The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-02-21
city sages Devote Much Time I
Two Open Sewers, Before yo-
ting on Question. i
MenEYNoLps:: DECIDES :rlE !
Application to Move buildings Cause
Heated Argument as TO Regu-
iarity by Council


absence Of the mayor. Fl 4
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.
led the payment OF Ahe street and
water works pay roll as follows:
istreet pay roll. $3.50
water works. pay sroil ss1s5.46
Councilman Halterman of the
street committee talked at length
iabout a, sewer in the West End,
istatinG to the council that the health
tofdcer approved of 1t, and saying that
lsome of the citizens had paid so
imuch for putting Il In. aud IT finally
developed that the subject under dis
lcussion was Mrs. y. W. Thorn's bill
lfor $50. Mr.. ,McReynolds as chair
Imam Of the street committee did not
doubt the matter. of the works be-
ling done, but thought It was twice
what Il is worth, according to prop
POSITION made last spring. or at least
Tan understanding OF some kind. as
3the city then proposed to pay but
ihalf, and upon suggestion Of al
member of the council. the commit
tee was authorized to continue the
Investigation. But. before this was
sdone Councilman Anderson made an
inquiry as to the size OF the sewer.
He was informed that 1t was 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 10 the proper committee at pre-
Iyious 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 a long discus.
sion. Mr.. Halterman thought 1t
was out OF order the
presiding officer did not say
soi But DR.. Halterman stated
he.had no objection to Its being re.
paired but thought It ought to go to
the committee and come before the
aoaacti in the regular way, which is
perfectly proper. and certainly cor.
rect.
4. Mr. McAndrew did not see II that
way. nor did some others, but the
esnnctl finally decided by vote OF
ite to four that 1t must corle before
, council in the regular way, the pre-.
siding officer deciding the matter up
on a 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
pAute the waters below.
Mr.. Halterman then moved that
The sewer in the rear Of the Waldo
5etrGtereedi 20 the street committee,
dough there Is no. street the end
Of it touches and ought properly to
go to the sanitation committee. He
asked that the street committee In
xestigate 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
eonnell voted against the motion.
The liveliest discussion of all,
however. was on the application of
E. w. Williams. C. W. Lynch and ].
!. 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
vas raised by Mr.'Wood that the ap.
piication should go 10 the building
committee as all other such applica
lions do. He cited the FIRE limi
ordinance. Mr.. Halterman said thai
ordinance was not definitely settled
and dwelt upon what 1t meant fol
the Methodist church, though he DID
not show in what way, II any, tn,
Methodist church was interested. Mr.
Hess also talked about 1t helping tn,
church. and still the council had n,
Official information as 10 how tn
church was to be helped, as tn,
church itself was not an applican
for any thing before the council. Mr.
McAndrew was of the opinion the FIR
limit ordinance ought TO be observ
ed and then he proceeded to dispe
the doubts OF some of the member
Of council whether FIRE limit ordi
nance ever existed, as there wer
some present who could not believ
any thing Of the kind ever did exist