The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-20
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REPORT OF SPECIAL SRloGE
COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE.
To the Fairmont Chamber OF Com.
merce:
Gentlemen:
We your committee appointed at
the last general meeting Of the cham.
her in response TO certain resolutions
approved AZ that meeting. beg leaves
TO submit q part!a! report as follows:
Coal Run.
(al. After carefully prepared est
mates and the best available irEormG-
ton on real etate in Coal Run vici2.
:ty. your ccm1ittee ind that the eSti
mated cost OF the proposed Coal Run
fill, including necessary real estate to-
same TO be from S500.000.00 to $780,
10000.
Cb) The approximate value OF rea!
estate that would be thereby created,
absed on values OF neighbo-ing real
estate. and on the assumption that
there will be a demand for said real
estate n reasonable time. IS placed BY
yoG- committee at $600.000.00 10 $685..
10000.
(c) From the best information OBJ
tainabIe the approximate cost OF
substantial bridge TO take the place or
the present South Side bridge is found
by your committee TO be from S1O5,
10000 TO SlI5.000o0. being sS0.000.00
for 6O.goot bridge and from $25,00OO0
to S35.O00.0o for additional right-of-way
necessary at the ends o. the bridge.
Locust Avenue.Fifth Ward Connection.
In response TO the resolution calling
for the most advisable and feasible
method OF improving the approach
from Locust avenue to the Fifth ward,
your committee spent considerable
time IN viewing the streets n this VI,
cinity. and unanimously recommend
the improvements indicated on accom-.
panying blue print. The substance Of
recommendations being that the sharp
curve in the neighborhood Of American
Laundry ard between the properties
o. Morgan BilliEgsIey and Patrick Get
t!ngs be relieved by moving the street
at the first named point so that same
would occupy approximately i feet Of
ground now owned by Acme Land
Company. and tapering from this point
in the curve to nothing at or about the
| ATmory Building on the same side,
and to nothing at point near the Get.
tiugs Barn on the other. and likewise
by taking about Il feet at the sharpest
point OF curve OF the ground now occu'
pied by Mr.. Morgan Billingsley and
tapering gradually TO nothing at points
near the boundary line Of said prop
erty.
We are also Of the unanimous opn.
ion that fill approXimatiog 5 feet
should be made at point near the
American Laundry. tapering both
ways. and believe that said I'll can be
made without damage to any property
owner IN the vicinity. except the fill
might necessitate change in the road
coming from Coal Run to Locust ave
nue.. and in that event. we believe, ad.
vantageous arrangements can be made
with Acme Land Company and ada
cent property owners for new outlet
to Locust avenue.
That's portion Of the land be secur.
ed at northeast corner Of Jackson
street and Cherry avenue sufficient to
widen Jackson street at that point so It
will be Ia line with corresponding curb
OF Locust avenue.
And your committee further recon.
mend that Locust avenue. particularly
at the points above referred to. should
be made even wider than the proposed
IS feet, and that the car track be
thrown to middle Of street. Your Com.
mittee are further OF the opinion that
these proposed changes can be made
for sun approximating 100000.
Proposed River Bridge.
On the above subject, your commit
tee unanimously agree that the land
ing OF the proposed river bridge should
be at some point on Jefferson street
presumably at Washington on the
one side, an dat some point on Mer.
chant street between Ferry and New.
ton on the other. and the estimated
cost OF this structure is 1926. 100000.
exclusive OF right-of.way.