The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-07


much Importance Friday night at its
first session in the new year. One was
to fill the vacancy CAUSED By tne resig.
milton of A. K Thorn as member OF
: that body, selecting Camden soinmers
for the place. Another was the clos
ing Of a contract with the South Penn
Oil Company, by which the city agrees
70 build dam across the West Fork
river without even passing an order or
resolution tnat the city will build a dam
or even without deciding that it will be
built. Another was the reception of
the report OF the Citizens committee on
the water works problem. Other mat,
ters of minor Importance wara also
looked after.
The members present were Kearns,
-iIeAldrew, Kelley, Anderson, Cork,
Ernst, Hart and Goh,
Mayor Shields presided and Clerk
Cole took the minutes.
TINS minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The report OF Fire Chief Ernest Steel
was read anl ordered filed
The report of Street Superintendent
Doyle was read and ordered filed, as
follows;
To the City Goaneil
AT street commissioner of the City
of ClarRsh,rg. ! beg to submit the fol-
mcnt $ feet wide from w. L. Coles
ment s foor wide from w. u. Coles
property to I. NJ. Patton's store on pike
street; laid brick pavement 10 feat
wida from clarksburg Planning Mill to
Alex Duf's property, Pike street ;laid
brick pavement, feet vida on Carr
avenue, 200 feet; brick pavement on
Stealey street G feet wide, 250 fee. long;
brick pavansnt, feet wide on Pike
street, from Elk to Tom street; brick
pavement on Pike street, from Catholic
churcn 10 property of NJ. J. artlett; laid
foot brick pavement on Florence str sat
Of old brick, 800 feet long; brick pave
nent s feet wide, on Fifth street from
Clark 10 Baltimore street; laid brick
pavement s feet wide on Depot street.
loo feet long; set curb and laid brick
pavement on Wsrninger street. $50 feet
long; laid GOO feet feet brick pac,-
ment in Carlisle Court; laid foot bricl,
pavement on Chestnut street. from Pike
70 Mulberry; put in four stone and one
briek crossings in Carlisle Court; one
stone crossing on Chestnut street. at
Raymond alley: laid 300 feet Of 5 inca
sewer from Clay street to Monticello
avenus; laid 4-foot boardwalk ON Coal
street. 400 feet long; lail 700 feet OF
4-foot boardwalk in Wines addition; laii
stone crossing on DALI avenue; broken
$50 yards of stone on Monticello avenue;
700 yards OF tone on Mechanic street i;
500 yards Of Stone on lee street; 400
yards of stone on Clark street to over.
head bridge; 500 yards Of stone On 10.
Gust street; 100 yards Of stone on Bal.
timore street; built stone wall in front
Of property of Jonn Griffin; stone wal
at Catholic church property; wal
around property Of J. J. Danly, Gems.
tery lane, and in addition have repair
ed boar,lwaIks, swept streets and made
needed repairs in general
Acity Attorney Grille. VINO was author
4 to draft the text of new city
ter. reported taat ne would not b
Ysdy to submit the same before Mon
LAY OF Tuesday and suggested speeia
meeting Of council at that time.
Councilman Hart called attention t
the difficulty in obtaining new charter
and suggested that the old charter b
also amended 50 rs to answer for tna
purpose and submit the two 50 as t
take cnoice.
Councilman Kelley suggested tSat
committee Of citizens Of botn Politica
PARTIES Be appointed, which, togethe