The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-07
Gates Are Ordered
s3,5oo, .MeIgs avenue.

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$4,000, Meigs avenue.
Charles Hardesty, one and one-half
story house, cost $4,000, corner of
South Third and Hickman streets.
Frank Glover, porch, 7O2 Clark
street.
Sam Billicti, bakers oven building,
rear S06 North Fifth street.
| The petition of Theodore Reichert
for sidewalks mt Sumner street and
Dale avenue was referred to the
street committee for a report.
Warner Says He's It.
DR.. Warmers notice to the council
that by virtue of the state law and
the action OF the city council last
year in appointing him member of
the city health board, he regarded
himself the city's physician and
would continue to serve until the ex-
piration Of four years from the time
he was appointed. He claimed in
the notice that DR.. Showalter's APP
pointment was illegal. The matter
was referred to the city attorney for
a report. The salary of the city
physician was withheld in the mean
time.
Otto r. Sartor put in a bill of $500
for damages done his property on
Lee street. claiming that the digging
of ditch and the lowering of the
grade had done such damages. This
was referred to the street committee,
city engineer and city attorney.
City Attorney NJ. G. Sperry ex-
pressed the opinion that all funds on
hand under the regular levy or rails
ed under it were available for the
discharge Of any and all current
debts, whether in the form Of youch-
ers or bills.
Sheriff Flanagan presented youch-
ers held by him amounting to a little
over $1,000 and issued under several
of the preceding mayors. He urged
council for an early settlement. The
same was laid over for two weeks.
Railroad Gates Ordered.
Cornell was. read directing that the
railroad gate ordinance passed by
council April G, 1906, go into effect
and that the railroad company be
notified at once tot have gates erect
ed and in operation at the Short
street, Barnes, Point Comfort and
old Fair grounds crossings on and
after July next. There was no
voice raised against the adoption of
the resolution.
The mayor suggested that all the
ordinances of the city be published in
book form but nothing was done in
this respect.
Mayor Wood reported that the spe-
cial committee appointed at former
meeting had conferred with Camden
Sommers. who agreed to rent room
| in Hoffman hall to the city for may
or's office and the like at $3.50 per
month and that the committee had
purchased furniture for the same ut
1903. The report was approved and
such action ordered.
Some Work Orders.
The street superintendent was di-
rected to break stone on Clay street
no lying there.
A sewer from the Leachman prop
erty to Oak street was ordered laid
at once by the street committee and
the matter of sewer along the Jen-
nings property on East Pike street
was referred.
The street superintendent was or
dered to put five or six loads of stone
on Short street Il once.
Grading at the lower end of Clay
street was ordered done at cost
not to exceed $50.
The sanitation committee at the
earnest suggestion of the mayor was
directed to Investigate the condition
of the city prison and make recon-
mendations at the next regular meet
ing as to extension, Improvement.
I etc.
The policy of the Koblegard In
sttIance Company for $4,000 at
800 on the water works plant
was accepted.
Several Carr avenue residents were
reported as having failed to pay their
pledges for the street paving there,
as per agreement and the city attor-'
ney was directed to give them due no.
tice to pay at once. The amount un-
paid is sT70.
Council then adjourned.
isnd Attack of Dyscntcry Cured.