The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-07-24
THREATENED SUITS
AGAINST THE CITY

Friday nights session of the city coun-
!. ell was one of several threatened dam
age suits against the city, unless GER
tain requests We're granted. Notice If
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.
The members in attendance were Coun-
eilmen Kearns, Hurst, Moore. Ernst.
Hart, Thorne. Seely and Law. The alb
sentees were Couneilnen McAnlrew and
Kelley, the former being indisposed and
the latter out of the city. The mayor
was in the presiding chair and the city
clerk at his desk.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The mayor reported that the commit
tee on fire department was doing some
good work, and that it would be ready
70 report at the next meeting. The ma
ture of the work was such that nothing
could well be made public at this juno
4ne.
Chairman Moore of the street commit
tee informed the council officially that
the street paving had begun on West
Aiain street east of Second.
The ordinance prohibiting hogs being
kept in the city limits was put upon
It's second reading and adopted as law
of the city. All present voted for it
except Councilmen Hurst and Ernst. IT
was declared law. The penalty is $40
and every day il considered separate
offense. The ordinance does not go into
effect until January l, 1908, thus giving
those who now have hogs an opportunity
70 fatten and kill them.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Water works pay roll. .sls9.l6
Street pay roll. --.-......-.-... 5S0.14
Mt. State Gas company. .-.. 2l.s0
Hammond Brick company 10000
Clarksburg Gas company. els
Cost s Holden .--........ 100
Globe Printing * Book Binding
company ..-...-....--..-.. 23.05
Con. Ice i Storage Co.-.-.. $50
Mrs. Edith Smith. .... $3.50
A bill of sss5 for e5 lights for the past
year, presented by the West Fork Oil
& Natural Gas company, was objected
to by Councilren Moore, Hart and 9TH
ers and was hell ap fpr investigation.
Councilman Thorne was appointed to
look up the city records and ascertain
therefrom 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 at the next
meeting of the city council. He also ask
ed that the street superintendent make
= report of the work done for the year
thus far.
w. S. Law special committee. re-
ported that he had met with failure with
". p. Holden in reference to the modi.
dcation of deed for Holden street, as
Afr. Holden had declared that he would
not change single letter in the deed.
He also reported that he had not been
able to see 4. d. Parr IN reference to.
donating a strip Of ground for the wild
cning of Wilson strcet- Both matters
were referred to him again for further.
action.
The light committee submitted writ
ten report, which was adopted. The re-
port recommended an arc light at the
corner of Clark and North Fourth streets
and a gas light ON Mulberry street in
front Of the residence of B. w. Boggess.
A j. Fletcher served written notice
on the mayor and the council that he
did not propose to wait any longer on
the council in reference to the repairing
Of his store building. and that be would
put II on his own grade The paper was
promptly laid on the table.
G. R. Odell, as agent for Emma
Fordyee. requested the council TO take
steps 70 prevent the water from dam