The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-14
COUNCIL last NIGHT! [:
.ReceiyeP Petition Against
Removal of Levee
MATTERS OFROUTINE

| At the meeting Of the CITY council
last night, President Loeb of the
Board of Affairs reported back favor
ably, the ordinance relating to the
establishment of standard arc lights
at the several crossings on the line
OF the Kanawha and Michigan rail-
road, to be established by the rail
road and Jointly for by the city and
the railroad. Sometime ago the city
passed an ordinance requiring the
railroad to provide suitable lights
at their crossings. Attorney knight
appeared before council and stated
that although the road recognized
the authority of the council to force
them TO place a light at the cross
1ngs, the council could not state what
particular character of, a light might
be used. He stated that an incades-
cent light would be sufficient to light
the crossing, but would not light the
adjacent territory. In order to sur
mount this difficulty, he advised the
adoption Of an ordinance, providing
for the installation Of arc lights of
a modern and standard type the
maintenance of the same to be paid
for by the city and railroad equally.
| When the ordinance was reported
to council last night, DR.. Botkin on
posed the city going in what he call
ed partnership with a railroad and
advised the council that they should
force the railroad to put up gates at
every crossing in the city or make
them come to the terms of council
IN the erection of the lights. AS a
preliminary move, on the motion of
| Botkln, the Board Of Affairs was in
structed to inform the railroad to
Install "a standard arc lights at their
crossings.
| Want Liquor Licenses.
The application of F. Demanding
for retail liquor license to- sell
spurious liquors at South. Charles
Ton. was received and filed. Jesse
Crew also filed another application
to sell spurious liquors on Summers
street. He was refused a few weeks
ago when the business men petition
ed council to give no more licenses
for saloons on Summers street
No Change i'm Levce.
| -, The masters. Of the big steamers
that ply the Great Kanawha sent
IN a petition regarding the advisa-
5il1ty, of changing the levee from Ka-
naWha street to the mouth of Elk
river. The petition states that it is
the belief of the petitioners that the
proposed change would affect unfav-
orably the business interests of the
city and would injure the river
traffic. The petition further states
that the suggested change would ma
ter1ally injure the hotels, the whole
sale houses, and the business section
OF the city. AS practical river men
they deem it impracticable to keen
wharf at that place During a.
large portion Of the year if the
Wharfboat was changed to the mouth
OF Elk it would have to be kept at
such distance from the waters
edge that it could not be reached
| only after a haul of considerable
length through a sea of mud. Owing
10 the fact that the proposed Ievee
| change did not come before council
the petition was ordered filed on
motion Of DR.. Botkin.
| Hill Wants Damages.
A communication from Thomas
/ Hill through his attorney was read
TO council. Hill states that on the
night of October 31st, his horses fell
i1nto mole on Quarter street and
he sustained injuries to the extent
OF $50 which he desires the city pay
him without litigation. The matter
was referred to the Board of Affairs
and the city attorney for investiga-
ton.
! Sewerage for S6ntz Alley.
Mr.. Norvelle presented a petition
signed by Thos. D. Whitaker and
other citizens Of Sentz' Alley asking
for the construction of sewer OF,
Sentz street from Washin gton TO
Smith street. The petition was Or
dered filed and the street will be in
clUded in the ordinance which pro-
Vidcs for the new streets where
sewers will be laid.
| a petition from citizens for the
erection Of two arc lights, one at
Turner's road and the other near the
charleston General Hospital. was re-
ferred to the Board of Affairs and
the electric light committee.
| Monthly Reports.
! The report Of Thos. Wilson, sexton
at the Spring Hill cemetery shows
mat there were rs burials in the
month Of October, 10 white and T
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