The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-13
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MERGE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Legislative
Committee Of the Chamber q.
commerce acting in CONJUNCTION
with. tire Legislative Committee
Of the Falrmont Business Mems
Association have, after several.
weeks Of persistent labor and d.
iqent research in studying the va.
rlous forms Of the commission
plan Of government adopted by
many cities Of the country, agreed
upon a plan similar to. the one
now in operation In the City Of
Parkersburs, W. Va, which is :
suIIy SET; out In the report Of the.
Chairman Of the Legislative Com
mIttee this day submitted embo:
dying the features of non-partl,
san elections, and the Initiative,
Referendum and Recall; and
WHEREAS, It appears to the
members of the Chamber Of Com,
merce that this plan has already
met with the Endorsement by. res
cIution and otherwise Of the indie.
pendent Trades Council of Mar
ion County. the woman's Club of
Fafrmont and other civic organic
atoms; and
WHEREAS, The citizens of
Fairmont in the number of s16
have petltioned, in writing, the
Chamber Of, Commerce to prepate
a bill providing for the said City
of Fairmont charter embodying
these salient features, said petit
tlons signed b citizens from all
walks Of life, including lawyers,
doctors, ministers, teachers, met
chants, bankers, business men
and hundreds Of Of Iabor;ng men,
praying that said bill be introduc.
ed at the present session Of the
legislature, and that the represent
tatIves Of the people Of this city
be requested to urge its passage;
THEREFORE, be it REsoLV.
ED, That The Chamber Of Com
merce indorse the work done by
It's committee and lend its hearty
support to said measure by earn.
estly advocating its passage at
the legislature, and that this
chamber inform the HonorabIes
John L. Hatfield and Hood PHIL
lips, Senators form the Eleventh
Senatorial District, and c. /. sha.
yer, William 8. Ice, Jr., and orval
Murray, Representatives in the
House of Delegates from Marion
county, of this action and request
them to do all within their power
to secure the passage Of such spe-
claI charter bill as here recon-
mended by the legislative com
mittee, with the understanding
that the proposed charter plan Is
to be submitted to the voters of
Fairmont for ratification or rejec-
ton, and be It further,
RESOLVED, That our repre-
sentatives in the legislature be
requested to prevent, as far as It
is within their power and by their
votes to do so, any amendments
or alterations being made to said
bill which would in any manner
render nugatory the effect of or
remove from it the provisions fer
non-partisan elections, the Initla.
tive, Referendum and Recall; and
be It further
RESOLVED, That a copy of
this resolution be forwarded to
each of the members Of the Ieeis.
Iature herelnbefore named, and
that copies of the same be fur
nlshed to the local papers with
the earnest request that 1t be
published.
Done at the regular meeting Of
the Chamber Of Commerce, this
9th day of January, 1918.
These are the resolutions passed at
he last regular meeting OF the Cham,
err Of Commerce, which was the larg
st meeting that has been held by the
hamber in many months. The pas
age Of these resolutions was practi'
ally by an unanimous vote and their
cannot be misunderstood
ince they are very specific in their
Can they be ignored BY our repre-
the Senate and House OF
Would any legislator
ry to prevent the passage OF this
Ill, which is only intended to give the
eople of Fairmont the right to vote
pom this bill? Will the SIG petition
rs u,hn nnnrnued the nrnvisinns OF