The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-02
z POLICE q
SUSPENDED
FOR 80. DAYS
Chief Of Police and
Water Conlnlis-
sioner Resign

All of the members of the chy eoun-
Gil were present last night at the regu-,
lar hi-weekIy meeting. Most Of the
business was transacted out Of the reg.
uIar order Of business.
After the clerk read the minutes the
city solicitor gave his opinion In the
controversy between the city and MIR.
Charles w. Robinson In regard to wa
ter rents. This matter had been hang
ing fire for leng tire and was finally
disposed Of last night. The city solicit
tor gave it as his opinion that the city
had title for. all the rights Of way f7r
water lines 1rd sewer lines Of the city
that pass over and through Mr.. Rob-
inson's property and recommended
tha. the city collect all the back water
ruit due The city from Mr.. Robinson.
stveraI years ago Mr.. Robinson and
the city uf Fairnont entered into an
agreement. by which the city for rer-
tain privileges given It by Mr.. Robin.
son was to furnish his residence OH
High. street with water rs long as Mr.
Robinson lived there. Mr.. Henshaw,
city solicitor, said that In the event
that MIR. Robinson moved from his
High street. properly then according to
tic conditions recited In the agree
ment Mr.. Robinson forfeited his right
to fire.. water from the :ity. Some
time ago council passed an order that
the water rent should be collected from
iar. Robinson. Council then ordered
that the previous order be suspended
Until the city solicitor could make fur
ther investigation. Upon the report of
the city solicitor Councilman Robinson
moved that the city collector proceed
to collect the water rent that was back
and all future water rents.
Tho city solicitor made another re-
Fairmont Is entitled to s3,117.93 from
the Brady Summers estate for taxes
due the city from failure to give in
the proper amount OF property to the
assessor of the city. The sheriff re-
ceived an order from, the state Tax
Commissioner covering the amount of
money due the county and the city
from the Summers estate for the rea-
soI1 Just recited.
Councilman Buckley asked what the
police committee had done in the case
of Officers Waldo and Hess. Mayor
Ieety said that there had been no
charges preferred against the officers.
There had been complaint but no
charge. Councilman Simon asked what
was tnc difference between com.
rIaint and a charge. Councilman Hall,
chairman of the police committee, said
that the police committee had net had
a meeting and that the committee had
not acted on the matter. Mayor Nicely
told council that a meeting of the po.
lice committee had been called for
"Wednesday night to consider the mat
ter. Councilman Linn then moved that
Officers Waldo and Hcrs be suspended
without pay for thirty days. The mo-
tion was put and those voting In favor
OF the motion were: Robinson, Simon,
Buckley. Powell and Linn; those vot.
ing in the negative we're: Morgan.
Carroll. Hall and Brand.
Attorney u.LN. Arrett appeared be.
fore council last night for 1ohn F. Con.
away and asked that the City Of Fair.
mont refund 10 the petitioner ciuf,t
hundred dollars, money given the city
for liquor license which was never
granted to the petitioner. Councilman
Carroll movcd that tho matter, be re.
ferred to tic city solicitor and 1t was
SO ordered.
Attorney Howard NJ. Ogden present.
ed petition from forty.eight men in
the Third ward representing as many
families; thirty.onc families In the Sec
ond ward and sixty-eight families in
the Fifth ward that do not have adc.
quate water SUPPLY. The petition was
filed viii, council: .
City Engineer then, read to coun.
Gil tine plans that he had prepared for
cnIargira the water system by putting
in aIarger feed pipe from the PUMPING
station to the reservoir, and using the
feed pipes now In use as return ipl lpes S
The plans eallifor an aere. OF additional
filter beds and Will filter foursnllllon
gallons of water per day. Council Vot-