The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-05-02
License Granted
By City Council
Long List Of Saloons, Wholesale
Beer; Hotels, Drug Stores,
Billiard Rooms, Restaurants
and Theatre--Bo Bonds Of
Officers Approved.
Building Permits.
Other business.

The city council had big business
session last Friday night. The amount
OF business transacted was unusually
large, on account of the numerous
licenses OF various kinds granted.
The members o. council present
were Mayor Grille, City Clerk Alexan-
der and Councllmen Kearns, Kessler,
Moore, Williams, Lewis. Hart and
Seely.
The minutes OF the last meeting
were read and approved.
Upon motion OF Chairman Lewis Of
the committee on fire department the
present officers were elected for an
other year. The salary Of the chief
was fxed at 800 per month and that of
his assistants at $50 month each.
Councilman Hart opposed the raising
OF their salaries, on the ground OF
economy and voted against the mo-
tion.
Mayor Crileof the ordinance COM
mittee introduced an ordinance, re-
quiring all poles to be painted black
ten feet up and bottle green above
that. 1t provides that this shall be
J done by June and thereafter all
poles. erected shall be SO painted in
ten days after their erection.
The penalty for violation of this ordin-
ance is not less than So nor more than
10fire. VT passed to its second read
ing.
Ex-mayors KeIley's report, as pub
lished in last weeks Telegram was
read.
Chairman Moore of the street com.
mittee informed the council that Mr..
McDermott ofthe company who furn.
ished the flag stone for paving had
been here and personally inspected
the defective flags. Mr.. McDermott
assured Mr.. Moore they would be re-
placed free of charge to the city,
r. T. Lowndes was granted permits.
sion to erect three story brick busi-
ness block just east of the Lowndes
department store on Main street.
w. S. Law and son were given per-
mission to erect four story brick
business block on North Fourth
street.
DR.. D. P. Morgan's application for
permission toerect two story r.si-
dence on West Mechanic street was
granted.
-'he petition of Susan Holden that
the cI,, put ina sewer froul the Pike
street mali. up Cole street was re-
jected, it bein.y regarded private
sewer.
Saloon licenses granted were as fol-
lows:
w F Rau for the Metropolitan and
Glen Elk; James ] Council, Pike
street; Thomas A Deveny at Manhat-
tan hotel; Mrs B Burke, 22S East
Pike; NJ L MCGEE, Baltimore street; G
IA Nellis, 34s Main street;J Hick-
man, at Cliff Side, North Fourth
street: ] R Hickman, 1856 Pike street;
James Boyle, near Junction; Thos b
Se.ly. Traders hotel; Harry I Cahill,
at the Nugget; Mrs A G Brennan, at
ST charles hotel; P j Clancy. Pike
street; Joe Latstetter, Pike street; NJ
Frost, North Third street; John Lyon,
East Pike street; a Mcdonald, Pike
street; Ed Hogan, at Post saloon,
North Fourth street: Virginus Jas
per, North Fourth street; VII Gal
lien, at Crescent saloon, Baltimore
street; Frank, Gaughan, West End: a
L Gaughan. at Oak saloon: A L eau
han, in Siers building; A @ Cahill at
Junction hotel; NJ F Mcdonnell, Pike
street: Clarksburg Wine and Liquor
Company, Sorth Third street; and u
+ Gill, in. the East End. In all, there
were y saloon licenses granted.
Wholesale beer licenses were grant,
ed to Weidermann Brewing Company,