The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-02
In Its Plan Of Operation Upon
Suggestion Of Fire
Committee.
MUCH WORK rs DONE
BY the Superintendent Of
Streets as Shown by
His Report.


Friday night by the city council, the
report of the superintendent OF
streets showing large. amount Of
substantial work done in various
parts Of the city was read and filed,
a report by the fire committee con-
corning work done, purchases made
and changes made In the depart
ment with recommendation was ap.
proved, two bills were allowed,
building permits were acted on, pc.
tltions were received and the trans
!, fer Of saloon license was made.
The session was short but busy.
Mayor Moore presided with ClerE
Cole at his desk and couneIlmea
tTierney, Robbins, johnson, Patton,
fGof and Boehm we're present
Edward j. Doyle, superintendent
of streets, made a report as follows,
of work done bg him during the
months of November, December and
January:
Laid 1900 feet of fve-foot
brick walk in Locust street, 100
feet OF fve-foot brick walk in MeIgs
avenue, 100 feet Of nine.foot brick
wark in Main street, 700 feet Of
three-foot board walk i'm First
street, 900 feet OF three-foot board
walk in Sixth street in Glen Elk,
$50 feet of three-foot board walk in
Terra Gotta street, $50 feet OF three
foot board walk in Philippl street.,
$50 feet Of two-foot board walk in
Hewes street and 900 feet Of three
foot board walk in Charleston ave.
nue..
Broke twenty-five yards Of stone
lin Charleston avenue. twenty yards
in Park avenue and thirty yards in
IHcwes street.
Put ninety yards of crushed
Limestone. in South Chestnut and
Lee streets. one stone crossing in
South Second street and one stone
erossing in Church and Poplar
streets.
Laid 100 feet of ten-inch sewer
in Sixth street and Traders alley
and put in one CRATE and trap"
bills were allowed as follows:
Street pay roll. ......$ 222.0Oi
Aaron Fox Fire Engine Co. 8,25O.O 90
Samuel Hunter ........ 500
! Building permits were granted as
follows:
Anna Markert, addition to bakery
at rear of 412 Monticello avenue to
cost 5000.
Lees ooca-cola works, addition
on School street to cost $25O.
Amos Payne, warehouse at 4SsI
Raymond alley to cost $3.50.
r. NJ. Powell, two residences on
Despard street to cost $4,000 each
and one residence on Carr avenue.
to cost $S,5OO
n. A. Martin, addition to rear of
416 North Seventh street to cost
$1,000.
Rober. L. Martins petition ask.
ing for adequate surface water
courses in Wilson and other streets
in that section was referred to the
street committee and city engineer
for a report.
Charles C. CoRman's claim for
damages on account of frozen
water pipe caused by the breaking
of sewer was referred to the water
and sewerage board.
Election officers were appointed
as follows:
First ward-H. H. Davis, Archie
A. Crawford and Harvey F. Smith
commissioners and James Howe and
H. L. stemple challengers.
Second ward-sR. B. Wilson, L,
c. Grille and W. Guy Tetrick COM
missloners and Robert shuttleworth
and A. ]. Findley challengers.
Third ward-Jay Refer, Samuel
I. Buffers and ]. Hornor Davis COM
:, ;, missioners and W. &C. Morrison and
: D. x. Reed challengers
Fourth ward-G. H. Gordon,
;, Frank E. Highland and James Rod
!, ney commissioners and Charles L.
Patton and James W. Robinson
challengers.
! Fifth ward-c. L. GILES, Edward
Cottrill and E. Bryan Templeman
commissioners and S. G. Highland
and Fred L. Shian challengers.
The fire committees report read
and approved is'ns follows:
THAT on February e4, 1912,
the recently purchased FIRE engine
was given test, and that said test
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