The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-12-17
Committee Of Council is APP
pointed to Look Into the
Matter at Once.

1N4aIIGt dl. iS@NlASSs
The question OF requiring the Bal
timore ana Ohio railroad Company
to erecr and maintain gates at fail-
road crossings within the city limits
engaged the attention OF the city
council in regular meeting Friday
night and refusal to revoke the
saloon licenses Of Charles p. Nc
Bride featured the councils SEES
zion as a license conrt:
Members who attended the meet
ings are Councilmen cornell, Lyden,
Ernst, Cork, ROBBINS, Con, Smith,
johnson and McReynolds. Mayor
Moore presided.
Upon motion duly seconded and
carried the minutes OF the previous
meeting were not read.
Having the approval OF the finance
committee the following bills were
read and ordered paid:
Street pay roll. -.-...$ 51-10
Camden SommeFs :. ...t.. 5000
Concrete Construction Co. 2Os-S0
ORE Myers -.... 44-oU
Baptist church trustees 117.S2
City attorney N. G.. Sperry report
ed on the matter OF the dedication
of certain streets and alleys in the
rear of carr avenue. referred to him
at a previous meeting OF the coun-
Gil. The report was in writing and
was adverse to accepting deeds for
the same on the ground that the
property laid out there was vacant
and there was no urgent need for
streets, besides the report stated
that the city would be responsible
for all damages that might be sus-
oained and would he under the ne
cessity of keeping the streets in or
der. Upon motion of Mr.. Johnson
the report was accepted and the
council voted not to accept the deeds
at present for the streets and alleys.
Railroad Gate Committee.
Councilman John4on brought up
the question OF requiring the rail-
road company to erect and maintain
gates at crossings. at was brought
out that an ordinance previously
Dassed requiring this to be done
would he q flcult tds enforce owing
to its criminal penalty clause as the
city under no Circumstance is au-
thorized by law to issue warrants
against the railroad company. city
Attorney NJ. G. Sperry suggested
that the ordinance be SO changed as
to give the city power to avail Itself
of civil action in cases OF unobserv-
ance on the part of the railroad
company. The consideration OF the
question finally resulted in the ap-l
pointment of NIessrs,s Sperry, John
son and Smith a congmittee to make
a report on the subject
Revocation Loses.
The council having adjourned as
a council Immediately re-conveaed
for the purpose OF considering Il
cense questions. The order being
diminished business. the question OF
revokiag the license Of Charles e.
as retail liquor dealer
came up for final action, having been
pending several weeks.
a list of charges formulated by
johnson. pursuant to
previous directions of the council,
and signed by Harry o.. Brooks
police OF the city. was pre-
sented in the form of petition not
sworn to.
attorney Osman f. swartz appear
ing for CMr. Mcbride objected to the
petition on the ground that petitions
in courts OF justice were usually
sworn to before presented. Mayor
Moore ruled that the sta tute did not
require the petition to be sworn Ho.
Mr.. swartz asked for an appeal from
the chair to the license court proper
as he styled it, on the question
taking the position that the mayor
was not properly member OF the IL
cense court. This request was re-
fused by the mayor and Mr.. Swartz
then filed Mr.. McBrlde's answer 70
the petition.
The city through the mayor insist
ed that Mr.. Mcbride had violated
his license contract by selling thel
saloon to others who conducted the
same as proprietors without having
n license. Another charge was that
the saloon had been conducted In a
very dtsorderly manner.
Mr.. Mcbride denied that he had ever
sold the saloon other than in the
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