The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-29
LAST REGULAR MEETING.
City Council Getting Ready to
Step Down and Out.

A lot Of Business Transacted Las
| Nighr-Report Of Auditing Commit
tee shows that Town is in Goot
shape-Permits asked for Building
Bills Allowed Other Business.
The last regular meeting of tht
present city council was held las
night. They will meet again il
special session on next Thursda,
night to wind up their affairs pre-
paratory to turning them over tt
the new council which goes into
power on Friday.
One of the important matters tt
come up last night vas the con
sideration Of the report of the audit
ing committee.
1t was SHOWN that the income Of
the city last year from taxes was
$l9,S50 IL, from licenses and fines
| 81, 1927. The running expenses
were $15,5s9.55. A balance is left
in the sinking fund Of $5.393.36 and
in the general fund of $371.3S.
The proceeds of bonds issued fol
taking up old orders, sewering and
paving amounted to $32, 1851. OF
this $9,147.49 was expended for
taking up old orders, $6,806.27
for paving, $l6,213.75 for sewering
In the paving fund there is hal-
anee of 50 226.13 of which $45S.7C
is to be paid out. 1t is the amount
h,.a ba i On the Be- eliHf' Living
job Tor one year. The sewer fund
remaining on hand is H.1S9, 26.
All of the old outstanding orders
have been taken up and only few
which have been issued this year
remain TO be paid.
At the beginning of the wear
there were two special funds. One
of these were the First ward paving
fund which amounted to $825.24 and
the Seneca paving fund of SO, 400,6 So
These funds have been expended on
work in their respective sections Of
town.
Taken as whole the financial
condition OF the town is very much
better than it was year ago.
There is outstanding bonded indebt
| edness amounting to $SS,300 This
bears interest at an average of five
per cent. There is more than enough
in the sinking fund to pay the in
terest on this. The balance will be
large enough to take up the first
81, 900 bond which falls due this fall
No report was made by the build
ing committee as A. L. Demoss had
the report and did not attend the
meeting. One permit was granted
however. This was to the Atlatic
Refining Company to erect a tank
at the Pump Station in which &c
store Illuminating oil. This tank is
to be 80 feet feet long and 8 feet in
diameter.
Applications for permits were
filed by the following:
George Parfftt residence Third
ward.
M. L. Brown residence South
Park.
c. II. Willis residence East Nor
gantown
w. L. Coombs residence First
ward.
Trustees M. E. Church for church
building on Wiley and High streets
The building is to be 90 by 13l feet
and first class throughout as the
application states.
S. G. Mckinney residence and
stable in Sabraton.
George c. Baker appeared on be-
half of the trustees of the Oak
Grove Cemetery Association. He
wanted the storm sewer extended
from the resent ending near the
gate 100 . further and offered to
Law iti. i = W. ~iven by the
tow .. luis ieadei d done
Several bills lerc allowed. The
most importa, of these were to the
Peoples Telephone company for two
quarters ending May first. II
amounting to $l6S; the other was
to the sheriff for care of, prison
ers. More than 100 have. zen cared
for from January 1st to April Ist
and the bill was for 1928.