The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-06

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ling the worsinE ont sof the aboye 81 1.
lined of ri pectthg l.
re3engaEe JIM The business Is Iieanse
shosild bes granf fe retaining
poit,a md elp ~ III this perta.
Ettnn and ;s Z;
Whereas ma GRITTY al en- H.
sbers % this eounc have made up ti1eir
mind 20 obey the win OF The people In
this respect and VIII not vote to grant
license TO! sell spirituous liquors ia
Fairmont this year ID any event and
feel that! 5it 81 due those who are re:
naming idle or incurring expense with
expectation that IA chance win occur
81 the minds Of councilmen, for the
reason stated or other reasons, to
PROMPTLY make known our attitude;
Therefore. be It ri
"Resolved, And declared by the com:
mon council OF the City Of Fairmont,
I in regular meeting assembled. by "a ma.
.iority vote taken By ayes and noes
that no licen, se to sell spirltuous III:
squors insthe City OF F'airmont for the
current fiscal year. or any part Of 1t,
will be granted under any circum.
stances. Il. 81 ~ !, s5
The resolution was adopted by o
vote or 9 to 1. Councilman Buckley
voted in the negative. s38li
IS To further carry out the policy OF
:retrenc hment inaug urate,l, in the city
government Councilman j. L. Hail in:
PRODUCED q resolution which was ~
by a vote OF G to "A. "A
M The resolution introduced by Mr..
Hall was as follows: .b Y,
Whereas, The revenues Of the City
by the voice OF The people as express.
ed at the polls assert and the cons;aa.
quent failure OF the council to grant
liquor license, have been greatly re.
tluced for the current year: and Sijy
this reason 1T lis Incumbent upon this
couEcil to administer, the affairs OF the
i,city of The most economical manner
possible in order to cor.plyI with the
laws lately enacted by the legislature.
and ut the running expenses Of tile
city: end. e .,!5f; a. "a 3
Whereas. The last municipal & cam.
':paisn ives conducted up IN promised
I, retrenchment In the salaries and ex.
penses of the city. and in compliance
with the nt-election promises male
to the people, this council has already
lin good faith. re.lucci the salaries snt
practically n; tne ernr? anil 81
$sials of the city appointed by Ills
i council ans. 5s5I Il, IS
siHWhereas. IT appears from the rec.
lords Of this tnpnrll thai q !; a regular
meeting tle;ao:s held on the ::::st s,lav
OF March. 1898 a resolution was adopt.
ed fixing Il, salaries of The clerk al
1.-THE sum Of ,qo1.n; for tliiE year. and
| the salary Of the mayor at the sum OF
$4,000 per y.ar; and nlavnr's cot.r;
fees, and 81 1: ;.j iss5
Whereas It IL ascertafnsd that said
|!resolntion. 50 filing snid salaries. are
illegally bi,,h,.,s upon this council an |
funol said ria.,nrl nn,l clerk: and tina.
they should carn receiv. the snlaryi 81
!. fixed at that lime. a:lt no more y an,l
Whereas. Ths may or IN f,llowins
out the promised Of retrenchinent
made before his e.ectinn, presented to
this council a sn,,ssaga in which he
strongly urged upon this council to re.
.duce expenses and salaries wherever
possible: thera: re he It *
Resolved. That the clerk of tile city
of Falrmont during the year beginning
April 1, 1908. lie md he is hereby in.
structed and :licecte.l to issue his or.
der upon the traa5t:l.: of this city fo-
! the monthly salary Of the clerl:t at the
rate of 100000 per year and 20 more:
and that sal ! E cl.,k b., and Is als.
hereby directed and Instructed to issue
his order upon the treasurer for the
monthly salary OF the mayor at the
rate Of $4,000 per year and no more;
nr.l the treasurer Is hereby directed,
Instructed and required to pay the
monthly salary Of said clerk at the
rete Of $4,000 per yearfand no more
u:ii the salary OF sat-. mayor ut The
late of 100000 per year. and no more
Three times did council extend the
\ time to transact the little business that
came before 1t last night and much OF
that was deferred for consideration ut
future meetings. 1t was 10 as when
adjournment was reached.
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