The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-10-21
City Council Requests Board
to Submit Statement of
Its Finances.

More acute becomes the strained
relations or misunderstanding be-
tween the city council and the watel
works and sewerage hoard, the for.
mer believing that the latter is
usurping rights of the council. At .
meeting OF the council Friday might
q bill roF interest on water works
bonds was presented, with the infor-
nation that the water board had as
sumed payment of $1,000 of the
s2,420 due. II was also stated that
the water board had declined to pay
more OF the interest. The question
was raised as to what the water
boards powers were In reference to
the finances of the city and it was
pointed out that all moneys should
pass through the treasurer'sS hands.
The question of the city paying the
residue of the water works bonds in
terest was finally referred to the
finance committee and the city en-
|gineer for report.
All members OF the council were
present and the mayor was not un-
DER the unpleasant necessity OF i'm
posing fines for absence.
The purchase of 1000 feet OF hose
for the fire and street departments
was ordered. In this connection
Councilman Anderson reported the
removal of the hose from the hose
house on Clay street. The matter
was referred to Councilman Connell,
chairman of the fire committee.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Street pay roll ........... $15o.65
D. D. Britt .............. 1920
W. N. Conway 80. ..... 10000
George A. Murray ......... 10000
Thomas Burke ........... 35IT5
City Attorney n. G. Sperry's re-
port on claims by Charles L. Hick-
man and Michael Judge for dam
ages and the proposal of the Broad
dus Land Company to dedicate the
streets in the Broaddus addition, was
received and filed. Basing his re-
port on reports by the city engineer
he informed the council that James
F. Dye, IL any one, is responsible for
the damage to Mr.. Hicsman's prop
erty. In the Judge case he stated
that the house was lower than the
street before the change of grade and
he thought the change improved the
property. He advised that only such
streets in the Broaddus addition be
accepted as the city could open up
and keep in repair.
William Steele's application for a
permit to build a two story house ON
Hornor avenue to cost s2,5oo was
granted.
The proposal OF Mrs. Elizabeth
Boring to lay cement sidewalk
along her property at No. 15s Me-
chanic street, asking the city to
make the usual allowance for brick,
was referred to the street commit
Ftee.
The petition of George Nutter and
four others residing on Hill street.
that the city open up alley 4 in the
rear OF their property for public use
was referred to the street commit
tee.
Additional building permits were
granted as follows:
Roscoe Brown. two story frame
dwelling, Hickman street. cost $3,-
900.
Southern Pine Lumber Comapny,
one story addition to repair shop,
East Main street, cost $500.
The Central District Printing and
Telegraph Company asked for locs-
lions for certain telephone poles and
filed map herewith. The same
was referred to the street committee
and city engineer for rport at the
next regular meeting Of the city
council.
The light committee was requested
to look after the lighting OF the Cen
trail School addition.
Needed repair of the sidewalk on
Chestnut street along the Central
Christian church was ordered and the
street superintendent was directed to
look after the same at once.
A resolution passed that the wa
ter works and Sewerage board be re.
quested to submit detailed state
ment of Its receipts and disburse-
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