The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-08
Spring Street
PLEPROTEST
CHANGE N. NAME
Board of Affairs Discusses
Matter of Street Names
At Length.
ASK SHORTER WORK DAY.
5Meniat Pumping Station Say
10 Hours, Seven Days
a Week Too Much.

Discussion OF the report OF the com.
mittee OF 10 on the remaining and mum.
bering Of Fairmont street. and the
consideration OF q change OF grade In
Spring street occupied large part
Board of Affairs this morning.
Because OF the large amount OF
business before the board today the
regular forenoon session was ad.
iourned at noon to . o'clock In the
afternoon when the discussion OF the
report on the committee on street
names was gone into In detail. A Pc
tition signed by number of property
owners and residents on Spring street
was presented to the board protesting
against the proposed change OF the
name Of that atthoroughfare from Spring
street TO Sterling avenue. The peti.
tion follows:
.SWhereas, the Business Mems Asso.
citation. through their secretary, and
the committee Of ten on rearranging
OF streets have recommended the
changing Of the name of Spring street
TO that of Sterling avenue.
"Resolyed, The undersigned proper
tysowners and residents Of said Spring
street hereby protest the making OF
any change, the street having always
been known by its present name,
Spring street, and does not in any way
conflict with any other street in the
city"
The names signed to the petition are
W. D. Evans. Smith Morris, w. E. Ar
nett, g. w. C. iBinns. Mrs. L. C. Arnett,
u. @, ,Arnett, A. w. Meredith, G. L.
Clayton, fE. d. Matthew, Randolph
Floyd, Ray e. Trip, Harry Sturm,,
Frank Grafton, w. E. Arnett, Jr., r: =.
sCafllne,s 20. c. Willis, co. Smith, :.
q Barnes, B..zs w. Trough J. Ward
Mason. jim: Meaner, "! Il. Weaver,
II. g. Holland Serena F, Amos, Jennie;
Amos, g. B. B.Amos, Mrs! J .sE. Mccoy,
Z. r. Clayton, M. #. Clayton S. R,
CLAYTON, "a, w. Binns, Flora E. Barbe,
JIM. SBinns. i Il yiy
JIM. Binns and A. w. Binns dis.
cussed the question OF a change in the
grade Of Spring street where they re-
side with the city commissioners. A
compromise grade suggested as the
best way out OF the difficulty was vot-
ed upon, by the board, the vote being
astiei and undecisiye.
Glen Hamilton was granted permis-
sion to erect an electric sign at the
Fairmont pharmacy in the Watson
building as soon as he shall have filed
"a bond as required by the city ordi-
nance.
III. w. stoneking, engineer at the
city pumping station, requested a
change In the length Of the working
day for the engineers at the pumping
station alleging that 10 hours per
day for seven days a week. as requir.
ed at present, is too long. The matter
was Preferred 10 Water Commissioner
Ira Smith.
The Wheeling Metal & Manufacture
ing Company was awarded a contract
forsthe cornice for the new addition to
city hall, the price being s2S.96. The
Thomas W. Irwin Manufacturing Com
panyg bid for $40 for the same work
was rejected.
The request Of James Good and
Amy Hess for the laying OF sewer
in the Third ward was referred to
Commissioner Smith.
The board met today for the first
tinys in tse new addition to the city
hall. The commissioners gathering
around a large table placed In Com
missioner Barnes new office for that
purpose.