The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-06
G:|ITY.FA.1AERS
WEREINSESSION
LAST NIGHT
Consider able
Bushes S Done

Council met last night in regular
session with all the councilmen pres.
eut except Howard. The first item Of
business was "a report Of the finance
committee in regard to certain de.
llnqucn. taxes.a The report was dis.
cussed 1t considerable length and was
adopted.
Building permits were granted to
Clyde s. Holt and Frank Lloyd. The
Merriileld Hotel was licensed to ope.
rate two pool tables and j. Sands
Jackson was licensed to run his skat-
ing rink on Jackson street.
The following resolution was adopt
ed: g
Resolved thata committee OF three
be appointed who In conjunction with
The mayor, city clerk. city treasurer
and city collector shall ascertain the
following Information as correctly as
It is possible tosascertain and make
0 report thereon at special meeting
Of conn"ii TO be called for that ex-
elusive purpose:
~ Condition OF all funds on Noyem-
her 9th. 1907;
(2) available resources on Novenl.
Der 9Th:
ts) available resources for balance
Of fiscal year;
90 amount unpaid orders on Novem,
Der 9Th, 1907.
Is, amount Of Interest due on such
orders;
iG) amount. Of bonded Indebtedness,
date OF mortgage covering the same.
when bonds mature and what interest
they bear and Insufficient amount has
been credited to sinking funds Of the
several bond issues to date.
Resolves further. that the above
committee in Its report recommend
ond suggest methods to take care Of
the> floating debt Of the city. Coun.
cilmen Helmick. Jamlson and ]. E.
Morgan were appointed to straighten
up the matter.
On motion OF ]. E. Morgan the
street committee will confer with the
officials of the Consolidated Telephone
Company in regard to getting four
phones for the city on the franking
list.
1t was decided that II certain Fourth
ward citizens do not connect up their
sewer lines with the sanitary sewer
the work will be done by the city and
charged up to the parties.
Bills amounting to s12.221.3S on the
general fund were read; bills amount.
ing to sl,712.94 on the water fund
were read. With several exceptions
these bills were allowed. Several
paving bills were held up until next
Friday night In order that council
can inspect the work.
A bill of s63 presented by the Dick.
erson Supply Company for materia!
furnished for the green house at the
water works on Log Cabin Hill pro.
voked considerable discussion. Il.
seems that no one ordered the work
done but council thought that Kiger
was led to believe that the city would
pay for 1t as councilmen talked IA
vora5le and as money had already been
appropriated for the purchase Of bulbs
and corymbs and plants. The bill was
ordered paid. J. E. Morgan was op-
posed to the payment Of this bill and
when the vote authorizing its payment
was cast he asked to be relieved Of his
place on the water committee. Coun-
Gilman Jamison moved that the mat
ter be laid on the table for one month.
The matter Of laying sewer line on
East Park avenue was discussed but
the finances Of the city caused 1t to
fall through.
On motion Of J. E. Morgan police.
men will be required to register when
they go IN duty and when they go of
duty. Each policemen doing his own
registering.
Council will meet Friday night in
adjourned session when several mat.
tiers will Come up. The paving Of og.
den avenue and the extension Of Co.
lumbla street, paving bills will be con.
sllered at this meeting.