The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-05

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of importance Friday night outside
of routine matters, which are many
1t passed an ordinance on its first
reading requiring the chief of Po-
lice to make a financial report the
first meeting of every month, but an
effort to suspend the rcles and pass II
on its second and final reading fall
ed. This ordinance reached that
stage once before but never got any
farther. City council may have
been paving the way Friday night to
lead it to the same fate aagin.
Should that occur, it Is to be hoped
for the sake of u long-suffering COM
munity that the matter will never
be heard of again. Certainly there
is no sense in monkeying with 1t IN
any such manner.
Attending the council were these
members, Kearns, McAndrew, An
derson. Kelley, Ernst, Hart, Hess.
Golf and Smith.
Mr.. Kelley, under the head of .
report from the health department
lsked the city physician if there were
not sixty or seventy cases of ty-
phoid fever in the city and inquired
about the sanitary conditions.
DIR. Raymond replied that he
never knew the sanitary condition OF
the city to be better and thst IT
might be true there were sereral
cases of typhoid, but, as it was not
customary for the physicians to re-
port them to the health officer. hi
knew of but two cases personally
Mr.. Kelley inquired about tho
condition of the streams and cSPet'
iallv Elk creek, where there Is 50
much bad odor and complaint abou
the stencil from the sewer above
the Glen Elk bridge.
The mayor suggested that tn,
sewer be brought down to the bed o
the creek. Mr.. Kelley thought that
would, make it worse as it would de-
posit all the refuse in a heap.
DIR. Golf suggested that the sewer
DC extended about 400 feet below tn
bridge and then he suggested tho
rebuilding of the Point mill dam
Smith thought the dam would Gus
the refuse to accumulate. Goif re
piled that the water would then b.
two or three feet deep and that
would hold the smell underneath o.
lessen it very greatly.
Mr.. Kcarns stated that Clarks
burg passed through lie dryest Sc
son last wear and that he knew ever
thing was being carried off, especial
Iv when there were 50 many rains.
We stated that owing to the fnancia
condition of the city and the fac
that dam is now being built 1t was
ont of the question to go into thu
rebuilding of the Point mill dam
a cost of even 5000.
DIR. Golf spoke in favor OF TIN
dam and stated that it would cos
less to reclaim it now than to w
n year as it would become more i'm
paired this winter, but he stated til"
he was not in favor of the city re
building at this time.
Mr.. Kelley called attention to III.
fact that a survey of the dam hat
been made and that it would no
take more than one thousand dollqr
to repair it. He suggested rebuild
ing it by public subscription, sayina
he knew one person who would give
5000 for that purpose. Then ~
moved that committee of three
appointed by the mayor to superb
tend such subscription. Kearn,
seconded the motion and it cnrrI@'
without dissenting vote. lhr
mayor appointed as this commitic~
McAndrew, Kelley and Golf.
Bills were ordered paid as 70
lows: 90
Telegram Company ...-.$ 81 9,
Dan Henry & Co. ...--. 40 W
Bourbon Copper & Brass -
~, - e EIoot CO... 1913 20
Ciarksburg Supply Co. 135
OIL Well Supply Co. 8 %
W. C. Robinson & Sons ~ ~
James Boyle ....... lbS -
High Grade Shale Brick
Reed - % 50
CIarksburg Transfer Co. %
Electric Light Co. 442 q
DAWSON Co. "
naniel Henry - 5t ~