The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-10
CITIZENS ON EAST SIDE OF Tli
RIVER GET BOUNDARY LINE
THAT THEY ASK FoR NEW
METEs WILL INCLUDE pouR
THE PRESENT AREA.

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! MeTEs WILL INCLUDE DOL
THE PRESENT AREA.
! By the report of the committee atlf
lpointed to have a survey made ysit
view Of extending the city limits sub
mitted and accepted by the FairniciiEt
Chamber of Commerce at its meeting
last night The area Of Tie City ~
Fairmont will be doubled aud tlles
population will be increased about
per cent.
The boundary lines have. now beer
agreed upon, and an accurate
will be made showing the courses and
distances. The survey was made y
City Engineer Miller under the iIl.i
structions of the Chamber Of Corl.sl
merce and the committee consisting
of the Messrs. J. M Hartley, Us o.
Morgan and James O.. Watson, &
The village OF Edgemont ls NOT In
,luded dn the proposed boundary lines:
The people in that vicinity with the
exception OF three property owners
opposed the proposition Of becoming
part OF Greater Fairmont, M was
hough by some OF the citizens Of this
suburb that Edgemont will be ready
to be included and will want the prus
! .ection and help OF the city within the
next two years.
All of the South Side section sincltd
ng the Fairmont Window Glass e.
ory, The Fairmont Mining Machineg
ccmpany's plant, the Mionongah
Ccmpany's works, the property ot me-
South Side Land Company, the mold
/ ings of the Watson, Miller Malone
Company, NJ. W.. Co.'s barns
and Fairmont Farms, Loop Park,
The BenonI avenue section, the tStiEitil
addition, GAINESVILLE, Eellvlew, Bss
D. rcundhouse, and the East Park
section including the ovens Bottle
factory. 1t will be seen by this that
hundreds OF people will be added to-
The population of the city and
The valuation of the clty's taxable
property will be increased tby many
hundreds Of thosuand dollars. !.
~ IS
II there is any section 81 the ely
hat should be pleased 1t should be tlis
people on the East Side of the
n the East Park settlement These
people sent committee before the
Chamber of Commerce with q resolu;
Jon asking for certain things. They
got what they wanted in every paF
tlcular. The comlhittee could return
with good report. There is no sec
ion OF The city that has developed
rapidly as that OF the East Park sec
ion. The people there wereready III
city government and they will get tts
because that part has been included
n the proposed city boundary limits.
The men who are responsible for the
great development in the East Park
section realize the advantages Of
Ing under the protection OF the city
and saw the Importance Of their set
ting into the corporate limits at the
first opportunity.
The extension OF the city limits
which brings the population Of Fair
mont to what 1t should be and the tll-
creasing the valuation ofrihe taxable
property Of the citS9Silf be one o
the greatest advertising assets ever
had AS it is now we do not get
credit for the things that we deserve
in the way OF advertising for much of
the exploitation advantages and the
publicity of things accomplished ip
industrial activity is only given out
for cities that are accredited with d
population Of 10000. Weysufer nom
this because at the last federal census
our population fell below 10000. n
spite Of the fact that Faifmont ID the
home Of one Of the. largest soft coal
producing companigs III the world. tRe
seat of the largest glass factof!y Y manu-:
featuring table ware 4 tumblers COB
lets and ware in the world. tlie
largest bottle factory IN ths world or
city is not getting the advertising
it should have on the account ufs tte
small population shown at the census
taken in 1910,
Fairmouters realize The aets5stated
in the above paragraph and they WI
do all in their power 70 have this cor
rected by having the legl stature pass
a bill extending the corppfate limits
so as to include the property enciess
Jed by the proposed city bopndaFS
iSompe tent commit ttee lll 70
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