The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-03
Shsst Gar Franchise
Passes Its First Reading
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ing these additional water tanks. He
said it would cost the city in the
neighborhood Of $500 to erect the tanks
and equip chem with the necessary It.
tings, pipes, etc, and in the opinion Of
the water works committee it would be
nothing less than folly to build them
when The water works pumps would be
inadequate to FL the tanks. 10 erect
the tanks would mean the purchasing Of
another pump at the water station. Mr..
Kelly stated that there wasentirely too
much waste of the city water, and that
it would be better to attach meters to
the supply pipes Of the larger consumers
and save the waste than to erect addi-
tional water tanks which the city at
present could not afford to pay for. The
present water works system furnished
ample pressue as was evidenced in re-
cent tests in which water was thrown
entirely over the Standard Mil in Glen
Elk and 10 the height Of a Eve story
building in the east end, by the fire hose.
Upon N. Kelly's motion the water
works committee was instructed to pur-
chase twelve water meters immediately
and to place the same in different parts
of the city at their own discretion as
test of their efficiency.
1t was thought advisable by different
members OF the council TO purchase ut
later date some fifty or seventy five.
water meters for the city. 1t was order
ed that w. P. Camp who Is employed by
the city in the water works depart ment,
to take list Of the water consumers in
the city and to personally inspect and
examine every waiter tap in the city and
TO make his report of the condition of
same to the city council at his earliest
possible convenience. This was ordered
for the purpose OF ascertaining just
where it would be the most practicable
to place the water meters.
The plan of installing water meters
was thus adopted and the negotiations
relative to the leasing of the jackson
property ground and the building Of ad.
ditional tanks was dropped
Chairman Thorn, of the light commit
tee submitted list containing the geo
graphical location of all of the electric
arc lights used by the city, as per in.
structions given him at q previous SEES.
sion of the council. The report was ac-
eepted and orleredfled in the city's arch.
ives.
Petitions and Building Permits
"A communication from the James.
Shepherd Company relative to an ex-
oneration of the city taxes was referred
to the appeal committee. It appears
the city assessor took the assessment of
the company's stock which was stored
in a roomin the traders building prior
to their commencing business and one
of the members of the firm, through ig-
norance gave ia~the assessment of the
stock at $4,000. The company had only
5000 worth of their stock stored in there
at the time. They paid taxes for the
full amount. and prayed to be relieved
of the excess difference paid.
"A petition from Mrs, N. I. Lewis,
asking council to pay slS6O5 for the re-
pairs to stone wall and pavement on
her property at the corner of fifth and
Main streets, made necessary by the
lowering of the street at that point, was
tabled indefinitely.
George G. Stone was granted PeEmis'
sion to erect two story frame residence
on Carr avenue.
Mrs. NJ. j. Deison was given permits
sion TO cross Mechanic street in front
of her property with pipe and connect
it with the street sewer.
"A bill of DR.. L. F. Kornmann amount
ing to $50 for services rendered in dis
injecting the Hern property on East
Pike street the second time, was refer
red to the sanitation committee.
City Health Officer N. Peck requested