The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-23

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DR.. NJ. F. Bailey, the specialist,
whose Office and home are in the
Jamison and Cfow1 building on Water
street, discovered on Saturday morn
ing that some party or parties had
been in the cellar during the night,
tampering with the gas pipes. About
thirty feet Of the pipe were dislodged,
and from the general confusion and
disorder produced it became a ques-
ton Of comment whether it was =
real attempt to steal the pipe, or 4
preliminary movement for blowing up
the building to make way for the COM
ing of the Wabash. If the former
we're, the motive. it is a proper case
for the police to Investigate; but if
the latter then, while a serious meth
Cd Of procedure, yet the public is
in y mood at present to welcome al
most any warranted movement in the
way of preparation for the log talked
of and expected railroad.
O. c. kincaid has the contract of
laying for the city a line Of sewer
pipe from Morgantown avenue to
the corner Of Market and Columbia
streets. The work is already COM
pleted nearly to Market street. and
will be finished the rest of the way
within a few days.
Eliza Van Glider has raised his cot
tage on Market street, and is building
a basement story under it consisting
Of three rooms and cellar, which
will greatly add to the appearance,
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The grading being done in the In
dustrial addition under Levi B. Harr,
which has been delayed for a few
days past on account of the rain, will
be resumed this week.
P 3. Richardson is painting the
large two-story frame house recently
built by Sylvester Mays on Raymond
street. into which he has already
moved. and which forms quite an i'm
posing structure in that locality.
The Bartenders, accompanied by
their many friends, took their pre-
viousJy announced excursion to Fair
mont Park yesterday. 1t was the first
fair Sunday since the boats arrived,
and they were all quite we'll filled on
each trip during the day to and from
the Park. We do not commend their
methods of Sabbath observance, new
ertheless they went. and in crowds
which fact was no doubt encouraging
not only to the boat men here for
business, but also to those in charge
of the interests OF the Park
1t was a singular coincidence that
while the bartenders, were absent on
their outing to the Park yesterday,
a Representative having charge of the
anti-saloon interests in the State, was
in the city, discussing the need of the
League, its plans and methods Of
work to drive out the saloon.
For some time past proposition
has been agitated for the paving of
MoTgantown avenue from Merchant
to Morrow street. near Maple Grove
cemetery. Several attempts have
been made TO raise the necessary
funds for doing the work, but up to
the present, the project remains
matter of uncertainty in the minds of
many. AS a result of the, last effort
made upon the promise Of beginning
the work at an early fixed date, some
Increased their former subscriptions
thus swelling the amount secured
from property owners along the line
to that of $4,000.
The city having already promised
to supplement this amount by the
surl of $1,000, it was thought by the
committee in charge TO be sufficient
to warrant their going forward with
the work.
Accordingly, bids We're submitted
for the contract, but when the lowest
OF these received was found to sur
pass the funds secured by about $1,000.
the committee then began TO consider
other methods of procedure. 1t was
finally decided that by hiring a COM
peJent superintendent. teams and men,
and procuring the necessary materials
themselves. they might reduce the
cost by al least $1,000, leaving only
$500 more to lie raised. Small sub
scriptions have since been received,
reducing; the amount still required to
about $500.
With this meagre sum raised, the
committee is ready TO begin the grad
ing at once, but without it, we have
reached a crisis that may prove dis.
astrous to many public and private in
reraSrS This avenue is one of the