The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-24

tract or BY doing tile work Itself, q,
may prove most beneficial I eco
monica for the city IL is, on die fur;
ther olion of caid Councilman Buck.
ley duly seconded unanimously order:
|ed;that there beat once purchased for
the city the said 5000 lineal feet OF
2D.inch pipe, 400 lineal rector 10
Inch pipe and 1900 ylineal feet Of ~
inch pipe tthat is, proper suitable
cast:iron pipe)s and all the necessary
specials, valves and accessories nee.
essary for the laying Of the saidspipe.
at the lowest possible price; and that
Arthur D. Simon and Clarence D. Rob
inson 1.-TWO members of the water com
mittee) be and are hereby appointed a
committee for the purpose; and that
they. in connection with Shrewsbury
B. Miller city engineer, beaandf are
hereby authorized, directed and en-
poweredtto to, and do, receive bids for
and purchase. on behalf OF the city,
all of the said pipe specials, valves
and accessories aforesaid,sat the low
est possible price to the city and
make report thereof TO council at
some future meeting. ~ 4
And in further motion Of said
Councilman Buckley, duty seconded,
| 1t Is unanimously ordered that the
water committee and the real estate
COMMITTEE Of council secure proper
siteion the Tygarts Valley river, south
OF the city Of Fairmont, at such 10.
cation as shall be deemed proper. SUI.
fc!ent and advisable by Shrewsbury
3. Miller, city engineer, for the new
pumping station necessary to, be in
stalled in making the extensions, i'm:
lproyements and repairs to the water
works OF the city Of Fairmont, in ac-
cordancc with the plan and sugges-
tons OF said city engineer so far as
made and hereafter to be made by
him to council, and also the neces-
sary rights OF way for laying the said
20inch line Of pipe from the said new
pumping station to the reservoir on
Lob Cabin Hill; and that said COM
mittees of council make report to
council Of their proceedings hereun-
der.
And IL further appearing to coun-
Gil from said plan. estimates and sug-
gestions of the city engineer that he
recommends that the matter of the
purchase of pumps and Quitting pow
er plant be held open for the present,
and also that the matter of the extern
sion OF smaller lateral mains be like.
wise loft open for the present, and
the council being of opinion that the
matter of laying the pipe aforesaid
should also be left open for the pres:
ent it is, on motion Of said Council.
man Buckley, duly seconded, unanl.
mously ordered that council defer ac-
ton on these said last mentioned mat
tiers until some future meeting there
Of"
George NJ. Lilly asked council to do
some grading on Virginia avenue In
order to repair the avenue SO that it
can be used with some degree Of sat
isfacticn. Four carloads Of crushed
stone will be distributed on the ave.
nue. after the grading is done.
Council authorized the fire commit
| tee to receive proposals for the cree.
ton OF that part of the city building to
be constructed this year. Council will
spend $4,000 on the city building this
year and $4,000 next year. The build.
ing when completed will provide Of
fees for all of the departments Of the
city government.
Council adjourned.