The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-17

The important feature of the city
council meeting Friday night was the
action of the council on the franchise
of the Salem Terminal Traction com.
pany, or rather, Homer b. Mckinley
representing chat company. The ordi.
nance passed its second reading by the
unanimous consent of the council and
became one of the laws Of the city, after
Councilman Frank II. Moore made a
lengthy and sensible speech supporting
it, Another feature of the council was
the passage, upon its first reading of an
ordinance granting franchise to a. NJ.
I. Cunningham and George c. Stone, to
operate an electric light plant, using the
streets of the city for the purpose. There
was some opposition to this. as shown by
the vote, but sufficient majority in its
favor to pass it on to its second reading
All the members of the council were
in attendance except Councilman Hart.
whose absence was accounted for on ne.
count Of sickness. The mayor was in.
the chair Of the presiding officer, and
City Clerk Cole was at his desk, as us.
ual, efficiently discharging his duties ~
giving the city one of the best admins.
trations of that office, and perhaps, the
best the city ever had.
The reading of the minutes of the pre-.
vious meeting was dispensed with, upon
motion Of Councilman Scely.
Under the head OF unfinished business
The Mckinley street railway ordinance
came up. Attorney G. b. johnson pre-
scented petition signed by Al Reynolds
q, r. i}oggcss, Mrs. J, w. Gordon, Charles
+. Thompson. Linn Osborn, J. II. Som
merville, Frank Reynolds, Davis Stewart.
Homer Bartlett, j. II. Moore ondJ.JGus.
man, protesting against the granting of
a franchise for the use of Locust street
for street railway and asking the com.
eli to refuse the same. Mr.. johnson
spoke at some length in behalf Of the pc.
titioncrs and then ]. L. Law, attorney
for the company, presented the following
petition. signed by Homer Bartlett, Mrs.
j. W, Gordon, Henry Sommcryillc, }.
}. Grtsman aud J. H. Moore, all Of whom
had signed the other pctition
Some time since we signed i petition
to your honorable body, rclatiyc to 4
franchise grant to Homer b. Mckinley
for the purpose OF constructing and op-
Grating street car line and tracks on
Locust street, between Sycamore an5
Chestnut streets and apprchcnding that
our position in this matter might be
misunderstood, We desire to say to the
council, by way OF explanation, that it
is not our purpose to object to the street
ear line being built on Locust street, but
simply to call the attention of the cow-
ell to the fact that Locust street should
be paved, graded and put in good or.
der. This will increase the available
width of the street, and should be done
whether the street ear line is construct
ed thereon or not, and if the street rail,
road is constructed and operated, as con.
tempated, on said Locust street, it will
increase the necessity of paving said
street.
Mr.. Law then called attention to the
fact that only six persons OF the many
property owners along the route had pro.
tested against the granting of the fran.
chisc, and lie did not think that was suf.
ficicut to induce the council to refuse the
franchise.
Mr.. Moore then moved that the ordi-
nance be put on its second reading and
passed. Col. Seely seconded the motion,
and after Mr.. Moore had spoken in IA
yor of his motion, the ordinance was
adopted by unanimous vote
The following ordinance then passed
its first reading. those voting against it
being Councilmen NlcAndrew, Hurst
Ernst and Moore:
"Bc II ordained by the common council
of the city of Clarksburg:
"Scction l. That permission be and is
hereby given to Cunningham and Stone
partners in trade, their successors and
assigns, to erect and maintain, build and
operate in, upon and under The public
Snds, streets, alleys, ways, sidewalks
Z adings and river fronts, of the city Of
: clarksburg, such poles, wires, cables