The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-21

mittee to draft an ordinance containing
the recommendation herein set out, and
report their proceedings to a future
meeting OF this council.
Councilman Hart moved that the re.
port be accepted and that If those dcsir-
ing the franchise accept the suggestions,
the franchise be granted. The motion
carried, the only one voting against it
being Hurst.
Mayor Grille made a verbal report to
the effect that he had been in communi-
cation with the board of public safety
in Baltimore, relative to the fire chief
of this city being given instructions
along his line, and he suggested to the
council that the fire chief be given a
leave Of absence of ten days on pay for
the purpose Of visiting Baltimore with
that end in view. Upon motion Of Mr..
Moore the mayor WINS appointed COM
mittee OF one to arrange for the matter.
Chairman Moore Of The street com
mittee presented a bill from a. j. ,Fletch-
er for 90 yards Of cement paving at
GO % cents a yard. He told council that
the city engineer and street superintend-
ent had measured the pavement and re-
ported that there were 50 yards. Mr..
Fletcher was allowed for 50 yards.
Chairman Hart Of the finance commit.
tee said he had no report TO make, ex.
cept that NE noticed that there were
bills that ought to have been paid sooner.
He urged economy for the remainder of
the councilmanic year.
Councilman Moore stated that a num-
ber of people who had furnished material
for the city were anxious to have vouch-
ers drawn, but were willing to negotiate
tltem with bankers and would not push
the city for payment.
Mr.. Hart stated that the finances were
low and that the present council assumed
and Indebtedness of former eyars to the
amount of $4,000 or $4,000. He also
said that the work had been carried for
ward this year without any contract in
lcbtedncss.
In this connection Mayor Grille inform
ed council that he had loked up the
status of affairs financially and that the
comparison was very favorable this year.
He added THAT the city was in good
shape
Bills were then ordered paid as fol.
lows:
William Burke, $l4; r, r. Barnett,
10 cents; water works pay roll, 5000;
street pay roll, $2G3.0O; Z. w. Wells,
$l,544.5O; Tate & McCune, SlOG44; j.
w. Dodge, 81; NJ. J, AIcAndrew, S2.l5;
Clarksbrg Supply company, $50.Ss; j,
Il. Boyles, S1,74O; Clarksburg T1Nnsfer
company, 5000; d. D. Britt, $40; Stout
Lumber company, 1896; II. NJ. Wine,
S2l.75; Hammond Brick company, ST..
$500; Clarksburg Planning Mill com.
pany, S25.4G; I. j. Bryan, Sl444O; Mt
State Gas company, $50; Clarksburg Gas
company, SG,O5; j. L. Martin, 90 cents
County Mail, Sc; George Whitehair, 81;
Clarksburg Feed company, $GGsO;
Clarksburg Ice and Storage company, 81
Lloyd Steel & Co, $50; West Virginia
Feed and Flour company, S92.Ol; Wells
and Ilaymaker, s44G5; William Spencer
s33; John Hickenbotham, 81; Palace
Furniture company, S2; Clarksburg Tele.
gram company, $50; Acme book store
Sl3,5O; Electric Light company, $SGO.94i
Williams Davisson, 1913; West yir.
ginm Supply company, s57O5.
4 bin of $l4.3O by "A. j. smallwoot
for groceries furnished his father Will,
there was smallpox in the lattcr's fam
lily was rejected on the grounds that tn,
father was able to pay for them.
The West Fork OIL and Natural Ga,
company presented a bill OF $llO.G4 fol
the crematory, $50 for street lights
$500 for lights and fires at the headquar
tiers OF the FIRE department, $50 for tn,
water works for the past three months
$50 for the old crematory, $3.50 for tn
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first connection at the new crematOry
and S24.75 for changes made at the Int
ter.