Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-05
FOOT BRIDGE
AT ALLEN STREET
WORK TO START AT oNoE.

~ oruered last night by tho city
council. the Board OF supervisors and
o,aneil. met General Manager w.D.
A,ahr this morning al S o'clock at
4 lien street TO discuss the best pass
6 seway TO be used at that point and
es.ter some discussion 1t was agreed
II place ten foot foot-bridgs from
she junction OF Allen street TO the
fiueaeid Hardware company's store
ca Thomas street. The work on
this bridge to start as soon as the
lridge fore, complete the bridge at
Mercer street. which will only be
ebout week. :
The wagon bridge at that point
as not discussed. but will come UP
e, the next conference of the coun-
I. supervisors and MIR. Maher.
Several other matters OF business
were transacted at last nights meet
ing.
Th, Ghent Land Association pre-
sented TO the council the map Of
their plat and presented the streets
to the city.
A complaint OF several citiz 4ns
was read in regard to burying bodies
In the colored cemetery in less than
the regulation grave. Roferrei TO
proper committee.
Proposition from +. T. Oliver and
others accepting the amount allowed
hxw hn -.
the old school house in South Blue
Held. accepted.
Judge p. F. Keller. Judge j. NJ.
Sanders and Judss ii. A. Ritz re-
quested to meet supervising architect
and discuss plans for the federal
building.
Report OF chief of police read and
accepted.
City Auditor Akers given permis-
sion to employ assistants during
busy seasons.
Council ordered two additional
dump carts for street cleaning pur-
poses.
Quite a number OF building and
uamodeling permits We're granted.
Judge J. M. Sanders ordered re-
aained In ases against city regarding
East End septic tanks.
Concrete bridge ordered placed
under Walnut street.
Report OF finance committee read
and accepted.
Petition OF Jailor G.. A. Reed for
more salary read and referred TO
hoard Of supervisors
omplaint was again heard re-
ganding license issued TO r. B.
Whely for a restaurant and lunch
room and was ordered to appear be-
fore the council Mondae night to
show why his license should not be
revoked.
The council then adjourned until
Monday night.
The following Is copy of the
ordinance offered the council last
night by Judge Sanders:
An Ordinance Regulating the Trans
portation and Handlin gof Dyna-
mite and other Explosives upon
and over the Public Streets and
Alleys of the City of Bluefield.
Be 1t ordained by the council of
ahe city OF Bluefleld that it shall be
unlawful for any person or corpora
tion 70 handle or transport or cause
20 be handled or transported, or aid.
aivise or participate In any manner
In transporting. either by himself or
ty another acting for him, any dyna-
mite or other explosive upon or over
any Of tho public streets or alleys Of
tho city OF Bluefield, except in the
following manner: First, such dyn-
annie or other explosive shall be
carefully loaded in a spring wagon
50 az not to extend above the top OF
the wagon bed. Second. such wagon
shall be drawn by a gentle. tracta-
be team, in charge OF a sober, ex-
pcrienced aud cautious driver, who
shall retain control of the team from
the commencement OF the loading
until the wagon reaches It's destina-
ton and is unloadcd. Third. the
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