The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-17
civ Council Decides Quarters in
Traders Alley Building Shall
Be Given Up.
CAIN STREET STILL CAIN.
proposition to Procure Building
For City Headquarters on Sec
ond stfeet Introduced

Tbe city fire department. will
give up its present quarters in
Traders alley and be moved to ORE
RTeyers's livery stable, the city may
procure quarters in the three-story
brick building on Second street
owned by DR.. Gore, and the name 4I Of
Cain street will continue to be me
same at is should be, as the result
of the regular meeting OF the clty
council Friday night.
The councilmen present were
Messrs. Smith, Wood, McAndrew;;
Anderson McReynolds, Ernst and
Cornell. Mayor Harmer presided
and CITY Clerk Cole looked after
the clerical work.
Mr.. Cornell in behalf of the COM
mittee appointed to look a1te5
quarters for the fire department salu
that Orie Meyers would agree 10
stable the fire department team an"
the street team and keep the tlre
wagon for $50 a month. On motion
+be report with the recommendation
that a contract be closed with Mr..
Movers was passed unanimously
Mr.. McAndrew said that DIR. Tru-
man Gore, owner of the brick bulld-
mo on Second street, now occupied
by the Clarksburg Transfer Com
pany. would rent the building to the
CITY for Its headquarters for $500
a year for one year with privilege
of purchase at the price of Sl2,ooo,
within that time or rental at the
rate of 81 900 a year after that tune
He said he thought the building
would provide ample aecommoda-
lion for the city headquarters beng
sufficient for the fire department.
.mayor's office, lookup, water works
office. council chamber and all other
DEPARTMENTS of the city. He sug-
oasted the appointment of a COM
mittee to investigate the matter and
a motion to this end was carried.
The following bills were read and
ordered paid: 500 ~
w. P. Camp ......'...' 91 loo 90
Ross TavlOr ..--..'.. 9Ov'o ""
III. w Warner ...... 3l'oV
Street pay roll -.-...: I2o.o S'o
Street paving pay ROLL. l3o-6u
Water works pay roll 800. l26.5'i
A petition signed by los citizens.
including all of the property owners
ON Cain street excepting two. ask
ing that the name of Cain street ne
changed to DOYLE street, was pre-
sented and read by the clerk Mr.:
McAndrew objected to the change OF
The name because the street was
dedicated to the city by John Cam
deceased. a highly esteemed pioneer
citizen Of Clarksburg, whose life and
works should continue to he honored
in This manner as it is betting
On vote the petition was refused.
aU of the councilmen voting
against it excepting McRcynolds,
The committee appointed 10 in
yestirate the petition Of Rosie
Hewes asking permission to erect
, frame building on Hewes street
on the property adjoining the cen
tral school building, recommended
that the permission be not granted
because they did not believe the
bniIding should be erected within
tbn fire limit. Motions to accept
the report of the committee, to re-
iect the petition and to instruct the
chief of police to notify the Peti-
Toner of the councils acton. were
carried.
dwellings with slate roofs on Car
rol avenue, was granted to {. >
Smiley.
Harvey w. Harmer was granted
permission to erect three frame
dwelling houses on Monticello
avenue.
Permission was given c, B. Hen
derson to erect a one-story. i've
roomed house on Stealey avenue.
Request to remodel the Holmes
block on West Main street was
granted to J. Hornor Davis, acting
for NJ. G.. Holmes.
Ernest Meyers was given permls-
sion to erect two-story frame
DWELLING on Sixth street.
p. II. Finnerty was granted a
license to operate restaurant at the
Metropolitan hotel. :.
Clerk Cole asked for disposition
Of bills for witness fees rendered in
the circuit court in the recent cases
Of the city against Lulu MedskeF
and John Condry. The Mayor IN
formed the council of Instructions
given BY him for the issuance OF ca
piases profine against the parties,