The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-03-13
CITY COUNCIL
H0!OMEET|NG
Officers Appointed, Sal
aries Paid, Business
Transacted, Har-
mony Prevailed

Tie fist regular meeting Of the re-
Gently elected city council Was held in
The ciiy all, Thursday night, March 5.
Mayor G. @. Hale presided Members
prs~~nt: W NJ. White. Recorder: @. =.
N"rth ]. w. johnson. Dr. q. y. Mar
sh~ll. Sol Hyman and W. l.. Jones
Thefollowing standing committees were
s3Tointed:
Street Comnittae:-C =. North. G.
y Marshall, T. w. johnson.
Committee on Water, Light and Build
ing~-s-E w. johnson, @. A. North.
q " Marshall.
Coo nsitee on Finapce:-W. NJ. White
w. l.. Jones, Soi Lyman.
I'm. ordinance Committee IL comrnsed
of tb.. whole council AMI that body elect
Ell 3. w. Johnson chairman.
Up'n metion Of Dr. q. y. Marshall
secor.led by j. w. Johnson, it was a.
goed that the regular council meeting
VII r. 4sla % the first and third Thurs
ysighEoS 81 each month";
The council decided tn pay the Chief
of PtAice a salary of twenty. dollars per
m1rsh and the Recorder ten dollars per
mosfh.
s,sn~.tion Wis made 10y Sol Hvman
ald carried unanimously that ti,e Mayor
will rs-neiveno ssalary for the next two
years.
OFFICERS APPOINTED.
The following persons were appointed
rsgnlar policsnien: j. W. Johnson. A.
l.. Lirqisrman, w L Cartwright, II. r.
Price. William Downs, r. l.. Harris, s.
L. Hsrmsu-oD. Edd Wagner and J. +.
Parson.
W r. Mansfield was appointed Street
c mmissioner without polise power.
William Jstnss; Jailor and regular To-
lice 49,
Frs.i Moore. Sargesnt
j. w. Shanks, City Pumper, salary,
$75uo per month.
r. l.. Cassell, ASSESSOR
George Wheeler, policeman upon the
Key~t"ne Coal and Coke q. mpany's op-
erati"n.
The appointments of night watrhmen
and ChieI of-1'oiici went oyer until later
date
Mayor Hale swore fIle newly appointed
oiI~erS in and they we're assigned to du-
t~.tst -
CEMFTKRY FOR KEYSTONE
In Irtg sheriff J T.. Parson made .
pl' l.. thSfsu9cir s.. make some pro.
vision I" ryltns' land for riiy bury
ing ground. Ifr p j. ted ont the inipor
tsncs. Il It 81, . n,..,s- and shows-i When
il xould '-.'a rrcst saving in money T.
X y Z 'n' istt-r 'risy "~red huryins
grourd. The Mayor nrI ointri com
mttsf4 4.s~t 'g'.'e -ii,>. -s's.-t etr. an
repOf % ti'- .s;ns, j A. ~~n - ~ -~il,le
THE f..ll - i'r nrupI--r~ csmps.-e tho eon-
n,tt- e.. T. N"rh. q Y M~han.
S.j.Ifr -.rras-i J-W JohD-oa.
MIR llIl.LiL"AT'S FOR CLEAN
>TktFTS
T.-EdwsuAItins b,.s.m.s- Mpnserr Of
The Tims-..'ralle-l attention to the ensr.
on the part Of The Mcdowell Times 70
gp n~rchasts -. keep the streets clean
sid py@s5e ir front Of their pla,es Of
busina--. lie stated that itvss almost
impossible for people u wslk on the
pavernsDts in-the business section Of the
city bsscAifi-e n clrickfn e6op-, boxes and
barrels in front os'tlTr -toreS. lie furtbes|
sfst6d -filat somrs Merchants used The
streets for a dump ground and all man.
nor ri rubbish and garbage flled the
main street of tlIe city, and he asked the
council b. take immediate steps b ssop
this nu-uance. Al the conclusion of Mr..
IIilrs speech tbe MAJOR called the stsen-
q n Of the ceuntilfo use 'ordipsnce pro
h'hiting the crH complained II and in
rteIn tr'l the police force - order tie
str 1T clsFsfst once, and that il mer-
chants Or rc-idents refused 70 obey the
Law g. g'f.Nsnanis tsr tiIsir arrest snd
bring them before him and he sonld i'm
I.ose IN. maximum fine under the Law.
~onrr routine -fo-res-. was. trsnsacts,i
ami tie city fstffrs sdjowned-