The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-16
Attempt to Repudiate or Hold
Off City's lust Debts
is Thwarted.
NEW FIRE HEADQUARTERS
Are in Prospect and More Free
Telephones May Be SeCur-
ed or Some Taken Out.

Present at the session OF the city
council Friday night We're an rs
members
Upon motion the reading Of the
minutes OF the previous meeting was
suspended.
City Attorney reported that DR.,
Warner might be an e&sotiiclo mem
ber of the city board Of health but
DR.. Showalter was the lawful city
physician. The report was received
and filed,
The reports Of the city attorney
and city engineer in the o. r, Sarter
damage request We're received and
filed. Damages are dependent upon
the facts in the case.
The city attorney reported that de-
llnqnents on Carr avenue as 10 the
paving OF the avenue had refused 10
pay, on the ground that the paving
did not comply with the contract He
recommended that suit be brought.
IL the contract had been complied
with.
Upon motion action on estimates
sent in by the various departments
for the year were deferred until the
next regular meeting night, when Il
Is hoped the street and water de-
partments will have theirs made up,
Some necessary repairs 70 the floor
at the fire department house were orr
dered.
Upon motion all bills approvd by
heads of the various departments
were ordered paid.
Upon recommendation OF the light
committee arc lights were ordered
for the Glen Elk bridge. Short street.
Wine addition, corner Meigs and
Park avenue. Factory street and Yir-
glnIa avenue. S.s
The petition of the Travis Glass
Company for water service in Glen
Elk No. 2 by June was referred to
the water committee TO report upon.
The petition OF the Clarksburg
Merchants Retail Association that all
Sunday selling be stopped was refer
red to 4Ae mayor and chief Of po-
yice. s
Forty-three residents of Glenmoore,
Wine and Smith additions for a street
between Hickman and Lee streets did
ask. but as the probability Of such a
thing as that street having been ad-
vanced for the defeat of one who adj
vocated 1t, there Is a possibility that
the Democratic end will oppose any Z
such convenience to the residents of
that section of the city.
The petition OF property owners on
South Third street for a sewer was re-
ferred to the street committee to re-
port.
Matte B. Smiths petition for a
board walk on a short street running
from Hickman TO Elliott and sugges-
ting that that street be named Wiley
street was referred to the street COM
mitttee for report.
1t was ordered that retaining wall
be built at once at the property OF
Anna Pike on East Pike street.
Building permits were granted as
follows:
Wilson and Lewis, two story house.
Mechanic street
Carrie NJ. Eultz, two story house.
Central school addition.
Mrs. Elizabeth Latstetter's petition
for permission to erect a building on
North Third street between Pike and
Hewes streets, was referred to the
building committee.
Attorney Charles W. Moore and
Clerk Will H Cole were employed to
revise and codify the city ordinances
at sum to be fixed by the city at
tornex and the council.
Mayor Wood reported that the
Consolidated Telephone Company
charged the city for service, while
the Bell did not; also that the Bell
complied with the city order to paint
poles and the Consolidated did not.
He suggested that free service should
be given by the Consolidated or the
service dispensed with. He was APP
pointed committee to act in the
premises.
councilmen Bland. Lynch and Rob-
bins and Mayor Wood were appointed
committee to confer with the Board
of Trade as to steps for a bond issue.
Mayor Wood was authorized to em-
plOy a special police officer as guard
of city prisoners working on the
streets.
Council then adjourned but lmme-
diately reconvened as a license court
but upon motion adjourned as such
for one week