Riverside Services of Proctor will be coming to Hundred as soon as possible, perhaps in the next week or two, to begin work on the portion of Belmont Street that is falling over the hillside. They bid $44,745 on the job that is being funded through various grants: $13,500 from the senate; $13,500, house; and $13,500, governor; with the town contributing $4,245. Council agreed that thank you letters should be sent to the politicians who helped get the funding for this needed project.

In another matter at Monday’s council meeting, the body unanimously approved two expenditures on the city’s police cruiser: repainting the car’s hood and reupholstering the driver’s seat.

Another expenditure was left unresolved. Police Chief Clay Lunceford said the city is out of compliance with Uniform Crime Reports for major crimes as the federal government is no longer accepting his paper reports. They are requiring electronic filing, but the computer program would initially cost $2,000 and require yearly updates at an unknown cost.

The crimes for which Lunceford needs to file these reports are things such as domestic assault, fleeing, DUI, and burglary. Since 2009, the city has only had four of these reportable incidents.

He checked to see if the West Virginia State Police detachment could submit the reports for him, but they can’t because the program automatically assigns the reports an office number. He is going to check with the Wetzel County Sheriff’s Department and see if they would have the same problem, making them unable to do the reporting for Hundred.

Lunceford said the Paden City Police Department also got written up for not complying with the electronic requirement. That town purchased the computer program. However he noted Paden City has more of those reportable crimes than Hundred.

Being non-compliant means Hundred will not be eligible for any Department of Justice grants. However, their law enforcement grants have always come from COPS and Homeland Security anyway.

The city has received one estimate of $5,000 to repair the city’s garbage truck, but they are waiting on another estimate.

Maintenance Supervisor Terrell Greathouse said he had done some wire brushing on the garbage truck, but it was just beyond an easy repair. “It’s going to have to be sandblasted to do it right,” he told council in September.

“It needs something done really bad; that’s a fact,” said Mayor Charles Sine.

Donna Himelrick said she and some other volunteers have their sights set on making the newly enclosed lawn at the Hundred Public Library a holiday wonderland this year. Beginning the weekend after Thanksgiving, they hope to put up a rather large Christmas tree and other decorations. They also want to do a citywide Christmas caroling project, but want to coordinate with the fire department’s Christmas parade and city’s Santa gift giveaway. While that date has not been set, it was mentioned that Dec. 17 might be a possibility for the annual event.

“I’ll head things up,” said Himelrick, “but I want to coordinate with the city and the fire department.”

Council agreed that it sounded like a good idea and thanked her for her work.

Additionally, Mayor Sine said, “The library fence looks great; it really does.”

Council had planned to walk around town and talk with some property owners to encourage some improvements to make the town look better. Council was to do that on Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. However, Councilwoman Johanna Lemasters was the only one to participate, so it was postponed until spring.

At the Sept. 19 meeting Councilman Charles Himelrick said he was surprised no one had sued the town and the people who own some of the sidewalks in disrepair. “I know the economy has been bad, but some of those sidewalks have been like that since I was a kid.”

Council previously set trick or treat in Hundred to be held Oct. 31 from 6-7:30 p.m.

Finally, council is seeking someone to fill the council seat previously held by Rob Sigley. His resignation from the post was accepted at the Oct. 3 meeting.