The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-05-13
MUSIC TN SALOONS WILL BE
PROHIBIT ED BY CITY Law.

consideFabIe business was transacted i
~ the ity council at its frst regu-
lar meeting held in the council chamber
On Friday evening Attention was gwen
to tsTo ordinances, one of which, passing |
i seeond reading, became law Bee
sides i great deal Of routine and miscei-
laneous business council began steps
ion its street work for the coming year.
Material TOR the streets is TO be pur-
chased in sufficient quantities for the
work in view for the etming year and
the street improvements are to COM
mence at once
With the exception OF Councilman
Kelley all tile members OF the council
were present and answered roll cali.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were approved, and council proceeded to-
business
Councilman AicAndrews n behalf OF
the committee appointed by She council
TO adjust the differences with the own
ers Of the Catholic church property and
the city in regard to the street grade
and boundary lines, reported that the
committee had drawn up an agreement
With the owners of the property. The
agreement was read by City Engineer
Britt, who explained its puTport. The
agreement stipuiates the deciding of
strip Of the convent property TO the
city for the proper improvements to be
made on the street. The city is to
grade the property, lay proper curbing,
lay a six-f0ot pavement, replace the
wooden fence, stone steps, etc. at its
own expense The committees report
was received and the map rs filed and
the agreement were accepted by the
council
Tine report Of Fire Chief Edward Steel
was read and accepted by the council
The report contained a complete invoice
81 the property of the fire department
and showed the same to be In good con,
dition and order
The Following ordinance prohibiting
the use OF music in saloons was pre-
scented by the ordinance committee and
passed on its first reading by a unani-
nous vote:
''Be it ordained by the Council of the
City Of ClarIsburg:
Sec. ]. That it shall be unlawful
for the owner, proprietor or occupant
Of any saloon or staurant in connection
Herewith 10 run. play, or to permit to
be run or played, any piano, organ, music
box, phono2raph or any musical instru-
ment of any kind or description, whetn-
er the same be played by hand or any
mechanical device, or to play or per-
NIT to be played any kind of music in
his saloon. OF in or about the premises
in connection Herewith under his con-
troll
Sec. 2. my person violating section
one Of this ordinance. or any part Of
secucn on. apcu conviction thereof.
shah be fired net les than one dollar
nor more tnan twenty dollars for each
ofFense and in default of the payment
Of said fine and costs. or any part of
Ahe same. snail be imprisoned not to
exceed thirty days Each day shall con-
stitute separate offence
'ssee. 8. Al, ordinances and parts of
ordnance rconsistant herewith arc
hereby repeated.
'Ste. 4. ta- fdinanee shall take cf
feet from Il passage"
The oT@ira=ee creating and ragulat
ling the ci.,. @tri,c-e department was !
lRassed to is teord reading by a I'M
.atlimous VOTE md the ordinance became
4 law.
ATTY TrasGsci ami Collector Steele
submitted r.. report which covered the
receipts ona expenditures of the vity
during tue tire from ipril p to May 9.
During that time the receipts Of the
city AMOUNT 70 $l7.o54 and the ex-
Penditures s4la.l7. His report was ac-
cepted.
The following bills we're read and Or
dered pail;
Street pay rcll ... $ ia .63
Water works pay roll - 1853 80