Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-07-08
CREMATORY.
City Council Orders one to be
Built.


Joe Gilbert has Contract for Removing
Garbage-Ne Drug Store-Gas and
Water Lines on Beechurst to be Laid
in Sidewalk.
Council had busy session Mon
day night. All the members were
present and some very important
business transacted.
The mostimportant was in regard
to the removal of the city's garbage
that has become such nuisance.
Joe Gilbert made the following prop
ositioa to the committee:
81 the undersigned hereby propose
TO handle all the garbage of the city
OF Morgantown for term of 5 years
from July Sth, 1902, or for said term
Of 5 years from such date within 80
days as an incinerating machine
can be completed and ready for
work at the following maximum
prices:
For hotels, $6 per month, garbage
removed every day except Sunday.
Restaurants and boarding houses
IS per month.
Grocery stores So per month.
Offices and residences so cents,
per month, twice week
Dry goods and other stores 81 per
month every day but Sunday
J. A. GILBERT.
This proposition being considered
reasonable by the council was ac-
cepted and a committee appointed
to draft an ordinance agreeable to
these prices and making provision
enforcing fulfillment of the contract
Mr.. Gilbert will build his crema-
tory in Cobun's creek hollow above
the residence of John E. Price, be-
You'd the Pump Station. He will
put in plant to cost $1,000 and will
take care Of all the garbage of the
city. The crematory is to be in OPP
ertion within 80 days He has be-
gun making contracts already with
the residents Of the city. The coars-
er refuse will be burned and that OF
the nature of kitchen Stops will be
fed to the hogs, from which con-
siderable profit is expected. The
garbage question has been a serious
one for some time and as this con-
tract runs for years, it is hoped
we may have a cleaner town for that
length of time at least
1t was ordered that all gas an
water lines on Beeehurst avenu
be hereafter laid between the curb
and property line, and not in middle
OF street as heretofore Taking up
these lines is always a great injury
to the street when they are in the
middle.
j. A. Gilbert was granted license
to conduct shooting gallery for one
month in the shop recently occupied
by j. n. Pickenpaugh now deceased
Chief Of Police was directed to have
the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
remove an unused pole from the Wal
nut street front OF the new MADEIRA
building on Chestnut street.
Report of committee for sale Of
bonds was adopted and sale approved.
Finance committee was ordered 10
prepare form for bond and coupons.
Bank Of the Monongahela Valley was
made fiscal agent OF the town in
handling the new bonds and the in
terest and principal will be made pay
able through that institution.
The committee on location OF new
fire plugs reported fayorably upon 80
new places, scattered over the four
wards. Many of the plugs have al
ready been delivered ready to be con-
nected up. This committee on loca-
tion was Coombs, Gidley, McGrew aud
Denoss.
j. w. Wiles was granted permission
to move building on lot adjoining
Baptist church to within three feet Of
the street line and remodel it in &C
cordance with plans proposed for use
as drug store. The plans contem-
plate a brick veneer on the High
street front. The building will be
used for drug store and will be &C.
cupied by a man from Sstersville.
A street light was ordered to be
placed on Stewart street 4th ward
near the residence of Marshall Nc
Chairman.
Contract was made with Albert
Jenkins and his mother Emma Jen-
kins of Wiles Hill, for the boy to turn
on and off the street lights in Fourth
ward for one year. His compensation
is to be $50
Applications for building permits
were made by G. l.. Vance, Jacot
Schenck and Samuel Hayes.
BADLY HURT.