Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-30
PAYING CONTRACT
Let to the Dean & Hoffman
Company.
Amendments to street Railway Fran.
ehise Laid Over Permit Granted for
High Street Bridge to Wiley Prop
erty, Firt Ward.

High Street Bridge to Wiley Prop
erty, Firt Ward.
A special session of the council
was held Friday night at which all
the members were present except
w. L. Coombs
1t was expected that the proposed
amendments to the franchise of the
the Electric and Traction Company
would come up for the last reading,
and that action would be taken up
on them. They were read a second
time, but Councilman Phillips rep
resenting probably several other
members of the body objected to
further consideration, and the
amendments were laid on the table
till the next regular meeting, Mon
day night September sth. Consid-
cradle objections to the amendment
allowing streets twenty feet wide to
be used by the Traction Company
has developed, and it is likely there
will be spirited debate in council
when the subject comes up for final
action at the next meeting Of the
council.
Contract for paving Beechurst
Avenue from its intersection with
Front street to the line of the Uni
verslty campus was let to the Dean
and Hoffman Company at 10 cents
per lineal foot for the curbing, and
S1.19 or 81 30 per square yard for
the paving, this bid to include the
furnishing of everything connected
with completing the work. If wire
cut" brick are used, $l.l9 is to be
the price. and If ere pressed brick
$l.20, and the option of using which
ever can be secured in the shortest
time is left with the contractor. The
paving is to begin at once and is to
be completed without delay.
There was no other bid on the
whole job of paving and curbing,
but two bids for curbing alone were
presented by Italian stone cutters
One was by Tony Pedro at 80 cents
per iineal foot Of street, and the
other by Costa Galtano at 43 cents
per lineal foot of street. 1t was
thought best to let the whole CON
tract to one firm, in order to hasten
the completion of the work.
A discount of 2 per cent. on all
town taxes paid prior to November
1st was authorized Tax books will be
out within the next two weeks.
The South Morgantown Bridge
and Improvement Company was
granted franchise to erect a bridge
across Deckeris creek from the south
end of High street to the Wiley
property. The structure is to be
not less than 26 feet wide ana to
be be built on the west side of the
street with landing just below the
curb of Foundry street. The Bridge
Co is to be liable for ali damage to adj
joining property owners. The bridge
is to be constructed of steel heavy
enough for wagons and street car
passage.
Upon application of MADEIRA Bros.
for paving Chestnut street Between
Walnut and Court Alley, the coun-
ell appropriated $3.50 to pay one
third the estimated cost of this work
on provision that the court will APP
propriate $3.50. MADEIRA Brothers
agreed in their application to pay
one third of the cost, $3.50.
An order was passed for the paw
ing of McLane street in first ward.
The curling has already been set
and the street graded.
Mayor Steele and Solicitor Frank
Cox were appointed a committe to
confer with the county court at its
meeting next Monday in regard to
making fills at the abutments for the
bridge to Sunnyside through the
University campus.
The next regular meeting OF the
council will be held Monday Sep
TENDER Sth. After that weekly
meetings will be held every Mon
| dav night again,