The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-05
LIVELY SESSION
AT GIT RALL
LAST NIGHT
Considerable
Business Done

There was a lively session 81 ccun'
ell last night. yeryllttle business vas
transacted in compafison win the
wrangling that was done Ail Of The
councilmen were present except coun-
Gilman Hutchinson
The first matter mat was taken Up
was the report Of the city solicitor
on the new city ordinances. was se.
fered to the COMMITTEES on ordl
nances. The committee Is to report
at the next regular meeting 81 eouu-
ell.
The question concerning location cl
Sixth street, Fifth ward, and tile lin-
its of Harry H. snldsrs properly fur
nlshed good stlft argument that last
ed thirty-five minutes. snider has be-
gun the construction Of q wall for the
lateral support of his DWELLING re
claims that the wall IS within the
bounds of his property but the city
engineer after careful search Of the
records. the pIats aud the calls reclted
in the conveyance together With a
careful survey madebs himself which
survey was verified BY County Sur
.veyor L. II. wilcox, reported that sn-
der's wall is being built upon the prop
erty Of the city Several 81 the coun-
cllmen were not satisfied aud Wopld
not yoteyon the question y ithoui look.
Ing over the ground III dispute
Bills amounting To- 1886 were Or
dered paid,
The Coal Run Fuel Company repte
scented by Attorney p II Hogel asked
permission to erect one or two coke
oyens near the conpanys plant on
Cherry avenue. The question was ge-
ferred to the city solicitor.
E. E. Tetrick In a communication
addressed the mayor and councilmen
stated that he had not WaiFed the
right to claim damages to his proper
ty II the proposed grading Of Benopi
avenue were carried ont The qpes-
tion was placed in the hands oi tie
city solicitor for him to make q report.
w A. Weidebush asked that ihe
water main near the Y n q. A. build
ing be tapped so that water could be
furnished in the construction Of the
building the mater was refer q the
water commissioner giving him power
to act.
U. A. Clayton petiioned council 70
refund $50 which was paid 81 the "
c. t. u. for paving in from oi the
W, C. T. U. building on Fairmont aye
nue.. The petition was asked fcF aui
granted on the grounds ths ihe
building is being used as z public y.
brary and as an edlcationai ltstitp-
tion.
A light was ordered to be placed on
Merchant street near the pump si'-
ton.
A thirty-two candle poweF hghi Hp3
ordered, to be placed on Joliih alley ln
the rear of George OTIS blaclsulih
shop.
The three gas lights on Iocnsi aSe-
nue. are to be taken down and teo
arc lights are to be placed. one near
Ramage's well and the other ne'r
Green street.
Charles f. Manley asked pernilssion
to move his saloon from the basement
of his hotel to the rooms recently o'
cupled by R, L. Cunningham Pefnie
sion was granted.
George Lilly appeared q council
and wanted to know what had hsen
done about the question Of PAYING sor
the wall that he built IA exec Of the
contract governing the building O the
wall The report Of the city solicitor
at former meeting was that the ely
was not In any way Indebted % L.lIly
for the work done over and above 'h'f
which was agreed upon BY the terms
Of the contract. Council emed 10
be divided not on the question e. 70
the city's liability iog7 none thought
that Lilly could collect anythine hai
some thought that lnasmueh As the
work had been done the city shcnli
pay for it. The question was plated
upon the table,
A large number Of the residents
along Columbia and State Streets ne.
fuse to pay their asses ments made 10
the bafing OF those streets The clU
collector eported ne unpaid pavhs
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