The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-07-11
JUNIOR COUNCILMAN FROM
FOURTH WARD so VERBOSE
MAYOR TELLS HIM TO
SIT DOWN.
AND SHUT HIS MOUTH
COUNCIL THEM HURIsTEpLY AID.
JOURNs, WHEN MIR. JOHN.
son THREATENS TO TALK
A LONG TIME.

ture war of words between the clty's
chief executive and the junior coun-
Gilman from the Fourth ward over
the grave matter as to whether the
rich and commanding city OF Clarks-
burg should repudiate its debts and
at one stage of the session a fstic
encounter impended but the rapidity
with which council adjourned avert.
ed what might have been an un-
seemly scene and the dignity of the
city's august body was thus main.
tanned.
Upon motion the matter of pay
ing interest on city vouchers held by
Weston banks, amounting TO sS4e.7s
which was Indefinitely postponed at
previous meeting, was taken I'M
and reconsidered. Mr.. johnson
strenuously objected to a reconsId-
Grafton or a payment of the interest
because there is no money In the
city treasury and Mr.. Wood also pro
tested on the same grounds.
The vote on reconsideration was
hve for and four against, but Mr..
Johnson. who became somewhat
heated in his remarks on the pro-
ceeding, claimed a two.thirds vote
necessary and appealed from Mayor
crile's decision that the vote was
carried. The appeal was not sus-
tanned when vote was taken on the
question and Mayor Grille announced
the order passed.
Mr.. Johnson was firmly but en-
phatically told by Mayor Grille TO shut
his mouth and sit down when he
tried to obtain the floor while the
mayor was speaking and several
sharp retorts were exchanged. John
son threatened to talk whole LOT
more on that subject and others at
the meeting being held and all Of the
Others to come II he wanted To-
Whereupon council hastily adjourn
ed.
Mayor Grille presided. Clerk ". II
Cole attended TO the desk work and
the following councilmen we're pres-
ent; Woods, Johnson, Cork, Ernst 1
Robbins, Lynch and McReynolds.
On account of the electric lights
being of, the reading Of the min.
utes Of the previous session was sps.
pended upon motion.
City Treasurer John II. steels re-.
port of receipts and expenditures
since the last session was read and
accepted. It showed that he had
collected from the water works
sl'4oo and paid out s527.97: from
all other funds he collected s3o45O
and paid out S1,I44.33. the amount
overdTawn being $1S2 60.
The street pay roll, amounting to
s$l9.75, the water works pay roll
amounting to &15S.1O, and bill
for volunteer fremen amounting to
50 were ordered paid.
Upon motion of Councilman John
son the following report of the water
works committee was adopted and
the proper authorities were empow-
cred to carry Its provisions into eff
feet:
We the undersigned water com
mittee, recommend the following:
Il. That the following consumers
Of water be placed on meters for the
quarter beginning Hrst,
1907, at a rate Of FIVE cents per
hundred cubic feet: Piuuickinnick
mines. Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. Clarks-
burg Ice & Storage Co, CIarksburg
Brewing Co, all consumers other
Than for domestic purposes outside
Of The city limits and all livery
stables, The cost of setting meters
and meter rent TO be considered lat
er. with power of water committee to
fix rates for same. 1
- New rating for the electric
light plant with power of fixing
same vested in the water commit
tee.
For all of the above recommends
lions the undersigned committee ask
the council to grant 1t and the
water commissioner power 10 carry
said recommendations into execu-
ton
Your committee considered to
some extent the proposition Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
10 furnish it With water, but asks for
further time.
we recommend that the casket
company be permitted to use water.
providing it makes all connections at
city mains on the south side of the
tracks OF the railroad.
"w. B. ROBBINS.
"E. ]. WOOD.
&C. N. ERNST"