Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-22
ASK CHIEFS REMOVAL.
Petition Presented to City Coun-
Gil Demands Trial OF Officer.

Petition Presented to City Coun
Gil Demands Trial OF Officer.
Hearing Set for Friday, October 3
Great Interest in Trlal-New Sewers
10 be Laid Street Lights Located
Other Business Transacted Last
night.
A petition was presented to The
City Council last night by Attorney:
Geo. G. Baker and L. A. Yeager
requesting that Chief of Police X. H.
Price be summoned for trial of the
charge of unlawfully assault ting
Robert Bloom. at Cascade Park ION
Labor Day, while he, Price, was in
uniform and wearing the insignia OF
his office.
The public Is slready familiar with
the details of this affair, which have
been given in these columns. The
petition has nothing new init, sim
ply reeiting the events of that day,
and making the specific charge that
the officer assaulted and dangerous
ly wounded Bloom, without cause or
provocation. 1t concludes with a
prayer for his removal from office
The paper Is signed by about 200
men. Many of the names are
strange to the old residents of the
city, and the majority of them are
Union men, with whom the officer
in question has clashed ON two or
three occasions.
The Council ordered the petition
filed and set Friday night, October
2, for a hearing. The trial will ex-
cite the keenest interest, and will
probably be held in room large
enough to accommodate those who
desire to hear it.
/. G. Lazzelle appeared before
Council as attorney for Mrs Hos
kinson and stated that his client
had been seriously injured by fall,
caused by defective board walk, in
the Second ward, and that she had
been under physicians care for a
long time by reason thereof. The
intimation was that suit would be
brought against tue city, unless the
Council would reimburse her in the
sum of $75, to cover expenses in
CURED by reason of the accident
The matter was referred to the city
solicitor for report at the next
meeting.
Recorder Sisler was ordered to
advertise for bids for sewers on
Stewart street. A sanitary sewer
was ordered constructed on Forest
avenue, East Morgantown, extending
to j. p. Wolfe's residence.
A street light was ordered estab-
lished on Maiden alley, in the rear
of the Second National bank, and
another on the extension of Wiley
street. near [. N. Viewers residence,
Mr.. Weaver to bear the expense OF
constructing same.
The committee appointed to select
new name for one of the Maple
avenues of the city was not ready 10
report and another week was given.
1t is pretty hard to find an appro-
pirate name that has not already
been used.
The drug license of w. A. Ream
was transferred to the Ream Drug
Company,
Building permits were granted TO
f. Gaschler, stable on Eighth, street.
d. L. McGinnis, frame dwelling,
corner of Brock and University streets.
Applications were filed 10y Cleon
Woodford, dwelling, Richmond ave-
nue..
John T. Marley, two dwellings on
Redwood avenue.
Frank Libratore, dwelling on Ma
rilla street.
Frank Pride, dwelling on corner of
Mechanic and Clay streets.
Geo. r. Ferrel, dwelling Yoke street.
FL. w. Dusenberry, dwelling, Fife
avenue.
j. .Spitznogle, stable, Wiles street.
Il. E. L. Allen, dwelling, Wells
street.
Cleon Woodford, dwelling, Rich
wood Avenue.