The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-08

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ties since the city has been dry ar.
reduced many fold and for doubline
the salary Of the city physician in
face Of the fact that the city owes
about 100000 of floating Indebted.
ness and is unable to meet its cur.
rent orders for running expense.
We hold that no good business man,
IN his own private business, would
80 increase salaries, and pay useless
employees, IL he was losing money,
md we contend that such action in
public officials needs the severest
condemnation of the taxpayers. We
urther condemn the city commits
iioners for a plain violation Of tile
aw in appointing a resident OF
Tho city to assess tile property, when
:he. law plainly says that the asses
ior shall be asvoter within the city
limits. 5.,s ~ .a.. >
We. most earnestlyscondemn. these
lfficials for this reckless and whole
sale extravaganza at the expense a0f
he taxpayers, and pledge that the
nominees of, this nventiontthis day
elected to represent 1thisscounty In
he legislature. will support any
amendment or change In the,charter
-2fitheYcity OF Fairmont that will
make such reckless and actual dis
'egara for the enforcement of the
aw impossible. we would request
NJ them toiHusc their Influence and
,est efforts TO secure for thescity of
fairmont the best possible form OF
:ity government, free partisan
:ontention or control, at the
fmallest possible cost to the tax
payers, by which, all the voters and
property owners, taxpayers and rent
layers alike, will be given an oppor-
unity to obtain representation and
'oice In the city administration.
We want to. register upon the
minds Of every voter In the county
our Just censure and condemnation
of the city administration Of Fair
Mont and denounee it as heing, the
:
most 'lagfant vioiationGof law writ
tslttih; INC. piainest ana most under
stan..ablqI English, languageatlsat has
ever. at this, or lana other time in
the alistarytof municipal af fairs, heeh
proughthto thesattention! OF laA out
RACED public.iaud asibeing, absolute
~ foreigas to.sap yout ,of sympathy
w'h' Tue eooa intentions OF the ,ihoi7
y, ,sL eit'zehs OF Fair1mentf wig be-
',es'"s .hey oesereu u, demanded 2
e'""se u .''eis form OF government.
NJ. County Eoqltf IGensured.
we con1enflSfhe fprntY court Of
~ ioh COUNTY lor .''e' reeXlees anu
Ht.a.asaht eApe'au'eure Oh the peo7
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.asasaht salaries' anu tor their TAIL
ne - Keep laitn WIN the voters OF
a''.uoit alstriet, ny cutting short
s .oaus proposed 10 be paved, and
" iiiakihs othef roads narrower
nun , the publish specifications. cut
ns so'he oi them 25%, from 10
ee, ~ wialh to.l2 feet.
we aeplGre inc aextravagant and
sasteiui poley win the public mon
y ny Which II now costs three times
s much for janitor's service and up.
Nao y, mousse as was paid
y 'he iast Republican county COURT
W. eohaemh .he county Officials for
nrlng as an inspeftori!o on the paved
oau construction, almereo boyiwit,
Non experience I'M snchFwork., att an
xtravagant salary, solely for3l th4
purpose o,.lurtherins pettyapolitical
tius'!ae the expense sof ltheataXpayf
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we pledge the nominee for, county
commissioner named in this conven-
tion 10 ~ rigid policy IF economy in
me expenditures OF; public funds, and
aeh1ahd OF him, f.he is elected, that
ne secure full days work for a
reasonable days wage, and that he
employ people for public service
upon the roads and other public
work who areaqualified to perform
the work to be done. Just as le
would do If lie were doing the work
on his own personal : account ana
paying the bills out of his own pack
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we further censure and condemn