The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-28

The city council met in adjourned ses-
sion Monday night with the mayor, city
clerk and all the members of council in
attendance. The session was important
al account of the passage Of new ordi-
nance pertaining to licenses, and the
.fanting of licenses for the ensuing
year.
The most important feature Of the
ordinance passed was the raising of the
Iiquor licenses from $3.50 to $500. There
was considerable division on this qnes-
ton, but it was incorporated in the Or
dinance by vote of six to four coun-
cilmen Kearns. McAndrew. Moore and
Ernst voting in the negative.
The rules were suspended and the or
dinance introduced at the last meeting
was rejected, and another with few
changes was passed. Among the changes
was the raising of licenses of merry
eo.rounds from $40 to $50 week or
any fractional part thereof, and the
elimination of the clause providing for
a fee of $3.50 to the city clerk for ev-
cry liquor license.
The vote upon final passage was fl
nally taken, after much debate, and re-
suited in the adoption of the ordinance,
the vote standing seven for and three
against. McAndrew, Hurst and Ernst
voting against.
Before action upon the ordinance and
at the beginning of the session, Mayor
Grille read a lengthy inaugural address
Among other things he stated that he
had nothing disparaging to say about
any official connected with the city gov
crnment. but to the contrary commenda-
ton. He gave as his idea of running
municipal government the Observance
of economy, discretion, conservatism
and above all common sense. He com
pared the municipality to a large busi-
ness concern, with the couneilmen as
the board of directors and the mayor
their president. On the matter OF IL
nances he stated that they were the
greatest obstacle the city has at present,
the levy as prescribed and restricted by
the charter not being Of sufficient rate
10 meet the demands. He expressed the
belief that If realty WAS put on an
equality with personal property in the
matter OF taxation, there would be an
increase OF three fold in the revenues
Of the city from taxation. He is OF the
opinion that the system Of assessment
AZ property should be separate from th'
county assessment. The greatest nee'
fbe eity has. as expressed by him, IS
new city charter, the present one ap
narently having been drafted with
view to granting liquor license. He sane
everything had been sacrificed, evident
". for LIQUOR licenses. On the matter
Of streets he directed attention to th'
.x;stence of about p miles Of then
n thee ity limits and declared that som'
of them are not good mud roads, III
ventured the assertion that, under tn
present method, they cannot be paye'
within less than ten or fifteen years. III
suopested that the two-thirds paylni
plan by the property owners and one
third by the city be adopted. He asEe'
that Traders alley between Third ant
Fourth streets and the alley betwee'
Second and Third and running along tn
Traders building be paved the comin
year.
Under the head of garbage and santa
ton he suggested the erection and op
Grafton Of a crematery costing $500
III being sufficient TO answer the dc
lands Of the city for ten years at leas'
In speaking Of the FIRE department, h
commended the manner Of its condnc
and expressed appreciation OF the spler
did team Of horses, but suggested tina
thev be given more exercise. He ais
suggested the purchase of several hun
dred feet Of additional hose and oth'
equipments.
Appreciation Of the councils aetie
Ia separating the water works depar
meut from that of the streets was e
messed and he commended the presei
water works commissioner for his E
6eiency, faithfulness and devotion to 4
work. He stated that the Pinch for