The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-16
Ringing Endorsements
Giuen New City Charter
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NJ. Jacobs. Anthony Bowen. o. $. Ne
Kinney. NJ. c. Longh, DR.. W. c. Jam.
ison, DIR. l.. y. Yost and l.. NJ. Davis
and every person who spoke favored
the proposed change In the plan of
government.
The discussion was opened by l..
NJ. Davis. who replied at considerable
length to the criticisms that had
been offered to the bill nj a former
meeting OF the League, and took up
the various sections of the measure,
showing how the bill was prepared
by the legislative committee of tho
Chamber OF Commerce and the Bust,
ness Mems Association. the compro-
mise effected before its passage by
the legislature.
DR.. L. n Yost Speaks.
DR.. l.. N. Yost spoke at consider.
able length on the advantages a
Greater Fairmont would be to the cn.
forcement of the health ordinances.
He criticised the open sewers In tho
outer districts. saying that they were
disease breeders and that we could
not hope to amend these conditions
under the present system. Dr. Y0S,
is the county health officer and tn.
points he made carried much weigh,
with the meeting.
J. M. Jacobs Boosts Greater FairmoMt
j. NJ. Jacobs most earnestly adv0-
Gated the new form of government
and emphasized especially the i'm
portance of a Greater Fairmont. lie
showed the great possibilities the fl
turc held out TO the city and stated
that we would be taking n step back
ward II the change was not made AZ
this time -
DR.. W. C. Jamison Wants Business
Government.
DR.. w. c. Jamtson stated that he
favored the commission plan and
that East Park people were in favor
Of 1t. He stated that he wanted to
see the government of the city ad
ministered on II business basis.
Mr.. Mckinney Well Received.
o. S. Mckinney who attended the
meeting as a citizen and not rs 4
member OF the League. was given an
enthusiastic reception and after the
invitation Of the members to address
the meeting and upon the insistancr
that he should talk he made most
Interesting speech upon the city gov
ernmentc from general point of
view. He stated that he was not IA
miliar with .thG minute details of the
proposed plan but spoke from tin
knowledge he had gained AS n for.
mer member Of the. city council and
from general observation, and stated
that the old system was wrong and
ineffective. He agreed with Mr.. Ja-
cobs that 1t made very little differ.
ence whether the government was In
the hands Of Democrats or Rcpubii-
cans that the results were the Same.
usually disappointing.
Anthony Bowen Wants the People
Behind the Government.
Anthony Bowen added further en-
phasis to the Importance OF getting Il
greater Fairmont and very appropri.
ately pointed out the fact that II was
necessary to secure some form Of gov
oinment which the people as a whole
would get behind and support. As
was well stated in the report of the
committee on law prepared by Mr..
Butcher the success of the plan do
Ponds upon the efficiency of It's adj
ministration.
NC. Tough Favors Bipartisan Plan.
NJ. c. Lough took the floor rs an
able advocate Of the new plan. He
stated that he had favored the BIZ
partisan plan from the beginning
and that he believed that It would
come nearer taking the affairs of the
city out Of the hands Of the politi.