The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-08
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4 The election commissioners for the
municipal election, which occurs
March IS, were appointed last even.
ing by the city council. Those nomI.
mated by the Reublican organization
were: & II. ll "a
First ward-Morgan D. Orr. *
Second ward-W. s. Hamilton.
Third ward-L. C. Powell.
Fourth ward-J. N. Jacobs.
Fifth ward--Thomas /. Brett.
The nominations OF the Business
Mems Progressive party were:
First ward-Bruce Bartholow.
Second ward--A. D. Simon.
Third ward-Scott c. Lowe.
Fourth ward-J. w. Polling.
Fifth ward-M. NJ. Nicely.
Appointed by the council: d 81
First ward-Fred Harr.
Second ward-W. H. Brand.
Third ward--W. H. Kunst.
Fourth ward--John L. Lehman.
Fifth ward-D. S. Huffman. n
The mayor and Councilman Lilly
enlivened proceedings somewhat
when the list Of nominations came
up for consideration. The statute
provides that FIVE commissioners
shall be nominated by the party poll.
ing the highest number, Of votes at
the last preceding municipal election;
five by the organization polling the
next highest number Of votes; and
five by the city council itself; all
appointments to be ratified by the
council. Mayor Kinsey asked If the
party polling the highest number Of
votes" was determined by. the mum.
ber Of votes cast for the head Of the
ticket. Upon several members of the
council in an unguarded moment say
Ing that they thought it was, the
mayor advanced the argument that
since he was the head of the Prohibi.
ton ticket the Prohibition party had
the right to five commissioners.
Whereupon Councilman Lilly went up
in the air, and declared that that
went to show what these Pro.high.
bitionists would do when you did go
to work and elect EN- However,
the mayor had intended nothing Sc.
rious, and the appointments proceed.
ed very quietly. Councilman Robin
son, reminding the council that the
Republican party had the right to two
out OF three commissioners, suggest.
ed list Of nominations by the city
council and moved that they be ap.
pointed. Mr.. Raymond moved TO
amend by substituting the list sub.
mltted by the Prohibitionists. The
amendment was lost by the follow
ing vote: Ayes-Haymond, Downs,
Lilly, Eyerhart. Noes-Robinson,
Howard, Davis, Hutchinson, Harr.
The motion was then carried by the
following vote: Ayes-Robinson,
Howard, Davis, Hutchinson, Harr.
Noes-Haymond, Downs, Lilly, Ever.
hart.
Proceedings In Detail. 5..s
The council meeting opened al
7:45 with Mayor Kinsey in the chair,
and the following councllmen pres.
ent: Harr, Robinson, Howard, Hay
mond, Hutchinson, Davis, Everhart,
Downs, Lilly. {,
Some discussion resulted. from the
proposition to reimburse D. S. Huff
man for work done on a sewer
through his property. Councilman
Raymond moved that the city solici.
tor and the city engineer be instruct.
ed to obtain right Of way and deed
for the same through property of per.
sons building sewers before reimburs.
ing them. Carried.
Councilman Davis moved that the
street committee be instructed to
confer with ex.Sheriff M. A. Jolliff,
locate ground, and draw up deed
for the crematory property. Carried.
Councilman Raymond moved that
the treasury be drawn upon for the
amount Of bill presented by Rev.
w. ]. Eddy for lowering and thaw-
ing water nam. Carried.
# On motion OF Councilman Downs,
Mr.. B. P. Musgrave's bill for gro.
ceries furnished the family Of vii.
liam Raybould, was ordered paid.
The bill amounted to s153.17 i!.s3i;
& Erroneous taxes we're ordered re:
funded as follows: Tony Dellagatti,
3s4.o5; G.: w Arnett, $1,000.
Thomas and Harrs Bill Sof ss.7o