The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-13
City Council Has Strictly a Business
Session and all Was Harmonious
mo Discussions and no Clashes
on the Part of Members
City Collectors Receipts Nearly Double His
Collections---Action Taken Big Bill---
Number of Bills Allowed and Building
Permits Granted.

The meeting of the city council was
strictly one of business. There We're
no exciting features, no discussions or
clashes, but perfect harmony on all ques-
tions which came up. The amount OF
business covered a wide scope, and yet
it was done with brevity. Even tho
newspaper man feels sense of relief in
attending sessions such as It %as.
The members in attendance were
Mayor Grille, City Clerk Alexander, City
Collector Steele, Street Superintendent
Isenhart, Water Works Commissioner Cal
lahan and Councilmen Kearns, Keenan,,
Hurst, Moore, Lewis, Hart and Long.
Chairman Moore of the street commit
tee made report on the proposed fran
chise for the Buckhannon and Clarks-
burg Electric railroad and stated that
his committee recommended that the
franchise be granted as revised by the
committee
Councilman Keenan, objected to the
term of the franchise, suggesting that
It be made 90 years instead of 90.
Mr.. Hurst thought the time given the
company in which to build two miles of
the line was insufficient
Mr.. Moore argued that that WA suf-
fciently long
The ordinance passed its first reading
without a dissenting vote. It wiz come
upon It's final reading at the next meet
ing.
The proposed ordinance is MS follows:
Application for the franchise herein
after granted to the Bucl<hnnnon 4
Clari<sburg Electric Railroad company,
having been fled with Roy Alexander,
city clerk, for more than thirty days
prior hereto, and notice that this appli-
cation would be made having been pub
! ished for more than thirty days in the
Clarlssburg Telegram, newspaper of
general circulation in this city.
s'Be it ordained by the said council
OF clarissburg, Harrison count, West Viz.
ginia, that the Buclkhannon & CiarlSs-
burg Electric Railroad company, cor
roration organized under the laws of
the state of West Virginia, be and is
hereby granted franchise for the pc.
Rod Of fifty years, giving and granting
10 IT. It's successors and assigns, the
privilege and authority to construct,
maintain and operate street railway.
with the necessary appliances, side
tracks, and turnouts for transfer by cars,
drawn or propelled by horses, electricity,
cable or motor power of passengers and
freight, over and upon the following
streets IN said city, viz: beginning Mt
a point ON Third street opposite the
Traders hotel. on the side next to the
court house line; thence southwark
on Third street to Mechanic street;
thence eastward on Mechanic street to
its intersection with water, thence with
said Water street. n southwark and east
erly direction 10 corporation line. Sub
ieet 70 the condition that company Is
not to construct It's railway upon or
k.Vpes any bridge In said city. or in any
NJ obtain permission from the county
re. Of Harrison county, so TO do; NOR
ross any existing railway tracks, or
stads, without having first obtained the
fnsenk from the corporation operating
t&id railway to cross its tracks or roads.
With the right and privilege to extend
and lay such tracks, 70, from and over
such streets. by said company, TO nc.
eommodate the public and meet Tho de-
nlards q travel In and Though said city, |
hut subject 70 the following conditions
and restrictions. The company shall |
transfer passengers at fare not 10 ex.
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