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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10
INITIATIVE.
With the Initiative the Voters Can
Pass Amy Ordinance or Franchise
That the Commissioners Might Fail
or Refuse to Pass.

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10
REFERENDUM.
With the Referendum the Voters May
By a Majority Vote Repeal Any
objcctional Ordinance or Fran
elise That the Commissioners Pass


See. lO4. No ordinance or tram
chisc passed by the board OF AFFAIRS,
except whpn otherwise required ~!
the general laws Of the state, or by
the provisions Of this act, except an
ordinance for the immediate proser-
walton Of the public peace, health or
safety, which shall contain a state
mcnt of its urgency, shall 30 into
effect before ten days from the tiny"
Of its final passage. and not then M
less within two days after passage.
Sundays and holidays excepted, IN"
same shall have been published IN
full in some newspaper published aud
generally circulated in said city. And
if during said ten days petition
signed by the electors Of til" city,
equal in number to at least thirty per-
centum Of the entire vOt" east Tor ~"
candidate for commissioner III the
last preceding general municipal cleo
ton WHO received ;DC highest number
of votes, protesting against the pas
sage Of such franchise or ordinance
be presented to the board. the SAID
ordinance or franchise shall there
,lpon be suspended from going int"
operation and it shall! h" TIL" duty OF
the board Of affairs to reconsider SWrh
al,
same is not entirely repealed the
board of affairs shall submit til" or
dinAuce or franchise as is provided
bv subsection CO.. Of section one nun
drrd and three. of this act, to the vote
Cf the electors Of til" city. either al
the general election or at a SpcclaI
municipal election to be called loF
that purpose. and s"ch "rdi"ANc" or
rrourhisr shall not 80 into eject or
become operative unless a majority OF
the qualified electors voting on l"e
, same shall vote in favor thereof. sal"
nctition shall in all respects, IN az
cor,lancc with tho provisions oI Sal1
section one hundred and four. except
as to the percentage of signcrS' an"
he examined and certified to by inc
clerk in all respect as herein pr"S'0-
ed
All Petitioners Must Be Legal Voters
Sec, lO5. Petitions provided Tor W
sections one hundred and two ON,
hundred and three and'onc hunorr'
! and four, oft his act shall be signed b!
luonc but legal voters Of tho city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10
A CORRECTION.

The West vtrgtnian stated 5" i'w
DAYS ago in reply to the report that
is being generally circulated about
the city that the property of {. w.
Watson. "Fairmont Farms" is no,
included in the proposed enlarged
boundary line Of the city. that tn"
report is untrue because the impr"V-
ed property of Senator Watson is IN
cludcd in the proposed Greater Fa'r-
mont charter, including IN" home
stead and the barns and other I'M
vroycmcnts surrounding it. 1t was
stated that by including this prop
erty in the city limits that Senator
Watson would be required to pay
$1,000 in taxes to the city. we
were mistaken about that, and ac'
cordlng to later information we
learn that the amount OF taxes
should have been given at l,S00 in
stead of $1,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10
RECALL.
by the Use of the Recall Any Elec-
tive Officer, Commissioner or
Councilman Can Be Removed By
a Majority Vote,

Sec. 1902. The holder Of any cleo
Z tive office may he removed AT any
time by the electors qualified to,vOtc
for successor Of such incumbent.
The procedure to effect the removal
Of an incumbent Of ar elective Of
flee shall be as follows: \ petition
! signed by electors entitled TO vote
for successor to he incumbent
sought to be removed, equal in num-
her to at least thirty per ccntum Of
the entire vote for the candidate for
/ commissioner or for council, as the
case may be, who received the high
est vote cast at the last preceding
general municipal election demand
ing an election Of successor Of the
person sought to be removed shall
be filed with the city clerk. which
petition shall contain Il general
statement OF the grounds for which
the removal is sought. The sigma
lures to the petition need not all be
appended to one paper, but each
signer shall add to his signature his
place of residence. giving the street
and number. One Of the signcrs of
!, each such paper shall make oath be-
z fore an officer competent to admins
ter oaths, that the Statements
4 therein made are true rs he believes.
and that each signature to the paper
appended is the genuine signature
Of the person whose name it purpOs-
c9 to be- Within ten days from the
( date of filing such petition. the city
clerk shall examine and FROM the
voters register ascertain whether
or not said petition is signed by the
requisite number Of qualified cleo
tors, ana he shall attach 10 said Pc
titton his certificate, showing the re-,
suit OF said examination. II by tn"
clerks certificate, the petition Is
shown to be insufficient. ii ray bo
amended within ten days from the
date Of said certificate. The clcri;
shall within ton days after such
amendment, make like examination
or the amended petition and if his
certificate shall show the same TO BE-
Insufficient, it shall be returned to
the person filing the same. without
prejudice, however, to tho filing Of
Il new petition to the same effect. II
the petition shall be deemed to be
sufficient, the clerk shall suhNit the
. same to the board of affairs Without
delay. II the petition shall be found
to be sufficient. the board Of affairs
shall order and fix the date for hold
ing said election, not less than thir-
ty days nor more than forty days
from the date of the clerks cc"tifi-
cate to the board OF affairs that a
sufficient petition is file.
Tho board Of affairs Shall make
or cause to be made. publication OF
notice and all arrangements for
( holding such election. and same
shall be conducted. returned aud
the result thereof declared in all re-
spects as are other city elections;
provided, however, that nominations
shall only be- Of persons of til" sam"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10
Gives Its Endorsement to Greater
Fairmont Plan and Goes on Record .l
In Favor Of a Commission Form Of
Government Which Has Proved
Popular Elsewhere. NJ.
MUCH INTERESTED IN THE
GROWTH OF FAIRM0NT.4
Liberal Policy of Company Shows It
Has an Interest In the Future
Growth Of City Willing to Pay
Its Part Of the Tax to See Fair.
mont Grow.

Last winter when the commission
plan Of government and the plan VI
enlarging the city limits were being
discussed the secretary OF the Ovens
Bottle Company wrote us follows com
corning the proposed. plans:
Dear Sir:-Replying to yours OF
the l4th, we have reviewed the same
and are highly in favor Of a commits
sion form Of government for Fair
mont. as we believe that this Is In
line with modern ideas and should
work out most satisfactorily.
$50 far as extending the limits Of (
the city are concerned, so as, to In,
rIude our factory, while, without
question, this will increase our taxes,
we believe that there may be better
benefits derived. which would be to I
our advantage, and we should not feel I
like objccting to anything Which the
Chamber Of Commerce would feel for
The benefit of the city, for we are
much interested in the growth Of
Falrmont and are prepared to en-.
lorse all movements looking to that
purpose; therefore II the Chamber Of
Commerce conclude that It Isl for the
benefit Of the city to enlarge its q
bounds, we would be perfectly salts q
fed" III
This company with an investment
Of Il million dollars IN our c lty isalft \
this instance showing a very liberal 4
Spirit towards Fairmont and its| let
ter proves that the company feelsSas
real community interest In the city.
The selfish plan would have been
to oppose this proposed Improvement
for the city on the ground that IT.
would cost the company an annual
tax to help support the city govern
ment, but the Owens Bottle Company
has risen above its own selfish I'M Il
terest, and wants to see q Greater
FairmOnt and better governed city.
# may not mean so mitch to the,conl- y
pany directly but It means very much
indeed to the large number OF men q
who work for the company and re- A
side in the city. 1t means an eco:
nomical government for them, It
means a larger city In which the bur-
dcns at taxation will be lessened
from, the fact that 1t will be more
widely distributed over a larger area
and born by correspondlngly larger
population. Instead Of having some
ten thousand people Fairmont under 4
the enlarged boundary the number
will possibly reach the 1900 mark.
1t is some consolation to know that
your home city is keeping up with \
other cities Of the state In popula-
ton.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10
"FairmOnt Farms" Loop Park, No.
nOngah Glass Company's Plant
and South SIDE Land Company;'s
Property Will Be Included In New
Boundaries o. Greater Fairmont,
MANY OUTSIDERS DESIRE
TO BE INCLUDED IN LIMITS.
Ovens Bottle Plant, Box Factory,
Willetts' Plant and Others Will
Also Come Within Jurisdiction of
City Under Proposed Re-arrange.
ment of Boundary Lines.

The new boundary line for the city
takes in on the South Side many
thousands of dollars worth OF i'm
proved property which is properly
city property, and which received
from the city practically all the ben
eAts Of city improvements. and which
by tile process of all fair and proper
reasoning should contribute its just
proportion towards the support Of the
city government. and be II said to
the credit Of most all these people so
affected, that most every one OF them
are liberal minded enough to vote for
the increased boundary line.
To meet some Of the misleading
statements as to the location Of the
new boundary line on the South Side
the calls for the line are copied from
the printed charter Just as 1t passed
the legislature are here given:
beginning at point near the
water edge on the south side of tho
West Fork river, about 10 feet below
the Hunsaker bridge; thence north
Al degrees IS minutes w. 72S feet
passing over the south river span Of
said bridge, and crossing said river
to point on the slope above the y.
* 0. railroad track on the north 'or
west bank OF. said river: thence N.
II degrees, l. minutes +. %,27l feet,
crossing THE Watson road: approx
mately following the ravine west NJ
the Crawford house, and passing west
OF the FairmOnt FARMS Homestead"
to Il point on the southcrly side OF
Ninth street, and westerly side OF
Coleman avenue: thence north 50
degrees. - minutes w. 800 feet and
following the sOuthrly line Of Ninth
street to the castcrly line of Mt. Yer
non avenue; thence N. 80 degrees. Is
minutes L. 600 feet, following the
westerly line Of Mt. Vernon avenue,
to the sOuthcrly line Of Eighth
street: thence nOrthCrly Is feet tOI
the SOuthCriy line Of the right OF way
of the Monongahcla Valley Traction
Company; thence following the said
s0uthcrly line Of the right Of way OF
said traction company by II curve to
the right, with a radius Of 301.5 feet
:. distance of us feet; thence still
following said right of way by curve
tc the left with radius Of 1881 feet
Tor. IL distance Of 42l feet; thence
still by right of way and continued
No2sin" the nOint Of curve 497 feet
10 a stake; thence north IS degrees.
mtumtrS west '90l feet to a hick-
DRY tree, corner to present city lin
.,., 0! the town of West FairmOnt;
thence north II degrees, II minutes
1876 feet, crossing the ClarkSburg
pike and Locust avCnUc line 0E the.
Monongahela Valley Traction Com
rany to Il point on the hill north OF
the Pine Grove road near the Pete
Andy Fleming house; thence north
i uegrecs, - minutes +. 5,OO9 feet
to a point on the hill overlooking
GuGIalO creek: thence north 81 de-
Crccs IA minutes Z. 1850 feet to a
Point on hillside back of lsarnsVillG,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10

never be able to realize the great adj
yantagcs It will be to the citizens 81
that rapidly growing section Of the
div to be added to the city proper
The development of the future
rotpts in that direction and there arc
ut this very time many peopIe now
residing on this side Of the river
ready to move over to get more room
for their homes as soon as the city.
limits are extended and necessary Inn
provements are made over there,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10

l. ..nv ABOUT which there
GEMS to be some misunderstanding.
The new line not Oniy takes in Sen
utor WatsOn'S home but 1t takes III
the Monongah Glass Company plant
and all the houses Of the South Side
Land Company, and many other
buildings on the South Side that ar"
contiguous and Immediately adjOin'
ing tho present city limits and which
should be Incorporated In Greater
Fairm0nt. 1t also takes In Loop PARK.
The calls for the balance OF the
line are not published here but they
may Be found in the printed charter
which is being published In DOTH
NEWSPAPERS once Il week, the Saturday
issues. The other lines are pretty
we'll understood. They take IN the
towns of Evansville and l@cllvue, and
reach to the fair grounds on the East
Side of the river and take In the prop
crty Of Anthony Bowen, who request
d that his property he included in
The new city limits. The Owens Bot
tie Company, also comes in with Il
great improved property for taxa
ton and the company last winter ex-
pressed its willingness to do anything
reasonable to assist the city In tn"
new plan of enlargement. The VIII
let's plant and other improved prop
critics on the East Side will come In
also. The East Side will possibly
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10
House Tonight.

Under the new charter the mini
mum amount of the bond for the
city treasurer is $G0.000. Under the
old charter it is only $4,000. DO
the taxv payers and rent payers Of
rairmont object to having this Nddi-
rioNal protection Tor their funds?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10

Under tho new charter every vote
on all questions. unless II be a unan-
imous vote, must be recorded. You
can locate responsibility in this way
Under the old plan you never know
who is responsible for anything.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10

Under the few charter the com
missioners cannot cxpcnd an amount
Of the city's money over $500 On'
loss it is by vote of II majority Of the
commissioners.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10
MANN1NGToN B0WLERs
WIN GAME FROM LOCALS.

The Pastime bowlers Of this city
we're defeated by the Brunswick team
of Warrington at that town last
night by the following scores:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10

Under the new charter no COM
missioner can make contract win
the city to furnish any supplies. IN.
der the old plan 1t has been a con COM
mon practice.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10

political party as the person 50
sought to be removed. So far as APP
pIirablc, except as otherwise herein
provided, nominations hereunder
shall be made in the same mancnr as
provided for in this act for Candi-
dates in general elections at least
ten days prior to said special cleo
ton.
The ballots for such special cleo
ton shall BE- in substantially the
following form:
Official Ballot.
Special ELECTION for tile balance
Of The uncXpired term Of .........
................. as .;..;.,; .'..
For .............,.......,.'. ..'-.'''.
Vote for one only
(NamcS of candidatCSl
} ......'...'. ..'.'''''
} ......,.....'... ..''.'''.'
Numc of present incumbent.
Official ballot attest
(SiSnaturc) ........
Citi Clerk.
The successor of any officer 50 re-
moved shall hold office durj@g tn"
uncxpircd term OF his predecessor.
Any person sought to be removed
may be a candidate to succeed him
self, and unless he requests other
wise. in writing. the clerk shall
place his name on the official ballot
without nomination. IN any such
removal election, the candidate OF
'hc same political party OF the per
son sought to be removed receiving
the highest number Of votes, shall D"
declared elected. At such election.
if such person other than the inCun-
bent receives the highest number OF
votes. the incumbent shall there
upon be deemed removed from the
Office upon qualification Of his sue
CeSSOr. In case the person who re-
ccivcd the highest number al votes
shall fail to qualify within ten days
after receiving notification or cleo
ton. the office shall be deemed va
cant. II the incumbent receives the
highest number of votes, he shall
continue in Office. The said method
of removal shall be cumulative, AMI
additional to the methods heretofore
prescribed by Lana; provided. that
no election shall he held for the re-
call Of any officer within six months
of the beginning or the end Of the
term for which he was regularly
elected or appointed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10
Hot Springs
Liver Buttons
Are in own
Thousands Throwing Away Calomel for
Great New Constipation Conqueror.

Tone up your liver; clean your bowels Of
foul waste; drive poisonous gases from your
stomach; revive your jadrd appetite; end
constipation and feel fine ard full! Of energy
III twcnty-four hours.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10
The F.osty-Fcelin' Time,

When comes that frosty fccIin' to
the country and the town;
When the roses seem 10 'huddle" an
the green is turnin brown;
Then Il teller's glad he's Iivin' in q
world that's goin' to be
The very best OF any Of the shinin
worlds you SEQ.
Fair was the summer
With blossoms and with birds.
But nuw'S the song Of plenty
From the hills that hide the herds.
Spring'uut o bed fore srm-up, when
the frcshcuin hrcczcs blow
tnd toss Che gold Of Autumn Ger
Summers locks OF snow:
Oh. your heart throbS with thanks
giyin'--;he hills Of Joy you
climb:
HallcluIa Just in iiyia' in the frosty
lCclin time.
Get ont in the Woodlands,
Far away from town,
Autumn is the treasurer
Rainin' riches down,
Frank L.. Stanton in the Allan
IA Constitution.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10
THE SHOT GUN BEHIND THE DOOR"
B@su -" ~A'
! INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL

CHARTER COPIED FROM THE
THESE PROVISIONS ARE EFFECTIVE AND POSITIVE AND
THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS GOVERNMENT THAT WERE EVER PLACED
IN INTELLIGENT
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10

Last winter when the commission
plan Of government and the plan VI
charging the city limits were being
discussed the secretary OF the Ovens
Bottle Company wrote us follows con-
corning the proposed. plans:
Arizona republican., 1913-10-07
POT POURRF OF CASES
 IN !. s. DISTRICT COURT
Naturalization, Law and Motion Cal
 endar, Admission of Lawyers. Come After Court Openinq

United States court did business
 by fits and jerks yesterday. First
 the court was convened for the
 October session. then it became a
 naturalization body. From that stage
 II drlfted into miscellaneous matters
 ana finally It listened to the calling
 of the law and motion calendar.
 Court came 10 order in the morn
 Ing for the first business of the new
 session. Though the court room was
 not cleared of the builders or their
 materials, and the new mahoganv furniture was varied by be-plastered blanks and scaffoIds. the business of
 grinding out law and justice continu- ed, uninterrupted. Tn course of the morning. Edward J. Flanagan of
 Bisbee and Edward Mitchell of Pres colt were admitted to practice
 Every case on the law and motion calendar except two was continued until next Monday. Those two were ordered placed upon the trial cal endar when that important document is made up in course of the week. The cases ordered tried are those of : Frederick $. Peachy against the Frisco Gold Mining Company. and | McCabe versus the Catalina Mining Company In the latter motion 1 to dismiss was sustained, favoring 1 the defendant, and the plaintiff was 1 given twenty days to file an amend 1 ed complaint
 1 Edmond Ettlie the Swiss and the l first man to have a woman signer 1 of his petition for naturaIiza tfon within the State of Arizona. was put through the final proceedings
 and became citizen of the United 1 States Trinidad Morales Holgun and Felfciano Gutierrez both former l citizens of the United States of | Mexico were formally transferred to the United States of America.
Arizona republican., 1913-10-07
PEP" SHOWN
 IN HI WORK
Three Experts Get Behind Coyotes Last Evening for Two Hours Hard Work In Preparation for Com ing Alumni Game.

With the addition of Paul Brooks, all Ferguson. of Penn State fame, to the coaching force of the Coyotes squads yesterday, the high schoolers chances for the winning of the alumni Coy votes game on the eleventh were considerably increased. These men have promised to give to the fellows as much of their time as is possible and have been on the field enough to know where the weak points of the Coyotes are and how they may be strengthened They will afford to Geary time to give to each man more individual attention, and all on the teams of the H. $. will benefit in closer supervision and train ing
 The fellows of the High came on the field yesterday a little sore from tEe hard day Saturday, but a few min utes carrying punts and falling on the ball limbered them up and set them in condition for long signal practice Pep was the WatchWard for the even ings work. as will it be for all the prac- tices of this week preceding the time of the actual game on Saturday. The coach gathered the fellows of the two squads. in a circle and administered to them a pep talk. Following the coach Old Doc Jones' Ferguson and Brooks each told them a little of what was due and coming this year, from the fellows and the school
 Pep talk was followed by pep action. The two squads of the school lined un Tor two hours fast and hard signal practice, where plays for the coming game with the alumni Were gone through, where instruction in line and backfield was given. and where coach ing tending toward making a winning team Was drilled into the aspirants of the grid
 The evening was topped off with a short and snappy scrimmage lasting Tor five minutes and showing that the two teams are in the best Of condition physically and that the week will be all that is necessary to perfect the plays and defence of the team.