The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-20
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on motion Of ai.,ei In,aa .Iss as s
5ataison d Bill Of fsons Isl, sIos93
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Council direct tel that tts hsse or
|ders ot $40 Ven EIr.Esn Bs pow
eiiafnrf his services as ian stor al ths,E
city hall Whit had BEEN i cid up 81
Past Collector John IS! SCOT On s aes,
cnuil ~ Il paving btll Of SIS Mfiicrs the
city feels ,ts due from Nj. DWELL sbe
paid Mr.. Powell claims that lie has,
no Scontract with the city 10 do any;
paving: Several causes arc in court
which when decided will determine
the status tof Mr. POWELL scase. This
collector held mp the orders but mr..
Powell would not endorse them and
the city could not use, them. Mr..
Powell was present last night and
'signtfied his Willingness to pay til esbill.
Should On the court decide that the prop.
serty owners owe the city. ! 5$$
Ii The check OF the Fairmont Brewing
COMPANY rendered council for the $.
timated sales Of the company in TIL,
city during the year was ord cred to
3be returned to the company. SThe
|sc II sA was for $3.50 which would
mean estimated sales would reach 8.
500 barrels during the year. The com.
|ty court has granted the Fatrn1,itoant
Bre wing Company license to operate
its plant. The company now claims
that since It has State license to
manufacture beer that under the Ii.
cense to operate brewery It lis civ.
en- the right to sell beer anywhere IN
the county. This opinion is shared BIZ
the hest lawyers in the city. Y The city,
charter Is not quite comprehensive
enough to cover this point and the CITY
ordinance does not make the section
OF Il the code thati Is thought to give TIL.
brewery company this right nuEatory.
Attorney John L. Lehman appeared
for the brewing company and ex,
pounded the law to council. City So.
licitor Morgan discussed the law from
the city's view point. This is a ques.
/ ton that remains to be fought out. AMI
1t is very likely that courts Of appel.
late Jurisdiction will be asked to pass
g, ON this question and that it will lbs
carried tic: the court OF last resort is
very probable. Mayor Nicely asked
council to authorize the mayor and
city solicitor to employ additional
council to assist the city il this oues.
ton goes to the courts.
f. Robinson tried to lift his civil ser.
vice measure concerning the city en-
ployes from the table but the opposi.
ton was too strong for. him.
The question Of relisting the waite,
con cons suEers of the city! which was, Ia.
bletl at the special meeting on May
10 was taken up and voted upon. .Ths
vote. stood 6 for ard . against llav.
Ing the city pay out s125 fcr. a water
ceasu OF the city. The census is IT,
be male under the direction OF tile
city treasurer and water commission
er who will employ n th:rl man t.
cavass the city. Hall. q. W. N o-sa:S
and Rohinson votc'l al tns- the meas
rrc. J. e. Morgan had left the co-u.
rsi chamber. Robinson voted .esairs.s
ss::e proposition because h, ;:loue..
ttn::t the work couli8 be ACCOMPLISH
without any additional experses .-
the city were a division OF the wor'
to be made among the treasurer. th.
water, commissioner and the fire CHIEF
While the proposition received Il
majority vote it will have to be vo.:
ed upon ut the next regular meeting
night. In order to become effective IT
must carry at two regular meeting
nights. y5i! I! IS ri X
Council adjourned at 10 o'clock, not
having transacted nearly all the bust.
ness that was intended to be brought
up. The arc light question which was
to have come up last night was not
called for want OF time. Other i'm.
portant measures that would have
come before the board had not the.
clock recorded the time were kept In
the councilmen's coat pockets.