Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-28
LAST REGULAR MEETING.
City Council Getting Ready to
Step Down and Out.


A lot of Business Transacted Last
Night-Report of Auditing Commit
tee Shows that Town is in Good
Shape-Permit asked for Building
Bills Allowed Other Business.
The last regular meeting of the
present city council was held last
night. They will meet again in
special session on next Thursday
night to wind up their affairs pre-
paratory to turning them over to
the new council which goes into
power on Friday.
One of the important matters to
come up last night was the con
sideration of the report of the audit
ing committee.
1t was SHOWN that the income of
the city last year from taxes was
$19,850 IL, from licenses and tines
$1,702.77. The running expenses
were $15, 1896. A balance IS left
in the sinking fund Of S5,393.36 and
in the general fund of $371.38.
The proceeds of bonds issued for
taking up old orders, sewering and
paving amounted t. $32,16751. OF
this S9,147.49 was expended for
taking up old orders, $6,806.27
for paving, SIG, 213.75 for sewering.
In the paving fund there is hal-
anoe of $2,22613 of which $45S.70
is to be paid out. 1t is the amount
held back ON the Beechurst paving
job for one year. The sewer fund
remaining on hand is $1.1S9,26.
All of the old outstanding orders
have been taken up and only few
which have been issued this year
remain to be paid.
At the beginning of the year
there were two special funds. One
of these were the First ward paving
fund which amounted to $S25.24 and
the Seneca paving fund of So, 400, SO.
These funds have been expended on
work in their respective sections OF
town.
Taken as whole the financial
condition of the town is very much
better than it was year ago.
There is outstanding bonded indebt-
edness amounting to $SS,300. This
bears interest at an average of five
per cent. There is more than enough
in the sinking fund TO pay the in
terest on this. The balance will be
large enough to take up the first
$1,000 bond which falls due this fall.
No report was made by the build
ing committee as A. l.. Demoss had
the report and did not attend the
meeting. One permit was granted
however. This was to the Atlatie
Refining Company to erect tank
at the Pump Station in which te
store Illuminating oil This tank is
to be 80 feet feet long and 8 feet il
diameter.
Applications for permits were
filed by the following:
George Parfitt residence Third
ward.
NJ. L. Brown residence South
Park.
C. H. Willis residence East Nor
gantown.
w. L. Coombs residence First
ward.
Trustees M. f. Church for church
building on Wiley and High streets
The building is to be 90 by l3l fee
and first class throughout as the
application states.
5. c. Mckinney residence ant
stable In Sabraton
George G. Baker appeared on be
half Of the trustees Of the OAK
Grove Cemetery Association. HI
wanted the storm sewer extended
from the present ending near th'
gate 100 feet further and offered tc
lay it if the tile were given by the
town. This was ordered done.
Several bills were allowed The
most important of these were to thu
Peoples Telephone company for TIVE
quarters ending May first /
amounting to $l6S; the other was
to the sheriff for care of city prison
ers. More than 100 have been cared
for from January 1st to April Is
and the bill was for Sl2S.