The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-04-22

The old city council of Clarksburg
is a matter of history and the new
has begun to make history.
The retiring council met Monday
night at o'clock approved the min
utes of it's previous meeting and ad-
iourued. All the retiring members
beers were present except Councilman
Horst. Mayor Grille announced that
through the means of the law and the
SURFACES at the people of the city it
was time for the old council to step
down and out by handing over the
city government to the new admins
rration. In retiring he stated that
he had tried TO do the very best he
could for the city's interests, although
the work at times had been arduous
and unpleasant. He expressed good
wishes for those who hold-over in the
council, and stated that his interests
in the city's welfare would be the
same as If he hadrematned at the head
OF the affairs of the city. He assured
them he would ever gladly give them
any assistance he could and closed his
remarks by saying that he felt that
Clarksburg would not suffer at the
hands of the new administration but
would be benefited, especially as to his
successor. He then handed to Mayor
Shields the emblem OF authority and
power, as he termed it, and the old
council adjourned sine die.
The new council immed lately con-
yened and upon motion the regular
business was suspended and the elect
ion of officers taken up.
In opening the session Mayor Shields
expressed his thanks for the hearty
support given him in the recent city
election and expressed his intention
to give the city his very best service
He asked the hearty support of the
council and levery citizen of Clarks-
burg.
The roll call followed, resulting in
the announcement that all the mem
bers were present.
L. q. Grille was then elected city
attorney by acclanatlon, there being
no other applicants FOR the position.
The applications of Dr. Luther
Raymond and DR.. Nelson Peck for
city health officer were read and the
ballot resulted in four votes for Hay
mond and 6 for Peck. The latter was
declared elected.
c. "A. Borgess. and D. D. Britt were
applicants for city engineer. The
ballot gave Britt votes and Boggess
;. Britt was declared elected.
John Hickenbotham was elected
ianitor by reclamation. He had no
c9ntestant for the place.
T. w. stimell and George Mulheran
werereelected engineers at the water
works station.
The present fire department, name
ly, Ernest Steel, chief, John Condry,
John Gin, Burr WEIGH and Edward
Clark, were retained.
1t was decided to appoint three reg
ular policemen and confer power upon
the mayor to appoint as special all
other policemen necessary.
The applicants were Henry Lewis,
James Sims, Hayse Shackelford, E.
n. Rogers, n. NJ, White, w. E. Fox.
John Shackelford and Robert Brent.
The ballot was such that each couucil-
man voted for three at one time with
the understanding that the three re-
eeiving the highest number of votes
)were to be regarded elected. Lewis
received 10 votes, Sims 9, Joyce 10 and
White l. Lewis, Sims and Joyce were
then declared duly elected.
Robert Reed was retained as keeper
the cremafory.
The salaries were fixed at the same
IS las year, except that the street
superintendent is to receive $50 al
month instead of $50 and the janitor
$50 per mqpth instead of s25. and the
city aSbrney $500 per year instead of
slsoy
a motion was made to reduce the
liquor license TO $500 but an ordinance