The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-03-12
,jty Council Considers An 0rdi-
nance Of That Kind Elec-
ton Officers Are Named.


OMNIBUS session Friday night. with
the mayor presiding, the clerk at his
desk and Councilmen. Lyden, ConnelI,
Robbins, Ernst, Cork, johnson,
Wood and Lynch present The. city
health officer and street superintend-
ent were also III attendance besides a
few spectators. .SY +,
The minutes Of the previous meet
Ing were approved. n gs.s
City Health officer Harvey v. Var
ner reported to the council that Street
Superintendent Edward Doyle had
done good work this year on the
streets from the sanitary viewpoint.
He also made a report on the sani-
tary conditions
Fire Hose Arrive.
Chairman Connell Of the fire COM
mIttee reported that the hose pur-
chased had arrived.
Upon the earnest suggestion of
Street Superintendent Doyle the
council authorized the street COM
mittee to act in the matter of repair
ing the sidewalk on the Buckhannon
road running from Main street to the
bridge across Elk, the estimate of the
cost by the street superintendent be-
ing from SIS to 800.
A License Ordinance.
The following ordinance which
explains Itself, passed its first reading
by unanimous vote:
An ordinance relating to the
granting of license. and the time
which they shall expire.
BE 1t ordained by the Council of
the City of Clarksburg:
Section !. That all license granted
and issued by the council OF the City
of clarksburg which shall expire on
Nhe thirtieth day of April, nineteen
kJ der and eight and application is
'eet in lieu thereof, and all other
" .nse of which APPLICATION is made,
NNlhall be granted II granted at all,
from May first, nineteen hundred
and eight, to June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and nine, period of four
teen months, and the license tax for
such period of time shall be one and
one-sixth time the annual tax requir-
ed to be paid on May first, nineteen
hundred and eight. But nothing
herein shall be construed as requir-
Ing the city council, or the city coun-
ell sitting as license court, to re-
new, grant or extend any license in
force on the thirtieth day of April,
nineteen hundred and eight.
Section 2. All ordinances and
parts of ordinances inconsistent with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall
be in force and effect from its pas
sage"
The ordinance is incomplete and
merely provides for the next four
teen months after May i. The state
law changes the license year for all
time until it is modified or repealed
or amended, while the city's proposed
ordinance does away with the license
year altogether after first of July,
1903. The city should not only pro-
vide for the next fourteen months
.affter May but it should also have
within the ordinance a clause fixing
July L. or June 80, as the beginning
OF the license year afer Jun 80,
1909. The ordinance as it now stands
also needs some polishing in its
phraseology.
Bills Ordered Paid.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
w. b. Osborn Mfg Co. s5s.73;
clarksburg Fuel Co. 5000; OH Well
Supply Co. $3.50; Leon Howard $4.T5
Marine OIL Co. s17.s2; clarksburg
Planning Mill Co. 1881: Clarksburg
Gas & Electric Co. s6o4.s6: d. X.
Feltner s15.55, e. ]. Wood $75; ]. NJ.
swartz $1,000; G. NJ. West 1886;
John Higlnbotham $3.50; Baltimore
Office Supply Co. s11.3o: c. f. Ear
ruba $3.50; Aaron Wilson $3.50,
Robert Brent 50 and William Spencer
s22.
Petition by Merchants.
The following petition was read
ana referred to the mayor without
discussion:
TO the Honorable Mayor and City
Council of Clarksburg:
"Gentemen:
We the Clarksburg Retail Mer-
chants Association hereby request
You to see that the. ordinance in re-
gard to Sunday selling be enforced.
especially as to the clothing stores,
meat shops. stationery stores, news
stands, except as to Sunday papers.
Grocery stores, confectionery stores,
dry goods stores. millinery stores,
1e@elry stores, feed stores and hard
ware stores.
Respectfully submitted.
by Endorsement In open meeting
OF the cIarksburg Retail Merchants
Association.
"clarksburg Retail Merchants Assoc
ciation.r
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