Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-06-30
PHYSICIAN APPOINTED.
City Hospital Association Gets
The Work at 5000.


Estimate of city Expenses foot Thi'
Year, S25, Cooley Fixed at 81 OF
Remoyed-ApplicatiOn for Building
Permits Numerous.
Employment OF city physician
was taken up in executive session O
the common council last night. Tht
work was let to the City Hospital AS
ISOLATION at $500 for the year.
There were five sealed bids and two
open bids presented, All but one OF
the bidders agreed to do the city work
for $500. The bid OF DR.. G. A. vii
lis was 1915. The other bidders
we're Doctors Maxwell, Edmondson
Gibbons, Holt, Gardiner. and the
Hospital Association.
Mr. Il. M. Grant appeared aud ask
ed for consideration of demand for
fire plugs In Greenmont. The water
company is laying new lines In Second
ward and wants to order the fire plugs
now, II they are to be put in.
The matter Of placing additional
fre plugs in Greenmont, and in East
Morgantown was referred to steeet
committee with power to act.
The matter of matchmaking Prairie
Avenue was again taken up after a
years delay. Two Contractors have
had 1T in charge, but the crushed stone
has never been forthcoming. The
mayor and councilman from First
ward are charged with the duty of
havingthe work done at once.
0To the same committee with the
city engineer was referred the extern
sion OF sewer on Spruce street to make
report of cost ON same.
Sewer on Stewart stEeet is still de-
manded and unprovided. The mayor
and ccunclmen from Fourth ward are
charged with making estimate of cost
of this work.
An order was passed requiring re-
moyal OF the porch on the Walnut
street front Of theold Shisler residence
and the one in front of the old More
land residence on High street. Both
these old land marks will be much
missed by a happy lot of pedestrians
Prof. 5. B. Brown presented request
for repair OF damage done TO north
High street by Union Utility company,
in laying street car tracks Mr.. Grant
was present, and said the damage
would be repaired. ~
A. Q. Robbins asked for ten year
exclusive franchise to sprinkle the
streets Of the city laid over till next
meeting.
w. Il. Wilson petitioned for the re-
moyal of clearing up of water closets
owned by Chas. Hinler and Albert
Fleming in fourth ward. These will
receive attention. s9
Notice was served on the council in
writing, signedsby Geo. w. Semans,
Nancy Semans, Mary d. Emory, Fred
u. Emory, Ann Rogers and JOS More.
land. The notice sets forth the order
ofconncil granting privilege of erect
ing wagon bridge from High street to
Chancery Hill is Illegal and that on
account of damage which would result
to their property from the buildingof
this bridge, its construction will be
resisted with all the power of the law.
Mereland and Glasscoek and Ollie and
Ollie are attorneys for plaintiffs.
. Alieense was granted to S. S. Simp-
son, colofed, to conduct restaurant
on Water street up Deckers creek in
John Hunts building.
Report was made by the financial
committee of estimated expenses of
the city for another year, and the levy
was fixed at 81 on the hundred, beside
the capitation tax Of 81 on each male
person over q years old.
The estimates for this year foot up
$25, 900, which is Sc, 600 in excess of
the estimates for last year. Follow
ing is a detailed report of estimates as
made by the committee, composed of
Moorhead, Wade and DeMoss.