Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-29
TWO CENTS
CHIEF PRICES TRIAL
Postponed one week as Attorney
Could not be Present.

City Council Takes up Matter Of Paw
ing Chestnut street-Six foot Strip
tIYen-Sewering of Stewart Street
Many Building Applications.
In the absence of Mayor McGrew,
Recorder Sisler presided at the meet
/ ing OF the city council last night. A
good deal OF time was occupied ia dis
eussing paving matters, but little bus
mess OF Importance other than the
granting Of long list OF building per-
mlts was transacted
The trial OF Chief of Police r. b
Price by the city council on the charge
of assaulting Robert Bloom on Labor
Day, was postponed from Friday 0c-
tober 2, to Friday october 8. This
was done on the request of Chief Price
who stated that it would be impossi-
bic for his attorney and one OF his
principal witnesses to be present on
the former date.
October 2 was selected rs the date
of the hearing at the executive session
of the council week or two ago
The situation was thoroughly discuss
ed at this session, and the best Judge
ment Of the council in the matter
was embodied in the resolution calling
for a hearing, introduced by Council
man Moorhead, and seconded by
! Squire Hayes.
j. w. Wiles appeared at the meet
ing last night and called up the mat
ter of paving Chestnut street from
Court Alley to Peasants street.
Council passed an order last April
for paving this section of Chestnut
but the matter was held up on ac-
count of prospect OF widening the
street. Mr.. Wiles stated last night
| that he had secured a strip Of ground
six feet wide from the Camp heirs on
the west side of the street, and would
donate this TO the city.
Council ordered this paved, as soon
as Mr.. Wiles will give deed in fee
single for the strip, and waiver of
damages, signed by all Of the Camp
heirs, one of whom is an infant and
will not be of age for 60 days. He is
also required to file bond
The bids for laying sewer on Stewart
street were opened. Five were sub
mitted. The contract was awarded
TO Hess brothers at II cents per foot
1.-THE contractors to furnish all the sand
and cement, Storm and sanitary
sewers are to be laid in the same
trench at depth of a feet. The
contract is for 1000 feet. The other
bidders were Fred Dean, III Gilmore,
Geo. Vance and Thoney Pletro.
The city solicitor was directed to
get deed from the Union Utility
Company for the street at the power
house, second ward, and give the Com
pany deed for the old road abandon
ed
Tax collector Hare reported about
5000 old uncoilectable taxes. These
were referred to the finance commit
tee.
Applications were filed by j. 9.
Kincaid, dwelling, McLane street:
w. II. Blaney, dwelling, Edgehill
street; E. G. Hodges, stable, Spruce
street; r. G. Keener, stable and bug.
gy shed, Wiley street; j. S. Zinn,
cottage; A. M. Holland, stable, King.
Permits were granted to Cleon
Woodford, dwellings, Redwood
avenue; George Rodgers, dwellings,
Redwood avenue; J. 7. Marley, dwell
ing, Redwood avenue; Frank Libra
tore, dwelling, Marilla street; j. III.
Hunt, ice cream factory, corner of
Bird street; Geo. r. Ferret, dwelling,
Yoke street; r. f. L. Allen, dwelling,
Wells street
w. |. Protzman was refused per-
mission to build shed on property
! adjoining Luther Garrison, and G. W.
Dusenberry, shop and storage room on
| Fife avenue.
Frank Pride's application for per-
mission to build stable at the cor
ner OF Mechanic and Clay streets was
turned down in accordadce with Pc
tition to that effect signed by IA resi-
dents of the First ward.
Brock Courtney, and White made
application for permission to repair
four Of the ''skyserapers' on
| Peasants street, agreeing TO tear
away two Of the rooms leaving an
open space Of 80 feet, aud to remove
them entirely in years. Action on
this was postponed l week, because
no report had been made by the coun-
Gil on their recent visit there