The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-06
MAYOR CALLS
JOHNSON DOWN
JUNIOR COUNCILMAN FROM
FOURTH WARD so VERBOSE
MAYOR TELLS HIM 10
SIT DOWN.
SHUT HIS MOUTH
COUNCIL THEM HURREEDLY an
JoURNs, WHEN MIR. JOHN.
son THREATENS 10 TALK
A LONG TIME.

Somewhat more enlivened than
usuel was the regular session Of city
council Friday evening by a minia-
ture war of words between the ctty,s
cnief executive and the junior conn
Gilman from the Fourth ward over
the grave matter as to whether the
rich and commanding city of Clarks-
burg should repudiate its debts ana
at one stage of the session a fstic
encounter impended, but the rapidity
with which council adjourned avert
ed what might have been an nm
seemly scene and the dignity OF the
oity's august body was thus main
tanned.
Upon motion the matter of pay
ing interest on city vouchers held by
Weston banks. amounting to s84e.7s
which was indefinitely postponed at
a previous meeting, was taken nm
and reconstdered. Mr.. johnson
strenuously objected to a reconsid-
Grafton or payment of the interest
because there is no money in the
city treasury and Mr.. Wood also bro
tested on the same grounds.
The vote on a reconsideration awas
five for and four against, but Mr.
johnson, who became somewhat
heated in his remarks on the nro-
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 bnt am.
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 If he wanted to.
wnereupon council hastily adjourn
Mayor Grille presided. Clerk w. H.
Cole attended to the desk work and
the following councilmen were pres
ent: Woods, johnson, Cork. Ernst
Robbins, Lynch and McReynolds.
On account of the electric lights
being on. the reading of the min
otes OF the previous session was sus-
pended upon motion.
City Treasurer John r. Steel's re-
port of receipts and expenditures
since the last session was read and
accepted. 1t showed that he had
collected from the water works
$1,000 and paid out $527.s7; from
all other funds he collected $ao4.5O
and paid out $1.14433, the amount
oYerdrawn being $1S2.60.
The street pay roll. amounting to.
$S19.75, the water works pay roll
to s158.1O, and bill
for volunteer fremen amounting to
So 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 ef-
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 first.
1907, at rate of Gve cents per
hundred cubic feet; Pinnickinnick
mines, Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. clarks-
burg Ice & Storage Co.. CIarksburg
Brewing Co., all consumers other
han for domestic purposes outside
of the city limits and all livery
stables. The cost of setting meters
md meter rent to be considered lat
.r, with power of water committee to
* rates for same.
''2. New rating for the electric
light plant with power of fixing
iame vested in the water commit
zee.
For all Of the above recommends