The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-12-27

AL IAL K
Two Solid Hours are Spent By the
City Sages Talking
About Things.
BILL POSTING Law PASSES
crematory is Being Run in Violation
Of Councils Resolution to Close
It Six Days Of Week.

The city council spent two solid
hours Friday night passing few or
ders and listening to two or three
members, the mayor and citizen or
two talk. Indeed, 1t was taxa
tive session. Garbage. bill boards,
new city home and matters OF lesser
Importance were discussed, but no
especial action taken. 1t was ex-
tremely interesting, however. to us
ten to all these talks, and the Tele-
gram man is glad he was there ana
entertained so long.
The members present were Nc
Andrew, Cornell, Haiterman, Hess,
McReynoIds, Smith and Wood. with
the mayor IN the presiding Chair.
the clerk at his desk and other city
officials in attendance.
The minutes of two previous meet
ings were read and approved.
An ordinance regulating bhl
board and other advertising was
passed, after lengthy discussion by
the mayor and Frank r. Moore, the
latter entering a protest against the
proposed ordinance. The vote stood
Eve to two in favor Of the mayor and
the ordinance.
The fire committee recommended
the sale OF the street team and the
purchase of fire team. after which
the present fire team should be used
as a street team. This provoked an
argument as to how 1t should be done
The mayor thought the city ought 20
have three teams before 1t sold one.
Some thought the street team ought
not to be sold. Some thought they
might sell one of each team. A
motion to appoint the finance com
mittee to look after the matter was
defeated. but s motion to appoint .
special committee to ascertain tho
price Of a new fire team and what the
street team could be sold for pre-
vailed. McAndrew. Cornell and
Halterman we're appointed as the
committee.
The water works pay roll of
s125.y6 and street pay roll Of
$1,000 were ordered paid.
Upon recommendation Of the street
superintendent twenty yards Of
crushed limestone were ordered to be
spread on Traders alley from Fourth
street to the fire department.
DR.. Halterman reported that the
crematory had been running one day
each week. and that the cost was far
in excess Of the receipts. He
thought there ought to be tax i'm
posed and certain persons designat-
ed to haul garbage. He recommend
ed drastic action The matter was
discussed at length. but nothing was
done. In this connection bill was
presented by ]. l. Kidd for $4,000
for running the crematory. AS no
one seemed to have hired him the
bill was not paid but referred to the
finance committee for investigation.
Building permits were granted as
follows:
R. E. Thorn. one story building.
Drummond street.
P. c. Williams. two-story building
Meigs avenue.
q. w. Showalter and others. four
cottages. Stuart addition.
The Williams property on Second
street was offered the city for city
headquarters at $4,000 and the DR..
Gore porperty on the same street at
10000.
A committee on permanent city
headquarters was appointed. con-
sisting of Wood. the clerk and Hess.
James n. Hess was appointed a
committee to collect the money Null
berry street residents pledged for a
new pavement on that street.
The council then adjourned.