The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-07
CHIEF PRICES TRIAL
Postponed one week as Attorney
Could not be Present.
city Council Takes up Matter Of Paw
ing Chestnut street-Six foot strip
Giyen-Sewering of Stewart Street
Let-Many .suilding Applications.

10 the absence OF Mayor McGrew,
Recorder Sisler presided at the meet
ing OF the city council Monday A
good deal OF time was occupied in dis
cussing paving matters, but little bus
mess OF Importance other than the
granting Of long list OF building per-
mlts was transacted.
The trial of Chief of Police r. B.
Price by the city council on the charge
Of assaulting Robert Bloom on Labor
Day, was postponed from Friday Oc-
tober 2. to Friday October 3. This
was done on the request OF Chief Price
who stated that it would be impossi.
bic for his attorney and one OF his
principal witnesses to be present on
the former date.
October 2 was selected as the date
OF the hearing at the executive session
of the council week or two ago.
The situation was thoroughly discuss
ed at this session, and the best judge
ment OF the council in the matter
was embodied In the resolution calling
for hearing. introduced by Council
man Moorhead, and seconded by
Squire Hayes.
J. W. Wiles appeared at the meet
ing last night and called up the mat
ter OF paving Chestnut. street from
Court Alley to Peasants street.
Council passed an order last April
for paving this section OF Chestnut,
but the matter was held up on ac-
count of prospect OF widening the
street. Mr.. Wiles stated last night
that he had secured a strip OF ground
six feet wide from the Camp heirs on
the west side OF the street, and would
donate this to the city.
Council ordered this paved, as soon
as Mr. Wies will give a deed in fee
single for the strip, and waiver of
damages, signed by all OF the Camp
heirs, one OF whom is an infant and
will not be OF age for so days. He is
also required to file bond
The bids for laying sewer on Stewart
street were opened. Five We're sub
mitted. The contract was awarded
TO Hess brothers at Al cents per foot,
the contractors to furnish all the sand
and cement Storm and sanitary
sewers are to be laid 10 the same
trench at depth of AZ feet. The
contract is for 1000 feet. The other
bidders were Fred Dean, III Gilmore,
Geo. Vance and Thoney Pietro.
The-city solicitor was directed to
get deed from the Union Utility
Company for the street at the power
house, second ward, and give the Com
pany deed for the old road abandon
ed.
Tax collector Hare reported about
5000 old uucoilectable taxes. These
were referred to the finance commit
tee.
Applications were filed by j. G.
Kincaid, dwelling, McLahe street;
w. II. Blaney, dwelling, Edgehil
street; e. e. Hodges, stable, Spruce
street; r. O. Keeuer, stable and bug
ey shed, Wiley street; J. S. Zlbn,
cottage; A. NJ. Holland. stable, King
wood street.
Permits were granted TO Cleon
Woodfurd, dwellings, Redwood
avenue; George Rodgers, 2 dwellings,
Redwood ayenue;J T. Marley, dwell
ing, Richwood avenre; Frank Libra
tore, dwelling, Marila street; ]. ii.
Hunt, ice cream factory, corner of
3rd street; Geo. Il. Ferret, dwelling,
Yoke street; r. e. l. Allen, dwelling.
Wells street.
W. /. Protzman was refused per-
mission to build shed on property
adjoining Luther Garrison, and @, w.
Dusenberry, shop aud storage room on
Fife avenue.
Frank Pridi'o application for per-
mission tp build a stable at the COR
ner Of Mechanic and Clay streets was
turned down IT. accprdance with Pc
ltiuu t., thai rlIrct signed by IA resi-
dents of tEr First ward
Brock Courtney. aud White made
applica lion for pei mission 10 repair
four of the 6 "skyscrapers" on
Peasants street agreeing 10 tear
away twu Of the tuoiiis leaving AN
open space Of 30 feet, and to remove
them entirely IN 3 -ars. Action on
this was postponed ! week, because
no report had been made by the coun-
Gil on their recent visit there.