The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-15


Harrison, City or Town OF Adams
ton, to-wit:
At a special session of the council
of the town of Adamston in Harrison
County, held in the council chamber
thereof, in the towns building on tho
18th day of August, 1908, there were
present, A. G. Grimm. Mayor, Walter
Clausson, Grant w. Miller, ]. G. Sum-
mers and George Schultz, members
of the council of said town.
In accordance with section chap
ter Q of the Acts of the extraordinary
session of the legislature of 1908. the
council proceeded to make up an esd-
mate of the amount necessary TO be
levied for the current fiscal year, to
cover all municipal debts and liablli-
ties payable during, the said year. i'm
Guiding probable expenditures for mu-i
Guiding probable expenditures for mu
nicipal purposes. and proper allow
ances for delinquent taxes expenses
Of collections and contingencies: but
deducting therefrom the money in the
city treasury applicable to the SER
vice of the year and municipal claims
doth determine and estimate tho sew
eral amounts to be levied as follows;
Estimates.
Maximum levy IS cents on the One
Hundred Dollars valuation.
The amount due the said munici-
pality, and the amount that will be-
come due and collectible from every
source, except from the levy of taxes
to be made for the current fiscal year
Balance in hands of the city
treasury '........' .l....$ 1000
Tobacco and cigarette licen-
seS ..............,.., 41.S4
Other licenses ............ Se.26
5 les.1o
Per diem of commissioners. GOO
Per diem Of poll clerks 80. 400
5 1900
For salary Of mayor ......s $500
For salary of recorder $50. $500
5 s0.oo
For feeding city prisoners. s 500
For heat, light water, etc. 10000
,,., $500, 1880
For salary of health officers 700
streets and alleys
Fo" repairs 10 streets and
aIeJS ..........,.......$ 10000
5 10000
For new street paving and
sewers ...............$ 81 100000
100000
and personal property books
and extending levies-
Real estate .,,,..,...x 2h00
For collectors commissions. 125.
For books. stationery. etc.. 1000
n..s.,,.n.os. ...........: 5000 1890
Total amount estimated for
municipal purposes ...$2 1900.
1t appearing to the council that tho
total valuation OF all taxable proper
~ in this municipality according to
the last assessment thereof, is sat-
434; being real estate TO the value
of $323,O47; personal property to the
value of $90,533: and railroad and
other property assessed by the board
OF public works to the value Of $780,
1854. as certified to the council by the
ofticer whose duty II is to make out
the land books according to tho pro-
visions of section 3s. chapter 90 Of
the Code as last amended, and II ap-
pearing from the foregoing estimates
that 1t Is necessary to raise by levy,
after dedHcting all credits. $2.073.g0
for municipal purposes; therefore 4
levy on each One Hundred Dollars
valuation of 80 cents for municipal
purposes win produce the estimated
amount necessary as aforesaid for
the ensuing fiscal year.
State of West Virginia, County of
Harrison. City or Town Of Adams-
ton. to-wit: "a
!, Walter Boyles. Recorder pro tenn.
in and for the municipality al
Adamston, county OF Harrison. and
state Of West Virginia, do hereby
certify that the foregoing IL a true
copy from the records Of an o~0er
made by the council Of said munich
pality. on the 18th day OF August.
1908.
Given under my hand this 18th day
Of August, 1908.
WALTER BbYLEs.
Recorder Pro Tenn. OF the aiUuiel-
pality Of Adamston. w. va.