The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-19
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Civ Council Passes a ResQ-
luton to Thar
At lis Session

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AT It's es sion.
Most important OF All the business
done BY the city council FfiiIay ntght
vas the adoption Of resoEution
Prom the water depa rtnent that al
Z water consumers. sor subscribers, be
required to pay the full rentals for
tie last quarter. ending December 81.
The resolution recftes that the rate
Is low but owing to the water faln-
Inc some had refused to pay In full.
/ Attending the Session were Coun-
cilmen Lyden and Council, Of the first
ward, ROBBINS of the second Cork
and Ernst OF the third. Garrett OF
the fourth, and Lynch and Bland OF
/ the nth, with the mayor presiding
ana the clerk at his desk. City
Attorney NJ G. sperry, City Engineer
DsD. Britt, Water Works Commis-
sioner Hugh Callaghan, Street Super
intendent John Ward and DR.. q.
w. showalter. city physician. we're
also present
Upon motion the reading OF the
minutes OF the previous meeting was
laid over.
Bills we're ordered paid as follows:s
Street pay roll 81 4S.49
Water works pay roll ...... 2S7.95
Dam pay roll -. S1.25
Telegram Company 1859
John NJ. FlanigaR 1850 1850
Asbfn for So by DR.. H. 3. Sloan
was referred to the finance commit
tee.
The resignation OF F. N. James as
engineer at the pump station to take
eject January !, tosacsept the ONCE
Of constable. was accepted There
were three applicants for the place.
namely, Wade Con, Joseph Noble
and B. w. Phillips.
Councilman Garrett raised the
point that council should not III the
5yacancy nntiI;the qualifications OF the
applicants were known. It was
shown that MI. Noble in an experienc-
ed and competent engineer ana that
CaPtRin Ca4laghan. water works com-
missioner. favored him. Upon mo-
ton Captain Callaghan was directed
to apapoInt aIr. Noble.
James Stout by proper writing
showed that the county court had ex-
onerated him OF the payment OF tax
IS on a building on First street val
ued at $3.50 and he asked the
council to exonefate him in turn OF
the payment of taxes on the proper
ty amounting to $e.37. His request
was referred to the committee on
appeals.
Mrs. G. NJ Holt was granted per-
mission to erect a one-story building
IN the Stuart addition to the city to
cost 81, 900.
The application of John Bucleing-
ham for permission to make repairs
to the extent OF 5000 on a building
on Elk street between Pike and Main !
was rejected on the grounds that the
property was in controversy as to
title.
The following resolution was read
and adopted without dissenting
voice;
whereas. There has been some
complaint owing to the inadequacy
OF the water supply during the past
quarter. and objections on the part
of certain consumers to paying for
the same are made, and.
Whereas, The water rates are
ana have been very law, and 1t will |
be a hardship to require payment
for full quarter;
Therefore, be it resolved, That
the Com missioner of Water Works
be directed to collect the full water
rates from consumers for the quar-
ter ending December 81, 1903"
The city engineer was directed to
give at once grade of all streets be-
longing to the city In the Stuart adj
dition, it being shown that certain
owners OF property there were desir-
Gus OF laying boardwalks-
The petition Of John Noon tor a
sewer on Jackson street was referred
to the street committee to report up
on.
The finance committee was request
ed to bring IN at the next regular.
meeting of the council a report Of
the financial condition of the city
Jay Refer appeared before the
council and, showed that since the inn
provements at the water works the
amount OF insurance carried IS too
low. The same was referred to the
water committee.
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