The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-09-25
BUSSINE SS-LlE SESSION
HELD BY CITY Fathers
City Council Meeting Was Void o
Any Sensational or Disaggeeable
Features, the Members Deyoting
Themselves to Earnest Consider
alton of Business.

Councilman McAndrews, as special
committee to adjust bills for work done
ON streets in the Wine addition, South
Second, South Third and Hickman
streets, reported ON the bill Of d. W.
McGeorge for stone. amounting to
$5l4.25 after n reduction of $29.75 had
been made. The report was accepted
and the bin ordered paid.
Chairman Hart, of the finance commit
tee, called attention to DR.. L. F. Korn-
mann's bin of $50 for fumigating the
house In which Mrs. Sarah Hern died
of smallpox and stated that Chairman
seely of the sanitation committee had
rednnad it to $40, which action he
Thought perfectly proper under the cir
cumstances. He also stated that D. +.
Krent1er presented bill of $3.50 for
George Isenhart, which had not been APP
proved by any one.
Bills we've then ordered paid as fol-
lows: =
Street pay roll, $5o4.02; water works
pay roll, $44-l2; B. & o., $l7s.es; G.
G. Southern, s24; James Boyle, 500;
Clarksburg High Crude Shale Brick COM
pany. 81 5000; d. d. Britt, Sll4; Glen
Elk Brick company, 1858; Charles Lee,
$3.50; Stout Lumber company, $3.50;
Southern Pine Lumber company, $3.50 p;
Williams & DAVIDSON, $19.35; Electric
Light company, $357.42; f. w. Wells,
ss604.50; T. J. Bryan, 1920, $l20; Mack
Brown, $2s; Kessier hospital, $ls; R. T..
Lowndes, so cents; Mt. State Gas COM
pany, sIs; Clarksburg Gas company,
SLIGO; clarksburg lee & Storage COM
pany, 1906; John Higgenbotham, 81;
Clarksburg Supply company, $l45.l2.
Councilman Kelley of the water works
committee reported that, owning to the
illness of Captain Callahan. but little
progress had been made on the matter
of additional tankage.
The petition OF several ladies'. residing
in the Wine addition, asking the council
to lay crossings and walks so that they
can do their shopping this winter with
out getting in the mud, was referred to
the street committee.
The petition of Mrs Martha O. Golf
for a sidewalk in front of her barn on
Pike street near Elk creek bridge. was
referred to the street committee.
The city engineer was given Ruhl.
koblegard company's application for
street grade on North Sixth street.
Architect t. c. Stalcy was granted
permission to erect two-story frame
residence on Maple avenue for G. c..
Mckinley.
NJ T. Burns was given permit to
erect another story on his residence on
West Pike street.
Dnbid T. Cnhiil was granted. per-
nit to erect five-story building on the
corner of Baltimore and North Fifth
street.
Ashby W. Watkins was given author
ity to erect an addition to his building
Mt 3ll North Fifth street.
a petition from fifty or more citizens
Of Point Comfort, protesting against the
garbage crematory and proclaiming it a
public nuisance. was read, but no action
was taken on it.
Councilman Seely called attention to
the fact that the crematory had not been
accepted. He said Mr.. Little had in
formed him that there were some changes
which could not be made before Sun
day. Mr.. Hart suggested that Mr.. Lit
tie notify the council when he would
be ready to begin the fifteen days test,
the contract provides for, and that one
or two reputable citizens be appointed,
on salary if necessary, to look after the
city's interests in the test and report
to the council. This suggestion was put
in the form of motion, which was car-
ried.
The application of V. L. Highland and
$. c. Dcnhnm for m cxoncration of
taxes to the amount of ss9.17 on the
Bouybner block. the building having been
given away to be removed. was referred
to the committee on appeals.
Councilman lnorne, as special com
mittee. made written report, showing
where natural gas lights had been placed
by the West Fork sill aud Natural Ga,
company and when, and recommendin;
that siso.75 be paid the company FOL
maintaining these lights. The report
was accepted and the ameant orlcre.
paid.
The petition of w L. Cole and sev
erai other property owners. praying thai
! the pavement ON the north side OF IVES
Pike street from Afr. Coles property Il
Sycamore street be replaced with mod
ern pavement. was referTea TO the stree
committee.
The matter of considering the app:i
cation OF Homer B. Mckinley for :
street car franchise was deferred unit
the next meeting by the request 81 hi
attorney. J. f. Law. who desires all th'
members Of the council to be pre-eni
when action Is taken upon it. 1t wa
stated that the reason for carrying 4