The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-01-20
COUNCIL
NEE ING
LAST NIGHT
MANY NoMENTouS MATTERS
MASTERED AT REGULAR
SESSION OF COUNCIL. E

Council me-: last night With the fol.
lowing councitu,en 'prrrot: 2, w.
Morgan, !. Lee Hall. James y. Nor.
Ean, G. F. Carre!i, Fred Helm!es. c.
o. Robinson, T. '. Buckley and ]. O..
McNeely. ,".l
The minutes of tho last meeting
were rad and approved.
A bill OF $50 rendered By Meredith
und Cornwell for defending tho City
Of Fairmont In tha case Of Patrick
Gcttings vs.. Chy Of Fairmont Sas re.
ferred to the finance committee aud
the city solicitor.
The bill for the services Of Detec-
tive James Paul Gavin. Of Plttsburg.
for finding certain Illicit selling, was
voted upon. las. E. Morgan. z. W.
Morgan, Carrcll. Hall. Helmick. Rob.
insan voted to allow thu bill. Buckley
and McNerH did not vote.
Other bills endorsed were ordered
paid.
Constable c. W. Walker served q
simmons on Mayor Nicely and tle city
rouncilm.n IN which Henry P. Gilmore
notified them 10 return 4 certain
amount Of liquor that was taken re-
Gently from rhd Fountain saloon sup
posed 10 be the property. Of J. l..
Booher. Council passed the follow.
Ing resolution: That II the said Hem
ry p. G!lmore shall prove to the salts
faction Of the mayor and chief Of po-
lice that the Bouor seized Is In fact
his property. and was not IN charge
OF James L. Booaer at the time Of the
alleged offense, then tho said LIQUOR
shall be returned TO the said Henry
J. Gilmore or placed at nls disposal
and tha. the city clerk be Instructed
TO inform Mr.. Gilmore Of the passage
Of the following motion. ,:% :,
The ordinance for toe granting Of
franchise to the independent Light
and Power Company came up. Onim
tlon Of Councilman Robinson o com.
m!ttea consisting Of one councilman
from each ward, the mayor and the
city solicitor. The committee: C. q.
Robinson. G. F. Carell. T. V, Buck.
ley, ]. l.. Hall, J. o. McSeely, ". N.
Nicely. N. E. Morgan. Tie committee
decided to meet January IS 10 20 over
the ordinance.
Undertaken Cunningham appeared
before council and asked that the city
ordinance relative to granting burial
permits be amended. The petitioner
claims that the present ordinance
works 4 hardship on the undertaken,
the city health officer and the manager
OF the cemeteries The matter was
referred to the ordinance committees
and the city Physician. Sht
The curfew law came up again and
was amended and passed 10 the third
reading. B..
The committee appointed to adjust
D matter between the Traction Com
pany and the city relative to work
don" on Pike street was continued.
The amount In dispute over the work
is nearly s2,700.
A building permit was granted 10
P. !. Fist for the erection Of two
story house on Chestnut street.
Council passed a fire ordinance GX-
tending the fire limits and the reg,la.
tion Of buildings TO be erected within
llp. limits. The rules were suspended
and bill was read three times at last
nights meetings. More stringent
rules will govern The building and the
material that Is used In building than
formerly, .e
Councilman Carrell introduced res.
ofuti0n 10 have the city charter
amended so that the voters will an
HHaiiy have Il chance 10 express ~heth.
or or not the city shall have license.
The vote on she resolution stood A..
Mayor Nicely voted aye making tie
vote stand 5 to 4.
The report made by the water com.
mittce about one year ago when It rec.
commended that the elevators In the
city e asked 10 pay more water rem;
or employ some ether power to opA
rate the elevators was read and pass.
M. The report was read nj the time
II was made but no action was taken.
The private Consumers ray about s?S,.
900 water rent and the elcvtor men
about $500. The water committee
claims that the elevators consume 1.3
to IL Of all the water used In this
city. Much complaint Is madc by resi-
dents on tne high points Of the c!ty
tnat thoy have no water and In order
to glvA relief 10 their wants the va.
Ter commissioner WINS instnlcted To-
notify elevator men to put In other
power BY the 6wt day Of April, The
water committee ohims that tho 70.
turning mairs nro 10 small to give
sufficient wa.er 10 ePerate oil the eie-