The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-07
AUTOMOBILE ES TO
DECREASE SPEED
CITY COUNCIL oRoslNs THAT Au.
Tos MUST No7 EXCEED SIX
MILES AN HOUR.
A VIOLATION ccsrs FROM ses TO
stoo AND DRIVER AND OWN
"a ARE EQUALLY LIABLE.

4 An Ordinance TO regulate the run
ming Of automobiles over lie streets.
alleys, roads. public grounds OF tho
city.
Be Il ordained by the Common Council
offthe City OF FaIrmont:
Section I. II shall be unlawful for
any person to operate an automobile
at an Improper or dangerous speed
on any street. alley. road. public
square or ground Of this city. or op-
crate, or permit to be operated. any
such automobile over any OF The
streets. alleys. roads. public squares.
or grounds OF the city. at a greater
rate Of speed than six niles an hour.
And any person operating an automo
mile over any OF the streets. alleys.
roads. public grounds or squares Of
the city. shall. when II is apparent that
auy horse Is being frightened or
scared by the running or noise Of such
automobile or there is apparent daux-
or of any collision OF such automobilc
with some other vehicle or other au.
tomobile, accident or other casualty
happening Immediately bring such aus
tomoblle 70 standstIll. and remain so
standing untIl all such danger has sub
sided .~-~..-... .-v,- NJ y 4,
ANY person violating any Of the pro
visions Of this section shall. upon
conviction thereof, by the mayor bo
fined not less than s25.0o nor moro
than 10000 for each offease. Ana tho
ownerlof such automobile shall be per
sonally liable for such fine anc costs.-
The ordinance, drawn by City So.
llicitor A. o. Stanley. was given lie
three readings and passed under sus.
pension Of rules, at the adjourned
meeting Of the city council. held last
evening.
The council was called to order at
s:f5. with the mayor IN the chair.
and councilmen Robinson. Amos. On:
Wis. Musgraye, Shaw and McNeely
present.
The petition Of J..E. Smith to erect
stone and Iron building on WASHING.
ton street was granted
The application of Tony Ahsotfi. or
the First ward. for restaurant II
cense, was approved.
7. ]. Conway was granted d iicenae
To run drug store on Locust avenue.
near Fifth street
Sanitary officer j.. j. Lee present.
ed communication from B. and o.
Freight Agent G. II. Orr. protestinr
against the unsanitary condition Of
the Italian boarding house. On Parks
avenue. Il seems there is no sewer
line down Parks rvenue, and the B.
and Q. property below the Italian
place Is the sufferer thereby. City En-
gineer Prickett was asked what conld
be done. but could not give salts
factory solution to the problem. Ac-
ton was deferred. pending further in 3
yestigation.
The sewer up Sycamore alley. al
ready fayorabiy reported on by the
street committee. was ordered built
at once.
MI, Lantz, OF the school board. adj
dressed the council. and asked that the
city build about fifteen feet Ct cut
vert at the head OF the run near the
corner OF Benoni avenue and Fifth
street, TO connect the Benoni avenue
storm sewer with the cuivert to be
built by the board. preparatory to
filling in the run to give an approach
to the new high school building. Mr..
Lantz also asked for a grade for Fifth
street The matter was referred to
the street committee with power to
act.
Clerk Engle reported that the
Schmulbach and Reymann brewing
companies had refusod to pay the $3.50
tax assessed by the council in addition
TO the 2 IL cents barrel tax. The
clerk further informed the council
that the Fairmont Brewing Co. had
paid both taxes without demur. So
licitor Stanley reported to the coun-
ell that Tax Commissioners Dillon had
reversed his opinion as to the legality
OF the extra tax assessment. but
that the opinion had been confirmed
by Attorneys W. S. Meredith and
Charles Powell. On motion Of coun.
Gilman Shaw, the clerk was INSTRUCT
ed to inform the schmuibach com
pany and the Reymann company that
It was q matter Of record that their
licenses had been granted on condI- :