The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-10-03
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SOME BILLS ARE ORDERED PAID
z AND a NUMBER OF MATTERS
DISSATISFACTION ON THEM
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Council met again last night, and
as tho meeting woS not held on tho
regular night, the call when It was
sent out contained a clause wherein Ii
was stated that no grievances would
be heard last night from the citizens.
as there was too much regular or rou.
tine business to be looked after. RI
1t was undecided at the time OF ad.
journment last night whether or not
the council would meet again tonight,
but It is not expected that It will. 4
The members present: Offner. Rob.
inson, Amos, Lively, Yost, Smith and
Amos, ordered the bills in the water
department paid, and also q certain
amount tosbe paid to the Wilson, &C.
counting and Audit System for having
made an audit Of the city's books.
The council then elected a healtl,
board, and DR.. Ramage, DR.. d. P.
Fitch and Frank G. Boydston were
chosen. The council made a new rul.
ing, in that all side walks construct.
ed must be either Of flagstone, cemen.
or brick, the width Of the pavemen,
and the kind of material used to be de.
cided by council.
In the matter Of paving. Councilman
Smith petitioned that the paving Of
Spence street and Chicago street in
Second ward, and the grading OF
Spring street in the same ward be re-
ferred to the city engineer. The same
motion was made by Councilman Yost
regarding Watson avenue, between
Mccoy and Green streets, and Fifth
street, In the Fifth ward. All these
matters were then referred to the city
engineer. y.
Councilman Llvely's petition tina,
the consideration Of the paving o!
CASTOR avenue In, the Fourth ward be
deferred until the next meeting was
carried. Z, 4 I; ~. 4
The question Of sewers was then
brought up, and the new sewer up Bell
run In the Fifth ward was discussed.
This was also referred to the city. on.
glnees for report. The sewer for Hay:
mond street In the First ward was
brought before the body by Council.
man offner. and this was also referred
to the city engineer.
On motion Of Councilman Robinson,
motion carrying, it was ordered that
the. street commissioner begin work
on the View street sewer at once.
A motion was brought before the
body that the sewer near the Helmick
foundry be extended down the hollow
to the river. This also was referred
to the city engineer.
The only water line ordered laid
was that OF a one.inch line TO be laid
out Monroe street In, the Third ward.
a motion was made by Councilman
Powell that the tax tickets be made
out at once, to be in charge Of J. R.
Miller, and that Mr.. Miller secure
such assistance as he would need in
preparing them. Thisscarried. u
Councilman Yost asked that the
100000 worth Of bonds OF the old
West Fairmont corporation be paid.
and the accrued interest thereon also.
This was done. M
The matter of hotel licenses being
transferred was broughts before the
body. J. !. Irwin changed his to the
Shaw Hotel Company, and that which
was formerly the Jackson Street Ho-
tel was changed to read Mr.. William
Rodgers. II ~;
A motion that a specIals committee
Of five members. OF this number the
city engineer and the city solicitor to
be two, be appointed to look into the
matter OF opening up Guffey street
from Elkins street to Stevens alley.
and Of Wilson street through to State
street carried and the committeeman
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