The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-06-13
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COUNCIL
is 0pipi0Ei of city Attorney as re-
SnIkI flntrod uctioncf Resolu-
ffon eclaring His Seat

{, ity council held a regular session
iiSb Friday night. The councllmen
Wgfs All in attendance except DR.. Kess-
LETT whose pro fessicnal duties detained
HIM
a resolution was introduced declar-
Ing Councilman Hurst's seat vacant,
up0n the Information That he was not
s free holder at the time Of his cleo
zion. Hestated that his wife decided
him some real estate the day before
the election. The city attorney rem
+ dered the opinion that that made him
8 free holder. Nothing was done with
the resolution.
East Mechanic street running from
Monticello avenue to Clay street was
3 declared abandoned upon condition
that Judge Maxwell and w. n. Free
Z man dedicate street 80 feet wide
running from Main street to Virginia
3 avenue.
The lire chiefs written report stat
ed that the department was In good
condition and that the department
had attended Two small fires since the
last report.
Chairman Lewis OF the fire depart
nent reported that patrol wagon
and horse would cost $500 and recon-
mended their purchase. The matter
was laid on the table temporarily.
Among the Improvements recon-
nnsnded by the street committee were
small piece of sewering near James
j. Connell,s residence in the East End,
re-laying Of some OF the pavement on
Clay street, and side walk on Clark
from 9th Co7th. The recommendations
were accepted and the street commit
tee was empowered to CARY them out.
Chairman Moore of the street COM
mittee reported estimates OF cost OF
paving N. Fourth street from the Glen
Elk! bridge to the freight depot at
a. 400 and Pike from Chestnut to Elk
creek at Oil, 900. The street commit
tee was empowered to contract for
A12, COO worth of this work.
The street superintendent was In
structed to repair at once a sidewalk
on Cemetery street.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the streetrailway company to repair
the pavement in front Of the Swager
hotel or doit himself at the expense
of the company.
Councilmen Williams reported that
!, street sweeper would cost $3.50. The
report was tabled. The mayor was
authorizedto have streets cleaned oy
the use OF the large hose.
The Y. M. O. a. was given permits
sion u, attach bulletin boards TN tele-
phone poles at the corner Of Pike and
Third and Main and Third streets
Mayor Grille reported that he had
sworn In Oscar Moore as policeman for
Il. T. Lowndes, and A. G. Cation
and j. NJ. Kester for the B. s. o. rail-
road company.
The petition of the Clarksburg
Base Ball Club for permission to play
on Sunday in the ball park was reject
ed by unanimous vote.
Lloyd Nutter's petition for a sewer
s In the East End was referred TO street
committeefor report. He was grant
ed a permit to move an old house and
build u Two story frame.
The application for water line on
Webster avenue was referred to the
water committee.
I E. w. Wells was given perm ission to
put story on his dwelling on Sixth
street.
George W. Deison was granted hotel
license.
Polly Lowery was given restaurant
license on Monticello avenue.
9. H. Broadwater was given per-
mission to erect from one to three
frames. two story buildings on corner
OF Clark and Seventh streets.
H N. L. MCGEE was granted permit
to build an additional story TO his
building on Baltimore street and to
1000