The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-26


Mr. Miller city former city clerk states this morn
ing in the Times that hmade plain the West vgnan that the
$l 900 additional collected year that the
ordinance providing for its collecton>did not pass
vrgnan has no quarrel with Mr. Miller and his name was
not brought the discussion question except to state
figures used in the West vrgnn yesterday figures
published last August both the newspapers the city properly
authenticated by the city clerk.
-. The statement preceded by these Words
Estimated receipts las certified by exCiy Clerk the 18th day
AT the end the statement we also stated that the figures were NOT
figures but the official figures certified published at that time
A Miller will not deny that he certified these figures and had
We did what $1,000 additional water rentals
meant and first asked Mr. Simon Tuesday evening" what they
replied teou see the figures and look over
the something that amount There prominent
zen Of the citypre when the conversation took place.
morning up Miller and asked him to explain to
us what We told him of the
Weony wanted the doing we could to get the mat
publishing the figures We asked Mr. Miller what the
collected rentals the previous year and if that was
the case we did not want to show the for 1913
any information regarding the business of the him for
He then stated that the $1 900 25 he
said word about ordinance passing not
cted failed hear certainly would not deber
ate down print black and white any figures that
we knew would be denied the morning
swered questions thanked him for his courtesy hung up the
receiver. . =
But Mr. Miller say anything about the ordinance not passing
we extend to him apology for not hearing standing
will ask readers withdraw 900 FROM tile figures b;shed
yesterday improper to be credited receipts
We do not know how any him. We also apply this
other statements public
through the West Vginian. ys,r7tG1 nj sE 47s II, 1ttf g
Welnvte criticisms and If arwrong any we
WI" publicly acknowledge itwhen the shown fair
,enough2o b IA 80 5uGq ed nj
We published column after column Of figures III discussing The
water works question and will Withdraw any Of THEM thu
anybody at time will erroneous a nS
we 90 not Know how we can be fair with those
from our opinions OF. with the public E
Mr. Miller statesn his statement that Vrenan stated that
the ordinance providing for the additional water rentals pass
Mr.. Miller is mistaken about this
There statement this We mentioned mn ord
said anything at all about passing not passing and this
morning the first time heard of it. knowledge and reco
lection. ~ Z
cover partly the cost of the pump NJ
Mr. Miller also that unfair claiming that the uump was
PAID Tor We did not state that the we saw that
the expense OF the pump costing SIS 900 the expndi
which not covered by barring the sill that
be Withdrawn from the satemen the levy
Be that it still hold that unfair to base wafer e
on such asxtensons lines pumps and
ing permanent water rental the these
expenses which could be paid for special
ents the old council to additional water
To show that intended the presentation of be
Yesterday from the records the CITY made no attemnt Il
counted under the head Interest which @
published the printed published statement of last Aupn
showed as and which Mayor gave in his statement
round numbers, as being $150o0 f7fFs17 =
The published statement yesterday was as follows.
Interst on water fund bonds: IS Il
1858 $4,000 So ........., e z5nno H
1902 10000 49,. q. Rs = asoon
1906 10000 81 s.......... u. ~ -. 75ooSo
1910 $4,000 So ...,.... sSSooS
These figures total exactly $135o0 not $4,000 We discovered
ts error being wou
the figures as they all taken certified and
acopy us il g,
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