The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-07-10
FOR TIE WIDENING AND paw
ING or traders Alley.

unth August.
CITY council met Friday night All
znenbera were present except II. v.
Hurst
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Mayor Grille made = written report in
tonnection with Traders alley and Of
fered resolution having for SIS object
The widening Of the alley to forty feet,
provided the property owners would ded-
icate the addition width of the alley nee
s&sary 70 make It that wide the city
agreeing to pave It. He bad talked TO
some 81 The property owners who were
willing to make the dedication and pay
t6eiz proportion OF the cost Of land that
could not be gotten by dedication. The
m6tter MAS referred 10 the mayor TO
obtain more definite information.
The FIRE department was discussed, but
no action taken. Some of the council
men expressed the opinion that some
Thing was radically wrong there and
that an immediate investigation should
be made.
Councilman Law was appointed COM
nittec to see s. D. Parr about dedicat-
ing strip of land for the purpose of
widening Wilson street, and also to look
after The matter of repairing the pave
sneht along the Parr property on Lee
street
Added for Holden street was rendered
but Il was objectionable to council on
account of the considerations and the
matter was referred to Councilman Law
rs special committee TO secure changes,
il possible. The donors wanted the
street macadamized, the CUTTERS paved
and brick sidewalks put down.
City Treasurer's Steele's report show
I'd sl.e50.De collected for the month and
s. 506.s6 paid out.
Tie ordinance licensing vehicles and
hansfef wagons was passed and declared
. law Of the city.
City Clerk Colc reported that he had
hunted up all the cityrecordshecouidfn
hunted UP all the city records he could
find in connection with tho A. j. Fletcher
street grade matter and that those for
the year when the grade was established
were missing. He then read ntiidavits
made by 7. s. Spates- r. w. Tinsman
and E. F. Lowther, showing that the old
grade had been given and established by
The c;tys authorities. Mr.. Flet,her's prop
osition to pay oneshah 1892 for the
lowering Of his building to the present
grade and the city the other half was
reid. The po;nt Of order was raised
fssf al ! former meeting the PROPOSE.
t;on vas rejected and the matter dis
uossd 81 and that 1t could not now be
feopcnsd. except in the regular way. This
WIS not done and no further action was
t4i<en IN The matter.
The hog ordinance passed its first read
inc, bv !. vote Of a TO 3.
zAssessor ". p. Camps letter asking
tbat he BE- allowed $3.50 for making the
a.s1s..4,,ent. WA. referred to the finance
e<.,nn,i tee.
pr Keenan,. petition for the LAYING
Of ! sewer les feet long ON South Depot
street >was referred to the street COM
,,,;ttee vvits .opwer TO act.
me spctssion OF b. A. William. and
.,.sef4 for i sidewalks ON the cast side
II .t,,a,cnce street was referred to the
.,re.f ,,sr,,,n;tt.e.
me .nstt.r s,,,,s.,s,a,,,ixinr an alley at
-.,,. ,,f.,,t. q s,e Fair,,,or,t Brewing com
ANY W. referred 70 the street commit
<.s1
t,s;,.s;,e ,,er.,,its were granted as fol-
,,.@s
,,le.,.<;.s4 .;.s,t e.,,,,,a,v. ONE story brick
.,,j;t;,,,, s,,,s,, s.s,os street. s. A. Lewis.