The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13


mended that the committee be empow-
cred to make new contract with the
company for the coming year. The
committee was ordered to renew the
contract with the company, making it
with the full schedule as that Of the
preceding year.
The following licenses were granted:
Henncgan & sherry, restaurant license
for the Manhattan Cafe, 1873 Pike stree.
d. %. Aumillcrs l25 Fourth street,
restaurant license.
Martin & Cafell, Glen Elk, restaurant
license.
T. +, Gill, jackson and Depot streets;
retail liquor license.
+. G. Bland, drug license,
4. J. criss, drug license
ID. Grove, drug license.
G. d. Sturm & Co., drug license.
F. L. Delbridge & Co, Stockholders
license.
q. \. Keller, hotel, restaurant pool
and billiard licenses.
Inc following building permit. were
granted:
Merchants National Bank for two
story brick and stone addition to their
present bank and office building
J. r, Hickman one story addition to
brick building at the corner OF Clark
aud Sixth streets.
G. II. Broadwater. for wash-house
Al the rear of his house on Clark street
in Glen Elk.
Flora and Blanche Haymaker for two
story fran dwelling house on South
Second street
c. a. Rouse for two story frame hause,
slate roof, on North Depot street.
The application of p /. Lynch for a
permit to erect one story frame stable
on South Chestnut street was referred
to The street committee for investigation
= petition signed by J. j. Denham. F.
c. Robinson. Jasper Kyle and J. c. VIII
son. property owners on Monticello
aveuuc. asking council to build retain
ing wall along bhe front of their pro.
perties on the east side of Monticello
avcnue. was referred to the street com
mittee with instructions for report
on the same at the next session of the
council with the estimated cost of the
wall.
the application Of Harvey L. Smith
fnr street grade on lot 1871 in Glen Elk
was reod and thc city engineer was in
-tructcd to place the grade
4 petition from Mrs. Elizabeth Lat
setter complaining that leakage from
The water tanks damaged her property
IN the Weston rund aud asking that the
be attended to at once, was read
md referred to the water committee.
Councilman Law explained to council |
he necessity Of having retaining wall
built along the properties on Hickman
md Third .treet. whore the paving and |
street improvements are being made
n order to widen the streets mud maze
INC work more practicable. The matter
was referred To the street committee.
The street committee wrs empowered
to advertise for bids for 100000 street
paving hrick for use during the coming |
wear. The committee was also cmpow.
cred tnadverti-c for bids for necessary
amount Of curb stone TOR use on the
street paving for the year. While
council was upon the subject of pur
chasing material for the street improve
ment. Councilman Hart advised that
bids also be advertised for the laying
of the street paving by contract. He
thought that possibly the street paving |
could be contracted for at much
cheaper cost than the city is paying for
it. This was embodied in the original |
motion as an amendment
Councilman Thorn asE-,d that fire
plug be placed on Mulberry street be-
tween Chestnut and Sycamore streets
and Councilman Ernst asked for a plug
at the corner of Fifth and Clark streets. |
The street commissioner was instructed
to have the plugs installed.
Chairman McAndrews of the special |
committee on the improvements on East !
Pike street by the Catholic church prop
critics, asked that power be given the
committee by council to proceed immed-
lately with the work. Council complied
with mis- wishes.
The fourth ward counciImcn asked for
on Locust street from
Chestnut street 10 Peck street, by hav.
ing gravel deposited on the street and
a good solid roadbed made. The paw J
ing of Chestnut street was discussed at
length and the fourth ward councilmcn
were Of the opinion that liberal con-
tributions would be made by the proper
ty owners on that tforoughfare to a
general fund for the paving. The street
committee was asked to look after these
proposed improvements and to bring in I
an estimate of the cost of same at the