The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-07
CITY
Fathers
MEET
MAYOR SUBMITS A PROPOSITION
FOR THE WIDENING AND Paw
ING OF TRADERS ALLEY.
APPLICATION FOR SALOON LICENSE
FOR W. F. GRIFFITH REJECTED
ON GROUNDS THAT THERE
ARE ENOUGH

Hurst.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Mayor Grille made written report in
connection with Traders alley and Of
fcred resolution having for its object
the widening of the alley TO forty feet,
provided the property owners would ded-
icate the addition width of the alley nee
essary to make it that wide the city
agreeing to pave it. He had talked to
some of the property owners who were
willing to make the dedication and pay
their proportion of the cost of land that
could not be gotten by dedication. The
matter was referred to 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
mibtee to see A. d. Parr about dedieat-
ing a strip of land for the purpose OF
widening Wilson street, and also to look
after the matter of repairing the pave
ment along the Parr property on Lee
street.
A deed for Holden street was rendered
but it was Objectionable to council on
account of the considerations and the
matter was referred to Councilman Law
as a special committee to secure changes,
if possible The donors wanted the
street macadamized, the CUTTERS paved
and brick sidewalks put down.
City Treasurer's SteeIe's report show
ed 81. 65O0G collected for the month and
$5,TO6.s6 paid out.
The ordinance licensing vehicles and
transfer wagons was passed md declared
a law of the city
City Clerk Cole reported that he had
hunted up all the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
hunted up all the city records he could
find in connection with the A. j. Fletcher
street grade matter and that those for
the year when the grade was established
were missing. He then read atlidavits
made by I. s. Spates, T. w. Tinsman
and L. F. Lowther, showing that the old
grade had been given and established by
the city authorities, Mr.. Fleteher's prop
osition to pay one-half Sl,3G2 for the
lowering of his building 10 the present
grade and the city the other half was
read. The point of order was raised
that at a former meeting the PROPOSE
tion was rejected and the matter dis
posed of and that it could not now be
reopened. except in the regular way. This
was not done and no further action was
taken in the matter.
The hog ordinance passed its first read
ing by a vote of 6 to 3.
Assessor w. p Camps letter asking
that he be allowed $3.50 for making the
assessment, was referred to the finance
committee.
p j. Keenan's petition for the laying
of !. sewer l25 feet long on South Depot
street was referred to the street com-
mittcc with opwer to act.
The petition of b. y. Williams and
others for a sidewalks on the east side
of Florence street was referred to the
street committee.
The matter macadamizing an alley at
the plant of the Fairmont Brewing COM
pany was referred to the street commit
tee.
Building permits were granted as fol-
lows:
Electric Light company, one story brick
addition South Second street, S. A. Lewis,
wagon shed and repairs at 432 Balti-
| more street.
The application of Armstrong, Crisiip
Day 4 Co. for privilege to lay and oPe'
rate a push track across Baltimore street
was referred to the street committee.
CURLING was ordered seta the cor
nor of sixth and Werningcr streets.
Miss Laura Boughner was given per
mission to build two-story residence
on Chestnut street and to tap sewer
Application by w. Z. Griffith for a
saloon license in the property occupied
bv the Clarksburg Wine & Liquor com
pany was rejected by n vote of IN
favor and 4 against
Edward Craven was given permission
to move his restaurant from the MELON
nell saloon to the Boughner corner,
Mrs. Mary Stager was given restou
rant license for the Clifford building
East Pike street.
1t was ordered that the city clerk col
lcct all the city ordinances for the pur
pose OF having them printed into books
and distributed at their actual cost.
A deed for a street in the East Enc
by AIRS. Elizabeth Latstetter was nc
copied.
IL was ordered that the city clerE
publish a notice for week in the city
newspapers asking all persons having
debts ngainst the city to present thet
claims by August !.
The labor pay roll was ordered pail