The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-22
BUSINESS SESSION
OF The COUNCIL

Friday nights session of council
marked the transaction of much
business but nothing of an extraor-
binary nature.
All the members of council were
present except Messrs. Smith and
Connell, the former having Just re-
turned from vacation spent out Of
the city.
Haze Morgan as agent for the
John f. Jones estate was ordered to
remove the debris from the streets
at the Capitol hotel, left there from
paving done at that point by him.
A petition for privilege to substi-
tute cement walk for the brick
walk at Mrs. NJ. o. Colts, on East
Main street, wa svoted down, it be-
ing the opinion of the mayor that
other places were more in need of
sidewalk improvement than that.
He cast the deciding vote.
The APPLICATION of T. B. YeaI5ley
and others for water pipe on Jar
Wis street was tabled on the
grounds that the street had not been
dedicated to the city.
Winnie Tierney's petition asking
that council raise her property and
fill the same 50 as to conform with
the street grade was referred to the
street committee, city attorney and
city surveyor, and a silimar order
was entered in the case of B. a.
Tierney, who made similar petit
ton.
David Davidson's siX-inch seweS
offered by him TO the city was ac-
copied,
w. w. Jamieson's application for
a two-story cement block building
on West Pike street at Elk bridge
was referred to the building CONF
mittee. -
The application of John P.
Candy for two-story frame buil6-
ing at 220 South Chestnut street
was referred to the same committed
c. r. Ogden's application for an
addition and repairs at the corner
of Main and Second streets was re-
ferred to the same committee.
W. B. Freeland was granted per-
mission to erect twO-story build
ing on Webster avenue.
The petition of the Williams &
Davisson Company to erect a one
story iron building on North Sixth
street was referred to the same COM
mittee.
The application of J. F. Vim
cent for hotel license at the Vincent
hotel was taken off the table and the
license granted.
1t having been impossible to
serve a summons on Daniel Owens,
policeman suspended for intemper-
ance and neglect of duty, in the
time prescribed by law, Mayor
Hammer declared the return defec-
tive, and it was decided to re-sum-
mons him to appear for trial at the
next regular meeting of the council
The street superintendent was di-
rected to place a sewer trap at once
on Short street and the matter of
drainage sewer recently put in at
that point by the B. & o. was e.
ferred to the street committee to
and report at the next
meeting.
The residents along North Maple
avenue we're granted permission to
grade that street at their own cost,
which it is estimated will not be
more than $40.
The necessary grading and repair
work on High street was ordered.
The street committee was direct
ed to investigate the poor water
drainage on Clay street and report.
DIR. S. M. Mason's request that
Mechanic street between Water and
Second be put in condition was re-
ferred to the street committee.
The street committee was direct
cd 10 proceed al once to award the
contract to pave North Third
street with Hammond brick not to
exceed a cost Of $3s3.40 to the city.
The water works pay roll Of
$1T3.o4 and street pay roll Of
Ss54.9 80 were allowed.