The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-26

Counc Imam From Second Ward Got
Stubborn on Hotel License Or
dinance. and Objected to
Paying Tax for Hauling
Trunks

Councilman Van Hurst must pay. his
3 Ten At the regular meeting Of the city
council held IN the council chamber Fri
day evening, when the ordinance relating
TO the issuance of licenses to hotel,
restaurant and boarding house house
prcprietors for the privilege of having
porters TO solicit and receive baggage,
s trunks, etc, at the passenger depots,
came up for its second reading, Hurst
made terrible kick on the clause where,
as he said, at would make him guilty
under the ordinance to haul trunk from
the depot" He didn't favor the oriin-
anee. Councilman Kelly got up and said
that Hurst ought to take out a license
and he wouldn't be liable to the penalties
Of the ordinance. Still Van Hurst OBJ
jected and at the suggestion of four or
five of the coimcilmcn, the ordinance
was referred back to the committee ON
ordinances, with the instructions to in
sert clause, compelling all owners OF
transfer wagons, delivery wagons, carts,
and vehicles of all kind whatsoever that
are used on the city,s streets, to take
out license for the privilege. The IL
ccnse Is to be ten dollars n year MS Is
provided for the hotel keepers. If Van
Hurst had kept still, the ordinance would
probably have passed its second reading.
But, as usual, lie set up a kick, and as a
result he had an ordinance passed for his
special benefit. So, he must pay his lit
tie ten.
All eouncilmen were present excepting
+. r. Moore and A. X. Thorn-S eely.
Law, AcAndrew, Kcarns. Hurst, Hart,
Ernst and Kelley
The minutes of the previous meeting,
read by city clerk Cole, were approved
Acting Chairman McAndrew, Of the
committee on streets and alleys reported.
He stated that the estimate on the pro
posed paving recommended by the street
committee and ordered by the council at
the last session. had not been thoroughly
gone over. The committee is at present
engaged in investigating the estimates
and it will not be able to report upon
tie same until the next regular meeting.
Several recommendations regarding
miscellaneous paving and sidewalks
were made by Councilman Law. He
strongly favored the immediate paving
of the STREETS leadinb to Hickman street
as proposed at the previous session of
the council. Upon motion Of Mr.. Kelley
. brick sidewalk was ordered laid on yir-
ginia, Webster, Lincoln. Maple and JEFF
ferson avenues in Carlysle Court
The electric lighting power house fran
ehise ordinance of Messrs. George C.
Stone and A. NJ. T. Cunningham, intro
duced at the last meeting of the council,
was laid on the table for two weeks.
The following bills were read and al
lowed.
street pay roll. ............ s4s4ss
Water Works pay roll. ..... le437
Slaughter o'Donnell ....... $500
james Boyles. sand. -.......... 1890
Walter Sedwick.. ............. 400
Maek Brown. ,..... :. $3.50
Mountain State Gas Co... 17.oe
Clarksburg Gas Co... ...... SOS
on Well Supply Co........ $500
Clarksburg lee & Staragc Co... 6.lo
Pettibone Bros Mfg. Co...... 7.101
L @ Grille, pauper trans l.5O
Mrs. Frank Smith .......... 300
West Va Mine Supply Co... 1896
n V Hurst 49,. ..... III
The small pox bill which were intro
dnced at the last session of the council,
amounting in MI TO s2l3.5o, were read
Councilman N1cAndrew objected to the
payment of DR.. \. Pecls's bill of $50. for
attending the small pox patients. claim
ing that he was allowed yearly salary
to render professional services in such
cases. The matter was discussed at
some length. Finally the council agreed
to allow DIR. Peck $50 for his services
and that amount was ordered paid him.
The Misses Irwin were granted permis-
sion to erect no iron-covered closet in the
rear OF E. J .coleman's Jcwelry store on
Third street
B. F. Fitzpasrick's retail liquor license
for the Nutt:r Hotel saloon was trans
fered 10 Harvey W. Williams.
james b. Martin was given permission
20 erect two story dwelling house in
Glen Moore addition
Permit TO erect 4 two story brick
building. with basement, on their lot in
Glen Elk was given the Rnhl-Kobicgard
Company, wholesale grocers.
George Boring was granted hotel IL
ccnse for the Savoy hotel
4 license TO brew all kinds of malt
liquors at brewing plant on East Pike
street was granted to the ciariSsburs
Brewing Company, new corporation.
The license tax Is made payable according
To the number Of barrels brewed and
sold during the year.
couacil grants permit to erect a two
frame dwelling in Metheral addition TO
~ w Martin.
The street commissioner was ordered
a L.. :. h-;.l. ............. =. AZ. 49,.