The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-16

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il. B tSs Chief. Bps ssh the qaes5ios,
! ppears in the minds OF some. #
tbs The opinion of ths most OF ftaa
zI3peopye that the council Is the hfgh-
& sest authority ana that body has pissed
q upon it. When The council relrstated
the. three men there was suclla s.olon
in the council chamber that Tie plns-
8 terins did not stop failing for week
A Surely the-council meant for the men
Ito be employed by the city and as
long as tie men are paid they viii not,
i object
The matter was brought nn again
last night because Policeman Walker
raised an objection TO guarding y
house in which was located a person
afflicted with contagious disease.
The council passed an oder that The
chief might place the policemen W here
he thinks they are needed ard If III ey
refuse, he may dismiss them from tie
force and report such action to tho
council.
The City Charter.
AS has been published from time to |
time, the charter of the City OF Fair I
mont does not give enough power to
the council. Ordinances should be |
passed regulating several things, but
this cannot be done unless the power
is delegated to the city in the charter.
Gaming is one of the things Which
the city is powerless in controlling and
an attempt will be made to remedy
this at the next session Of The Legis-
lature. 1t is also the intention to eff
feet loan on the water works so
that the outstanding water orders can I
be paid
To this end Councilman Raymond:
offered the following resolution last
night. which was passed:
Whereas. it being apparent that thu, (
charter Of the city should be amended
and certain additional powc7:, dele
gated to the Common Council, espe- ,
cially as to the matter of prohibiting
gaming within the city, and that pro- !
yision be made to authorize tie plnc-
.ity and thereby cancel all outstaLd
ng unsecured water system 4ortlers
If the city: Therefore be it
+ Resolved, That the mayor be and :
he is hereby authorized to appoint !,
i've members of this body, who, to- :
,ether with the mayor and city So
icitor, shall constitute a special COM
nittee, which said Committee is di-
ected to consider and formulate
UGH legislation as in the opinion of C
aid committee will give 70 the Com S,
ION Council of the City of Fairmont S,
over to enact proper ordinances III H
he matter of gaming and such o,7ler v
latters as may be deemed advisable m
Y said committee, including the nat ST
n Of mortgaging the water works soi
stem of tie city. and said commit e
e is requested to make report il OF
riting on the above matters - the OF
'uncil as soon as possible be
The Courts Dignity Shocked.
The mayor and city clerk had the as
of being the only SOBER of
olling men in the council chamber nj
one time last night, The matter. of br
fishing the paving Of Jackson street GU
as being discussed, as it has at al is
osts every meeting for the past two TO
ars, when one councilman became of
ed of it and SO far forgot himself VIC
to shock tie dignity Of the august wo
dy by allowing s'cuss-word' TO He
p out between his teeth. IKE may the
and city clerk looked through the sal
IN but the spectators burst several sid
ttons off their vests, |
The Meeting In Detail. s
Fhe paving of Ogden avenue ana lznc
incy street was reported finished bac
Engineer Prickett. bod
The ordinance repeating tie police and
finance was passed TO it's third spi
ding. anc
The paving OF Jackson street was spe
cred finished on the old grade. and
he Bell Telephone Co. offered to Doc
phone in the First ward hose nun
sc for $14.25 per quarter: No ac- ing
! was taken. use
he saloon license Of A. L. Shaw the
transferred to Walker Bosser- spec
act
license was granted 70 the Oh beal
Medical Co 49,.