The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-07-08
BANKS WILL AID
IN STREET PAVING
Financial Institutions Offer to Pro-
vide the Money for Paving East
Main Street From Elk Creek
Bridge to Oak Street and Council
Orders it Done.
Report Of the Street Superintendent Shows Big
Amount of Work Done--pop Corn Vendor Must
obey Mayor and Chief Much Routine Business
Transacted by City Sages.

The city council met in regyiir srs.
sion with al members present except
CouuciDuen Ernst. 1norn and Law
The report Of the city attorney on
the status Of the attorney between
the status Of the alley between a. y.
PaTr and Charles W Lynch was a'sl II
gave brief history of ire alley and
stated that it was tar property Of Mr..
Lynch. II also statel .hat the alley
wa. in bad condition.
Department in general in aoot CON
ditiolG Fire alarm June j at $40 p. M,
responded promptly. fsc On LIT IN rear
of *. of p. Hall tGlen Isliil, in rubbish
pile of empty boxes anl' papers. which
was eXtinguishcd by department with.
out loss to any property Fire alarm.
June 10 at 1888 a. m, from Mrs. Mui-
responded promptly and attached to fire,
nydrant at Second and Pike streets. but
services OF department not required and
no damage done TO property by fire
caused by can OF conl tar on range in
kitchen boiling over Fire alarm June II
ut /: 80 a. m, but did not respond. n it
was from outside city limits, asking for
assistance Suspended HostJer Clark
June ; and on 9th placed in Mayor
Shields hands written charges against
him. Fireman Gill asked for leave Of
absence on II. Is and 10th of June, which
was given him. with perfect understand
ing with himself and department that
l..
and he failing to do 50. and not having
satisfactory excuse for his absence upon
his return on evening of 18th, was sus-
pended until July l. as department was
placed in embarrassing position by he
not reporting for duty when his time
expired. Substituted William Mulker1n
and F. NJ jackson temporarily to fill
places of Clark and Gin. do respect
funny recommend John Uondry as hostrer
of department, he being reliable and COM
petent to fill said vacancy and who will
earnestly apply himself to interests of
department; also recommend this coun-
ell to purchase the Larkin relief valve
and shut-otf tip, which. a has been dem
onstratedsto members of the council Wis
lttng the department, Is an automatic
valve of recent patent and would be a
decided improvement to the city fire de-
partment"
The street superintendent reported:
81 have paved Main street from Sixth
TO Chestnut, finished street paving from
n F. Moran. to Florence street on East
Pike, laid lo-foot crossing on Flor
ence street, set eurbing on Clark and
North Fourth streets to Baltimore street
near w. L. Coles store. laid a six foot
brick sidewalk from Fifth to South
Chestnut, on Mechanic, which is about
1900 feet; laid l2foot sidewalk from
Oak to Depot OF about 500 feet in
length, laid l2-foot sidewalk from
Sixth street to the residence of W. b..
Yirgie. distance of 300 feet; laid n
brick sidewalks on the Norths ide of the
same street, 10 feet wide; have set curb
and laid brick sidewalk on Sixth street
in Glen Elk, eight feet wide and 100 feet
long; have laid siN-foot brick sidewalk
ON West Pike street. distance of 80