The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-29
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Greater Claarksburg will cover ap.
proximately three thousand acres. il
the report made last night to the
Greater Clarksburg will cover ap.
tee, by the subcommittee on bouu.
daries, is agreed upon, says the Clarks.
burg Exponent. This vast acreage
will take in Clarksburg, Stealey
Heights, Broad Cakes, North View and
Adamston, the five municipalities rep
resented in the Greater Clarkshurg
movement. The boundary committee
consisting of Carl Hornor, Arthur Par
sons and Glenn Waters submitted their
tentative corporation line ard the gen.
eral committee ordered to repor. put
in the hands of attorneys who are
drafting tentative charter.
This was the only definite business
transacted by the general committee
but it served to allow the charte:
committee n working basis. Follow
Ing the order, general discussion
was entered into by the members pres.
ent.
Taxation, paving. water supply, po.
lice and fire protection we're discussed
at length, particularly paving. 1t was
pointed out by one member OF tho
committee from Broad Cakes that
ClarksbuTg has the worst streets OF
any large city in the state Charles
ton. Huntington, Parkersburg, Wheel
ing, and FdirmOnt boast OF their we'll
waved streets. But under the prcsen.
charter, Clarksburg cannot put in any
ind
removed from over the city.
1t was pointed out that each com.
munity would hear It's own Indebted.
ness that had been incurred previous
to the merger of the municipalities.
This would not increase the taxation
of any certain section but would de.
crease as the debt lCsscned.
West Virginia's pay roll for salaries,
labor and compensation for those en-
gagged in service to the State Tor the
fiscal year ending June 30. last.
amounted to $l,64l.65g.5S. according
10 the classification OF the disbursc.
meHts made by Chief Accountant +.
A. Dover in his annual audit of the
fiscal affairs of tho state.
counts borne by the state during the
same year amounted TO Sl09,ll1,52
while the states postage bill was SPA
20S.53. The telephone and telegraph
bills of those who are serving the state
ran up 10 $l%.9l2.77. while the gas
bill amounted to $35,170.99, and tho
cial bill $13,1S2.74.
For fresh beef for the wards of the
state paid last year S42,395.T3, while
the fresh and cured pork bill was S12,-
1888. At the same institutions flour
to the amount of S3002S.6l was con.
sumed, and Sl3,9S7.23 was spent for
sugar. OleomargaTine was more of
a favorite than butter, and the tax
payers spent $10,620.S3 for oleo and
$6,344.61 for butter.
Potatoes cost the state Successes
during the past year, while the vine.
gar bill amounted to only S332.17. To-
bacco and stuff we're allowed the in.
mates Of the several institutions to the
amount Of S2,S49.07, and the shoe bill
reached $10,1o5.61.
Complaint against the operation Of
dice games at cigar stands. says the
Parkersburg News, III news stands
and poolrooms and number OF other
places in the city was made to Sup.
erintendent Pickens, OF the safety de.
partment Of the city. on Tuesday, and
yesterday. after an investigation had
been made OF the games which were
in operation, the proprietors of the
places where they we're found were
all given notice to discontinue them
at once, which was done.
1t is asserted that these games have
been running at some of the places
in the city for, some time and this is
the first instance of complaint be.
ing made. Some of the proprietors
we're "up In the air. about the mat.
ter last night, and thought there was
some Interior motive behind the move.
ment, but is was stated at police head.
quarters that the move had been made
because OF the complaint made which