The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-02-11
CITY COUNCIL
DOES BUSINESS
City Sages Do a Lot Of Rou-
tine Work, Covering Lot
of Public Lines.

Bushes was mostly routine at
the session of city council last night.
courcilmen Cornell, Ernst. Bland.
Johnson, Garrett and Lynch were
present. with the mayor presiding.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing>%ere not read. motion carrying
to suspend the reading.
DR.. U. w. Showalter. city health
officer. called attention to the lack
of operation of manhole on Dale
avenue in front OF Theodore Reich
ert's property, resulting from which
water stands from ~ inches to two
feet deep on the street for dis
lance OF 80 feet. The matter was
referred to the street committee,
Bills we allowed as follows:
Water Works pay roll. 49,. .s13s.51
Street pay roll. a,134.S5.
Peoples Plumhin Co. 1850
Van K. cleary ........... 500
Gladden& Alexander. 31.S0
clarksburg Improvement Co 1880
w. w. Price Co......... 40
Louis A. Carr. .......... 2s.2s
Mark Mcdonnell. 41.aO
John NJ. Knox. ........... 41.1OI
Samuel /. Butter. ........ also
Charles L. Patton. 33.3O|
X. A. Goodwin. ........... 1910
A crossing was ordered laid nj
Poplar and First streets.
/ A bill by the clarksburg Improve
ment Company of about $500 for
work done above the dam during the
drouth was allowed. with the price
OF gum boots stolen to be deducted.
Upon the application of the Wal
thonr Candy Company the chief of
police was objected to move the non
Icorn and peanut rooster from the
street in front of the company's
store on Pike street.
Exonerations were allowed Mary
Dolan on $4,000. Phoebe Ward OH
1925 and Caroline NJ. Jackson on
$4,000, the county court having
made generations on these.
Frank Martins petition to build a
porch at 427 Clark street was re-
ferred to the building committee.
A restaurant license at 345
Hewes street in the seely building
was granted to Fred Banks.
Billiard and pool licenses were
granted to Frank N. Colt and
Moore Harris on North Fourth
street.
The street superintendent was
empowered to purchase 1900 feet
OF boardwalk lumber for repairs.
A walk in the Stuart addition
was ordered.
1t was decided that temporary
stepping stones should be placed
across Hewes street at the Wade
property.
1t was directed that the CITY at
torney bring in at the next meet
Ing his opinion as to the opening OIL
an extension on North Third street /
The street superintendent was orr |
dered to repair the pavement iii |
front of the City Market store.
Complaint was made that the
street superintendent had not car
ried out the orders of the coltihcil
IN reference to street awnings not
OF lawful height. He informed the
council that he did not feel like
taking the proper steps. He was
pre-emptorily ordered by motion
duly carried to bring in a list oil
those under eight feet at the newt |
meeting.
Building permits were granted asI
follows: :"
G. W. William, two-story frame
cost $4,000. corner of Pike and Fac.i
tory streets.
James Hickman, two-story frame
cost $3.50. West Pike street. II
G. II. Gordon. addition to bni,d,n-
on Second street. 49,
n GORDON, two story frame.
cost $4,000. Locust street.
u W. showalter. three-story
frame, $50. Moore avenue.
G. Z. prnnty, twc-rso-. fare
Broaddus addition.
G. E, Prunty. two-story frame,
$4,000. First street.
/. T. aod L. Nntter, 2 two-story frames,
$4,000, Poplar and First streets.
Jacob Krentzer, one-story frame.
5000, First street.
ID D, F. krentzer. one-story frame,
$500. First street.
Frank Martin. repair. at 427
ciarks street.
WASHINGTON,