The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-07-08

street. l,5OO feet long: tbree-foot board
walk ON Poplnr street. a distance Of 400
feet: four-foot boardwalk on Lee
street. distance of 100 feet; a three
/ foot boardwalk on Ferry street, a dis
! iance OF 500 feet; built fence around
( the Catholic Church property ON East
/ Pike street, connected Pinch sever
bet wcen Pike and jackson by laying
same co feet, laid l2.inc1 sewer in
South Second street, distance of $50
feet; six,inch sewer 100 feet long on
Cain street aud have broken $50 yards
OF stone on Peck street"
The following petition, signed by
plumber OF citizens, was read, together
with an estimate for the work, and in
the discussion it was stated that the
banks were willing to cnrry the amount
for year:
I've. the undersigned respectfully ask
you that you pave Main street from the
Elk creek bridge to Oak street Labor
and material are now much cheaper than
they have been, and we believe it Is rs
much needed now as any place in the
city.
ave respectfully as!: that the contract
be awarded ut once, so that it can be
completed before bad weather.
". L. Highland, George L. Duncan,
1 5. r. Harrison. +. b. Haymaker, f. G.
Smith, Charles W. Turbee, S. II. White,
W. A, Gaylord, P. C. Williams, Mrs.
Emeline Carr, NJ. NJ. Carr. j. VI. Carter.
Lloyd p. Landers, Julia A. Smith, John
L. Kuhl, John Koblegard. Raymond Max
! well, p. II. Koblegard, Hugh Jarvis, Ella
Shuttleworth, Mary f. Freeman, Minnie
Freeman, Emily Freeman, NJ. o. Golf.
Lyle Smith, Harry F. Smith, NJ. Anna
Il-,au, i. Il. Davis, c. A. Horror, Willard
sriier John II. Clifford. Sarah Clifford"
The city engineers estimate was as
follows:
Statement of the cost of paving and
curbing East Main street from the bridge
across Elk creek to Oak street, dis
tance of LAB feet. The street to be
paved SO feet wide:
l,473 #. by sc feet, or 53,O2s
| 50. it., $500 So yds. by l.O5..,so,7 2l so
$500 lineal TT. of curb in place
by 40 ........:........ 1870 90
sll,6sl so
Les. amount paid by electric
railroad, 100 yds, by l.e5.... 1879. 50
so,7oe 50
The work was ordered done, With the
provision that the amount be carried a.
loan for one AID two years in equal
sums ~ the banks. AMI the street com
mittee recommended that the work. be
done by w. B. Virgie, on the same con.
ditions as the present contract The city
has with him.
City Treasurer Steele reported s7220O
collected from June IS to 30 aad ST.
ooo,o6 paid out for that period,
The water works committee reported
the works in good shape
The Fairmont & clarksburg Traction
Company made it known that it Sas
owner of franchise over certain streets
of the city and asked for transfer of the
franchise TO it. This was done.
Restaurant licenses were granted to
| Anna Mcdonnell on West Pike street,
a. T. Redman under Holly saloon, Mrs.
Carrie Brown at $40 East Pike street
and John f. Krohme for a new front of
his iewelry store.
Building permits were granted to Julia
A. Fordyce for two-story dwelling on
Locust street, John VI. Brown at sos
Monticello avenue for a threc-room cot
tage, Walter Jennings sor two.story
house on East Pike street.
Vendors license to ,ell popcorn on the
streets was granted to Annie Ross, under
the supervision of the mayor and chief
OF police.
Attorney II. 7. Houston presented the
claim of Martha Basel of SO for nurs-
ing smallpox patient for three weeks
and two days. The matter was laid on
the tableu ntil the next meeting for in
ve-tigation.
Bills We're ordered paid as folows:
Mrs. +. D. Smith. ...-........s $50
Hammond Fire Brick Co...,.... LISP 80
L. ". Patton < Son. ......... l15
Williams s Davisson Co. $50. 7I.7s
Ciarksburs Brick Works. ... 800 80
anthony Lightuer ............ Is 90
Glen Elk Brick Co............. I5s. 80
West Fork oil & Nat. Gas Co.,. I5G p
clarksburg Supply co. ........ l447
John Murphy Co. ............ 175O
D. d. Britt ................. l2s 90
OH Well Supply Co. ...... 1888
Street ply ren ..... J5l,G-
Water Works pay roll ...... l4a -
Totn G. Lang ........e 234 "a
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