The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
At SESSION
OF COUNCIL
New Law Becomes Effective at Once
and Must Be Strictly Observed
BY Every One.
ACTION ON THE BIG CESS POOL
Is To BE Taken BY County and City
Jointly at Once-Other Busi-
ness of the Council.

There will be no more splitting on
the pavements of Clarksburg, if the
new law passed at Friday nights
session of the council is enforced as
it certainly should be, nor will the
ladies' skirts be bedraggled with
amber, unless they walk in the gut
ter, which, of necessity, will now
have to be flushed every day or so.
The new law is known as the anti
splitting ordinance and is meant to
protect health and promote common
decency. 1t is a good law and the
council was unanimous in its adop-
ton
Attending the session were all the
members except Councilmen Robbins
and Anderson from the second ward.
The mayor and city clerk were pres
ent In their accustomed places.
The reading of the minutes of the
previous meetings, yet unread, was
dispensed with.
Benjamin B. Stout, a member of
the county court presented the sit
uation in reference to the stagnant
pool and stopped culvert at the cor
ner of Factory and East Pike streets,
informing the council that efforts
had been made to open it, but vio-
lence and fnjunctions were threaten
ed by a property owner below. His
proposal that the county and city
join in opening the culvert was ac-
cepted by the council.
The anti-spitting ordinance. as
follows, passed its first reading
unanimously and upon suspension of
rules its second and final reading in
the same way and is now law:
Section THAT it shall be un-
lawful for any person to spit on the
sidewalks or side-pavements of and
in the City of Clarksburg, or In any
street car therein, or in any public
building and the approaches thereto
and the Railways therein, open to
the general public and used by it for
purposes of business or pleasure.
provided, however, that the owner.
proprietor or custodian of any such
building, the approaches thereto
and Railways thereof. may provide
and keep for such purposes, clean
and sanitary cuspidors or other re-
ceptacles, and when so provided, no
person shall spit in another place in
said building. the approaches there
to and the Railways thereof, than the
place so provided for such purpose.
Section 2-Any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordi-
ance shall, upon conviction thereof,
he fined for each offense, not less
than one ($1.OO) dollar and not
more than ten $4,000 dollars, and
shall pay the costs of the prosecution
therefor; and If any fine imposed
under the provisions of this ordin-
ance be not paid, the person so in
default shall be confined In jail or
sentenced to labor as crowded in the
ordinances of said city, not more
than five days unless the fine be
sooner paid.
Section 3-All ordinances and
parts of ordinances inconsistent here
with are hereby repealed"
"An ordinance prohibiting splitting
on the sidewalks and side-pavements
of and in the City of Clarksburg. In
any street car therein, and in any
public building. the approaches
thereto and Railways thereof, except
in receptacles and cuspidors there
in therefor, Rnd providing penalty
therefor.
BE it ordained by the council OF
the City of Clarksburg:
The street pay roll Of $172.25. the
water works pay roll of $209.19, and
volunteer fireman's pay roll of SO
were ordered paid.
Mr.. Wood of the water committee
reported that the measurements
were being taken for the fittings of
the new pump to be installed.
Mr.. Lynch suggested an executive
session to consider bids for street
paving. Mr.. Johnson objected. stat
ing the council had no authority to
go into executive session whatever.
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