The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-05-13
Is the Indication of What the.
City Councils Yer
dict Will Be.
CITY WITHOUT FUNDS
Wagon Ordered for Doyle and
Standing Committees
Are Announced.

AT the regular session OF the city
council Friday night, a report by the
city attorney relating to the applca-
ton of the Clarksburg Ice & Storage
! Company for permission to drIll an
oil or gas wei. within the city limits
Together with one 1t was understood
would be made by the Clarksburg
Light Il Heat Company was accepted
The report advised against granting
such privilege. Mayor Moore also
ANNOUNCED the standing committees
and other mattcrs of less Importance
were looked after.
All the members were present ana
Mayor Moore presided City Clerk
Cole read the minutes OF the previous
meeting and they were approved.
Then the city attorneys report on,
the duplication of the Clarksburg Ice
& Storage Company was presented
and disposed OF as already noted.
Wagon for Doyle.
Upon application of Street Superin-
tcndcnt Doyle the city clerk was d.
rectSd tofpurcliase. a wagon for street
use, 1t being represented by Mr.. Doyle
that the present wagon was worn out.
Mr.. Doyle reported considerable work
done in requiring paving. He also
urged the council to purchase bricl;
for repaving Third street. He stated
that the city engineer estimated that
$500 brick OF the Hammond make
would he Required He also suggested
thut 5000 brick be kept on hand at
all times. The report went to the
street committee.
Scales Ordinance.
An ordinance providing for the
erection. and operation OF scales on a
lot on North Fourth street in Glen
Elk was presented y Attorney
Charles Il. johnson and tile same was
City Clerk Cole reported that there
was not cent VI funds available.
About $500 in fines have been applied
to current expenses. The present
pay roll amounts to ssGS.55 and it
was ordered paid.
The clerk reported that former
committee had settled with the trac-
/ tion company ana that a balance of
81 $50 is due The company. The com
mittec recommended that this be
paid July / under an agreement and
the same was adopted.
Standing Committees.
| Mayor Moore announced the stand
ing committees as follows:
Tinance-Robbins. Council and
Smith.
! strects-curk, Bland and Robbins.
Light-Ernst. Anderson and Car
rctt.
Flre-conneil. l.yden and Bland.
Appcals--Robbins, McRcynolds and
Cork.
ordinancc-slayor, city clerk and
Smith.
Sanitation = Lylcn. slcReynolds
and Bland.
BurdinssAndcrson, Ernst and
Garrett. saS
i Mayor Moore ruled that a claim for
SIS by George Carder for damages
to vegetables in his garden by men
employed on the water line in 1908
was n matter for the Water Works
and Sewerage Board.
Exchange of Alley.
The Hornor=t;aylord Company sub
United proposition to create an alley
on its property on Seventh street and
dedicate 1t to the city in consideration
of another ALLEY at that point and its
abandonment, and the street co>,-
mittec was appointed viewers of tho
proposed change aud the city clerk
directed to make the necessary pub
lication.
j, An ordinance granting the Iornor-
Gaylord Company franchise to lay
"a railroad track across Baltimore
street at sixth street in Glen Elk and
TO operate the same passed all It's
readings and was adopted.
Charles McIlcehan's petition for n
street crossing at his residence on
Sycamore street was referred TO the
: street committee.