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

Water works pay roll -. 166 40
Street Pay roll ... 255 %
After the bills had been read but
before ordered paid Mr.. Kelley and
Others inquired about the natural
gas bills. Then Mr.. Kelley stated
that n proposition was under con-
siderable Roadway to offer to Lease
the water works land for gas plIr-
poses, drill well, if the city would
nav present rates with IL per cent.
interest until the $4,000 necessary to
nav for the cost of the well was
reached. after which the well should
belong to the city It was brought
ont that it now costs the city
$3.50 a.month for gas. The mat
ter was merely regarded as sug-
gestion-
Mr.. Kelley, of the water commits
tee. reported that 50 1-2 feet of tho
West Fork dam Will have been COM
pleted Saturday evening.
The Frank Griffin coal house mat
ter on Cain street came up. The
MAYOR said the city attorney had told
him nothing could be done as it was
private property. Health Officer
HAMMOND declared that it was q
nuisance and ought to be declared
such by the council: Mr.. Kearns
thought when fogies Disseminated
against their neighbors, 1T was hlgi
time the council should act. Smith
moved that a committee be appoint
ID TO investigate the coal house. The
notion carried and the mayor APP
pointed Kearns, Kelley and Smith
rs the committee.
: Mrs. Sarah Clifford was given per-.
mission to erect a one-story brick
building at the corner of Fourth
street and Traders alley
w. S. Williams asked the council
20 pay him $50 damages or rebuild
retaining wall in front of his prop
ertv on Monticello avenue, the street
Grade having been changed after the
wall was built and the change hav-
ing undermined the wall. Mean
rev suggested that the street car
company was responsible, claiming
hat the company's engineer changed
he grade. If it had been changed.
It was decided that If change had
5een made the city was responsible
md the matter was referred to the
treef committe-
Charles Little was given perniis7
ion to move a building across Syca-
moro street.
Adelphi Lodge, No. s, T. 90. F.,
vas given a permit to tear down it, :,
present building and erect a new
one.
Bowling alley license at the Met
ropolitan was given George r. Jett.
The hotel license of Mrs. p w.
rawford, at the Arlington, was
transferred to Mrs. Anna Ash
james r. Flint applied for license
Trough his attorney, n F. Snider,
FOR the privilege to run merry-go-
,ound on the Walker house lot three
weeks beginning Aug. 20 at $40
week. The council granted thel l.
.ense ON motion of McAndrew, to
conform with the city law, which
-equires that a license of $50 u week
be paid.
Mr.. McAndrew moved that the
ordinance requiring the chief of po-
lice TO make a written report once a
month to the council be reconsider
ed and was seconded by Hart. The
ordinance passed its first reading
unanimously.
Mr.. Hart moved that the rules be
suspended and the ordinance be put
upon its second and final reading.
The mayor inquired as to whether
there was an emergency, stating that
the rule said that that could be done
in an emergency. Mr.. Hart insist
ed on his motion and it was duly
seconded. The motion lost because
four-fifths of the whole council did
not vote for it, although there has
been nothing to determine that four
fifths OF the members present are
not.sufficient. Those voting against
suspending the rules were Ernst,
Hess and Smith.
The ordinance granting the Ems
pice building company a franchise
10 use Main and Fourth street paw
ings at It's building for lighting pur-
poses was passed.