The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-04
COUNCIL MET
LAST NIGHT
A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT CUES.
TloMs WE'RE UP FOR CON.
slpERATioN.

Cornell met in regular session last
night with all the members present
except McNeely. Following the read.
Ing Of the minutes Of the Inst regular
meeting an order was drawn on the
city treasurer for s2S for r. B. Par.
rlsh for casts In the case of the city
vs.. T. W. Fleming. 5S
City Engineer S. A. shuttleswofth
reported that the city map showing
the location OF sewer lines and water
plugs Is about finished.
Bills tamountinE-to s3.271.65 in the
general fund. sl,oOi.sl in the water
fund were ordered paid.
Hamilton and -Hutrman's street paw.
ing bill of-sl.OOO was ordered paid.
J. Z, Morgan moved that the bin
OF the Fairmont Gas aifdTEightE Con-,
pany of 500 be not allowed. The mo
lion carried by a vote OF 6 to 3.
City Treasurer Powell's report was
read and accepted.
Justice ]. I.>swindler rendered a
statement claiming 1920 cost in the
case of the City of Fairmont VS.. T.
W. Fleming. The statement was re-
ferred to the city solicitor.
". ]. Rowland made application for
a refundinG order for taxes errone.
ously assessed. Six dollars and twen.
ty cents was the amount claimed by
Mr.. Rowland. The order was allow.
ed,
R. T. Cunningham presented a bill
in which the petitioner claims sGl.50
damages for delay in paving Benoni
avenue. Referred to mayor and city
solicitor.
The next Item considered was the
franchise for the Fairmont and Clarks-
burg Traction Company to extend Its
line down Parks avenue. This was
the second reading of the application.
Councilman Robinson moved that
the matter be referred to the Third
ward councilmen. the street commit.
tee, the mayor, the city solicitor and
the city engineer, who should confer
with the property owners along Parks
avenue as to the conditions OF affairs
and to report with whatever recon-
mendations they may have at the next
meeting OF council.
Before the motion was voted upon
Mr.. C. J. Corbin, wholesale grocer
on Parks avenue. entered his protest
against the proposed street car line.
Mr. Corbin's objection to the project
is that the building Of the line prac.
tically units the street for anything
else and incommodes the wholesale
grocers TO such an extent as to prac-
tically make them close up. He con.
tended that with the growth Of our
city Parks avenue would hardly be
able to accommodate the teams that
pass over It: that there are times
now that the traffic is SO congested
that teams cannot move without a
considerable walt.
Mr.. Robinson's resolution was pass.
ed.
The designations Of C. s. Pltzer and
JohniS. Price were accepted. Reslg-
nations to take effect Immediately.
c.. s. Pitzhr was given a building
permit to erect a building on Locust
avenue, between Fifth and Sixth
streets.
Mr.. Nichols, chairman OF the finance
committee. presented the following
resolution which was adopted:
from the report Of the City collec-
tor Of Nov. s. 1907. there Is yet unpaid
a great many street paving bills, and
as part of said bills are In litigation.
and have been for some time. and no
effort being made 70 collect same, be- II
Resolved. That the Z City Solicitor
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