The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-11


Highland Bros. & Gore ,..... 400
George L, Duncan. ........ 100000
Is. ". Wells ............. 1886
John Terry ,,............" 1900
j. p. Heating x co..........9,232.aS
The Williams Contractors
supply Co. .............. 1850
Clarkshusg lie y Storage co. 500
clarlSSAurg Publishing Co... $3.50
clarksbtts Gas Electric
60. ...-..........-...'. il"'oo
street pay roll......,.....,.. $3.50
NJ. j, Francis ...........,.. 1850
Applications for building permits
we're read as follows and granted;
George l.. Lockwood, one two-ato!y
frame in Parrll Court. cost $1,000.
susan NJ. Raymond and ]. Carl
Vance, a building on West Pike street
cost slO.295.
A. 5. Robey. one two-story frame
house on Clay and stealey streets,
cost $4,000.
Pietro Mancino. one three-story
brick on Mechanic street, cost $4,000,
W. Il. conmway. one two-story
frame, Colonial Heights. cost $4,000.
When the trading stamp ordinance
pending came up. representatives on
either side not Including the member
shin of he council made speeches and
at the suggestion of Mr.. Johnson as
there were many things in the city
Upon which there ought to be IL
ycense tax imposed, motion carried
for the ordinance committee to so
over the entire subject including the
trading stamp feature and report at
the nest meeting Sc the council
Thomas c. Townsend. former state
tax commissioner, and Thomas Ram
age. represented the stamp people.
The application Of the county court
for the privilege of using certain
streets Of the city for the purpose Of
laying it's own gas line to provide gas
nj the court house and Jail was re-
retreH to the street committee for a
report at the next meeting.
The street committee and city en-
Sneer got the petition OF number
II Residents of the west end of Mul
berry street for paving on the thirt
man The distance to be paved il
T0O feet should the council order thu
work done.
=, Upon recommendation OF the stree
COMMITTEES. 1t was decided that Ran
!, sell johnson must lay brick instead
Of cement in front Of his property IL
1.-THE Fifth ward, il he desires to paw,
/. there. The committees recommen
dation was based on the steep sroun'
I there. 1t did not want pedestrian
y to rall and Slide.
The street committee recommended
!, FRAT the traction company be permit
ted to lay track in Second stree
between Main and pike, there bein
no objection by property owner
there.
on condition that the Palace Fur
niture Company obtain the consent o
the traction company and not inter
ferc with the public, the street com
mittec recommended that the com
pany he permitted to move the Pee
PIES hotel to the corner Of Main an
water streets.
The recommendation Of the stree
oo1mlttec were adopted.
Councilman Roehm insisted on a
early report on street and other in,
provements in the Fifth ward.
city Attorney NJ G. Sperry was NJ
thorized to appeal the case of How
ard post, administrator Of Allen Ne
son. against the city, from the c!rcu
court to the supreme court.
The question OF garbage systeI
was referred to the sanitation con
mittee for a report.
The city attorney was given II
complaint OF seven citizens OF MOI
tieello avenue against a certain she
claimed to he nuisance, in whit
complaint prayer was made that on
substantial buildings be allowed to
erected hereafter between the aven'
and Elk creek.
The street committee got the PEI
ton OF twenty-five residents Of low
clay street for an extension Of M
street TO Maud street
Councilman johnson after an e.
tended discussion Of the methods
he. employed in determining upo