Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-06-02
PAYING BIDS IN
Council Delays Contract Till
Damages Are Waived.
New Dog Ordinances Petitions for
Fire Hose in south Park Bond
Ordered Paid Complaint Against
Opera House License.

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| Opera House License.
The time for receiving bids Oh
additional paving on Walnut st
Bumbo Lane and Chestnut street
was limited to 3 o'clock Monday
afternoon. At last nights session
Of council the bids were opened il
executive session, and canvassed,
but as some property owners had
not yet waived damages from paw.
ing and grading, the contract was
not let. The bids were sealed up
again, and deposited in the city
safe, and the solicitor will try TO get
the waivers all signed by the next
meeting of council. There seems to
be 40 serious objection to signing
the waiver, but several parties along
Chestnut street and some OF the
Pickenpaugh heirs on Walnut street
have delayed action. Solicitor Beall
will probably get the consent of all
property owners by the next meet.
ing of the council
The bidders on the paving and
curb setting are Dean and Hoffman,
I. Il. Evans, Tommy Pietro, and
Plttsburg Construction Co.
Contract for completing section
OF sewer on Chestnut street was
let to j. NJ Hess at 40 cts. per Level
foot. The city furnishes the tile
There were several bidders for this
work. The next lowest was As cts
per foot.
Solicitor Beall reported new or
dinance for taxing and impounding
dogs. It was read three times and
adopted. 1t provides that any dog
running at large without tag shall
be placed in q pound by the chief OF
police, and kept there 60 hours if
no owner claims it. At the end of
that time, being still unclaimed, the
chief of police is to notify the hui
name officer of the local society and
proceed to Kill the animal by the use
of cyanide of potassium, Prussie
acid or ehloroform.
Some sixty petitioners asked for
fire nose to be supplied to South
Park. It is provided building be
erected to house it at the corner of
jackson and Erie streets.
w. E Price wants water turned
off from west end of Maiden Alley to
keep it out of his furniture store.
NJ. A. Fortney, having sold his
restaurant. his license was trans
ferred to the purchaser, w. H. Coma
way
II. L. Swisher and his attorney,
L. A. Yeager appeared and made
complaint of the opera house license
which is considered exorbitant. The
license is $40 per week or 50 for each
play. The subject was referred TO
the city solicitor for report.
One of the $1,000 bonds issued by
the town in 1892 is due, and was
ordered paid out of the sinking fund.
The interest on the other four
thousand is also due for the past
year and will he paid.
except Breakiron and Price
The following building permits
were granted
j. w. Holland, twelve room dwell
ling ON Beverly avenue.
j. L. Smith, real estate Office and
plumbing shop in Brown addition,
two story.
Adam Bower, frame double dwell
ling, Brown addition.
A. Rightmire, frame dwelling on
Wiley street.
r. c. Keeuer, dwelling in Snyder
addition.
w. Lloyd Morris, frame dwelling.
McLane street.
Arthur Bailey and j. w. Wilfong,
frame dwelling, Grove street.
Adam Bower, another double
dwelling IN Brown addition.
John Wallace, addition to resi-
denee, Brown addition.
The applications of Geo. Walls
for one story frame dwelling in First
Mard, and of J. +. Watts and Co.
for paper roof on marble shop were
refused
The following new applications
were filed:
G. W. Glenn, frame dwelling on
Washington street.
/. n. Weaver, frame building for
sheltering cut stone on Maiden
Alley.
r. B. Price, stable on Falling Run
street.
Cordelia Jenkins, addition to
dwelling on Bumbo Lane.
J. NJ. G. Brown store house, Brown
addition.
J. NJ g. Brown, pressed brick
veneer dwelling. Brown addition.
!. 5. Reed wants permission to
move small building across Water
street Second ward.
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