The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-10-17
Mckinley Franchise
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them had arrived and been placed. lie
stated that the system was being put in
repair for the winter; also that in nego.
tiating for the water meters he arranged
that they be not paid until next April.
Councilman Thorne, chairman OF the
light committee, and the other mem.
bers OF the committee, recommended
that an arc light be put in front Of
Mord Lewis residence on West Pike
street, a natural gas light on Ben street
near the colored church and another at
the corner Of Fifth and Lee streets. The
recommendations were adopted
Mr.. MeAndrew, special committee on
the matter of bill for street work done
in the Wine addition, reported that he
had cut the wages of the foremen from
50 day to $lG5, making the aggre-
gate amount OF the bill S24l.G5, and at
his suggestion the bill was allowed.
The report of j. L. Martin, special ere.
matory garbage inspector, was referred
to the chairman OF the sanitary com
mittec to incorporate in his report, which
was not ready to be submitted.
The proposition of the Leatherbury
Shoe company, the Ruhl-Koblcgard com.
pany and the Standard Milling company
to lay good pavement along Sixth
street between Baltimore and Clark
streets at their own expense, provided
the city would furnish and put in tho
curling, was referred TO the street com
mittec with the assurance from the chair.
man of that committee that report
would be speedy.
Miss Della Reeds petition that the
gutter along her property be cleaned, was
referred to the superintendent of streets
for action.
Restaurant licenses were granted to
a. G. Hines, l4O East Pike street; Moo
nan & Allen, 3lG Pike street, and Man
frcdi Angelo, in Purseglove building
North Fourth street. Thornc and Hurst
voted against the application OF Noonan
s Allen, the place being saloon.
Building permits were granted to FL
lis A. Yost for one-story frame, Main
street between First and Second; Clarks.
burg Feed and Livery company for a
two.story brick, Second street between
Main and Pike; and the application Of
Pictro Mancno for privilege to erect a
oncand a half story frame cottage on
Baltimore street, west of Sixth, was
sent back to him for information as to
whether the location was in the fire
limits.
T. NJ. jackson presented statement
asking for $500 damages for the dcstruc.
ton Of what was known as the Martin
camp, located on Poplar street, on ac-
count OF smallpox. The items in ii are
1920 for stable. S53 for small building
and SS.25 for store and Office building
making an aggregate of $l,095, As cs-
timatcd by Contractor i. T. Davis. lie
stated that if the bill was not allowed.
F., he would be compelled to sue the city
The matter had been before the council
on previous occasion and tabled, 50
nothing was done with ii this time. II
was suggested that the city had good
grounds for an action for damages on
account of the way in which the CAM
was managed in reference to the bringing
Of smallpox into the city.
Jasper Pew wanted to turn over t
the council sewer on Locust street be-
longing to him, but it was not accepted
It was the sense Of the council that
the city attorney report at the next
meeting on the Linn Osborn controversy
relative 10 damage done his property.
Mayor Grille talked about the advisa
bility Of an extension OF the fire limit.
and more rigid restrictions as to, the kind
Of buildings to be erected therein, but
nothing was done with the suggestion.
Council then adjourned