The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-07-23
City Council Also Does, a Lot
Of Routine Business
at Session.

City council Friday night received
and accepted the annual estimates
made up by the various departments
Of the city. The session was not a
long one but rather busy as much
routine business was transacted, the
same being OF more or less impor-
lance.
All members answered the roll call
save Johnson and Anderson and un-
read minutes were read and approx
ed.
Additional repairing at the fire de-
partment headquarters to cost $32
was ordered at the suggestion OF
Chairman Lyden Of the fire commit
tee, as well as by the mayor.
The question Of opening up Hol-
den avenue from one end to the 9th
Ter, upon petition Of citizens, was re-
ferred to the city attorney for an
opinion. which he Is directed to rem
der at the next rgular meeting.
Bills Still Held Up.
Bills given to Chairman johnson of
the finance committee were in his
hands and could not be acted upon,
though there is much complaint
about the matter. and at the request
of Mayor Wood what bills were be-
fore the council were approved by
Mr.. Garrett, member Of the COM
mittee. Those ordered paid are as
follows:
Water works pay roll. .$135. 80
Street pay ROLL. 26s.05
Telegram Company ......... $3.50
News Company ............. 1850
The finance committee was direct
ed to report on d bill of Sass for
meat and other food furnished by NJ
l.. Freeland to persons under quaran-
time several months ago.
The street COMMITTEES and city en-
gineer were told to report at the
next meeting on bill rendered by
C.. A. Hornor for excavation and
sidewalk on. East Main street.
Laid on the Table.
was the. bill Of G.. w. Southern &
Sons for 81 damages claimed to wag-
on. berries and crates by collision
with the fire department wagon.
The city agreed to remove some
dirt in front of the retaining wall to
be erected at A. r. Sarter's proper
ty.
Street Superintendent Ward was
ordered to open the sewer on West
Pike street between Third and Fourth
streets, the same being stopped up.
He was also directed to repair the
sidewalk at the Metropolital hotel.
To Rebuild Sidewalks !.
Upon petition of Mrs. Agnes Stuart,
Mrs. L. G.. Race and Mrs. Agnes
Smith, presented by Attorney e. G..
Smith. the council directed that the
sidewalks at their properties on West
Main, Ferry and Sumner streets be
repaired and rebuilt so as to prevent
water overflows. This work Is to be
done at once.
Benjamin Brown Stout, member of
the county court, explained that that
body was about to make up its an
nual estimates. and, he appeared
duly delegated to state to the council
that owing to the fact that the city
has free use. of the jail SO far as the
county is concerned, the county ought
to be relieved from the payment of
the yearly water rent bill of 500, but
II the city had the right by law to
use the jail free, the. county would
not press the question OF being ex-
onerated from the payment of the
water rental. The matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney for an
opinion.
Building Permits
were granted as follows:
j. P. Shaugnessy, two-story dwell
ing, cost 1880, Bodkin avenue.
Walter Harris, two-story dwelling,
roct S12OO Schoot nyani,a
Wilson & Lewis, two-story house,
cost $4,000, Dale avenue.
Mrs. Rose Carr Martin, one-story
house, cost $500, Jarvis street.
Petitions Referred.
The petitions Of John Lyons and
Mrs. Michatl Burke that their houses
on East Pike street be raised to the
street grade. were referred to the
street committee and city attorney.
A petition for a brick sidewalk on.
Poplar street was ordered laid on
the table, as the work had been pre-
.viously ordered.
The matter of a sidewalk from tina
Loop hotel to the eastern corpora
ton limits was referred to the street
committee, as was also E. B. Del
sons request for brick walk on
Hickman near Preston.
The matter of laying a four inch
water line so as to furnish more wa
ter in Glen Elk addition No. 2. was
referred to the water committee and
the commissioner of water works for
a report.
The street committee was delegated
to report on the petition for an eight
inch sewer on Rodkin avenue