The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-06-03
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Stamp Conee4ns Selling to
Meren Must Pay
Yearly License.

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The city council at its Friday night.
injecting tranhcted considerable inn
portant bisihess. such as adopting
an ordinance saposipg tax on trad
ing stamp eOncesSs. granting build
ing permits; 59stfng on petitions for
sidewalks and aIlawing bills.
Attending ths meeting were coun-
cilmen ConnelE FTterney, Ernst. Rob
bins, Johnson, Patton and Boehim
and the mayor lcted in a dual ca
pacity IN the absence OF the city
clerk.
The reading az the minutes OF the
previous 1neendg was suspended.
An ordInance imposing a license
tax yearly on concerns selling
trading stamps to merchants here
was adopted. 10 become effective July
81. A motion to reduce the amount
OF the tax. to 800 Was defeated.
The street comm tEtee Feccmn.end-
ed that the petitIfh OF the county
court for franchise for a pipe line
running; from the Raymond Heights
gas well to the court hpuse be re-
jected. This was done.
city Attorney NJ. C. SperE advised
the council not to undertaketto abate.
a certain shack near the intersection-
of Monticello avenue and Thompson
street as a nuisance. as it is Without
power, and suggested that If the oc--
cupants were disorderIy the Vnatter
be take up by the police depa Thhent
and If the place is unsanitarys tthe
same he looked into by the sanitation
department. Mayor Moore Informed
the council that the city had rim IT
serf OF the Fogys who resided there.
They packed bag and baggage and
HE'D themselves to Green county, Pa,
big and little FOggs and all.
Bills were allowed as follc~s-with
the understanding that the street pay
roll would be made up Saturday and
passed on at Monday nights meeting
Of the council.
C. p. Keely and Co. :. 80, 4SS.4S
John d. Owens -. =. 24.OO
F. *. Dawson's petition for brick
sidewalk at 179 hickman street was
referred to the street committee for.
u report Monday night.
Petitions of W. E. Maxwell and ths
Palace Furniture and Piano CompsSy
for permission to build stairways
leading from the street into the base
ments OF the buildings they are about
to build were referred to the street
committee for written reports Mon,
day night.
Two rnen.bers of a committee ap=9
pointed last year to adjust a claim
Mrs. Alice NJ. Gardiner has againstl
the city having retired from thei
council, Councilmen Tierney andI
al
Robbins as the hoIdover and the.
report by the next regular meeting
OF the council. II not Monday night
Report having been made that a
sidewallz between jackson and Pop
lular street had been relaid on pri-I
waite property. street superintendent!
Doyle was directed to report on thei
matter Monday night.
Councilman Johnson appearing forI
1.-THE Civic Club asked that the club,
be relieved from the paymcnt Of $3ol
Its promised half OF the expenses Oh
| Cleanup Day. but being informed
that the club had paid the amount
Mr.. johnson stated that he wouIdl
hold UP the matter until n futlEsI
time that he might be furtile? adj
vised. ~,
MRS. Louis A. carr and others pes
utioned for permission to lay u &C.
ment sidewalk on Maple avenue, 3ne,
excess over the cost of a brick p3ye-
ment TO be paid by the petitioDrrs'
The petition was granted. IN
The Morris Grocery COMPANY
other firms and individuals petitioned
the council to pave Clark street in
IGlen Elk between North Fifth and
North sixth streets and also Norris,
sixth street from Clar1e to Baltisnc'e
street. The petition was referrets 10
the street committee.
Many citizens in petition for re-
lief called the attention OF the coun-
Gil to the bad condition of the south
end of south Chestnut street caused
by laying water lines. The petition
was referred to the street committee
Ito confer with the water and sever
age board.
Morgan Parsons, L. w. Campbell
and John Acheson petltioned coun-
Gil TO take such action as would elm