The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-11-21
COUNCIL IOTES''oAa! |.
Z. ORDINANCE ] DOWN
tts ,.ss' n Ill Ill INV LII NVN III NIuVvIUNN
ll!l.)lI|I
Against Its Passage ON First Read
ing TO Second h Quite
VA Overwhelming: Y
oNLY TWo yoIE FoR .. /

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ONLY TWO yoRE FOR LIT
Question OF a Substitute ofdinancc
Is Then Referred to the +
Ordinance Committee.
SHALL the ordinance be reject.
sdf";Iyas the question put by Ma ybr
Grille to the city council \ Friday.
night.s > after he had declared that
TIE ordinance renewal g sought ~
the ciarksburg Gas and Electric
eompany,sby, caption,@had been read.
Hlght Of the ten counciimen voted
70 reject II. The two voting against
rejecting II were councilmen Ernst
and McReynoldsss 80 - ;,so.s 4,
Thea q remarkable parliamentary
proceeding was INDUCED In. namely.
referring the ordinance asked .for to
the ordinance scommittee. remark
able On account of the fact that the
ordinance had been, rejected: This
besated action was caused by counsel
fer the applicant.st ofs 81 IS
Just after the clerk read theaap-
ptcatlcn, ETC., the mayor alluded TO
the tact that attorneys were present
and asked II they had any thing to
say. There was lno respohse;l and,
about three Votes to reject the ordi5
nance were cast before any lawyer
spolteaup. and. then 1T seemed there
was no Appreciation of the fact thai
the ordinance question was being
settled there, and then SO far as the
renewal was concerned. for the very
reason that IL an ordinance is re-
jected on Its first reading. IT can not
so to the second reading and final
passage.t i.l5}s ~ NJ tas
After the council had rejected the
ordinance by an overwhelming vote,
q motion was made that 1t be refer
red to, the ordinance committee-a
motion clearly out of order! A de-
bate followed between an attorney
for the applicant and the city attor7i
ney. The latter was of the opinion
that there was really nothing before
council in respect to the ordinance,
which all must, confess is correct.
but, at the same time he asked for
fairness to the city and the applig
cant-something that. no reasonable
man objects to, and which. in fact,
oughtsto obtain and which the Tele-
gram hopes will BE the case IN the
Snd. '1s, G.s
After the pro. and con feature had
ended, the council referred It, and,
upon the request Of the applicants
lawyer. then speaking. the mayor,
after stating that he was the chair-
man ofi the ordinance committee
fact that ought toabe known to an
said that the committee would give
the applicant opportunity to 1be heard
beforeathe committee. oSa'gs d
Whatever action the ordinance
committee may take. it is certain.
according TO the city rules and the.
councils custom that no ordinance
has yet passed IT'S FIRST reading. That
means that, II, an ordinance is agreed.
upon later itmust pass a, first read
ing before IL goes TO the second and
final aiHY |Is li s. s e s ,',
II there were to be a reference in
the smattsr,'it would, have expedited
matters and, been truly parliamen.
tariisAltS refer the question at, first
instead Of rejecting it., and then try
ing to refer something that the coun-
Gil. in fact. mad disposed OF definite
y ana dsclsiyelS But since the
Council acted under advice ptf the
lawyers, the latter is not, particular
ly to blame however queer and ir-
regular the. proceeding, i.ls Y. .3.
After this. however. II the coun-
Gil would avoid anya complications,
II would be well, H. reference Is to
be had. to do that before voting to
decide-a qnestioncas was done, when
It Nassyoted to reject, the ordinance.
The franchise, II granted. will be
one Of vital concern both to the app
pilcant and the city. and there
should be no. irregularity IN the
granting Of 1T. ",
There Is more catarrh In this section
9. me country than all other diseases