The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-06


Trade Which presented coanS
kindly geh to Board
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and conpstelS
The with the hope of
deceTng Ae public rejecting the polls
The opinion of Mr. Davis j folows:i
Hon. "A 4. Thorn.
csrEsburgs Nv va.
Dear
the ordinance
Charter creating pleasure
n Teplng ofes e your my the Directions ea
(1 urged ordinance to- be voted upon
creates commission
passed elected
the functions, thus ironciabe conflict
answer that the power of the Legislature
amendment not conflict governs
that extent mofes it soters eonayes know
the law as and h the being
now in force for the modified
Nor again does the validity of the ordinance depend e
identity of the who to would be
equally logical to sa that if AIess Hart 0urn Gonne
one of ten should decline TO act
whole ordinance and the bonds issued under tsNousbe
doctrine this
(t urged again that tiere sis no provision in
or statute law giving 70 eYoers Of
for commission to control The money raised by ahond
expressed the City by 0rdlga6ce @ COM
.slttess and boards ena delegate sse qattol
es to waste time IN discussing whether the of Cas6g
meEs had q had not the commission
By The the City Charter just passed conferred mon
just that very
eO 1t urged again that this ordinatee sir eotiict
Chapter l8 of the Acs Of 1907 authorizing the c
to the amount of be applied Of the
sent outstanding Indebtedness City, whether bonded or
and TO the redemption of all issued
cep the bonds year 1901 and thereafter t the
men of the Waterwo plant Of said city, If said City Council
shall 50 ordsin to the paving Of the streets and the
sewerage system in said City, SC.
that the power the City issue the bonds now pro-
posed Is not based on the Act of 1907 but in charter
general statute in reference municipal bonds recall that
Wne ne M winch afterwards became Oh 13 of the Acts 1907
was presented to the Legislature thought that The y wond
desire to issue bonds of the limit Of the and one half
cent on its taxable values then allowed by laws accordingly this b
was introduced as enabling pure simple egaize
50 large BOND issue Ihe Legislature disposed permit
any exceptions to the ~ cent us exceed that in
and accordingly reduced the and
tne l After the amount had been reduced was no necessity
for the act at all since its passage added nothing whatever Is te
power the CITY already had did it take anything away was
neaoeo repeat as an enabing contains
nothing which be construed that anv 4
this act and the ordinance s u 9ssssstl
(D 1t is urged again we do not and cannot tno
who the members Of our Waterwor Sewerage Board viii
This IS not Of course legal question therefore NOT
say object to the bond issue on t5 onp5 a @ permit me
inversion Of IDEAS in other reasoning IN circle So s.
reason Jauor Of is PRESENT Submission % i - .ea qstsaet
This at least three grounds fS4'p'. .as7'oae0a.
The membership of the being left for fnnra
or nPr0priey Of Watesorks the necessity l II
necessity for bond without having our attention | I y
IN m great man question BY the personalities f The officers who are to
,1i. + The heb bond 9a issue @ is ratified it stands and
Sewerage Board knowing that they are 10 have moi S i
% ns OF the position but adequate funds make needed improve
And i the bond ratified, it equally clear That With
will be douby energetic and vgant in filing Ibis new = Board @
proper officials Here Is bipartisan Board its selection left entirely
onlv e slsa We aa 70 MI It with proper material
,s1 take AXE 5 i ths s usual business always to first raise your
nj ) ,,o, ~ so W DAVIS