The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-06-24

his property on the corner OF Depot and
Philippi street, SO he may build a re
tanning wall.
". B. Smiley was given restaurant
license.
4 building permit was granted 7
Harrison for a residence of two stories
on Holden avenue, between Lee and
Hickman streets.
Hotel license was granted to Elizabeth
Boring.
hotel license.
Perley 4. Crawford was given IL
cense to run the Home Hotel on North
Fourth street.
Restaurant license was granted to j.
T. swnger.
w. a. Hopkins was given permit to
place wagon on \. COTS lot at the
corner of North Fourth and Clark
streets. to be used rs shoe shop.
Chief Steel Of the fire department re-
ported in writing that he suspended E
S. Clark, hostler at the departmnt, June
4, for being absent from duty and neg
lect OF duty.
Councilman Kelley moved that the
charges be referred back to the chief
and. if he does not wish to retain Mr.
Clark, to select another man and report
the same to the council. Mr. Hart sec
onded the motion and it was adopted
The contract with w. B. Virgie for
paving was presented and duly accepted
on motion of Mr.. Hart.
Councilman McAndrew of the street
committee reported that there should be
a retaining wall at Centennial hall, it
being necessary to take more than was
at first contemplated and thus causing
high bank, instead of making A slope
The council directed that the wall be
built.
Mr.. Golf presented a petition Of l. G.
Race and others for the extention OF the
paving ON West Main street to its juno
ton with Pike street, and a petition
signed by - property owners was read
on the subject.
Councilman Kelley gested that the
matter be kept in mind until the paving
already contracted for is about finished
50 as to see If they had the collateral
to do it.
Councilman NlcAndrew thought it
would be well to wait awhile. as did also
Mr.. Hart, Mr.. Thorne and Others.
No action was taken in the matter,
except to lay the petition on the table
to be taken up at some future time
Henry Raymond asked permit for
permission to build a wooden building
ON an alley east of North Fourth. The
question was as to whether it was in
the fire limits. The permission was
granted provided it is not in the fird
limits.
The petition of residents of Glenmooi
addition, asking for widening and inn
proving the alleyway between the prop
critics of Charles w. Lynch and \. d
Parr, was referred to the city attorney
for report at the next regular meet.
ing.
something ought to be done, if possible
Councilman Hart called attention to
the war on for several years between
parties there as to ownership, and, al
though the city wanted to widen and
improve the street, it was powerless.
The petition of a number of citizens
for the repair and improvement of West
baltimore street from South Sixth
street to Sycamore street was referred
to the street committee with power to
act.
Hickman & Parent were given hotel
license for the Walker House.
The Arlington Hotel license was
transferred from R. A. Hickman to A.
n. stotler.
E. G. swinzel was given permission tic
erect nm awning in front Oh his fruit
store on Baltimore street. Councilman
1IclAndrcw opposed it. claiming there
was no building to erect it to.
Mr.. Golf called attention to the fact
that after the new street paving lad
been done, parties came along, tore up
the paving and put in sewers and otner
pipes, and it was then moved that the
street commissioner notify all property
oEsers in reference to what change.
a lid be necessary in sewers and pipes
vlsercs new paving was to be done. the
notice to be served prior TO the begin
ming Of the work of paving.
Councilman Thorne stated that gar
bag was being dumped into Elk creek
on Baltimore street aud asked that the
garbage ordinances be enforced 1t was
ordered that each policeman be fur
fnfslied with copy of the ordinance,
with instructions to arrest yiolators.
The council then adjourned IN due