The Clarksburg telegram. [volume], February 10, 1893, Image 4

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: AkSOUNC'EjttKST.
I HEREBY atmonuoe myself n? c*ndi
I data for Count; Superintendent of
Free Schools lit the election to bo held
?u the 16tli day of May, 18WI.
W. A. MABSH.
ihueby announce myself a o?ndid?te
for the offi? ol County Suucriutcnd
?n: of Free Sjhools of Harrison county,
to tie voted on at tlie election on tlie
?bird Tuitfdny ol May 181W. If elected
Xpromise to discharge the dulie^ofsuid
Sffioa (uitbfully luid impnrtinlly.
Ukoihik C. MoKuctby.
See here Mr. President there
are a few Republicans lelt yet!
Hawaii wants to come to us so
badly! Why not receive her with
open arms.
Mr. Cleveland has. so far.
had three statesmen to decline
the portfolio of State aud it now
begins to look like Bayard again.
It looks like another child
will be added to the national
family.?Wheeling Ncun.
Now Grovur! O, beg pardon,
Hawaii of coume.
The movement to close the
stores of the city at 7 p. m. is
one that should commend itself
to our business men. Early clos
ing has been adoptod in nearly
all the large cities.
Senator Kenua's death left his
widow a poor woman, and the
West Virginia congressional
delegation joined a petition, ask
ing President-elect Cleveland to
appoint her postmistress at
Charleston. W. Va.?Ex.
The following message signed
"Charter Committee," was sent
from Charleston yesterday for
publication.
Pomona who state that taxes in Clarks
burg will increase if proposed charter
is grauted, state what is incorrect No
authority to issue Inmds or create debts |
is given ui council, and Uxes will act- i
ually be decreased aud moral condition
improved. Charter as amended is or
dered to second reading in the Seriate.
Ample opportunity will be (riven oppo
nents of t [10 bdl to he heard in House
of Delegates.''
I
While the bill concerning the
d^af nml blind schools was under
discussion, quite a ripple was
caused in the House by Mr.
flartley, of Prestpu. offering an
amendment to the effect that only
four of the nine regents should
belong to one political party. I
The other side of the house
claimed that "to the viclors be
longed tho spoils" and tli?amend
ment was defeated. The bill to
establish a criminal court for
Cabell c'ounty was passed by the
Senate and th'e bill to tbo samu.
effect for Mcpowel I county was
ordered to the second reading.
We have presented our read
ers with some of the main feat
ures of the proposed city charter
in another column. The friends
and enemies of the measure can
form their own conclusions. We
tried to get it for publication last
week but itcould not be obtained.
Many persons who want a now
charter, and who have signed a
petition for one, do not approve
of some of the features of the
one that has been prepared since
they signed the petition. Itgives
the council many lew powers,
such as to contract for and
construct a system of sewer
age. improye the water works,
etc., and to lay a levy "not to
exceed one dollar on each titha
ble, and one dollar on each hun
dred dollars" of assessed valu
ation. It compels the County
Court to grant license for the
city when the council demands
it The measure lias the sup
port of some of our best people,
and some equally as prominet
pp)? it
Copious Extrach Kr?m The mil
\oir Before The Lej?l*lattirp.
GENERAL POWERS OF COUNCIL.
The council of said city shall
have power to lay off. vacate,
close, open, alter, grade and
keep in good repair the roads,
streets, alleys, pavements, side
walks, crosswalks, drains and
gutters therein, for the use of
the citizens, or tho public, and to
improve and light the same, and
to keep them free from obstruc
tions of every kind; to regulate
the width of the pavements anil
sidewalks on the street and alleys,
and to order the pavements, side
walks, footway, drain-t nnd gut
| tors to be kept in goba order,
j free aud clean, by the owners or
; occupants of tho real property
next adjacent thereto; to estab
lish and regulate markets, pre
scribe the timos of holding the
same, provide suitable and con
venient buildings therefor, and
prevent injury or annoyance to
the public or to individuals from
anything dangerous, offensive
or unwholesome; to prohibit or
regulate slaughter houses, tan
houses and soap factories within
the town limits; or tho exerciso
of any unhealthy or offensive
business, trade or employment;
to abate all nuisances within tho
town limits, or to require and
compol tho abatement or removal
thereof by, or at the evpense. of
tho person causing tfie same, or
by or at the expense of the owner
or occupant of the ground on
which they are placed or found
to cause to be filled up, raised or
drained, by or at the expense of
tho owner, any town lot or tract
of land covered or subject to be
covered by stagnant water; to
prevent horses, hogs, cattle,
sheep or othoranimals, and fowls
of all kinds, from going or bein"
at largo in such city and as one
means of prevention, to provide
for impounding and confining
such animals and fowls, and
upon failure to reclaim, for the
sale thereof; to protect places of
divine worship, and preserve
order in and about the premises
where and when such worship is
"eld: to regulate.the keeping of
gun-powder and other inflamable
or dangerous substances; to pro
vide for the regular building of
houses or other structures, and
or the making and maintaining
of ^vision fences by the owners
of adjoining premtees. and for
tliq proper drainage of city lots
or other parcels of land by or at
the expense of the owner or oc
cupant thereof; to pro vide against
danger of damage by tire; to
punish for assaults and batteries
to prohibit loitering in or visit
ing houses of ill fame, or loiter
ing in saloons,or upon the streets
to prevent lewd or lascivious
(finduct, the sale or exhibition of
indecent pictures or other repre
sentations; the desecration of the
Sabbath day, profane swearin"
the illegal sales of all intoxicat
ing liquors, drinks, mixtures and
preparations; to protect the per
sons of those residing or being
with.nsaid.town; to appoint when
necessary or advisable a police
force permanent or temporary,
to assist the marshall in the dis
charge of his duties; to build or
purchase, or lease and use. a
witable place of imprisonment
within or near the said city for
the safe keeping or punishnfent
of persons charged with or con
victed of the violation of ordi
nances; to erect, or authorize or
prohibit the erection of gas or
water works within the town I
j limns: to prevent injury of such I
| norUs. or ihe pollution of any!
eas or water used or intended to
be used by the public or by in
ividuals; to provide for and
regulate the weighingormeasur
ing of bay, coal, lumber and
other articles sold, or kept for
?Jtew.thinaUU city, and to es
tflish ?nd correct rates and
charges for the use thereof: to
regulate tho running and speed
of engines and ears within the
Suchoty; 10?reaUj ordinances
such committees aud boards, and
< filegate such authority thereto
as may bo deemed necessary or
advisable; to provide for the
nual assessments of the taxable
Property therein, and fo. a
revere for the city for muni
cipal purposes, and to a
priate such revenue to its ex
suchm' a?d gener!ll|y- '? take
such measures as may bedeeni.-d
necessary or advisable to protect
the property> pubiic an(, privaUJi
within the city; to preserve and
promote the health,
fort and well beinj
habitants thereof.
The council shall ]
ity to pass all ordiris
pugnant to the coiih
laws of the United tj
this State), which
necessary or proper I
full effect and power,
capacity or jurisdiction
or shall be granted t
in the said city, or ir, v.
or any office*- or body i
of said city, and to
! or all of their ort..,
reasonable fines and
and by imprisoning the _
offenders; and upon failure to pay
any fine or penalty in
, compelling them to lab
compensation, ut any c
lie works or improvea.
dertaken or to be under
6aid city, or to labor i
which the said city m
employ labor upon.
rate per diem as the count
fix, but not at a loss rat
fixed by said city council
labor from other employe^,
city, until any fine or fine=
costs imposed upon any fuch
offender oroffenders by saidiity,
shall have been Tully paidtemd
discharged, after " deducting
charges of support while iiBthe
custody of the officers oi
city; provided however, ih
fine shall be imposed excecuiu*
twenty dollars, tnd that no Ret.
son shall be imprisoned or foa,
pelled to labor, as aforesaid, more
than thirty days for any gbne
offence. And in all casesSwhera
a fine is imposed for an amfunt
exceeding ten dollars.or a person
b? imprisoned or compelled to
labor as aforesaid, for a term
greater than ten days, an appeal
rhay be taken from any such [de
cision upon the same terms and
conditions that appeals are taken
from the judgment of a justice of
this State. Such fines and penal
ties shall be imposed and ire
covered, and such imprisonment
inflicted and enforced, by and
under the judgment of the mayor
of said city, or in case of Phis
absence or inability to act, by the
clerk of said city, or if he be un
able to act, then by a member oi
the council to be appointed by
the council for that purpose.""*'
In addition to the powers above
ennumerated.the said city council
shall have power to improve,
amplify and extend the water
works of said city and to contract
Jor an adequate supply 0f pure
healthful water for said city, and
Jo all things necessary to ade
quately supply said city with
pure, wholesome water; and pro
vide, contract for and construct
an adequate sewerage system for
said city.
COUNTY COURT TO OR A NT I.I
CENSE FOll SALE OF UQUO.RjK
Whenever anything for which
a State license is required is to
bo done in said city and the eoun.
Cil may require a city license
therefor, and may impose a tax
thereon for the use of said city,
and whenever such city licenses
granted liy the council for sale
of brandy, whiskey, rum. gin
wine, porter, ale or beer or any
other spirituous, vinous or malt
liquor or drink of like nature, the
county court shall grant a State
license for the sale thereof within
the corporate limits of said city.
I he council shall require frotn
every person so licensed a bond
with good security to be ap
proved by the council in a penalty
of at least three thousand five
hundred dollars, payable to said
city by its corporate name, con
ditioned as prescribed in section
S2 of diopter a- of the Code of
West Virginia, and may revoke
such license at any time the con
dition of said bond be broken
upon tea days previous notice to
the person holding the same.
And suits may bo prosecuted and
maintained on such a bond as
prescribed in said section of said
chapter by the same person in
the same manner and to the same
extent as upon the bonds men
tioned shall be applicable tu tho
bonds required by this section.
No license to sell brandy, whiskey,
mm, gin, porter, ale, beerorany
other spirituous, vinous or malt
liquor or drink of like nature
shall be granted without- the
affirmative vote of at least seven
councilman, entered of record,
in each case. No such license
shall be granted until after the
thisact ? ?f COuncilmen.
' to oe denominated the '-docket"
shall bo kept in the office'of the
mayor, in which shall be noted
each case brought before or
tried by him, together with the
proceedings therin, including a
statement of the complaint, the
summons, the return, the fact of
appearance or non-appearance,
the defence, the hearing, the
judgment, the costs, and in case
the judgment by one of convict
ion, the action taken to enforce
the same. The record of each
case shall be signed by the
mnyor. and the original papers
thereor, if no appeal be taken,
shall bo kept together and pre
served in his office.
The council shall cause to be
made up annually and spread
upon its minute book an accurate
estimate of all sums which are
or may become lawfully charg
able acainst the city, and which
ought' to be ptyd within one year;
and it shall order a leyy of so
much as will in its judgment be
necessary to pay the same.
OFECERS.
The municipal authorities of
said city shall consist of a mayor
and ten councilmen who together
shall form a common council and
and who shall receive such com
pensation as the council shall
from time to time determine and '
which shall not be increased or
diminished during their term of'
office. j
There shall be a chief of police,
city attorney, superintendent of
streets and water works, city
physician, assessor, city collector
and treasurer, city surveyor and
city clerk of said city who at the
time of their election or appoint
ment shall be entitled to vote for
members of its common council.
The city attorney, city physician
and city surveyor shall be ap
pointed by the common council
to hold their respective offices
for a term of one year from the
third Monday in April or until
their successors shall have been
appointed an qualified.
The council (shall also have
authority to provide by ordinance
for the appointment of such other
officers as shall be necessary and
proper to carry into full force
anv authority, power.capacity or
jurisdiction which is or shall be
vested in the said city, or in the
council, or in the mayor, or aiy
officer or body of officers thereof,
and to grant to the officers soap
pointed the power necessary or
proper for the purposes above
mentioned. The council shall by
ordinance define the duties of all
officers so appointed or elected
as aforesaid, and allow them
reasonable compensation, which
shall bo monthly salaries.
condemnation proceedings.
The council s'.iall have the
right to institute proceedings, in
the name of *.he city for the con
demnation of real estate for
streets, alleys, drains, market
grounds, city buildings, city
prison or other work or purposo
of public utility. Such proceed
ings shall conform to the pro
visions of chapter forty-two or
the Code of West Virginia, anil
the expenses thereof shall b.>
borne by the city.
There are 180,000 offices within
the gift of the now administra
tion. and now is the time for
I those seeking public employment
! to take proper steps to secure
one of these lucrative positions.
Nearly every Democrat in Clarks
burg is eutitled to a position of
some kind and there are numer
ous others throughout the county
who ought to get a slice from
Uncle Sam's loaf. It is foolish
ness for our Democratic friends
to allow good fat official positions
to go begging for applicants.
They Must Have It.
Ee Telegram:?We moved
from Harrison county. West Vir
ginia in September 1889, and lo
cated at Burns, Butler county,
Kansas. Wo had been taking tho
Telegram for a good many
years, and wheu wo left West
Virginia we paid for one year
ahead and thought that would do.
Wo discontinued the paper, and
missed it so much that we had to
have it again. Wo like to hear
, from old Harrison county.
This is a flue level country,
good for oats, corn and wheat.
People havo good health here.
Success to the Telegram and
all its readers.
Isaac R. Smith.
[Tlnw historical fetches are written
for the Tkueokam by a Mormon minister
who mnuv yenr? ago livt il in Clarksburg,
but whonno? ? reeidentofUtuh.?Ed.]
IIMLJ J LUlliUVlH',
How They Were Exiled From
Illinois in 1845.
HE Mormons
were atone
time located in
Illinois and it
was in the early
fall of 1845 that
mobs began to
burn the pro
perly of these
people living in
the outer settle
ments of Hancock county, driv
ing men, women and children
from their homes, and setting
fire to their dwellings and stacks
of grain.
The sheriff of the county,
though not a '-Mormon" did all
he could to quell the mob ard
stop the burning and violence
but this seemed to enrage them
the more. At length the gover
nor sent general Harding with
400 or 500 militia to Nauvoo. But
instead of assisting the sheriff he
dismissed bim and told the Mor-.
tnons nothing could be done to
protect them as the mob seemed
determined to drive them from
the state aud therefore they must
go.
In October a general confer
ence was held in the Nauvoo
Temple lasting three days, when
it was decided that the church of
Jesus Christy of Latter day Saints,
leave and go to a country where
God, Himself, was the sole pro
prietor of elements and to leave
as soon as possible.
The authorities of our church
had appealed to governors aud to
the President of the United
States to use their influence to
stop the mob ami establish us in
our civil and religious rights,but
a deaf ear was turned to our
prayers.
So when the conference ad
journed, our whole church began
to make preparations to leave
the country, not knowing where
we were going, neither did we
care much, only that it might be
where wecould worship Almighty
God according to the dictates of
our conscience without being
mobbed for it. I knew of no law
the church had broken that we
should'be exiled from our homes
or renounce our religion and if I
am correctly informed, Thomas
Ford the governor of Illinois and
California,
Old wagons were now
up and put in repair and ev?
new wagons made of ^
ber after boiling it in brine. (
the 9th of February, lgji; ^
Na?voo Temple was discover
to be on fire. >The fire was e
tinguished before much dami|
was done and afterward the on
played several tunes 03 tup of]
Since then I have he. 1J
man by the name oi Agno
some such name was offered fe
j hundred dollars to burn U
! Mormon Temple. On this sM
day in the afternoon the Sain
began to. cross the Mississip
river, bidding farewell to U.e
city and temple, myself one 1
the number, and made their *1
to a place of camping on Sug
Creek, six or eight miles we#
Nauvoo.
(Continued.)
, H. W. Bigle
St. George, Utah.
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Open To Both Sexes
CoUecriat", Normal, BuBines^Telegr,
phy, Music, and Art Department!
Six Schools in Ont
Competent Teachers, Hcfiltliftil Lot
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School of Equal ltink.
Superior Advantage!
To Teachers.
Classes formed at the beginning of?
Tern.
ggSVSS (ifII, 188
An(i Hardware
ana'" Builders Supplies.
XJf7?^r/?k -iust opened up a New and Complete
JTlclVG Linear Table and Pocket Cut
lery, C?al Hods, Coal Vases and tire
Sets, Fenders, Urates and Fronts.
The best Assortment of Guns, Revol
vers and Sporting Goods.
Headquarters for f atural
Gas Fixtures.
"fece. 0, K, REED & CO.
HARDWARE STORE.
One Door West of Conrt House.
??- Clarkesburgh.w. v/\.?
NEW FIRM,
WELLS & HAYMAKER.
H. L. WELLS F. B. HAYMAK0
CITY DRUG STORE.
A new Firm
Name butthesame
Old Reliable Store. SSfS
Drugs of the best Quality are kept, in stock, and
PRESCRIPTIONS
Compounded by experienced Pharmacist*.