The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-16
By Resolution Passed at Meeting Fri
day Night City May Go Into The
Natural Gas Business Police Must
Never Again Put in Bill for Extra
Time-Matters of Various Kinds At
tended to by the Sages.


The city council session Friday
night was attended by all the mem
bers of that body.
Upon motion duly seconded the
reading of the minutes was dispens-
with.
DIR. Raymond, city health officer,
reported that he had spoken to the
CITY attorney about the Fordyce
nuisance and that the latter had in
formed him he would have nothing
farther to do with 1t: Mr.. Kelley
called attention to the fact that the
street superintendent had dumped
several barrels of lime into the big
cess pond and suggested that a vote
of thanks be rendered that official.
but, when council was informed by
the health officer that it had beer
done at his suggestion, the street
snperintendent did not receive
vote of thanks Mayor Shields
stated that he had had talk with
the city attorney and that the mat
ter informed him he would take the
matter up at once with the owner.
of the building. Mr.. McAndrews
motion prevailed that the mayor OPP
point a committee of three disin-
terested persons to look INTO the
matter, and have the building tori
down. McAndrew said !: it were IN m
the first ward, they would blow II
up. Golf concurred in the idea oil
having it abated at once.
A motion carried that all bills be
laid over until the next regular
meeting except the pay rolls, and
then the following were ordered
paid: -
Volunteer firemen ....-S 10 D.
Water works pay roll. ..... 127 70
Street pay roll .-....... 1SS 90
Police (extra time) 1900. 60. II
The bill for extra time by Poillce-
men created quite Juror and there
were several speeches denounclnf
such action. Mr.. McAndrews IN
ouired what the bill was for and was
informed that during the fair a
the regular policemen worked Il
hours a day. The mayor said the
council could do as it pleased abou'
having the bill. Golf asked if there
we're a precedent. Hart said Their
was none. Golf and McAndrews
then argued that it would be ba6
precedent and Golf made objection
to its becoming a matter of record.
McAndrew's motion that the bill Dc Dc
paid with the understanding that II
he the last time any city officer puts
in bill for extra time and that the
policemen sign receipts to that ef-
feet prevailed. Ernest was the only
one who voted in the negative.
John r. Steel's request that he be
allowed credit on this years books
for $1S, 3SO.4O spent in paying
vouchers of last year and the yea1
before was referred to the finance
committee with power to act.
Upon inquiry of l.. c. Grille about
the w. s. Williams wall on MONT.
cello avenue, Mr.. Kelley of n specia
committee informed council thai
the committee and Mr.. Williams
had arrived at the understanding
that Mr.. Williams should repair thu
wall and receive $50 from the city
The report was accepted.
A. J. Smiths offer to dedicat'
Dale avenue and an extension o
Hornor avenue called South avenu
was referred to the street committe'
to investigate.
It. Fl. Williams was granted
permit to build two-story house OF
Webster street.
w. A. Blair was given Permlssioi
= build an addition to his residenc
3 u 100 Oak street.
The petition of several citizen
that an electric pole in the middie .
the pavement on Webster street b
removed was referred to the ligh
committee.
THE hotel license of Hickman
Parent at the Walker hotel wa
transferred to Hickman & White
CounciIman Kelley offered
written proposition between him an
the CITY for the lease of the pun
staiton land of about two acres o
which to drill a well for gas 70
CITY government purposes. He pre-
poses to drill well and put J