The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-03
PLAN FOR Meeting
OF BUSINESS Men
Important Session 70 Be
Held Tonight At the
City Hal. /

Tonight Ct 5 O'clock In the Council
Chamber ~ the City Hall the Bust;
ness Mems Association will I'D its
June quarterfy meeting: This IT, g
meeting for Ill the membe OF the
association, and any matter OF inter
cot TO the associatfonS can be- constd-
cred AZ this meeting. Y
After the dispositio ion $ofs the report
OF the conmitteesfands Unfinished bust
ness, which viii Be short deIegates
10 the annual convention Of the West
Vfrginia Business Ments Assoc iationG
which meets al Gharlest next week,
beginning TUESDAY, viii be selec ted:
Tine matter of consid ering a recon-
mendation 10 the city and county that
the money that other wise would be
spent on the building OF IA new bridge
to connect Faifmopt$ ayenuesand Main
street be applied towards the spropos-
ed diitng of Coal Run viii. be taken up.
MI. John r. Bennett and others
propose o I'LL Coal Run to q width
Of 300 feett thus leaving after pro
yiding for o street go feet wide, 10
feet on either side Tor building pur=
poses. 4 thts is done; itg will relieve
largely the nov already crowded |
business section OF the city and will
also add several hundred thousand
dollars to the taxable property In the
civ. It is stated by MI. Bennett and
his associates that this proposed fill
rs q feasible propos ton, and can be
completed Within ten months or a
year from the time of Its commence
ment. II Is further stated that this
fll cannot be mad unless the people
OF Fairfnent wan it and are willing
to give Il their moral support, and
theft dnancial SUPP ortf at least to the
price o. brtdgeSa this point.
IL IS such mattersf as the one above,
and others ednally important and in
teresting; that Will come before the
association fonig ht, and a full attend
ance 81 The memb ershfp will be out:
AT the close Of the assoc iation meet
ing there Will DO "a meeting at the
same place Of the fmercha and prop
erty owners of Main street, between
the South Side bridge and Quincy
street, for the purpose OF considering
the Installation at once of a White
Way Iightipg system. The mayor
viii he IL this meeting as well as q
connittee appointed by the mayor
some time SINCE to WORK out and rec
onmend d lighting plan and system
for Main street and other business
sections OF The city. This scommlttee
has made its report to the mayor and
as Co Main street &c proYides for 81
Lights IRON the bridge to = Quincy
street, piaced 60 feet apart, and for
the removal Of the woo den poles now
on Main street. and the substitution of
a system Of orname ntal teel7 poles
which VIII carry the lights, electric
feed wires; and trolley wires. Ar
rangements have already been made
fof tie efiniinat ion Of an signs over
hanging the street, and if5 the wooden
poles and he lighting arches are ta-
ken down and aRneat steel pole sub
stituted tier tor. Main street will be-
come q place 81 beauty, OF which
every citizen 81 Fairmont will be
proud. HE report ofs this committee
also provides for g new lighting sys:
. lem Tor the other business sections OF
the town. and for the sidential sec:
fions also. It Is for the consid eration
Of this dat the after smee citing will be
hed, and any citizen OF Fairmont,
wheresoever he may live lis invited to
attend this meeting: 81 is "A