The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-18

Friday nights session of the city roun-
ell was one of several threatened dam
age suits against the city, unless GER
tain requests were granted. Notice af-
ter notice was read to the effect that
property owners held the city responsible
for certain conditions. These notices and
requests were promptly laid on the table.
Mention will be made of them in the
regular order of the council report in
this column.
.rhe members in attendance were Coun-
cilnicn Keurns. Hurst, Moore. Ernst,
Hart, Ihornc, Sccly and Law. The alb
sentees were Councihnen Mc.Andrew and
Kelley, the former being indisposed and
the latter out of the city. The mayor
rwas in the presiding chair and the city
clerk ut his desk.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The mayor reported that the commits
tee on fire department was doing some
good work, and that it would be ready
to report at the next meeting The ma.
ture of the work was such that nothing
could well be made public at this june
ture.
Chairman Moore of the street commit
tee informed the council officially that
the street paving had begun on West
Main street east of Second.
The ordinance prohibiting hogs being
kent in the city limits was pat upon
its second reading and adopted as a law
of the city All present voted for 1t
except Councilmen Hurst and Ernst. IT
was declared a law The penalty is SO
and every day is considered separate
ofFeDse. The ordinance does not go into
effect until January /. 1904 thus giving
those who now have hogs an opportunity
TO fatten and kill them.
The following bills were ordered paid:
water works pay roll. ......-.... .Sls9.lo
Street pay roll. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. e.la 9eV'la
Mt. State Gns company ...... 2l'so
Hammond Dricl< company ...l ,6oo.oo
CIarksblrrg Gas company .-.. o."
Cost & Holden ........,...-.'. l'Oo
Globe Printing & Book Binding
company =. .................- 23.o'
Con. lee s. Storage Co. 2.su
Mrs. Edith Smith. MISUNDERSTANDING 2'."o
4 hill of 1925 for 25 lights for the past
year. presented by the West Fork on
Il Natural Gas company. was objected
a. bv ConnciImcn Moore, Hart and 9th
ara and was held up for investigation
Councilman Thorne was appointed to
look up the city records and ascertain
tberefrom the number Of lights the city
had assumed in this particular and re-
port to the council.
The mayor requested that the water
committee make full report Mt the next
meeting of the city council. He also ask
ed that the street superintendent make
a report of the work done for the yea'
thus far.
w. s. Law a special committee, re-
,norted that he had met with failure with
w p. Holden in reference to the modl
a,.otion of u deed for Holden street, as
Nr Holden had declared that he wouIt
not change a single letter in the deed
Tre aIso reported that he had not beer
atIe to see A. d. Parr in reference Z
donating a. strip of ground for the wid
enin4 Of Wilson street. Both matters
were referred to him again for further
action
The light committee submitted writ
ten report. which was adopted. The re
n,rf recommended nm arc light at tn
corner of Clark and North Fourth streets
and u gas light on Mulberry street u
Front of bhe residence of b. w. Boggcss
i. FLETCHER sc:ved written MOTTO
on tho mayor and the council that n
did not propose TO wait any longer OF
tbe council in reference TO the repairing
of his store building, and that he wonl'
INIT It on his own grade. The paper wa
a., L, 81 mn tlp table.
6. r. odell, as agent for Emm'
Fordycc, requested the council to tax