The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-16
COUNCIL TALKS
MANY MATTERS.
City sages Devote Much Time
Two Open Sewers, Before vo-
ting ON Question.
McREYNoLDs. DECIDES TIE
Application to Move buildings Cause
Heated Argument as to Rega-
larity by Council.

McReynolds, Acting Mayor w, H.
Cole calling him to the chair in the
absence of the mayor.
The members present were coun-
linen McAndrews. connell, Smith,
Wood. Anderson, Ernst, Halterman
and Hess. Clerk Cole kept the
minutes.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
There were no reports from the
regular committees except the
finance committee which recommend
ed the payment of the street and
water works pay roll as follows:
Street pay roll. ......., $22,50
Water works. pay roll. -. 1S5.4s
Councilman Halterman of the
street committee talked at length
about sewer in the West End,
stating to the council that the health
officer approved of It and saying that
some of the citizens had paid SO
much for putting 1t in, and it finally
developed that the subject under dis
cussion was Mrs. j. w. Thorn's bill
for $50. Mr.. McReynolds as chair
man of the street committee did not
doubt the matter of the works be-
ing done, but thought it was twice
what it is worth, according to prop
osition made last spring, OF at least
an understanding of some kind, as
the city then proposed to pay but
half. and upon a suggestion of a
member of the council, the commit
tee was authorized to continue the
investigation. But, before this was
done Councilman Anderson made an
inquiry as to the size of the sewer.
He was informed that it was a 12
inch one. This ended this part of
the meeting.
Then came the open sewer on Wa
ter street. 1t had been duly refer
red to the proper committee at pre-
yious session of council and the re-
port was regular that the improve
ment be made. Councilman Mean
drew moved an amendment in no
way germane that the sewer in the
rear of the Waldo also be extend
ed. This provoked dong discus
sion. Mr.. Halterman thought IT.
was out of order the
presiding officer did not say
SO. But DR.. Haiterman stated
he had no objection to its being re-
paired but thought It ought to go to
the committee and come before the
council in the regular way, which is
perfectly proper, and certainly cor
rect.
Mr. McAndrew did not see 1t that
way. nor did some others. but the
council finally decided by vote of
FIVE to four that it must cor1e before
council in the regular way. the pre-.
siding officer deciding the matter up
on tie, with the remark; I'VE will
repair one sewer at a time" 1t was
then ordered that the Water street
sewer be extended into the creek to
pollute the waters below.
Mr.. Halterman then moved that
the sewer in the rear of the Waldo
be referred to the street committee,
though there is not street the end
of it touches and ought properly to
go to the sanitation committee. He
asked that the street committee In
vestigate the sewer and report at the
next meeting. This carried after
some debate on the subject by Nc
Andrew, he being given the floor by
the presiding officer who remarked:
The night is long" McAndrew and
Connell voted against the motion.
The liveliest discussion Of all
however, was on the application of
n. W. Williams, c. w. Lynch and j.
q. Alexander for permission to re-
move the Mulheran hotel and Ernst
buildings from their present site to
the Walker house property and to
destroy two shade trees on Second
street in the operation. The point
was raised by Mr. Wood that the ap-
plication should go to the building
committee as all other such applica-
lions do. He cited the IRE limit
ordinance. Mr.. Halterman said that
ordinance was not definitely settled
and dwelt upon what it meant for
the Methodist church. though he did