The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-11-08
Regarding Sale Of City Hore md
Decides They Shall ST
Be Sold.
FRANCHISE IS An E3E


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Ielegram in its stand Oh gro.
9osal to sell the city's I'm u
horses used on street wei zen
lie decided tie vote oa city
council in executive session ElTor
Of keeping the team, Fro ght-
The matter was thrashed oa- nor
opghlg in the secret sesstoa and
there was some lively talk on what
4p do and what not to do, ea prln-
clpally by Mr. McAndrer.
Besides deciding the mp9rtant
Iorse question council reconsidered
and repassed the teIegrap5 line
4Eanehise ordinance for The Eureka
Ripe Line Company, reducing the
annual tax on poles from 500 10 80
cEnts each, and ATTENDED 10 lot OF
naiscell aneous business d the city.
an the members were present ex-
ckpting Messrs. Anderson and
Smith
Attorney R. G. Altizer and
james Downing, in behalf Of the
Eureka Pipe Line Company, to
which a fifty year Franchise ordin-
anee permitting the construction
and operation eff a telegraph line
from Traders alley to tie plant Of
from Traders alley 10 the plant
The company is erecting east Of the
city was granted at the last regu-
aar meeting Of the council, appeared
before the body and said that the
measure was not acceptable to the
company. They said the line was
10 be for private use and though it
would be a common carrier they
would not seek public business. II
was suggested that a reduction Of
the annual tax of S1.0O pole would
make the Franchise acceptable.
Mr. Wood moved TO reconsider
the ordinance and the motion car
ried. Mr.. Hess moved 10 reduce
The tax to % cents a pole, Init Mr..
DlcAndrew offered an amendment
i1ng the rate at so cents The
amendment was carried. Nj.
Wood then offered an amendment
prcviding free use Of the poles by
thes city for police and FIRE alarms
which was carried. Vote was then
taken on the ordinance as amended
and it was passed unanimously.
The finance comnlitte reported i
number Of bills the most Of which
were allowed. The ones ordered
paid are published elsewhere in this
paper.
4 Che committee appointed 10 look
after new quarters for the city Of
fees reported that Judge Nathan
Golf had given notice that he would
moi use The present city building
site for a new building in the spring
and that The city could have their
offer Of $3.50 for the feam and the
harness. When Sfr. Eess moved to
authorize the committee to dispose
ST The team and h9rness at a price
not less than $3.50, Mr.. lIeAndrew
said lie Thought more money could
Be lerirea from the sale Of the
animals ana that as he had a lot of
important things to tell about the
team and the fire department team
as we'll council ought to g into
executive session at the conclusion
of The meeting and consider the
proposition in secret. His notion
10 this end was carried.
A petition TO change the name OF
Cain street 10 Elk street, signed by
property owners Of that street was
tabled.
James ". Robinson, Of Bridge
street. asked in a petition for a
street crossing in front Of his aome
on that street and the same ya- re-
serred to the street commit
], r. PROFIT was given permits
sion to erect two-story trame
:buildins in the Stewart addition
Permission 10 build a sta5'e and
! wash house on the rear Of lat 623
Nest Main street was granted to
Ada v. Stout.
{ two-stoy frame dwellin@ house
i 10 be erected on Werninger street.,
Glen ! Elk, between siyth and
Seventh streets by G. +, odeil and
HI petition for permission to 10 50
was granted BY council.
License for pool and billiard tab
Ia ~ The metropolitan cafe was
sr,nt t. to Michael Sheridan.
Petition Of the police force ask
inc council 10 purchase new over
coats for them was laid on tie able.
G. S. Smiley appeared 5efOre
council in behalf Of himse-f and
other owners Of property in Carol
place and asked for sidewalls and
Improvement Of Meigs street from
Park avenue 10 Oak street. After
considerable discussion about the
money end Of the proposition coun-
ii passed notion authorizing the
..treet commissioner to Law a hrick