopted.
The street superintendent was au-
thorized toreceive bids for the erection
ola retaining wall along the proper
ties on Monticello avenue.
The street committee reported that
two car loads Of crushed stone from
the Buckhorn Lime and Stone Com
pany had been purchased and spread.
Itwas decided to take up at the
next meeting the matter Of the
amount of S40O due from citizens for
the Mulberry street paving.
The finance committee reported the
following bills, which were ordered
paid I:
Ckrnaf non roll aOSS on
Water works pay roll .... 1874 80
Fire committee. ............. 3 80
Special police ..;..,....,.. % so
The water works COMMITTEE sub
mltted bids for the pipe for the add
dltional pipe line at the water works
plant, ranging from sl.52 to sl.S5 per
foot. The matter was deferred until
next meeting. Upon the recommends
ton OF the committee one inch wa
ter line for the Wine addition and 2
inch galvanized line from East Pike
street along Florence street to the
Philippi road were ordered laid.
Building permits were granted, as
follows;
b w BoggeSS, story frame oWelIlng
on.Mulberry street; Mrs Mary Hursey,
2story brick house on Sixth street; E
j Thompson, 2story frame dwelling,
Souuh Clay street; G w Leggett, three
story brick business block, South
Third street: Mrs Mary Hursey. two
story brick, 9Th street; Elizabeth Lat
stetter corrugated iron building, North
Third street; B P Holden, dwelling,
Lee street; N B McCarty, 2 story
brick and stone building, West Main
street; A K Thorn. 2 story addition,
LOCUST street; CT Thompson, double
frame dwelling, Locust street.
An order was made for the removal
Of q lumber shed on n B McCarty's
lot, West Pike street, it beingi the
fire limit.
Lizzie Willoughby's application for
permission to build frame house on
lot Is, Glen Elk, was rejected, that
lot being in the fire limit.
1t was ordered that brick, pave
ment be laid in front of the Fordyce
building on West Pike street, Mr. For